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Common Size Statement is also referred as:

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In a common size statement each item is expressed as a percentage of a common base, such as revenue from operations for the Statement of Profit and Loss or total assets for the Balance Sheet. Because every figure appears as a component percentage of that base, it is also called a component percentage statement or vertical analysis. Trend analysis and horizontal analysis compare figures across years instead.

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