profit warning
noun [ C ] business specialized uk/ˈprɒf.ɪt ˌwɔː.nɪŋ/ us/ˈprɑː.fɪt ˌwɔːr.nɪŋ/ (also profits warning)
利润预警
an announcement made by a public company that profits in a particular period will be less than expected
A number of companies are expected to issue profit warnings ahead of April's announcements of first-quarter earnings. 在4月份公布第一季度财报之前，预计将有多家公司发布利润预警。
The Anglo-French computer-services outsourcing company issued a profits warning that sent its shares nosediving by 44%. 英法电脑服务外包公司发出利润警告，使其股价大跌44%。
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- Continuing bad news about the US economy means fewer sales for European manufacturers, layoffs, and profit warnings.
- The group had just issued a series of profit warnings and its share price was languishing.
- The City is bracing itself for a spate of profits warnings from the hotel industry after the crisis left tourism in chaos.