A ratio of debt to equity is calculated by dividing total debt by the amount of shareholders' equity, found near the bottom ...

When you want to know a company’s financial health, it helps to look at its balance sheet. But if you’ve never seen a balance sheet before or don’t know how to read one, all you’ll see is a collection ...

Dividends are a return of cash flow. Companies have a long list of items that use cash flow, most of which come before dividends. If you don't understand a company's balance sheet, you could end up ...