balance sheet
nounDefinition of balance sheet
: a statement of financial condition at a given date
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Efficient market theory tells us that scrutinizing the strategy and the balance sheet of a firm won’t give you a financial edge, but if nobody were doing fundamental analysis the market wouldn’t be efficient. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, "Are Spies More Trouble Than They’re Worth?," 26 Aug. 2019 Tesla may have moved some deposit money off the balance sheet already. — Russ Mitchellstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Tesla has a huge incentive to deploy self-driving tech. But is the world ready?," 9 Aug. 2019 Eight of these are: Recapitalizations involve raising new capital to restructure the debt and equity mix on a company’s balance sheet. — Gary Miller, The Denver Post, "Gary Miller: Know what capital structure is and how to use it to grow your business," 7 Aug. 2019 The rise of online shopping, changing consumer tastes, massive debt burdens weighing on retailers’ balance sheets, and increasing automation have resulted in bankruptcies, layoffs, reduced pay, and lost severance. — Hilary George-parkin, Vox, "The workers bearing the brunt of retail’s struggles? Primarily women and people of color.," 26 July 2019 The credit crunch in 2008 triggered a panic when people throughout the financial system wondered whether the numbers on balance sheets meant what they were supposed to mean. — John Lanchester, The New Yorker, "The Invention of Money," 29 July 2019 To think this way is to see oneself through a company’s eyes—as a piece of data on a balance sheet. — Sarah Todd, Quartz at Work, "The short but destructive history of mass layoffs," 12 July 2019 To make sure the good times keep rolling, the Kane household balance sheet has quarterly targets over a five-year horizon. — Thomas Heath, Washington Post, "One man wanted financial certainty and fun in retirement. Here is his formula.," 7 June 2019 That's after the total number of renters declined for two straight years as household balance sheets finally improved enough to allow people to buy homes. — Lydia Depillis, CNN, "The rent is still too damn high and 2020 candidates finally want to do something about it," 25 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'balance sheet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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