Financial Tools

Business Finance

Managers use a variety of tools to analyze a company’s financial position. Horizontal, vertical, and ratio analyses are three important tools.

  • Describe how each contributes to the analysis process.
  • Discuss both the mechanics of the method as well as the information gleaned.
  • Please give an example of how each method might be used to make a business decision.
  • Be sure to discuss what the company’s information should be compared against to determine the financial health of the company.

Be sure to cite any sources using APA style