GLOSSARY

Income statement

IN PLAIN ENGLISH

The profit and loss account: revenue at the top, costs taken off line by line, profit at the bottom.

WHERE YOU MEET IT

A holding's Financials table shows its top lines — revenue and cost of sales — for three years.

WATCH OUT FOR

Profit here follows accounting rules, so check it against the cash flow statement.

EXPLAINED IN

The three statements, in one lesson

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