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Trading and profit and loss statement helps investors view the outcomes in non-assuming terms. A profit and loss report is an effective checkpoint. It reveals what made money, what consumed it and how expenses influenced results. These figures can indicate habits, risk level and regularity over weeks and months.
This knowledge minimises impulse buying. It also assists the investors in changing position size, frequency, and time according to evidence instead of emotions or temporary market responses. This review helps in making planning more consistent and expectations clearer at turbulent and even calm periods in the case of contemporary active participants.
Key Takeaways
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A profit and loss report gives a clear, factual view of trading outcomes by combining gains, losses, and charges in one place.
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Regular review of the report helps traders spot patterns, control impulsive behaviour, and align decisions with long-term goals.
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Segment-wise and holding-period data reveal which strategies, timeframes, or products contribute most to profits or losses.
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Beyond record-keeping, the P&L report acts as a planning tool, supporting disciplined decisions, realistic expectations, and better risk management.
What is a Profit & Loss Summary Report?
This report provides detailed information on the profit or loss incurred by you in your trades during a financial year (FY). The report includes segment-wise trading details like scrip name, buy value, sell value, realised profit/loss, and unrealised profit/loss. Below is the list of a few incomes that are considered in this report.
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Incomes
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Realised sale value of your stocks
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F&O, Intraday, or Commodity trade gains
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Dividend received during the year against each security
How Does This Report Benefit You?
You know that the P&L Summary Report is very important as it showcases your profits/losses. Now, let’s look at all the benefits that this report has.
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Monitor your profit/loss for each transaction.
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Gives you short-term, long-term, delivery, and intraday profit/loss for a specific period
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Helps in tax computation
How Can You Download This Report?
The process to download the profit and loss report varies depending on the broker. However, here are the general steps you can follow on the broker app.
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Go to the ‘Reports’ section on your mobile app
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Head to the ‘Transactional Reports’ section
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Select ‘P&L Summary’
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Choose the segment for which you want the report, or click on ‘All’ for a combined report
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Select the FY and click on ‘Email’ to get the reporaton your registered email address
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If you are downloading the report from the web platform, select the FY and segment, and
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Click on ‘Go’ to view the report
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Download the report inExcell or pdf format by clicking on the icons above
Segments in P&L Summary Reports
You can see P&L Summary Reports for a particular financial year for the below-mentioned segments.
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Equity
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Currency
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All - Consolidated Report Of All Segments
Let’s look over the key details of the report
Below is the snapshot of the Equity P&L report that you can download from the Angel One app.
Now, let’s learn all about the important details that you can witness in the P&L Summary Report.
1. Company Name/Scrip Name
The name of the company for which you bought securities or the scrip name of the shares you are trading.
2. Quantity [
The number of securities you are purchasing/selling for a particular security for a selected financial year.
3. Buy/Sell Average Rate
It is the average rate (per share), including charges,s at which a particular security was bought/sold.
4. GR Rate or Grandfathered Rate
If you have bought a scrip before 31st January 2018, your buy rate wouldbe grandfatheredd to adjust your long-term capital gains. Here, GR Rate is the standard rate, which will be the base at which your buy value would be adjusted.
5. Buy/Sell Amount
It is the total amount (including charges) at which you bought or sold the securities.
6. P/L Intraday
You can see the profit/loss of all the intraday transactions you have entered into during the specified period.
7. P/L Short Term
The profit/loss you have earned on the securities that you have held for the short-term is mentioned here. Here, short-term refers to the period of less than one year.
8. P/L Long Term
It is the profit/loss on the long-term securities. Wherein, long-term securities are those which you have held for more than a year.
9. P/L Notional
The amount of profit/loss arrived at by keeping the closing rate as the base for the quantity you are holding is a notional profit/loss.
10. Closing Rate
The closing rate is the rate of your securities as of the closing date. The closing date here refers to the day before the end date of the period you have selected.
11. Option Type / Strike Price
Option Type represents the type of option you have chosen while entering into the contract. Strike Price is the predetermined price at which your derivatives contract will be bought/sold at the time of expiry.
12. Expiry Date
It is the date on which the trading position automatically closes.
13. Total Charges
It is the amount incurred to carry out the transaction, such as brokerages, GST, STT/CTT, and other applicable charges.
Also Read: What is STT Tax?
Conclusion
Reviewing the trading and profit and loss statement shifts the focus away from the single wins and losses towards the general behaviour. With this report, traders know whether the outcome was a result of discipline or chance. This awareness helps make more stable decisions. In the long term, accountability is established through review of the report.
