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Read your Profit and Loss

The Profit and Loss (income statement) shows what you earned, what you spent and what's left, for the period you choose.

Go to Reports → Profit and Loss.

Profit and Loss

How it's laid out

Section

What it shows

Revenue

Sales from invoices and income, by revenue account

Cost of goods sold

The direct cost of what you sold

Gross profit and Gross profit margin

Revenue minus cost of goods sold, in dollars and as a percentage

Expenses

Operating costs such as rent, software and supplies

Operating income and Operating income margin

Gross profit minus expenses

Other income and Other expenses

Items outside your main business, e.g. interest earned

Depreciation, Amortization, Interest expenses

Non-cash and financing costs

Earnings before income tax expenses

Profit before tax

Net profit and Net profit margin

What's left after everything

Add backs and EBITDA

Net profit with interest, depreciation, amortization and income tax added back

Tips

  • Compare periods: switch to Monthly view to see a column per month.

  • Cash or accrual: use Cash basis to see profit based on money actually received and paid.

  • Odd number? Open the General Ledger to see the transactions behind it.

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