Financial statements report the business activities and financial performance of a company. Learn how they are used by executives, investors, and lenders.

Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a degree in accounting and finance from DePaul University. Katrina Ávila Munichiello is an experienced editor, ...

Financial statements comprise three important written records: the cash flow statement, the income statement and the balance sheet. Companies furnish financial statements to provide information on ...

All publicly traded companies are required to release financial statements quarterly so investors can get a sense of how the business is doing. There are three main financial statements investors ...

Businesses regularly put out financial statements such as the income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows. When these financial statements are released, they can have large impacts on ...