In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Jim Gillies joins host Ricky Mulvey for an in-depth look at how investors can understand ...

A vertical analysis is used to show the relative sizes of the different accounts on a financial statement. For example, when a vertical analysis is done on an income statement, it will show the top ...

The balance sheet provides you and your co-owners, lenders and management with essential information about your company's financial position. The income statement and cash flow statement provide you ...

Small business owners spend considerable time soliciting customers and managing employees. But the long-term objective is to make a profit and grow the company. A major responsibility of the manager ...

For anyone who has ever pushed a giant shopping cart through throngs of Costco customers on a Saturday, it looks like business at the membership shopping warehouse is booming. But how healthy is ...

Last month we looked at P&Ls as the window to a company’s success. Now let’s analyze the balance sheet which is more analogous to looking at the financial health of a company. A review of the balance ...

This note serves as a reference for balance sheet analysis, which should be read in conjunction with the IMF board paper on Balance Sheet Analysis in Fund Surveillance. It provides a: compendium of ...

A deep-dive analysis of Chesapeake Energy's balance sheet. The numbers that matter A balance sheet is broken into three parts: assets, liabilities, and equity. We'll start at the top and check out ...