If you're interested in investing, you've probably read quite a few articles that say "do your homework" before buying a stock. Reading and understanding a balance sheet is part of that homework.

Your balance sheet lists your company's assets, liabilities and equity; it is sometimes called your statement of net worth. A classified balance sheet is merely one that has been arranged so that key ...

Although many industries share similar assets on their balance sheets, a manufacturer's balance sheet contains additional assets specific to the business its in and the products it sells.

Andrew Bloomenthal has 20+ years of editorial experience as a financial journalist and as a financial services marketing writer. Chip Stapleton is a Series 7 and Series 66 license holder, CFA Level 1 ...

A balance sheet displays what a company owns, what it owes, how it's financed, and its shareholders' equity at a particular point in time. An income statement displays the company's revenues and ...

For anyone who has ever pushed a giant shopping cart through throngs of Costco customers on a Saturday, it looks like business at the membership shopping warehouse is booming. But how healthy is ...