McDonalds Corp (MCD)

You've probably heard of this one - hamburgers? Golden arches? Yummy fries? The Chicago-area - based McD's owns more than 31,000 fast-food restaurants world-wide, including one pretty near where you are right now, we're guessing.

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Yearly Income Statement 2011 Annual

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

? Total Revenue
$27.01b

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
$10.69b

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
$8.29b

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
$5.50b
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
N/A

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

? Total Current Liabilities
N/A

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
$13.34b
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
$5.50b

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
N/A

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
N/A

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
N/A

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
N/A

Events

  • February 82012
    McDonald's Corp. to Report January,2012 Sales/Trading Statement Results on Feb 08, 2012
  • March192012
    McDonald's Corp. Presents at The 7th Annual Real Estate Investment World China 2012, Mar-19-2012 11:30 AM
  • April212012
    McDonald's Corp. expected to report Q1 2012 results on April 21, 2012. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on January 25, 2012).
  • January242013
    McDonald's Corp. expected to report Fiscal Year 2012 results on January 24, 2013. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on January 25, 2012).

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