Everything about Revenue
Total amount of income generated by the sale of goods or services
In accounting, revenue is the total amount of income generated by the sale of goods and services related to the primary operations of a business. Commercial revenue may also be referred to as sales or as turnover. Some companies receive revenue from interest, royalties, or other fees. "Revenue" may refer to income in general, or it may refer to the amount, in a monetary unit, earned during a period of time, as in "Last year, company X had revenue of $42 million". Revenue is reported on the income statement as the "top line" due to its position at the very top of the statement. This is to be contrasted with the "bottom line" which shows profit or net income, which is calculated by deducting total expenses from revenue. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: RevenueA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: The Creator Economy: Managing Ecosystem Supply, Revenue Sharing, and Platform DesignInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: [William Wheeler Hubbell, authorized to apply for patents.]The most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Word of Mouth for Movies: Its Dynamics and Impact on Box Office RevenueCited 3,205 times
- Go sideways: Net incomeA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Income statementA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun The income returned by an investment.
Noun The total income received from a given source.
Noun All income generated for some political entity's treasury by taxation and other means.
Noun The total sales; turnover.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Word of Mouth for Movies: Its Dynamics and Impact on Box Office Revenue
Supply Chain Coordination with Revenue-Sharing Contracts: Strengths and Limitations
Vehicle-to-grid power fundamentals: Calculating capacity and net revenue
Revenue Management Under a General Discrete Choice Model of Consumer Behavior
Revenue Management: Research Overview and Prospects
Is doing good good for you? how corporate charitable contributions enhance revenue growth
Revenue Premium as an Outcome Measure of Brand Equity
An Overview of Pricing Models for Revenue Management
🆕 Influential since 2022
The Creator Economy: Managing Ecosystem Supply, Revenue Sharing, and Platform Design
Revenue Generation Through Influencer Marketing
Pricing and sales-effort analysis of dual-channel supply chain with channel preference, cross-channel return and free riding behavior based on revenue-sharing contract
Tax revenue and mobile money in developing countries
The adoption of artificial intelligence powered workforce management for effective revenue growth of micro, small, and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs)
📚 Books worth reading
[William Wheeler Hubbell, authorized to apply for patents.]United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Patents · 1858- 📕Tax administrationUnited States. General Accounting Office · 1986
Public General ActsRand McNally · 1618- 📕Pramūan Ratsadākō̜n (2009)Thailand. · 1900
Revenue lawBarry Pinson · 1962
Le capital au XXIe siècleThomas Piketty · 2013- 📕State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations. In General Assembly, March session, A.D. 1786Rhode Island. · 1786
- 📕Revenue sharingUnited States. Office of Revenue Sharing · 1981
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