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Investing Lesson 4
Quiz: Analyzing an Income Statement

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Alcoa, 2001 Income Statement
Taken from Yahoo! Finance

Total Revenue $22,859,000,000 $23,090,000,000 $16,447,000,000
Cost Of Revenue $17,857,000,000 $17,342,000,000 $12,536,000,000
Gross Profit $5,002,000,000 $5,748,000,000 $3,911,000,000
 
Operating Expenses
    Research And Development $203,000,000 $194,000,000 $128,000,000
    Selling General And Administrative Expenses $1,276,000,000 $1,108,000,000 $851,000,000
    Non Recurring $566,000,000 N/A N/A
    Other Operating Expenses $1,253,000,000 $1,207,000,000 $888,000,000
 
Operating Income $1,704,000,000 $3,239,000,000 $2,044,000,000
Total Other Income And Expenses Net $308,000,000 N/A N/A
Earnings Before Interest And Taxes $2,012,000,000 $3,239,000,000 $2,044,000,000
Interest Expense $371,000,000 $427,000,000 $195,000,000
Income Before Tax $1,641,000,000 $2,812,000,000 $1,849,000,000
    Income Tax Expense $525,000,000 $942,000,000 $553,000,000
    Equity Earnings Or Loss Unconsolidated Subsidiary N/A N/A N/A
    Minority Interest ($208,000,000) ($381,000,000) ($242,000,000)
Net Income From Continuing Operations $908,000,000 $1,489,000,000 $1,054,000,000
 
Nonrecurring Events
    Discontinued Operations N/A N/A N/A
    Extraordinary Items N/A N/A N/A
    Effect Of Accounting Changes N/A ($5,000,000) N/A
    Other Items N/A N/A N/A
Net Income $908,000,000 $1,484,000,000 $1,054,000,000
    Preferred Stock And Other Adjustments N/A N/A N/A
 
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares $908,000,000 $1,484,000,000 $1,054,000,000

 

Calculate Alcoa's 2001 net profit margin.
a) 1.56% b) 4.34%
c) 4.08% d) 3.97%


 

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