Before you jump into any investment, it's important to determine if a company can maintain its liquidity and remain solvent over time. Liquidity and solvency ratios work together, but they shouldn't ...

Profits may look good, but it's cash that pays the bills. As a small business owner, do you track the liquidity ratios of your business? You should be calculating these ratios on at least a weekly ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Financial ratios are calculations that compare two (or more) pieces of financial data that are normally found in a company's financial statements. Ratios can be invaluable to investors making ...

Financial ratios are an indicator of health for any business. They may seem esoteric, but to lenders and investors they tell the true story of a company's financial strength and ability to weather an ...