Understanding Financial Statements: Company Performance
Completed by Vicky Spencer Fleming
September 26, 2016
12 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Describe the purpose of an income statement and define its basic components.
Recognize and understand the meaning of several items typically presented on an income statement.
Explain the broader purpose of financial statements and the role of accounting in producing financial statements.
Read and, to some extent, interpret real-world income statements.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Business Metrics
- Category: Profit and Loss (P&L) Management
- Category: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Category: Accounting
- Category: Financial Data
- Category: Financial Analysis
- Category: Cash Flows
- Category: Depreciation
- Category: Financial Statement Analysis
- Category: Financial Accounting
- Category: Income Statement
- Category: Gross Profit
