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Section 3

The Balance Sheet

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Assets

Assets on a balance sheet are classified into current assets and non-current assets. Assets are on the left side of a balance sheet.

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Liabilities and Equity

The balance sheet contains details on company liabilities and owner's equity.

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Working Capital

Working capital is a financial metric which represents operating liquidity available to a business, organization and other entity.

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Liquidity

Liquidity, a business's ability to pay obligations, can be assessed using various ratios: current ratio, quick ratio, etc.

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Debt to Equity

The debt-to-equity ratio (D/E) indicates the relative proportion of shareholder's equity and debt used to finance a company's assets.

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Market Value vs. Book Value

Book value is the price paid for a particular asset, while market value is the price at which you could presently sell the same asset.

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Limitations of the Balance Sheet

The three limitations to balance sheets are assets being recorded at historical cost, use of estimates, and the omission of valuable non-monetary assets.

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