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Nintendo's financial report is in one week on May 8

It will cover January-March 2026 #Nintendo

[cafalla]

The Walt Disney Company Annual Report (2004) Scans

So this is a bit of an odd find, but I just had to pick it up for less than a dollar - The Walt Disney Company 2004 Annual Report.

Honestly, the cover art was what grabbed my attention.

I mean look at that! I'm not even a huge Disney fan but I did get excited seeing this collage art.

So cool...and so weird?

I feel like so many characters are missing - characters that would be "obvious" for a more recent Disney collage.

Remember Disney before Star Wars? Encanto? Frozen?

I do. Vaguely. I am pushing 30 after all. (I jest). But I basically had almost forgotten how "small" the Disney roster used to be.

Kind of hard to imagine Chicken Little was the upcoming big animated movie for 2005!

I wasn't sure what exactly an annual report magazine was, but my boyfriend knew of them. Basically, they are breakdowns of the company's products, output, projects, commitments, sales, etc., as information for current/potential investors/shareholders to have an analyze.

That being said, I truly don't have much to talk about in regards to this book. Most of it is numbers numbers numbers, math, math, math.

It was a bit of slog to scan, but I did it!

However, there are some tidbits I am interested in - primarily the pop culture ones. I'll share a few with you.

Take this page for instance: Olympic swimmers vibing in a pool with Mickey Mouse.

Doesn't get much more guys being dudes than this.

I'm being unfair, this is a picture from when they did a Disney charity swim. But still...it is funny to me with no context lol.

Or this page, about recently released/upcoming movies:

Am I the only one who didn't know NATIONAL TREASURE starring THEE Nicolas Cage was a DISNEY MOVIE?! I have no idea how this knowledge evaded me.

Also take note of the goofy photo of all the execs photoshopped into a Chicken Little backdrop. There are many of these kinds of photos, typically one for each "category". They're all a hoot because the backgrounds are so whimsical and they're all so...proper and stuffy in their suits lol.

I wanted to include this page since it references a lot of great movies, but mainly Sky High.

I'm a simple woman - I see Sky High, I simply must have to say justice for Layla x Warren Peace.

Anyways, here's a page giving MY Queen Hilary Duff her recognition for carrying Disney on her back:

When I tell you I was (and still am) obsessed with Hilary, Raven, and Jesse McCartney's debut albums.

Don't even get me started on Raven and Julie Andrews from Princess Diaries 2!! Their singing scene was so cute.

Also the double take when I saw BREAKING BENJAMIN? WITH HOLLYWOOD RECORDS?? HUH!!! I had to google, and it's true.

News to me!

It is kind of jarring to actually read and see how many seemingly random names/projects are associated with or straight up owned by Disney. This is especially apparent in the Broadcasting and Cable sections of the book.

I feel like we all know that now, but it's kind of jarring to look at media I grew up with and realize they're a lot more connected than I thought.

Just because I love references to old tech and the World Wide Web, I'll leave off with the first page of the Walt Disney Internet Group section.

The absolute chokehold Toontown Online had on me as a kid, and I never even played the game!! The thought of an online MMO was so fun to me, but I never got the chance to play it. I did regularly visit the Disney Channel website to play the games though!

As always, feel free to view the full book over on my Internet Archive account.

Thanks for stopping by!

[datarep]

Illustration of how razor thin supermarket profit margins are in the UK using Tesco Annual Financial Report. from Instagram @chartrdaily.

[endlessstairway]

Thrall Prince Project - Month End Report

Hi all, and Happy New Year! I decided to do a month end update for my book costs and sales, it will keep me honest about how it’s doing, how much I’m spending and let you guys know what’s going on (if you’re interested!)

So there’s two ways to look at it - one makes it look a whole lot better than the other! If you look at pure cash flow, I’m doing badly - I spent $167 in Nov and $928 in Dec, and I have not yet received a single penny. (How did I pay for it? On my credit card *smacks head on desk*)

BUT if you look at how much I earned on the book I did well! $402 in the first month of sales after advertising costs. I think that’s decent, and if it keeps going around there, by the time I actually get paid anything in Feb, I could have earned around $1000 after all costs. At that point, I can stop the advertising and wait two months for the rest of the money to come in, and I will be ~$1000 up on the whole deal. That’s not bad, right??

Unknowns:

Will the book keep selling at the same rate? No idea. If sales drop I will need to drop the advertising costs and reassess my plan.

Will the release of the second book (currently in progress!) boost the first book? I hope so, but I have never done this before so...maybe?

Feel free to ask me any questions, or if you’re doing a similar project tag me in your updates! We are a talented, creative community, let’s lift each other up in 2019.

[bemanistyle]

Round1 Quarter 2 2017 Financial Report Store Opening and Current Status List

The Round 1 quarterly financial report was released yesterday in Japan! Three new US stores are listed among the upcoming openings. I know you’re all clawing to find out what new stores will be announced, but just due to ongoing contract negotiations, two of the locations have not been identified (yet). The third, which if it’s open in time, will be Round1’s 25th US store and it will be in the Chicago area closer to the city.

Pretty much since the last report all location opening estimates are on target, but the Peoria, IL seemed to have moved up to January opening instead of Spring 2018.

