profit and loss statement

profit and loss statement — index ledger Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 profit and loss statement …   Law dictionary

profit and loss statement — statement of revenue and expenses showing the profit or loss for a certain period of time. Glossary of Business Terms * * * profit and loss statement UK US noun [C] US ► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT(Cf. ↑profit and loss account) …   Financial and business terms

Profit and Loss Statement - P&L — A financial statement that summarizes the revenues, costs and expenses incurred during a specific period of time usually a fiscal quarter or year. These records provide information that shows the ability of a company to generate profit by… …   Investment dictionary

profit-and-loss statement — noun a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period • Syn: ↑income statement, ↑earnings report, ↑operating statement • Hypernyms: ↑statement, ↑financial statement …   Useful english dictionary

profit and loss statement —    A statement of profits or losses on a company s sales, based on current operations. Losses may show up on this statement based on costs that are creating assets, to be shown on future balance sheets …   Business law dictionary

profit and loss statement — detailing of all money made or lost by a business during a set period (Accounting) …   English contemporary dictionary

profit and loss statement — noun : income account 2 …   Useful english dictionary

profit-and-loss account — UK US noun [C] UK (US profit and loss statement) ► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE a document that shows a company s profit or loss in a particular period: »This loss would be shown as a charge in the profit and loss account. → See also EARNINGS REPORT(Cf.… …   Financial and business terms

Profit and Loss — may refer to:* Profit Loss , monthly business magazine founded in July 1999 especializing in Foreign exchange market and derivative markets * Profit and Loss ( DS9 episode), the eighteenth episode of the second season of the television series… …   Wikipedia

profit and loss — n. the gain and loss as from business transactions: applied esp. to an INCOME STATEMENT (profit and loss statement) …   English World dictionary

profit and loss account — 1. A statement showing a company s income and expenditure over a period of time, usually one year. Part of the financial statements of the company. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary 2. A reserve in a company s balance sheet,… …   Financial and business terms