The price-to-book ratio, or P/B ratio, looks at a company from a different angle. It compares the stock’s market capitalization to the value of what the company owns after subtracting what it owes.

Financial analysis is an aspect of the overall business finance function that involves examining historical data to gain information about the current and future financial health of a company.

Financial ratios provide business owners with a quantitative analysis of their company's financial information. Business owners can also use financial ratios to create benchmarks for comparative ...

Ratio analysis assesses company performance using financial ratios. ITW improved profit margins and FCF through strategic alignment. ITW's stock outperformed S&P 500 over a decade, showing strategic ...

Financial ratios are calculations developed using data from a company's financial statements. Managers, investors and lenders analyze financial ratios for indications of a company's performance and ...

Return-on-equity (ROE) is the correct profit metric to evaluate the performance of a business. However, the primary emphasis on financial ratio analysis must be on operating performance. The “advanced ...

In most of my individual stock outlook or forecast articles, the second and third sections are two forms of analysis. The first being fundamental analysis, and the second being technical analysis.

In this article, we will take a look at the 12 most important financial ratios to analyze a company. If you want to skip our detailed analysis, you can go directly to 5 Most Important Financial Ratios ...

In last week’s article, I stressed the importance for a company to have sufficient equity to maintain reasonable levels of leverage. International credit rating agencies typically use a defined ...

In finance, debt is a powerful tool—it can fuel massive growth for a business or allow a real estate investor to acquire a portfolio of assets. But debt, like any tool, must be managed with extreme ...