12.4: Financial Statement Analysis
- Page ID
- 4060
Learning Objective
- Evaluate a company’s performance using financial statements and ratio analysis.
Now that you know how financial statements are prepared, let’s see how they’re used to help owners, managers, investors, and creditors assess a firm’s performance and financial strength. You can glean a wealth of information from financial statements, but first you need to learn a few basic principles for “unlocking” it.