A balance sheet provides a snapshot of a company's assets, liabilities and equity at a specific point in time, while an income statement summarizes its revenues and expenses over a period to show ...

Companies prepare the balance sheet and the income statement periodically at the end of each accounting cycle. While a balance sheet relates to a specific date, or a given point within an accounting ...

An income statement is your business’s bottom line: your total revenue from sales minus all of your costs. Financial data is always at the back of the business plan, but that doesn’t mean it’s any ...

Review a company's complete financial history before investing any money in the company. Balance sheets and income statements provide valuable insight into the day-to-day operational and ...

Take extra care when evaluating a REIT's income and debt -- the standard rules don't all apply. The best way to find out how a company makes its money, how much it makes, and how much debt it has is ...

Marshall Hargrave is a stock analyst and writer with 10+ years of experience covering stocks and markets, as well as analyzing and valuing companies. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant ...