Discover how pro-forma forecasts work, their benefits, and limitations. Learn to leverage these financial predictions using income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows.

Nobody has a crystal ball to tell the future, but a well-thought out pro forma can help you project to the best of your ability and explore different scenarios. A pro forma is simply a financial ...

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) ...

Financial statements provide business owners and their lenders and investors with significant information regarding the business' financial health and stability and its ability to manage operations ...

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FASB on Wednesday issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) that it said should end a “diversity in practice” in the disclosure of pro forma revenue and earnings for business combinations. The ASU ...

Ovintiv ( ($OVV) ) just unveiled an announcement. On November 4, 2025, Ovintiv Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Ovintiv Canada ULC, ...

Earnings before the bad stuff can do good things for executive pay. Last year was tough for many companies, so many asked investors to imagine what things would have looked like if the tough things ...