As the bridge between a nonprofit‘s operations and its stakeholders, financial statements can be a powerful storytelling tool. Traditionally, financial statements provide transparency, demonstrate ...

Learn how to use common-size financial statements to spot trends and compare a company’s financials with competitors by converting financial figures into percentages.

For many years, the nonprofit chief financial officer was viewed primarily as the organization’s financial gatekeeper. The role centered on preparing budgets, closing the books, ensuring compliance, ...

Q. I read the JofA article last month about performing horizontal, vertical, and trend analyses in Excel. How can Excel be used to organize these analyses and highlight possible red flags in a company ...

Over the years, companies have relied on alternative performance measures (APMs) such as “adjusted earnings” or “underlying profit” to provide investors additional financial information beyond IFRS or ...