We recommend reading this chapter on Varsity to learn more and understand the concepts in-depth.


Key takeaways from this chapter

  1. Essential items to look at under the P&L are;
  2. Revenue
  3. -Heavy Expenses
  4. -Tax Rate
  5. -PAT
  6. Essential Items to look at under the Balance sheet are;
  7. -Long-term Borrowings
  8. -Accounts Receivable
  9. -Cash in hand/Bank
  10. Profit after Tax flows from P&L to Balance sheet.
  11. Cash & Cash Equivalents flow from the Cash Flow Statement to the Balance sheet.


13 comments
  1. Srikanth Kv says:

    Hi sir,

    I am checking AR of bajaj , havells etc.

    I am unable to map the profit after tax from P&L to the Balance sheet liabilities section,
    am i missing something, i checked with chat gpt, its says,
    \”
    How it connects to the Balance Sheet:
    While not shown directly, profit impacts the Balance Sheet through:

    Retained Earnings under \”Other Equity\” → this increases by the amount of profit retained after dividends and buybacks.
    \”
    Please help,

    But i am able to map Cash and cash equivalents from cashflow statements to Balance sheet

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Check the notes under reserves and surpluses. Retained earnings flow into R&S and gets added up to that.

  2. Komalpreet says:

    How do we know that cash is available at hand or bank of the company.
    could you tell under which section it is mentioned??

  3. Sb says:

    Very good teaching. Nice presentation with example.

  4. Aasheesh Samuel Chhewang says:

    Sir you have explained in the video the finance cost part, that\’s what I am not able to understand that how do I calculate at what percentage the company has taken its long term loans or borrowings? ( Like in balance sheet finance cost states that it is the interest amount paid by the company. So I want to know the figures or amount from which that finance cost has been calculated and written there.)

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      For that, please check the notes or schedule associated with the liabilities. The notes will give you a detailed split.

  5. Aasheesh Samuel Chhewang says:

    Sir could you please tell me how to calculate at what percentage the company has taken the loan?

  6. Robin Sethi says:

    In the summary of the video, under the Cashflow statement box (@4:12), the first line item should be \”Operating Activities\” instead of \”Balance Sheet\”, it must have been a typo. Thank you, Karthik and team Zerodha for all your efforts in making such content available.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Ah, thanks of pointing that RObin. Not sure if we can edit that now. But I hope can figure its a typo 🙂

  7. Amogh says:

    This was so helpful. Thanks alot!

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