A common way that analysts and investors measure the performance of a company selling goods is by using financial ratios. One ratio that is useful for evaluating a company's effectiveness in utilizing ...

For companies that sell a product, inventory is a major consideration. The more inventory you have, the more money that’s tied up in a static product. Until you sell the product, that money isn’t ...

Knowing just how much inventory is enough for current or projected sales can be a daunting task for any business. Too much on-hand inventory can cut into profits, and too little inventory may mean ...

Andriy Blokhin has 5+ years of professional experience in public accounting, personal investing, and as a senior auditor with Ernst & Young. In accounting, inventory represents a company's raw ...

We provide additional detail on the company's historical inventory levels. We evaluate the company's prospective inventory ratios against historical levels to further assess the potential to generate ...

David Gorton, CPA, has 5+ years of professional experience in accounting. He teaches accounting, helping promote financial education and awareness. Khadija Khartit is a strategy, investment, and ...

Just over a week after Yingli Green Energy issued a SEC filing detailing the extent of its indebtedness, analysis shows the PV manufacturing giant to have a very high 95% liability to asset ratio and ...