Bottom line
Bottom line is the informal term for net income, which usually appears as the bottom line of an income statement. The bottom line is also known as net income, net profit, or net earnings.
The term is used broadly in informal speech to refer to the net outcome, the most important outcome, or the final result, of a complex set of actions.
For more on the bottom line as an income statement term and a complete introduction to income statement structure and content, see the encyclopedia entry income statement.
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