Fortune Brands Inc (FO)

You might not be familiar with Fortune Brands as a company, but you've probably dabbled in their products. What are they? Well, there's Jim Beam, Maker's Mark, Courvoisier, and Sauza, for starters. Cheers! The Chicago-area company also makes golf gear, custom cabinetry, and home-improvement products. Who knew?

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Yearly Income Statement 2009 Annual

All the money that a company makes from selling their products or services. Kind of like your salary.

? Total Revenue
$6.21b

What companies get to keep after paying for the costs of selling their product. So if you sell lemonade for $1 and it costs you 50 cents to make, your gross profit is 50 cents.

? Gross Profit
$2.68b

The money they generate solely from their core business. So the money you make at a garage sale doesn't count, but your salary does.

? Operating Income
$718.90m

The bottom line -- what they get to keep after paying all of their expenses. It's what's left of your salary after paying for your needs that you can put towards your wants.

? Net Income
$242.80m
Balance Sheet  

Everything a company has that will be turned into cash within a year. This includes things like inventory or money they are owed.

? Total Current Assets
$3.87b

All the stuff the company needs to pay off within a year. It's basically the opposite of total current assets.

? Total Current Liabilities
$1.46b

Take everything the company owns and subtract what they owe -- it's what belongs to the shareholders. Think of it as your net worth.

? Total Equity
$5.09b
Cash Flow  

The bottom line -- what they get to keep after paying all of their expenses. It's what's left of your salary after paying for your needs that you can put towards your wants.

? Net Income/Starting Line
$242.80m

The cash that companies make from their core business of selling products or services. If you sell lemonade, it's the cash you make from selling it.

? Cash from Operating
$866.30m

This is the cash that companies make from their investments. If you invest in a second lemonade stand, this is where it would go.

? Cash from Investing
$-213.20m

Changes in debt, loans and dividends. If a neighbor owes you for a glass of lemonade you gave him for free or if you owe someone else, it would show up here.

? Cash from Financing
$-432.30m

Has the amount of cash gone up or down? This number shows how much more (or less) they made over time. Are things getting better or worse?

? Net Change in Cash
$253.90m

Events

  • September242010
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  • October292010
    Fortune Brands Inc. expected to report Q3 2010 results on October 29, 2010. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on August 2, 2010).
  • January292011
    Fortune Brands Inc. expected to report Fiscal Year 2010 results on January 29, 2011. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on August 14, 2010).
  • April302011
    Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. expected to report Fiscal Year 2010 results on April 30, 2011. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on June 27, 2010).

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