Except that you have expenses, like rent for the machine, maintenance for the machine and building, energy costs, staff salaries, cleaning costs, security and IT spend, etc. etc.
So no, profit is more like gross revenue minus expenses and taxes.
You could easily have a machine with positive EV for the house that has negative profit.
So no, profit is more like gross revenue minus expenses and taxes.
You could easily have a machine with positive EV for the house that has negative profit.