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Income Statement Analysis Paragraph 1 - brief introduction to the income statement analysis of your company. Do not define an income statement. Give your reader an overall impression of what you will be talking about that specifically relates to your company's income statement. Paragraph 2- Discuss the trend in the company's sales. Paragraph 3-Discuss the trend in the company's cost of sales and gross profit. Paragraph 4-Discuss the trend in operating expenses. Use separate paragraphs for each item. Paragraph 5-Discuss the trend in interest expense. Paragraph 5-as needed paragraphs. Discuss other selected items from the income statement that you feel are relevant to understanding the profitability of the company. The items that you select will depend on what is shown on the income statement for your company. Use separate paragraphs for each item.

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