Sustained periods of negative cash flows can indicate a company is in financial distress. The debt-to-equity ratio compares a company's debt to shareholders' equity and is a good measure in ...

Bruns, William J., Jr. "Introduction to Financial Ratios and Financial Statement Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 193-029, August 1992. (Revised September 2004.) ...

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, earnings per share (EPS), and earnings yield are all financial metrics used to evaluate a company. The P/E ratio can reveal if a stock is overvalued or ...