This ratio is an indicator of a company’s ability to meet its current obligations. The percentages on the common-size balance sheet (above) allow you to immediately see that the debt to total asset ratio is 62.5% (the amount of total liabilities was divided by...

For example, a stock that is subject to a 3-1 split should see its shares initially cut in third. However, companies large stock dividends and stock splits are issued primarily to: must update their records to reflect the new number of shares and the...