Ed Patton1 minIt Really is that Simple!An age-old financial, rhetorical question from business leaders is along the lines of…”why can’t financial results be presented in a...
Ed Patton2 minCapitalization of Privately Owned Businesses (understand and track financial fundamentals)Purpose of blog: brief discussion about the dynamics of evaluating financial adequacy and procuring third-party capital. Background...
Ed Patton1 minFinancial Fundamentals increases KnowledgeFundamentals are important in all aspects of life, including business. This tees up four interesting financial fundamentals questions for...
Ed Patton2 minParts and Pieces (of Business Financial Fundamentals)Business’ financial components are numerous, complex and differ from company-to-company. · In other words, every company has a lot...
Ed Patton1 minSimple and ElegantSimple and Elegant It is amazing and elegant that a business’ full financial profile can be provided with only five numbers. Pertinent...
Ed Patton2 minFinancial Health / Working Capital Drivers...simple to understand and evaluateCounterintuitive This blog, and many financial experts, use the amount of net working capital as a key measure of a business' financial...