Financial Statements

Financial statements are essentially the report cards for businesses. They tell the story, in numbers, about the financial health of the business.

Financial Analysis
Corporate Finance
Financial Statements
Financial Ratios
Accounting
Debt
Mergers & Acquisitions
Corporate Insurance

Asset Definition

An asset is a resource with economic value that an individual or corporation owns or controls with the expectation that it will provide a fu...

Current Assets Definition
Operating Margin Definition
Shareholder Equity – SE Definition

The Difference Between Cash Flow and EBITDA
The Profitability Ratio and Company Evaluation
Understanding the Cash Flow Statement
Accounts Payable Turnover Ratio Definition
Annual Report Definition
Balance Sheet Definition
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) Definition
Cash Flow From Financing Activities – CFF Definition
Days Sales Of Inventory – DSI Definition
Diluted Earnings per Share (Diluted EPS) Definition
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes – EBIT Definition
Financial Statements Definition
Gross Profit Definition
Income Statement Definition
Margin Definition
Net Operating Income – NOI Definition
Property, Plant, and Equipment – PP&E Definition
Present Value – PV Definition
Return on Sales (ROS) Definition
Shareholder
Vertical Analysis: Overview
Profit and Loss Statement (P&L) Definition
Gross Profit Margin vs. Net Profit Margin
How Companies Calculate Revenue
Capitalize Definition
Chart of Accounts (COA) Definition
Contingent Liability Definition
Gross Income Definition
Turnover Definition
Weighted Average Definition
How to Decode a Company's Earnings Reports
Enterprise Multiple Definition
Free Cash Flow to the Firm – FCFF Definition
How to Evaluate a Company's Balance Sheet
The Importance of Other Comprehensive Income
Understanding Extraordinary Items vs. Nonrecurring Items
Understanding Cash Flow Statement vs. Income Statement
The Three Major Financial Statements: How They're Interconnected
How Do the Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement Differ?
Fixed Asset vs. Current Asset: What's the Difference?
Gross, Operating, and Net Profit Margin: What's the Difference?
Bank Capital Definition
Common Size Financial Statement Definition
Contributed Capital Definition
Current Account Deficit Definition
Net Debt – Definition
Non-Cash Item Definition
Working Capital (NWC) Definition
Lower of Cost or Market Method
Understanding Goodwill vs. Other Intangible Assets
Understanding Recurring Expenses vs. Non-Recurring Expenses
Understanding Overhead vs. Operating Expenses
Capitalized Lease Method Definition
The Main Focus Points When Analyzing a Balance Sheet
Reading the Balance Sheet
Compiled vs. Certified Financial Statements
Why Do Shareholders Need Financial Statements?
Financial Accounting vs. Managerial Accounting
How Does Goodwill Affect Financial Statements?
Is an Increase in a Company's Capital Stock a Bad Sign?

Financial Statements

Financial statements are essentially the report cards for businesses. They tell the story, in numbers, about the financial health of the business.

Asset Definition

Current Assets Definition

Operating Margin Definition

Shareholder Equity – SE Definition

The Difference Between Cash Flow and EBITDA

The Profitability Ratio and Company Evaluation

Understanding the Cash Flow Statement

Accounts Payable Turnover Ratio Definition

Annual Report Definition

Balance Sheet Definition

Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) Definition

Cash Flow From Financing Activities – CFF Definition

Days Sales Of Inventory – DSI Definition

Diluted Earnings per Share (Diluted EPS) Definition

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes – EBIT Definition

Financial Statements Definition

Gross Profit Definition

Income Statement Definition

Margin Definition

Net Operating Income – NOI Definition

Property, Plant, and Equipment – PP&E Definition

Present Value – PV Definition

Return on Sales (ROS) Definition

Shareholder

Vertical Analysis: Overview

Profit and Loss Statement (P&L) Definition

Gross Profit Margin vs. Net Profit Margin

How Companies Calculate Revenue

Capitalize Definition

Chart of Accounts (COA) Definition

Contingent Liability Definition

Gross Income Definition

Turnover Definition

Weighted Average Definition

How to Decode a Company's Earnings Reports

Enterprise Multiple Definition

Free Cash Flow to the Firm – FCFF Definition

How to Evaluate a Company's Balance Sheet

The Importance of Other Comprehensive Income

Understanding Extraordinary Items vs. Nonrecurring Items

Understanding Cash Flow Statement vs. Income Statement

The Three Major Financial Statements: How They're Interconnected

How Do the Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement Differ?

Fixed Asset vs. Current Asset: What's the Difference?

Gross, Operating, and Net Profit Margin: What's the Difference?

Bank Capital Definition

Common Size Financial Statement Definition

Contributed Capital Definition

Current Account Deficit Definition

Net Debt – Definition

Non-Cash Item Definition

Working Capital (NWC) Definition

Lower of Cost or Market Method

Understanding Goodwill vs. Other Intangible Assets

Understanding Recurring Expenses vs. Non-Recurring Expenses

Understanding Overhead vs. Operating Expenses

Capitalized Lease Method Definition

The Main Focus Points When Analyzing a Balance Sheet

Reading the Balance Sheet

Compiled vs. Certified Financial Statements

Why Do Shareholders Need Financial Statements?

Financial Accounting vs. Managerial Accounting

How Does Goodwill Affect Financial Statements?

Is an Increase in a Company's Capital Stock a Bad Sign?