ADM 2342 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Comprehensive Income, Retained Earnings, Net Income

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The income statement (statement of income/earnings or statement of comprehensive income) is the report that measures the success of a company"s operations for a specific time period. The basic business model consists of getting cash, investing it in resources, and then using these resources to generate profits. There are three distinct types of activities: financing. Obtaining cash funding, often by borrowing, issuing shares, or retaining profits. Involve the repayment of debt and/or repurchase of shares: investing. Using the funding to buy assets and invest in people. Investors and creditors can use the information in the income statement to: evaluate the enterprise"s past performance and profitability, provide a basis for predicting future performance, help assess the risk of not achieving future net cash inflows. The statement of income and the statement of comprehensive income. Net income = revenue (gains) expenses (losses) continuing/discontinued operations. Comprehensive income = net income +/- other comprehensive income/loss.

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