A quick measure of competitiveness Analyzing gross profit can be a valuable way for investors (and journalists) to better understand how an entity is competing
Earnings Per Share (EPS) Capital market participants probably watch, analyze and discuss earnings per share more than any other financial measure. Managers talk about EPS
Have You Noticed that Earnings and Stock Prices Often Don’t Move Together? It is common for public entities to announce positive earnings, growth in earnings
Recent SEC Actions Last week (April 19, 2016) the Securities and Exchange Commission issued press release 2016-74. One purpose of the press release was announcing
This is one of a series of articles focused on financial accounting disclosures and how you as a reporter can interpret and report on them.
Wednesday wasn’t a great day for the New York Stock Exchange. Traders saw blank screens for nearly four hours on Wednesday after a technological glitch
If you know Etsy, you know that the artisanal craft site has a reputation for being “Brooklyn hip.” It sells all manner of hand made
We’re at the brink of proxy season now; one of the most interesting times of year to be a business journalist. Proxy statements – or
Barlett & Steele Bronze Award Winners “Inside Game: How Corporate Insiders Profit Ahead of the Public” By Susan Pulliam, Rob Barry, Michael Siconolfi and Jean
The Wall Street Journal jumped into the murky world of insider trading to see how executives traded their companies’ stock. A database they created using
We might take a number like profit margin and look at maybe 100 different variables to figure out which one explains profitability the best, so
The free workshop, “Dig Deeper: Ratios and Red Flags in Financial Statements,” took place Sept. 27, 2012. If you’ve been covering public companies for a
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