Appendix A
Edison Manufacturing Company Statements of Profit and Loss: 1893-1911
(Figures rounded off to the nearest dollar) | ||||||
Year | Film Sales4 | Film Sales &Inventory | Film Costs | Film Profits | Kineto. Sales | |
1893-18951 | 25,882 | 30,132 | 17,809 | 12,324 | 149,549*5 | |
1895-18962 | 18,616 | 23,820 | 19,519 | 4,302 | 30,110*6 | |
1896-1897 | 84,771 | 87,564 | 63,000 | 24,564 | 21,159 | |
3,317* | ||||||
1897-1898 | 75,250 | 76,864 | 52,425 | 24,439 | 27,186 | |
1,923*7 | ||||||
1898-1899 | 41,207 | 42,904 | 26,800 | 16,104 | 15,9638 | |
1899-1900 | 38,991 | 40,529 | 27,628 | 12,901 | 22,4269 | |
1900-19013 | 49,756 | 52,575 | 32,297 | 20,278 | 23,033 | |
1901-1902 | 82,108 | 97,483 | 60,049 | 37,434 | 34,685 | |
1902-1903 | 75,695 | 103,913 | 75,385 | 28,528 | 33,967 | |
1903-1904 | 91,122 | 119,087 | 94,274 | 24,813 | 36,651 | |
1904-1905 | 106,984 | 135,722 | 95,973 | 39,748 | 51,597 | |
1905-1906 | 116,829 | 153,884 | 93,173 | 60,660 | 78,829 | |
1906-1907 | 191,908 | 227,999 | 131,472 | 96,527 | 182,135 | |
1907-1908 | 205,243 | 244,484 | 127,571 | 116,912 | 418,893 | |
1908-1909 | 554,359 | 569,394 | 339,012 | 230,383 | 341,848 | |
1909-1910 | 675,306 | 720,738 | 485,940 | 234,798 | 265,761 | |
1910-1911 | 762,240 | 815,626 | 613,377 | 202,250 | 275,499 | |
* Figures for peep-hole kinetoscope; all other figures in this column for projecting machines. | ||||||
1 November 1893 to 1 March 1895. | ||||||
2 Business years run from 1 March to end of February for this and subsequent entries. | ||||||
3 Combines figures for private and corporate entity. | ||||||
4 Sales and Inventory also includes general expenses and depreciation. | ||||||
5 Loss on kinetoscope sundries is $441 on sales of $2,426. | ||||||
6 Loss on kinetoscope sundries is $717 on sales of $1,170. |
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Year | Proj. Kineto Sales & Inv. | Kineto Costs | Kineto.Profits | Total Sales | Total Costs10 Total Profits10 | |
1893-18951 | 155,585* | 82,130* | 73,455* | 268,080 | 215,12289,090 | |
1895-18962 | 30,401* | 29,845* | 5566* | 138,343 | 145,31724,650 | |
1896-1897 | 22,570 | 21,037 | 1,534 | 201,266 | 193,15936,566 | |
3,623* | 4,070* | (447)* | ||||
1897-1898 | 27,802 | 22,976 | 4,826 | 211,908 | 205,09341,018 | |
2,318* | 2,720* | (401)* | ||||
1898-1899 | 17,059 | 10,861 | 6,198 | 217,277 | 169,40681,018 | |
1899-1900 | 24,909 | 14,854 | 10,056 | 277,828 | 196,515118,134 | |
1900-19013 | 25,475 | 15,018 | 10,457 | 283,995 | 230,104120,151 | |
1901-1902 | 36,341 | 20,870 | 15,471 | 438,413 | 285,762192,473 | |
1902-1903 | 37,290 | 22,774 | 14,545 | 458,742 | 319,280210,062 | |
1903-1904 | 40,321 | 24,684 | 15,637 | 421,193 | 326,634171,378 | |
1904-1905 | 55,168 | 32,848 | 22,321 | 353,870 | 296,919125,00111 | |
1905-1906 | 82,706 | 47,897 | 34,809 | 430,745 | 314,538195,725 | |
1906-1907 | 195,628 | 108,400 | 87,228 | 641,234 | 446,213296,372 | |
1907-1908 | 445,399 | 224,776 | 220,622 | 887,421 | 578,966413,172 | |
1908-1909 | 371,193 | 190,616 | 180,577 | 1,228,121 | 785,106550,289 | |
1909-1910 | 290,184 | 151,676 | 138,507 | 1,445,888 | 1,013,826571,446 | |
1910-1911 | 294,242 | 162,089 | 132,153 | 1,621,279 | 1,173,121589,789 | |
7 Does not include kinetophone attachments with sales of $193 and profits of $11. 8 Does not include kinetophone attachments with sales of $50 and losses of $74. 9 Does not include kinetophone attachments with sales of $576 and profits of $26. 10 Costs + Profits = Sales & Inventory. Total costs and profits include products such as batteries and fans. 11 Other balance sheets for 1904-5 give profits of $136,199. Difference in figures involves batteries. |