Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. When you try to understand the financial status of a business, you will need a little accounting knowledge. Most ...

Retained earnings are a company's cumulative earnings since it began the business, minus any shareholder dividends that were issued. This figure represents stockholder equity that can be used for ...

Discrepancies between your balance sheet and your tax return can cause you a financial headache. It is possible to have a difference between your end-of-the-year retained earnings and the amount that ...

Lab staff at work in a pharmaceutical laboratory. Image credit: iStock/Thinkstock. What can investors learn about Johnson & Johnson from its balance sheet? The slideshow below provides an answer, ...