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# Profit & Loss Analysis

Profit & Loss Analysis compares or analyses the selected company's income and expenses across the chosen reporting structure.

## Concepts

* [What Is a Financial Ledger?](/docs/voyzu-core-concepts/what-is-a-financial-ledger.md) explains the records behind financial reports.
* [Financial Document Processing](/docs/voyzu-core-concepts/financial-document-processing.md) explains how source documents create reportable postings.

## Set the report scope

Choose the financial year, periods or comparison range, and any available dimension or presentation options. Keep scopes consistent across columns.

The report always uses the company currently shown in the company switcher. Change company before interpreting or distributing the output.

## Generate and refresh

The preview is generated from posted financial records. Use **Refresh** after changing parameters or after new posting completes. A generation timestamp identifies when the displayed output was produced.

## Read the results

Read both absolute values and changes. A percentage can be large because its base is small, so check the underlying account totals before drawing conclusions.

## Investigate the detail

Use Profit & Loss for the statement view, then Account Activity and Journal Entries for the transactions behind a variance.

## View and download

Use the available options to control presentation. **View PDF** opens a printable rendering and **Download** saves the offered output. Where a control is absent, that output is not supported by this report. The PDF and preview reflect the same selected scope.

## Interpretation limits

This report presents recorded financial data; it does not validate the operational event or supply management commentary. Correct source data with a supported new document or reversal, then regenerate the report. Never alter ledger history to force a report total.

## See also

* [Profit & Loss](/docs/help-core/company-ledger/company-reports/profit-and-loss.md)
* [Account Activity](/docs/help-core/company-ledger/company-reports/account-activity.md)
* [Dimensions](/docs/help-core/company-ledger/dimensions.md)