income
Definition 1
For corporations, revenues minus cost of sales, operating expenses, and taxes, over a given period of time. Income is the reason corporations exist, and are often the single most important determinant of a stock's price. Income is important to investors because they give an indication of the company's expected futuredividends and its potential for growth and capital appreciation. That does not necessarily mean that low or negative earnings always indicate a bad stock; for example, many young companies report negative income as they attempt to grow quickly enough to capture a new market, at which point they'll be even more profitable than they otherwise might have been. also called earnings.
Definition 2
For individuals, money earned through employment and investments.
For corporations, revenues minus cost of sales, operating expenses, and taxes, over a given period of time. Income is the reason corporations exist, and are often the single most important determinant of a stock's price. Income is important to investors because they give an indication of the company's expected futuredividends and its potential for growth and capital appreciation. That does not necessarily mean that low or negative earnings always indicate a bad stock; for example, many young companies report negative income as they attempt to grow quickly enough to capture a new market, at which point they'll be even more profitable than they otherwise might have been. also called earnings.
Definition 2
For individuals, money earned through employment and investments.
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income is ...
... part of the Accounting, Earnings and Investor Relations subjects.
... part of the Accounting, Earnings and Investor Relations subjects.
... an essential investing term.
Related Terms
discretionary income, disposable income, earned income, fixed income, gross income, investment income, net income, operating income, ordinary income, other income and
income appears in these other terms
income tax, current income, income statement, option income fund, net income from continuing operations, income stream, provision for income taxes, earned income tax credit, net interest income, income bond and
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