For example, many retail companies have a fiscal year that differs from the calendar year due to the heavy sales cycle during the holiday season. Because December 31 coincides with heavy shopping ...

This time around, most companies reported financial and operating results for the July-August-September quarter, the third three-month period in a calendar year. But if a company runs on a fiscal ...

Whether companies use a calendar year or a fiscal year ... fiscal reporting with their business trends. For example, many ...