Reading the financial statements of a business helps with evaluating financial strength and stability. The balance sheet shows the financial condition of the business at a specific point in time.

While you may consider a balance sheet to be an essential financial statement for a company, assessing your own personal assets, equity and wealth in a well-laid-out financial report is equally ...

The balance sheet is one of your company's basic financial statements. It's an equation with the total company assets on one side and debts and owners' equity on the other side. Equity is what's left ...

Investors in iRobot have had a roller coaster of a ride. The company's stock price soared 85% in 2013 but has taken a zigzag path to end up down 6% year to date in 2014. As with all companies, ...

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