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IPO Basics: A Road Map
Registration Statement Before a company may offer its shares for sale, it must first file a registration statement with the Securi... Read more
Corporate Reporting
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IPO Basics: The Registration Statement
Registration statements have the following two principal parts: Part I is the prospectus, the legal offering or "selling" document. The "i... Read more
Annual Reports
Related Terms: Balance Sheets ; Read more
Who's Tops At The Bottom Line?
In terms of percentage gains in net income, the top performer among the INC. Second 100 is Gerber Scientific (No. 123), which engineered a 36,488% increas... Read more
Investor Relations and Reporting
Related Terms: Financial Statements ; Read more
Income Statements
Related Terms: Annual Reports ; Read more
Show Your Stuff
Depending on what you manufacture, your company may be able to put products as well as numbers in its annual report. Courier Corp., a printer headquartere... Read more
Net Income
The net income of a company is its profit. The terminology is influenced by its source, which is the company's Income Statement. This statement shows Inco... Read more
Bridgeline Software Going Public
Dec. 15, 2006 -- Bridgeline Software, a Woburn, Mass., software firm, has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange... Read more
Your Financial Snapshot
Financial ratios can tell you how your company is doing financially, as well as tell you how you're doing as compared to competitors. Read more
Power of an Open Book
Here's a new argument for opening your company's books: It can be a hot customer-service tool. Unipower Corp., a Coral Springs, Fla., electronics manufact... Read more
Employment Costs Rising
Following sharper gains earlier this year, private-sector wages and salaries rose 0.8 percent in the second quarter, the Labor Department reported Tuesday... Read more
Return on Assets (ROA)
Return on assets (ROA) is a financial ratio that shows the percentage of profit a company earns in relation to its overall resources. It is commonly defin... Read more
Benefit Costs Drive Compensation Spending in Third Quarter
Oct. 31, 2006 -- Total compensation costs for civilian workers increased 1 percent in the third quarter of 2006, compared 0.9 percent ove... Read more
Shutterfly Files $92 Million Initial Public Offering
The Inc. 500 company, which is banking on growth in the photo print market, will trade on the NASDAQ. Read more
Shutterfly Files $92 Million Initial Public Offering
The Inc. 500 company, which is banking on growth in the photo print market, will trade on the NASDAQ. Read more
Not So Fast
The mailbag also contained letters about the INC. 500, including a few from people who were, in one way or another, dismayed by the list. A company'... Read more
American Apparel Again Warns It Could Go Bankrupt
The beleaguered apparel brand reported its second straight quarterly loss and said it might not survive the next 12 months. Read more
Super Marketer
You state that A&P's above-average net income is due to closing of unprofitable stores. I believe that some further research will show that A&P's... Read more
The Metrics
Net Profit Margin Net Pretax Profit ÷ Revenue The bottom line -- the amount you have left after every other expense is t... Read more
How to Understand an Income Statement
At its most basic, the income statement is a breakdown of revenue and expenses. But there’s a lot more to be gleaned from it. Here’s how to start digging... Read more
Have We Turned a Corner?
I'm pleased to report that small-business optimism is on the rise. Based on a recent survey we conducted, 79 percent of business owners indicated they are... Read more
Wired For Profit
A moment of sympathy, please, for the small investor. He is always the last to know what's going on -- and the least likely to profit from it. Consi... Read more
The Inc. 100: We Missed A Trio Of Winners
I read with interest your INC. 100 list in the May issue. Movie Systems Inc. was incorporated in November 1975. We would appreciate consideration for fut... Read more
Apple And Windows 7 Smackdown
Who will win? Short answer: both! This is supposed to be Microsoft's week. The new long-awaited Windows 7 operating system comes out tomorrow. Lau... Read more
Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA)
The Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA) of 1954 is a tax law that requires the owners of small businesses—such as S corporations, partnerships,... Read more
Inc. 500 Industrial-Services Firm Lists Stock on OTC
MISCOR Group ranked No. 128 and reported sales of $46.3 million in 2005. Read more
Corrections
The 1985 INC. 100 listing (May) included an incorrect report of the 1984 net income for Genex (#80). The correct figure is a $7.4-million loss. In "... Read more
Telecom's Golden In Russia
Jim Oberweis is the chef du jour in the sizzling small-cap kitchen. Here's a taste of what he is serving up to clients and subscribers. Read more
Affordable Health Care Redux
Since we're on the subject of health insurance, let's look at one other surprise that Kaiser delivered in its annual Read more
How to Track Your Company's Critical Numbers
Working with a great accountant is an asset; leaning too hard on one can be a flaw. Here are key steps to boosting financial literacy and keeping a simple gu... Read more
IPOs: How Soon and How Much?
Timing the Market A number of factors can affect the success of an initial public offering. A company may have some control over c... Read more
Raising the Bar for Bonuses
Creating a bonus plan that motivates employees. Read more
Complex Equations
In "The One-Minute Lender" (December 1984), Bruce Posner muses that some bankers have asked the authors of the H-score how to calculate cash flow. Pretty ... Read more
How to Prepare a Company for an Initial Public Offering
An initial public offering of stock can be viewed as the definitive sign of a company's success. Here is a look at the steps a company can take to prepare fo... Read more
How Will the IPO Market Treat Zipcar?
Despite strong revenue gains, the car-sharing service has yet to turn an annual profit, faces increased competition, and has a tricky merger to execute. Read more
Groupon's Growing Pains
Two summers ago Groupon had 37 employees. Now it has just under 10,000. There's rapid growth, and then there's Groupon. So, is this a good thing? ... Read more
SEC Disclosure Laws and Regulations
Related Terms: Sarbanes-Oxley Companies that are... Read more
IPO Basics: Due Diligence
During the due diligence phase, the company, its underwriters, and their attorneys will focus on the registration statement. This phase will require the c... Read more
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