ACCT1101 Lecture 4: L4

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Lecture4
StatementofFinancialPerformance(incomestatement/statementofcomprehensiveincome)
Purposeoftheincomestatement:Theincomestatement:
Allowsperiodicassessmentofprofitthroughoutthelifeofthebusiness.
Providestimelyinformationfordecisionmaking
Withoutperiodicassessmentofprofitabusinessesusercannot:
12. Evaluatetheoutcomesofpastdecisions
13. Planforthefuture
14. Determinedistributiontoowners
Theory:
Profit(loss)isthedifferencebetweenIncomeandExpenses
Incomeisdefinedas"increasesineconomicbenefitsduringtheaccountingperiodinthe
formofinflowsorenhancementsofassetsordecreasesofliabilitiesthatresultinincreasesin
equity,otherthanthoserelatingtocontributionsfromequityparticipants"
Expensesaredefinedas"decreasesineconomicbenefitsduringtheaccountingperiodin
theformofoutflowsordepletionsofassetsorincurrencesofliabilitiesthatresultin
decreasesinequity,otherthanthoserelatingtodistributiontoequityparticipants".
Income:
Increasesinequityotherthaninvestmentsbyowners
Twocomponents:
Revenueisthepartofincomearisingfromordinaryrecurring(continuing)typeactivities.
Example‐Salesrevenue,servicerevenue,interestrevenueetc.
Gainsarethepartofincomearisingfromnon‐recurringactivities.
Example‐gainonsaleofassetsetc.
Theprecisewayinwhichrevenueandincomeispresentedintheincomestatementvaries
betweenbusiness,normallymainrevenuecomesfirstand"otherincome"follows.
Expenses:
CostofGoodsSold(costofsales):
Thisisthemajorexpenseforbusinessesthatdealwithinventories.
Itcomprisesthecostassociatedwithprovidinginventoriesthataresold.
ForservicebusinessitisCostofServicesSupplied,suchasthecosttoabankinproviding
itsfinancialservices.
OperatingExpenses:
Thefollowonfurtherdowntheincomestatement.
Theycanbepresentedinvariousformats;alltogether,bynatureofbyfunction.
Acommonformofpresentationistoclassifyasadministration,selling+distributionand
financialexpenses.
Financialexpensesmustbeshownseparatelybylaw(financecosts)
GrossProfit:
OperatingRevenuelessCostofGoodsSold
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Notusuallyshownseparatelyoncompanyfinancialstatements.
ReferredtoasGrossmargininthechairman'sreporti.e.grossprofitmadeonsales,often
expressedasapercentage.
Representsthetradingperformanceofthebusinessovertheperiod.
Thisisbasedon:
Markupmadeongoodsold;differencebetweencostandsellingprice,thiswillvary
accordingtotheproductorservicesold.Highmarkupitems:bicyclesales(140%),elitecar
sales.Lowmarkupitems:supermarketproducts,airlinetickets.
Levelofsalesturnovers;amountssoldofeachproduct/service
Internalfactors;efficiences,coststructures,costcontrol
ExternalFactors;economicconditions,marketspecifice.g.supermarketandairlineprice
wars,competitionbehaviour.
NetProfit:
Profitafteroperatingexpensesi.e.expensesaftercostofgoodssold.
Variations:
Profitbeforeinterest(i.e.financecost)andtax(PBIT)
Profitbeforetax
Profitaftertax(PAT)
PBITshowstheprofitsavailabletopayinteresttolenders,whichisacontractualobligation
ofthebusiness.
PAT shows the profits remaining, which belong to the shareholders. This is added to
retainedprofitseachyearandfromwhichadividendispaid.NoPATmeansnodividend,unless
prioryearprofitsaresufficient.
MaximisationofPATisviewedasthekeyobjectiveofthebusiness.
IncomeStatementFrequency
Incomestatementsarenormallypreparedonanannualbasis,howeveritiscommonfor
shorterperiodstobeadopted.
"Interimreporting"e.g.halfyearly.quarterlyormonthlyreports.
Providesmorefrequentfeedbackonperformanceforinternalmanagementusei.e.budget
Moretimelyinformationfordecisionmaking
RequiredbyASXforlistedcompanies.IncomeStatementformatandtheprofit
andlossequationFormatoftheincomestatementdependson:
Structureoftheentity(proprietorship,partnershipandcompany)
Natureofbusinessactivity(Merchandising,manufacturing,service)
AllincomestatementsworkonthebasisoftheProfitandlossequation:revenue
‐expense=profit
Format:
Alistingofincomeandexpenses
Differenceshownasprofitorloss
Expensesinorderofsizeoralphabetically.
Foralargerbusinessincomeandexpensesareclassifiedintomeaningfulcategoriesdetermined
bymanagement
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