One of the most effective ways to compare two businesses is to perform a ratio analysis on each company's financial statements. A ratio analysis looks at various numbers in the financial statements ...

Researchers from the University of Chicago have demonstrated that large language models (LLMs) can conduct financial statement analysis with accuracy rivaling and even surpassing that of professional ...

A company's ability to produce accurate financial statements is essential to its survival. Many interested parties, not just company owners, rely on information about money coming in and going out of ...

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.

This course provides a comprehensive framework for using financial statements to evaluate a company’s strategy execution, performance, financial prospects, and value. The primary emphasis is on the ...

Marshall Hargrave is a stock analyst and writer with 10+ years of experience covering stocks and markets, as well as analyzing and valuing companies. Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS Energy ...

What if analyzing complex financial statements took seconds instead of hours? Imagine an investor reviewing a company’s balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow report, tasks that traditionally ...

Successful business management involves many moving pieces—not only leading a team but also accomplishing short- and long-term business goals aligned with a mission and vision. Within that bigger ...

J.B. Maverick is an active trader, commodity futures broker, and stock market analyst 17+ years of experience, in addition to 10+ years of experience as a finance writer and book editor. David ...