An audit is an inspection of a company's accounting records, usually done by an independent certified public accountant. Audits are performed in an effort to determine whether a business is ...

A balance sheet is a versatile document that offers a snapshot of a company's or individual's finances at a given point in time. Businesses can use balance sheets to develop plans for the future and ...

A balance sheet is a financial document that presents the financial status of a business through an accounting of a company’s assets, liabilities, and equity. A balance sheet, when looked at with a ...

According to the CFA Institute, a balance sheet-based accruals ratio is "the difference between net operating assets at the end and the beginning of the period compared to the average net operating ...

A ratio of debt to equity is calculated by dividing total debt by the amount of shareholders' equity, found near the bottom ...

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 ...

The U.S. Federal Reserve may soon need to grow its balance sheet through bond purchases and could consider shortening the ...