Income Statement

What is an income statement

  • A financial statement that shows profit or loss

How to create an income statement

  • Start with revenue and subtract expenses
  • Find gross profit (company's revenue - goods sold)
    • operating profit
    • net profit (company's revenue - all company's expenses)

Net Profit vs Gross Profit

Gross profit can be calculated by subtracting the business’s cost of goods sold from the total revenue. The cost of goods sold refers to the amount of money that is spent on the costs of producing products or providing services.
However, calculating gross profit does not take additional expenses into account.

  • Depreciation and Amortization
  • Overhead Costs (indirect costs, such as rent, utilities, insurance, marketing, salaries)
  • Interest Expenses
  • Taxes

Net Profit is the final profit figure arrived at after all costs and expenses, both direct and indirect, have been accounted for.

Created: 2023-12-05