“Cash is King” is more than just a cliché; it is a fundamental truth. A company can report billions in profit on its income statement, yet if it runs out of the actual money needed to pay its short ...

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Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Savvy investors look at a company's financial health before buying its stock. Some investors monitor a company's free cash flow and review its cash flow statements to gauge how well it manages its ...

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Amy is an ACA and the CEO and founder ...

No matter how profitable a business, if it can't pay its bills as they come due, it's going to run into trouble. Therefore, the liquidity of a company -- how easily it can meet its upcoming ...

To demonstrate the difference my firm’s proprietary Adjusted Fundamental data makes, I continue my series of reports that compare my firm’s Credit Ratings to legacy firms’ ratings. This report ...

The quick ratio, also known as the acid-test ratio, measures a company's ability to pay off its current debt. Current debt includes any liabilities coming due within a year, like accounts payable and ...