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Financial Statements Cheat Sheet ๐Ÿ“„ If you're in business, you MUST understand how Financial Statements work.Use this cheat sheet to master the fundamentals.๐Ÿ“„ ๐๐€๐‹๐€๐๐‚๐„ ๐’๐‡๐„๐„๐“3 Main Sections:๐Ÿ’ฐ ASSETS: What the company Owns๐Ÿ”ด LIABILITIES: What the company Owes to creditors๐Ÿ”ต EQUITY: The net value of the owner's claimโž— FORMULA: Assets = Liabilities + Shareholder's Equity๐Ÿ‘‰ PURPOSE: Track what a company OWNS (assets) and OWES (liabilities)๐Ÿ”€ SIMILAR TO: Your Net Worth statementโฐ TIME: Point in Time Snapshot๐Ÿ”ข ACCOUNTING: Accrual๐Ÿ“„ INCOME STATEMENTMain sections:๐Ÿ’ฐ REVENUE: Total Salesโž– COST OF GOODS SOLD: The cost to deliver the product or service๐Ÿ’ฐ GROSS PROFIT: Revenue - Cost of Goods Soldโž– OPERATING EXPENSES: All Overhead Costs๐Ÿ’ฐ OPERATING INCOME: Gross Profit - Operating Expensesโž– OTHER INCOME: Money earned that is not core to the business๐Ÿ’ฐ PRE-TAX INCOME: Operating Income - Other Incomeโž– INCOME TAX: Taxes paid to Governments๐Ÿ’ฐ NET INCOME: Pre-Tax Income - Income Tax๐Ÿ”ข SHARES OUTSTANDING: The total number of shares a company hasโž— EARNINGS PER SHARE: Net Income / Shares Outstanding๐Ÿ‘‰ PURPOSE: Track Income & Expenses๐Ÿ”€ SIMILAR TO: Your Monthly Budgetโฐ TIME: Period of Time๐Ÿ”ข ACCOUNTING: Accrual๐Ÿ“„ ๐’๐“๐€๐“๐„๐Œ๐„๐๐“ ๐Ž๐… ๐‚๐€๐’๐‡ ๐…๐‹๐Ž๐–๐’3 Main sections:๐Ÿ’ฐ CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIESAll of the cash flows from activities related to operating the business๐Ÿ’ฐ CASH FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIESThe cash movements from long-term assets๐Ÿ’ฐ CASH FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIESThe cash from all equity investments and debt from the company๐Ÿ‘‰ PURPOSE: Track Cash Movements๐Ÿ”€ SIMILAR TO: Your Checking Accountโฐ TIME: Period of Time๐Ÿ”ข ACCOUNTING: CashThis is just an overview of these 3 statements - Which financial statement interests you the most? Let me know in the comments section.FollowLong Term Mindsetfor more content like thisWant to master the basics of accounting (for free)?Enroll in our free, 5-day, email-based course that explains the Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Cash Flow Statement in plain English.Check it out here (It's free) โ†’https://lnkd.in/eKbRV7g6If this post was helpful, repost it โ™ป๏ธ to share with your audience.

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My accounting classes in college would have been 10x easier if I had this cheat sheet handy.

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I wish I had you as my teacher in college. ๐Ÿ˜‚

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Very useful!The faster course than I could get!Thanks for sharing Long Term Mindset

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Good one for those who belongs to finance field.

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Very Informative and knowledgeable content ๐Ÿ‘Œ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘

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