Profit & Loss Statement — Revenue, Profit & Margins

Search any NSE stock to see its year-by-year Profit & Loss statement — revenue, operating profit, PBT and net profit in ₹ crore — with a price chart and company profile.

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What is a Profit & Loss statement?

The Profit & Loss (P&L) statement, also called the income statement, shows how much a company earned and spent over a year — and what profit was left. Reading it top-to-bottom tells you how revenue turns into net profit after costs, interest, depreciation and tax. Figures here are in ₹ crore, year by year, so you can see the trend.

Every line — and what it tells you

Line itemWhat it means
Revenue / SalesThe total income from the company’s core business — the top line. Rising revenue shows growing demand.
Operating ExpensesThe day-to-day cost of running the business (raw materials, staff, etc.).
Operating Profit (EBITDA)Profit from core operations before interest, tax, depreciation — a clean read of operating health.
Other IncomeIncome outside core operations (interest, dividends, one-offs).
InterestThe cost of the company’s borrowings — high interest weighs on profit.
DepreciationThe accounting cost of ageing assets — a non-cash charge.
Profit Before Tax (PBT)Profit after interest and depreciation but before tax.
TaxCorporate tax paid on PBT.
Net Profit (PAT)The bottom line — profit after everything. This is what belongs to shareholders.

Follow the trend, not just one year

Consistent growth in revenue AND net profit over several years is a hallmark of a quality business. Watch whether margins (profit ÷ revenue) hold up as the company grows.

What to look for

Revenue growth: is the top line rising steadily year on year?
Margin trend: operating and net margins expanding is a sign of pricing power and efficiency.
Interest burden: rising interest relative to operating profit is a red flag on debt.
Profit quality: profit driven by core operations (EBITDA) is healthier than profit from one-off other income.

Frequently Asked Questions

Revenue (or sales) is the total money a company earns from its business — the top line. Net profit (PAT) is what remains after all costs, interest, depreciation and tax — the bottom line. A company can have high revenue but low net profit if its costs are high.

EBITDA is Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation — the profit from core operations before financing and accounting charges. It gives a clean view of how profitable the actual business is, independent of how it is financed or taxed.

Net profit margin (net profit ÷ revenue) varies by industry — software and consumer brands run high margins, while retail and commodities run thin. What matters most is the trend: a stable or expanding margin over years signals a strong, well-run business.

The statement is compiled from the company’s reported annual financials and shown in ₹ crore, year by year, so you can track revenue, profit and margins over time for the searched stock.

Start at the top (is revenue growing?), move to operating profit (are margins healthy?), check interest (is debt a drag?) and end at net profit (is the bottom line growing?). Consistent growth across all four over several years is the sign of a quality company.

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