.Income Statement Quarterly Data
Difficulty: Beginner
The income statement presents information on the financial results of a company's business activities over a period of time. The income statement communicates how much revenue the company generated during a period and what cost it incurred in connection with generating that revenue.
eBay Inc., Consolidated Income Statement (quarterly data)
USD $ in millions
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| | Cost of net revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Gross profit | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
| | Sales and marketing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Product development | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | General and administrative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Provision for transaction losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Amortization of acquired intangible assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Operating expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
| | Income from operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
| | Interest and other, net | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Income before income taxes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
| | Income tax (provision) benefit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Income (loss) from continuing operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
| | Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Net income (loss) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Item | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net revenues | Aggregate revenue recognized during the period (derived from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an entity's earning process). For financial services companies, also includes investment and interest income, and sales and trading gains. | eBay Inc.'s net revenues increased from Q3 2017 to Q4 2017 but then slightly declined from Q4 2017 to Q1 2018. |
| Income from operations | The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. | eBay Inc.'s income from operations increased from Q3 2017 to Q4 2017 but then slightly declined from Q4 2017 to Q1 2018 not reaching Q3 2017 level. |
| Income before income taxes | Sum of operating profit and nonoperating income (expense) before income (loss) from equity method investments, income taxes, extraordinary items, cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles, and noncontrolling interest. | eBay Inc.'s income before income taxes declined from Q3 2017 to Q4 2017 and from Q4 2017 to Q1 2018. |
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | This represents the income or loss from continuing operations attributable to the economic entity which may also be defined as revenue less expenses and taxes from ongoing operations before extraordinary items, cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles, and noncontrolling interest. | eBay Inc.'s income (loss) from continuing operations declined from Q3 2017 to Q4 2017 but then increased from Q4 2017 to Q1 2018 not reaching Q3 2017 level. |
| Net income (loss) | The portion of consolidated profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. If the entity does not present consolidated financial statements, the amount of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes. | eBay Inc.'s net income (loss) declined from Q3 2017 to Q4 2017 but then increased from Q4 2017 to Q1 2018 not reaching Q3 2017 level. |
