This page lists the most important financial ratios when analyzing financial statements, namely the Balance Sheet, and Income Statement. Income Statement Ratios Gross Profit Ratio Gross...

The income statement is also called "Statement of Operations" or "Statement of Profit and Loss (P/L)". The income statement captures the finances of the operations of a business. It is used to track...

Investors that are interested in purchasing stocks, will do so, by evaluating the company they intend to buy shares from. The financial statements are a good place to start, to see if an investment...

One of the largest topics when investing is dealing with financial risks. Investors, before and during their investment, need to determine if the rewards of their purchased assets outweigh the risks....

One way for a company to raise money is through an initial public offering (IPO). It sells shares to interested investors. But once the company received the cash, why should it still be interested in...

The goal of every value investor is to find stocks that for some reason are undervalued. Maybe the company had a temporary setback and generated less revenue and profit, or there was an economic...