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. Theresultswepublishcanaffectshareprices; goodresultscausepricestoriseifthe market believesthecompanyisundervalued. However, poor resultsoftencause a dropinshareprice, asinvestors feel thecompanyisovervalued
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