This site gives details about what each part of the balance sheet represents. Two articles in this site s Investor 101 web pages explain important things to look for in balance sheets. These pages explain how to use and calculate many business ratios. This site has a tutorial on ratio analysis. This page explains ratios and has examples of a number of commonly used ratios.
Many company s have financial reports on their web sites.
Here you can search for annual reports from a number of corporations. This site contains the balance sheet and statement of income for a Japanese advertising firm. The main difference is that the figures are in Yen. This page has the balance sheet from Iomega Corporation during a period of rapid growth in sales. JCPenney offers sales reports and quarterly earnings reports as links from its home page.