The Cash Flow Statement is a secret weapon for analysts and investors, a way to see through the accounting tricks companies play on the income statement, and I’m showing you exactly how to analyze it ...

Financial statements report the business activities and financial performance of a company. Learn how they are used by executives, investors, and lenders.

Cash flow analysis is an important aspect of a company's financial management because it reveals the cash it has available to pay bills and invest in its business. The analysis goes beyond accounting ...

In the “Understanding Financials: Your Income Statement” column, we learned that the accrual-basis method of accounting is based on the economic activity of the business, and that this preferred ...

Cash generation is “king” for many investors selecting stocks. Earnings, dividends and asset values may be important factors, but it is ultimately a company’s ability to generate cash that fuels the ...