Starbucks Profit

We are sure that you are familiar with store gift cards and the frustration of have 43 cents left on the card. In retail, gift card balances...

Taxes, Taxes, Taxes

While you are likely familiar with large salaries sometimes earned by professional athletes, like everyone else, taxes can take a big bite o...

McDonald's Negative McEquity

A negative book value of equity is generally a bad sign as it often indicates a company has accumulated losses that have exceeded shareholde...

GE's Loss Of Goodwill

General Electric just announced a $22 billion write-off related to the company's 2015 acquisition of the power grid business from Alsto...

Cash Flow Rises

According to a recent study , free cash flow for 20 industries increased to 4.97 percent last year, meaning that for every dollar of sales, ...

The (Partial) Effects Of Tax Reform

With the U.S. corporate tax rate being among the highest among developed economies, there is discussion of corporate tax reform that would r...

Accounting Cash Flow Makeover

The Accounting Statement of Cash Flows received a makeover as FASB updated the treatment of eight different cash flows. As you will read, w...

A Critical Examination Of Earnings

A recent article made us think about the importance of definitions. The article states: "After all, in the long-run stocks are fundame...