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Is operating income the same as Earnings?

Posted at: 2014-12-05 
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No. Operating income is income from the typical operations of a company. Earnings can include other (non-operating) types of income, e.g. gain on sale of assets - such as equipment, buildings, subsidiaries, financial assets.

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