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The capital structure of a company directly impacts its profitability and ability to continue as a going concern. If a company is over-leveraged and cash flows are insufficient to meet recurring debt ...

A company’s capital structure refers to how it finances its operations and growth with different sources of funds, such as bond issues, long-term notes payable, common stock, preferred stock, or ...

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Companies use financial statements to track and monitor their financial and operational performance and health. The balance sheet provides a snapshot of what a company owns and owes at a specific ...

Capital structure refers to the mix of funding sources a company uses to finance its assets and its operations. The sources typically can be bucketed into equity and debt. Using internally generated ...