Revenue is the top line, net profit is the bottom line. There are many ways to get money out of a company which come before the net profit line in an income sta

Revenue is the top line, net profit is the bottom line. There are many ways to get money out of a company which come before the net profit line in an income statement. Companies can also spin off parts of them in many different ways. The only thing I'm stating that P/E is often the wrong number to look at in a company.