When preparing an income statement vertical analysis, each revenue and expense is expressed as a percent of net income.

Income Statement

A financial statement that reports a company's financial performance over a specific accounting period, detailing revenue, expenses, and profits.

Vertical Analysis

A method of financial statement analysis in which each entry for each of the three major categories of accounts (assets, liabilities, and equities) or income statement categories (revenues and expenses) is represented as a proportion of the total account.

Net Income

The final amount of money a company earns, after deducting all its costs including taxes and operational expenses, from its total income.