Why is profit not always cash in accounting?

Why is profit not always cash in accounting?
WHY IS PROFIT NOT ALWAYS CASH
Profit is the excess of turnover over cost and expenses. Profit is not cash always because a company can have its financial statements to be exhibiting large amount as profit whiles it has nothing in its pocket. Cash on the other hand, is called a reality by me. It is a language which a small boy or girl understands unlike profit.Profit most of the time come about through the application of accounting concepts and tools. Because of this, an account prepared in Ghana which uses the IFRS will be different from the profit figure computed in India which uses the India GAAP.