Assets help keep a business afloat. They can be sold during lean times, used as collateral during expansion and help produce a healthy balance sheet. Business assets range from cash on hand to ...

Over the years, many companies have transitioned from asset-heavy to asset-light business models, where intangible assets drive most of their growth. Tangible assets are assets that appear on a ...

The tangible common equity ratio is the ratio of a company’s tangible equity to its tangible assets. It doesn’t follow generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, and hence the method of ...

When advising business owners, one of the trickiest topics to explain is goodwill and intangible assets. Clients often ask: If these values don’t show up on my balance sheet, do they even exist?