ACCT1101 Lecture 4: L4
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Lecture4
StatementofFinancialPerformance(incomestatement/statementofcomprehensiveincome)
Purposeoftheincomestatement:Theincomestatement:
• Allowsperiodicassessmentofprofitthroughoutthelifeofthebusiness.
• Providestimelyinformationfordecisionmaking
Withoutperiodicassessmentofprofitabusinessesusercannot:
12. Evaluatetheoutcomesofpastdecisions
13. Planforthefuture
14. Determinedistributiontoowners
Theory:
• Profit(loss)isthedifferencebetweenIncomeandExpenses
• Incomeisdefinedas"increasesineconomicbenefitsduringtheaccountingperiodinthe
formofinflowsorenhancementsofassetsordecreasesofliabilitiesthatresultinincreasesin
equity,otherthanthoserelatingtocontributionsfromequityparticipants"
• Expensesaredefinedas"decreasesineconomicbenefitsduringtheaccountingperiodin
theformofoutflowsordepletionsofassetsorincurrencesofliabilitiesthatresultin
decreasesinequity,otherthanthoserelatingtodistributiontoequityparticipants".
Income:
• Increasesinequityotherthaninvestmentsbyowners
• Twocomponents:
• Revenueisthepartofincomearisingfromordinaryrecurring(continuing)typeactivities.
• Example‐Salesrevenue,servicerevenue,interestrevenueetc.
• Gainsarethepartofincomearisingfromnon‐recurringactivities.
• Example‐gainonsaleofassetsetc.
• Theprecisewayinwhichrevenueandincomeispresentedintheincomestatementvaries
betweenbusiness,normallymainrevenuecomesfirstand"otherincome"follows.
Expenses:
CostofGoodsSold(costofsales):
• Thisisthemajorexpenseforbusinessesthatdealwithinventories.
• Itcomprisesthecostassociatedwithprovidinginventoriesthataresold.
• ForservicebusinessitisCostofServicesSupplied,suchasthecosttoabankinproviding
itsfinancialservices.
OperatingExpenses:
• Thefollowonfurtherdowntheincomestatement.
• Theycanbepresentedinvariousformats;alltogether,bynatureofbyfunction.
• Acommonformofpresentationistoclassifyasadministration,selling+distributionand
financialexpenses.
• Financialexpensesmustbeshownseparatelybylaw(financecosts)
GrossProfit:
• OperatingRevenuelessCostofGoodsSold
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• Notusuallyshownseparatelyoncompanyfinancialstatements.
• ReferredtoasGrossmargininthechairman'sreporti.e.grossprofitmadeonsales,often
expressedasapercentage.
• Representsthetradingperformanceofthebusinessovertheperiod.
• Thisisbasedon:
• Markupmadeongoodsold;differencebetweencostandsellingprice,thiswillvary
accordingtotheproductorservicesold.Highmarkupitems:bicyclesales(140%),elitecar
sales.Lowmarkupitems:supermarketproducts,airlinetickets.
• Levelofsalesturnovers;amountssoldofeachproduct/service
• Internalfactors;efficiences,coststructures,costcontrol
• ExternalFactors;economicconditions,marketspecifice.g.supermarketandairlineprice
wars,competitionbehaviour.
NetProfit:
• Profitafteroperatingexpensesi.e.expensesaftercostofgoodssold.
• Variations:
• Profitbeforeinterest(i.e.financecost)andtax(PBIT)
• Profitbeforetax
• Profitaftertax(PAT)
• PBITshowstheprofitsavailabletopayinteresttolenders,whichisacontractualobligation
ofthebusiness.
• PAT shows the profits remaining, which belong to the shareholders. This is added to
retainedprofitseachyearandfromwhichadividendispaid.NoPATmeansnodividend,unless
prioryearprofitsaresufficient.
• MaximisationofPATisviewedasthekeyobjectiveofthebusiness.
IncomeStatementFrequency
Incomestatementsarenormallypreparedonanannualbasis,howeveritiscommonfor
shorterperiodstobeadopted.
• "Interimreporting"e.g.halfyearly.quarterlyormonthlyreports.
• Providesmorefrequentfeedbackonperformanceforinternalmanagementusei.e.budget
• Moretimelyinformationfordecisionmaking
• RequiredbyASXforlistedcompanies.IncomeStatementformatandtheprofit
andlossequationFormatoftheincomestatementdependson:
• Structureoftheentity(proprietorship,partnershipandcompany)
• Natureofbusinessactivity(Merchandising,manufacturing,service)
AllincomestatementsworkonthebasisoftheProfitandlossequation:revenue
‐expense=profit
Format:
• Alistingofincomeandexpenses
• Differenceshownasprofitorloss
• Expensesinorderofsizeoralphabetically.
Foralargerbusinessincomeandexpensesareclassifiedintomeaningfulcategoriesdetermined
bymanagement