Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Being an entrepreneur for more than 30 years has taught me how important it is to track data about my business. But, I didn’t always take ...

The debt to asset ratio compares the total amount of debt a company holds to its assets. The ratio is used to determine to what degree a company relies on debt to finance its operations and is an ...

The founder of a new business is often not be a financial expert who understands all of the financial formulas necessary to manage all areas of running a business. Both startups and businesses that ...

The defensive interval ratio (DIR) is a financial metric that can help investors assess a company's ability to meet its short-term operating expenses using its liquid assets. Also known as the basic ...

Financial ratios are calculations that compare two (or more) pieces of financial data that are normally found in a company's financial statements. Ratios can be invaluable to investors making ...

The Treynor ratio is a tool in portfolio analysis that helps investors assess how well a portfolio compensates them for taking on market risk, also known as systematic risk. This portfolio ratio shows ...

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In finance, debt is a powerful tool—it can fuel massive growth for a business or allow a real estate investor to acquire a portfolio of assets. But debt, like any tool, must be managed with extreme ...

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. The mining ...

No matter how profitable a business, if it can't pay its bills as they come due, it's going to run into trouble. Therefore, the liquidity of a company -- how easily it can meet its upcoming ...