Net income and free cash flow are related but are not the same measure. Net income represents a company's accounting profit, whereas cash flow presents whether a company's cash balance increased or ...
In the table above for the annual income statements of Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) from 2017 to 2021, the top line item for revenue is labeled net sales. Moving down on the income statement, items are ...
Net income seems straightforward: It is the result when expenses (administrative expenses, business expenses, interest expenses, operating costs and other expenses) are subtracted from revenue. This ...