Updated Round1 US store opening estimate:

July 2017

Hicksville, NY (Broadway Mall)

October 2017

Middletown, NY (Crystal Run Galleria)

November 2017

Auburn Hills, MI (Great Lakes Crossing)

Kichijoji (Sun Road) / Musashino-shi, Tokyo

January 2018

Greensboro, NC (Four Seasons Town Centre)

Peoria, IL (Northwoods Mall)

Spring 2018

Sandy, UT (Shops At South Town)

Saugus, MA (Square One Mall)

Store #23 (pending contract negotiations)

Store #24 (pending contract negotiations)

Summer 2018

North Riverside, IL (North Riverside Park Mall)

Round1 Quarter 2 2017 Financial Report Store Opening and Current Status List was originally published on bemanistyle ♪

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[janeromas]

Top Financial Report Your Accountant Should Provide

Most small business owners have a complicated relationship with financial reports. They know they should be reviewing them regularly. They’re vaguely aware that the numbers contain important information. But somewhere between receiving the report and actually understanding what it’s telling them, things get murky.

Part of that is on the business owner — financial literacy takes time to build. But part of it is on the accountant. If you’re receiving reports that feel confusing, irrelevant, or disconnected from the actual decisions you’re trying to make, that’s a problem worth addressing.

The right financial reports, delivered consistently and explained clearly, give you a genuine picture of your business. They tell you where you’re strong, where you’re vulnerable, and what’s likely to come up if you don’t act on something soon. Here’s what your accountant should be putting in front of you — and what each one is actually for.

Profit and Loss Statement

This is the starting point for most financial conversations, and for good reason. The profit and loss statement — sometimes called the income statement — shows your revenue, your expenses, and what’s left over after the two meet. It covers a specific period of time: a month, a quarter, a year.

What makes a P&L genuinely useful isn’t just the bottom line. It’s the detail in between. Which revenue streams are growing? Which expense categories are creeping up faster than they should be? Where are the margins tightest?

A good accountant doesn’t just hand you this report — they walk you through what changed since the last period and why. If your cost of goods sold went up but revenue stayed flat, that’s a conversation worth having. If a particular service line is suddenly showing stronger margins, that’s worth understanding too. The numbers alone are data. The context turns them into something you can actually use.

Balance Sheet

If the profit and loss statement tells you how your business performed over a period, the balance sheet tells you where it stands right now. Assets, liabilities, and equity — all at a specific point in time.

Business owners sometimes underestimate this report because it feels more static than the P&L. But it contains some of the most important information about your business’s financial health. How much do you actually own versus owe? Are your assets growing relative to your liabilities? Is your equity position improving over time?

Lenders look at balance sheets closely. So do potential investors or buyers. Having a clean, accurate balance sheet isn’t just good practice — it’s something you’ll need the moment you want outside capital or decide to sell.

Your accountant should be producing this monthly or quarterly and reviewing any significant changes with you.

Cash Flow Statement

This is the one that surprises people most often — usually in unpleasant ways. A business can be profitable and still run out of cash. It happens more than you’d expect, and it almost always traces back to a cash flow problem that wasn’t being monitored carefully enough.

The cash flow statement tracks the actual movement of money in and out of your business — not just when revenue is recognized, but when cash actually arrives. It shows you operating cash flow, investing activity, and financing activity as separate categories.

What you’re looking for here is whether your operations are generating positive cash flow on a consistent basis — and whether that cash is enough to cover your obligations, fund your growth, and leave you with a reasonable buffer. If it isn’t, that’s critical information. And the earlier you see it, the more options you have to respond.

Accounts Receivable Aging Report

This one doesn’t get talked about as much, but it’s practically very important. The accounts receivable aging report shows you who owes you money, how much, and how long it’s been outstanding — broken down by time period.

Why does this matter? Because revenue you’ve earned but haven’t collected isn’t really in your business yet. If certain clients are consistently paying 60 or 90 days late, that pattern is costing you — in cash flow strain, in the administrative time spent chasing payments, and sometimes in bad debt you eventually have to write off.

Your accountant should be flagging aging receivables regularly. If someone’s invoice is sitting at 75 days, that’s a conversation to have — both with the client and internally about whether your payment terms or collections process need adjustment.

Budget vs. Actual Report

This one is most useful if you’re doing proper budgeting — which, if you’re not yet, is worth starting. The budget vs. actual report compares what you planned financially with what actually happened.

Where you came in under budget, what went over, and by how much — this report forces honest reflection on your assumptions and your execution. Over time, it makes you a better planner because you start to see where your estimates consistently miss and why.

As we explore in our Accountant for Small Business: Your Guide to Smarter Money Decisions resource, understanding your financial patterns — including where your projections tend to drift from reality — is a core part of building a business that’s genuinely manageable rather than constantly reactive.

For businesses working with outsourced accounting services in Fort Worth, TX, professionals, asking for this report as part of your regular package is entirely reasonable — and a good test of whether your accounting relationship is truly adding strategic value or just keeping the lights on.

Conclusion

Financial reports aren’t paperwork. They’re the language your business uses to tell you how it’s actually doing — beneath the surface of busy days and revenue coming in, and the general sense that things are moving.

When your accountant provides these reports consistently, explains them clearly, and connects them to decisions you’re actually trying to make, they’re doing their job well. If you’re not getting this level of engagement from your current setup, that’s worth addressing — because the information is there, and you deserve to understand it.

Ask for these reports. Review them regularly. And if something doesn’t make sense, ask until it does. That habit, more than almost anything else, is what separates business owners who feel in control of their finances from those who are always slightly uncertain about where things stand.

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