The balance sheet: a snapshot of your financial health: for hospital CFOs who think beyond current revenue, actively managing the balance sheet--the "forgotten financial statement"--offers a strategic opportunity.(CAPITAL FINANCE)

From: Healthcare Financial Management | Date: May 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

The balance sheet reflects the historical strength of an organization, and has long been thought of as a "snapshot" of an entity's financial position. In today's corporate world, the balance sheet has taken a back seat to the income statement, as Wall Street rivets its attention on top-line revenues and bottom-line earnings. Some CFOs and treasurers of public companies, it seems, focus on their balance sheets only at quarter-or year-end.

The savvy ones actively manage the balance sheet throughout the year. They know that in those assets and liabilities lie opportunities to ...

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