Learn how to analyze a company's balance sheet, including assets, liabilities, and equity, for smarter investment decisions.

A company's assets include everything of value the company has, such as cash, investments, or property. Assets are split into two categories: current assets and long-term assets. Current assets are ...

Jared Ecker is a researcher and fact-checker. He possesses over a decade of experience in the Nuclear and National Defense sectors resolving issues on platforms as varied as stealth bombers to UAVs.

There’s no universal safe or danger level. Ideal current ratios vary by industry. A current ratio of 1.0 means the company has $1 in current assets for every $1 in current liabilities. A ratio below 1 ...