The income statement is one of the financial statements which we as investors, managers, operators, and employees should all understand. Without a profitable business, we wouldn’t be in business at ...

Financial statements are key to understanding the underlying drivers of a business—i.e., how your business is growing, what the margin profile is, how much cash it is generating and using and from ...

Understanding the components of your company's sales is important for budget-planning purposes and for efficiently marketing your products. Per-unit price is one way of differentiating between ...

Vipul Bansal is a seasoned finance professional with over ten years of experience in investment banking and capital markets. Deutsche Bank. Financial statements play a crucial role in evaluating a ...

You don’t need to be a CPA to understand your company’s financial health. You just need to know where to look. That starts with the income statement—also known as the profit and loss (P&L) ...

A company’s long-term success hinges on its financial health. In a competitive market, stable companies may come out on top while unstable companies can struggle to survive. One of the clearest ways ...

Income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements. If you're running a business, you probably have some knowledge of basic financial statements and how to use them. But do you know why ...

The income statement is one of the core financial statements for any business. Every daily operation that impacts cash flow has a direct impact on the income statement. If you understand what ...

A balance sheet provides a snapshot of a company's assets, liabilities and equity at a specific point in time, while an income statement summarizes its revenues and expenses over a period to show ...

A few months ago, we published a column entitled, “Understanding Financials: Your Income Statement.” To re-read that e-column, click here. The balance sheet is another of the financial statements ...