Profit and Loss Account

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Profit and Loss Account Introduction In this task I will be investigating Whitbread plc and the profit and loss account of Whitbread plc to explain and interpret the following key features of the Profit and Loss Statements supplied and where possible identify the relevant figures: ➢ Sales Revenue ➢ Cost of Sales ➢ Expenditure ➢ Depreciation ➢ Taxation ➢ Net and Gross Profit I will also be using the Whitbread plc balance sheet to explain and interpret the following features of the Balance Sheet supplied and where possible identify the relevant figures: ➢ Fixed assets ➢ Assets ➢ Current assets ➢ Creditors ➢ Debtors ➢ Liabilities (current and long term) ➢ Capital ➢ Depreciation Whitbread plc Whitbread PLC is the UK's largest hotel and Restaurant Company operating market-leading businesses in the budget hotels and restaurant sectors. Its brands include Premier Inn, Beefeater, Table Table, Brewers Fayre, Taybarns and Costa Coffee. Whitbread PLC employs over 34,000 people and serves 9 million customers every month in its 2,000 outlets across the UK.Whitbread PLC is a FTSE 100 company, listed on the London Stock Exchange. It is also a member of the FTSE4Good Index. Whitbread PLC is led by a chief executive officer, along with the Group Finance Director and the Company Secretary they form the Main Board Committee, which in addition to the non-executives of the Board, form the ultimate decision making authority within the management structure. Reference: http://www.whitbread.co.uk/ Profit and Loss account A profit and loss account shows how much profit or loss that a business has made over a reported period of time. It measures a company’s sales revenue and expenses over a period, providing a calculation of profits and losses during that time. The uses of a profit and loss account The main use of a profit and loss account
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