Basic Financial Analysis


Recent Basic Financial Analysis Articles

How to Protect Your Margins in a Downturn

Here's how companies in 12 industries are faring, plus tips.  Read more

How to Navigate Business Insolvency

Advice on bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization, dealing with creditors, and financial insolvency.  Read more

How to Fix Cash-Flow Problems

Cash-flow problems have just a few possible causes. More often than you might think, business is all about the basics  Read more

Our Irrational Fear of Numbers

No, you didn't start a company because you wanted to learn accounting. But you had better learn some – pronto – if you want to really understand your bus...  Read more

Follow the Numbers

It's the best way to spot problems before they become life-threatening.  Read more

Big Love [Audio] 

When you're starting a company, it can be tempting to hit up friends and family for that much-needed first investment. But, oh, can it backfire. Staff wri...  Watch video

Smart Questions for Your Credit Card Company [Video] 

Credit card companies send out billions of offers every year. From introductory rates to rewards programs, articles editor Larry Kanter explains how to ma...  Watch video

Using Financials to Get What You Want

Yes, preparing financial statements can be a chore, but if you look at them as a resource for holding yourself and your employees accountable for the bottom ...  Read more

Finding Your Way to Financial Independence

Many business owners think retirement is a mysterious and faraway place. Here are some tips on planning -- realistically -- for life after work.  Read more

Case Study: A Quota on Profit

Lafayette 148 had high hopes for its new Chinese factory. Then it encountered an unforeseen problem: trade restrictions.  Read more

Inc.com | Time for Your Financial Checkup

With the New Year comes the perfect opportunity to get the financial side of your business in order. You need accurate numbers in order to make intellige...  Read more

Gross Margin -- The Overlooked Metric

Not too long ago, I was making a presentation to a prospective client, when he asked me which single metric he should stay most focused on. I thou...  Read more

The Secret to Formatting Cash Flow Projections

Here are the keys to creating a powerful tool to take control of your cash flow.  Read more

How to Spot Trouble in Your Financials

Diagnose what's wrong with your company by zeroing in on your financials.  Read more

Cash Flow Projections Made Easy

Here is a 4-step process you can use to create cash flow projections you can trust.  Read more

The 10 Absolutely Must-Follow Cash Flow Rules

The 10 Absolutely Must-Follow Cash Flow Rules When it comes to properly managing the cash flow of your business, the best way to move from wher...  Read more

Financial Strategies: The Best of Inc. Magazine

When it comes to questions about business finance, Jill Andresky F...  Read more

The Basics of Balance Sheets

A balance sheet is a snapshot of a business's financial condition at a specific moment in time, usually at the close of an accounting period. A balance sh...  Read more

Persuasive Projections

Predicting the future is hard. But when you're making financial projections, that's exactly what you need to do. You can avoid some of the most common mistak...  Read more

Forget Spreadsheets

Brodsky stresses that the best way to track monthly sales and gross margins is to do it by hand.  Read more

Advisers: Rent a CFO

A company president explains how his business brought in a short-term CFO.  Read more

Keeping Sales Growth Profitable

Analyzing comprehensive costs before accepting new business.  Read more

How To Survive A Cash Crisis

If your company gets into financial difficulties, don't panic. First, try these steps espoused by Multi Financial Services Inc. chairman Gerald C. Meyers, fo...  Read more

Margin Management

Frustrated with trying to run your company on a budget? Jim McManus has a better way: focus on gross margin.  Read more

How Good a Cash Manager are You?

One banker says that the principles of cash management are easy: "Collect fast, pay slow, and invest in the meantime." But sometimes it's just the opposit...  Read more

Financial Ratios

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