Claire Boyte-White is the lead writer for NapkinFinance.com, co-author of I Am Net Worthy, and an Investopedia contributor. Claire's expertise lies in corporate finance & accounting, mutual funds, ...

Par value is an arbitrary low value assigned to shares to meet legal requirements. To compute par value of issued shares, multiply the number per share by total shares. Low par value reduces financial ...

Managers and investors both use financial ratios to evaluate business performance. Financial ratios convert financial information into a standardized format that makes it easy for users to evaluate ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Everything in business is relative. The numbers for your profits, sales, and net worth need to be compared with other components of your ...

Total margin ratio is found by dividing net income by total revenue, then multiplying by 100. This ratio aids investors in assessing a company's profitability from its total revenues. Using this ratio ...

Steven Nickolas is a writer and has 10+ years of experience working as a consultant to retail and institutional investors. Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee ...