Business english
Annualreport:profit and
loss(P&L) account, balancesheet,
cashflowstatement.Financestatementsgivethebasicinformationaboutourfinancialresults. Financialyear:
preliminaryresultsorprelims. Thefullreport and accounts are Publisher fewmonthslater. Interimresultsorinterims
arter thefirstsixmonths of ourfinancialyear.Weuseshareholdersmoneyfromthesharesthatweissuetooperate and
investinthebusiness. Some of theprofitwemakeisnormally paid outtothem, usuallyintheform of
dividendsinrelationtothe number of sharesthattheyeachhold. Ourshares are traded boughtorsold on the
London stock market. Weborrowmoneyintheform of bonds. Wepaypercentageinterest on thosebonds and
thenlaterrepaytheprincipal theamount of moneyoriginallylenttous. Ourbonds are traded on bondmarkets.
Wealsoborrowmoneyfrombanksintheform of loans, and wepay internest on thislending. Ofc, ourshareholders,
bondholders and lenders all take a keen interestinouraccounts
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