Business Plan Income Statement Income statement explained to the Entrepreneur for his/her new business The Income Statement refers to a financial Statement which shows the revenue, costs, expenses and the profitability of the business. The entrepreneur needs the Income statement to calculate the gross profit and the Net profit of his/her business. The bank wishes to see the Income Statement to assess the profitability of the business (the Gross Profit and the Net Profit). The bank wishes to see whether the business will be able to repay the interest on the loan. Profit and Loss Statement Details Rs Rs Sales (a) Less: Costs of Sales (b) 10000 (5000) Gross Profit (c)=(a)- (b) 5000 Less: Expenses and Losses Administrative Expenses Selling and Distribution Expenses General Expenses Total expenses (d) 500 300 200 (1000) Net Profit/ PBIT (Profit Before Interest and Tax) (e)=(c) –(d) 4000 *Less: Interest on Loan (f) (10%5000) PBT (Profit Before Tax) (g) =(e)-(f) (500) 3500 *Tax Interest (h)= (15% x (g)) 525 Owner’s Equity/ Retained Earnings (i)=(g)- (h) 2975 *Assuming Interest on Tax is 15% and Interest on Loan is 10% and Amount of loan is Rs5000 Evaluation of the Income Statement From the above Income Statement, it can be deduced that it is a profitable business; the Entrepreneur is generating a profit of Rs2975. The Bank is assured that the Entrepreneur will be able to repay his interest on Loan. Business Plan Concept Total Revenue/ Sales Revenue Costs of Sales/Production Gross Profit Expenses and losses Net Profit/PBIT (Profit Before Interest and Tax) Interest Expense/ Interest on Loan PBT (Profit Before Tax) Interest on Tax Owner’s Equity/ Retained Earnings Income Statement Explanation How to Calculate It is the Sales or the Turnover of the business It is the cost of buying/or the cost of Production It is the difference between the sales revenue and the costs of sales/ production The gross profit is not the ultimate profit because there are other expenses incurred when doing the business The expenses can be divided into Administrative; Selling and General Expenses Sales Revenue=Number of Units Sold x Selling Price Per Unit Costs of Sales=Number of Units produced x unit cost price Gross Profit= Sales RevenueCosts of Sales Administrative cost: Salary Bills Rent Selling: Advertising Transport General Expenses Repairs and maintenance Depreciation Sundry expenses Net Profit is the difference Net Profit/PBIT= Gross Profitbetween the Gross Profit and Expenses and losses the Expenses of the business It is the amount the Interest Expense= Rate of entrepreneur has to pay on the Interest x Amount Borrowed amount borrowed from the bank. It is the difference between PBT=PBIT-Interest Expense the PBIT and Interest Expense. It is a tax calculated on the Interest on Tax (15%) =15% x PBT profit which is obtained after interest on loan is paid It is the ultimate profit which Owner’s Equity/ Retained the entrepreneur gets at the Earnings= PBT – Interest on Tax end of the financial year. Note: It is advisable for the Entrepreneur to take a business loan because interest on loan is tax deductible (i.e. tax on profit is calculated after the interest on loan has been deducted.