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  1. How to Calculate Net Income (Formula and Examples) - Bench …

    What is net income? Net income is the total amount of money your business earned in a period of time, minus all of its business expenses, taxes, and interest. It measures your company’s profitability.

  2. Understanding an Income Statement (Definition and Examples)

    Feb 24, 2024 · Also sometimes called a “net income statement” or a “statement of earnings,” the income statement is one of the three most important financial statements in financial accounting, along with …

  3. Gross vs Net Income: How They Differ and Why They Matter - Bench …

    What is net income? Net income, or net profit, is what’s known as your “bottom line”—perhaps unsurprisingly, you can find it at the bottom of your income or profit and loss statement. Net income …

  4. Retained Earnings: Calculation, Formula & Examples - Bench Accounting

    If an investor is looking at December’s financial reporting, they’re only seeing December’s net income. But retained earnings provides a longer view of how your business has earned, saved, and invested …

  5. EBITDA: What it Is and How to Calculate | Bench Accounting

    Net income: your bottom line—quite literally, since it’s at the bottom of the income statement. This is the amount your business pockets after all of its operating expenses, taxes paid, and interest expenses.

  6. Cash Flow Statement: Explanation and Example - Bench Accounting

    Feb 28, 2024 · If we only looked at our net income, we might believe we had $60,000 cash on hand. In that case, we wouldn’t truly know what we had to work with—and we’d run the risk of overspending, …

  7. How to Read (and Understand) an Income Statement - Bench Accounting

    Your net profit margin tells you what portion of each revenue dollar you can take home as net income. This takes into account all your expenses—COGS, general expenses, interest payments, and …

  8. Owner’s Equity: What It Is and How to Calculate It - Bench Accounting

    In his first year in business, Rodney’s Restaurant Supply’s income statement shows net income of $150,000 after accounting for all revenues and business expenses

  9. Statement of Retained Earnings: A Complete Guide - Bench Accounting

    The retention ratio (also known as the plowback ratio) is the percentage of net profits that the business owners keep in the business as retained earnings. You can calculate the retention ratio as follows:

  10. Gross Profit vs. Net Profit: Understanding Profitability - Bench Accounting

    Net profit is typically the last line of your income statement – that’s why net profit is sometimes referred to as the company’s “bottom line.” To illustrate, here’s a sample income statement for Elegant …