• What specific ratios help determine a firm's internal liquidity, operating performance, risk profile, and growth potential?
• How can DuPont analysis help evaluate a firm's past and future return on equity?
• What is a quality balance sheet or income statement?
• Why should you engage in financial statement analysis if markets are efficient and forward-looking?
• What major financial ratios are used by analysts in the following areas: stock valuation, estimating and evaluating systematic risk, predicting the credit ratings on bonds, and estimating the probability of bankruptcy?