When you want to get an idea of a company's financial condition, ratio analysis is one of the tools of the trade. In the following article, you'll learn about two useful balance sheet ratios: the debt ...

The equity multiplier measures how much a company relies on debt versus shareholders' equity. DuPont analysis breaks down ROE using the equity multiplier to indicate risk and earning power. Watching ...

The gross income multiplier, or GIM, offers an easy method of appraising investment or commercial properties using sales and rental figures. The strength of this calculation is in its simplicity, ...

J.B. Maverick is an active trader, commodity futures broker, and stock market analyst 17+ years of experience, in addition to 10+ years of experience as a finance writer and book editor. Erika Rasure ...

The vast piles of dollars proposed, pending and spent to stimulate the U.S. economy must be used as an investment in the future of America and not just to bail out companies that have failed to live ...