The purpose of the income statement is to show managers and investors whether the company made or lost money during the period being reported.

"But sometimes this is the only way to show shareholders and investors what we do."

"But it could show potential investors that the fusion drive works and there's plenty of natural resources in the asteroids."

The second restaurant is also critical because it shows potential investors that the idea can work in more than one location.

"They wanted to show investors and the world they were back in the game."

Together they are running a seminar aimed at "showing private investors how to trade properly".

"AT&T needs to show investors how it can remove itself from significant debt pressure."

The company spent 2 million on a prototype of the service to show investors.

If he could get film in the can, just a rough cut to show investors, everything would work out, he said.

The study didn't identify any likely companies by name, but it showed investors how to do so themselves.