Sound financial management is necessary in a small business -- to make the most of your assets, you need to properly account for them. The quick ratio is a simple financial ratio that can help you to ...

“Do you see the pattern? Each number in the series after the first two numbers is the sum of the preceding two numbers.” That’s how I began my last column focusing on the Fibonacci sequence, which ...

A higher Sortino ratio can indicate a good return relative to the risk taken. The Sortino ratio focuses on downside volatility, while the Sharpe ratio considers both upside and downside volatility in ...

Companies use a number of analytical tools and ratios to determine if the numbers shown on their financial statements indicate financial health and strong performance. They also use these to identify ...

Debt-to-capital ratio is the proportion of a company's total capital that is debt. The ratio is a useful measure of how much a company relies on debt (rather than equity) to finance its operations—and ...

The accounts receivable turnover ratio measures the number of times a company collects its average accounts receivable ...