Companies that sell goods of any kind count those goods as inventory. They store the inventory in warehouses or dedicated rooms at company facilities in most instances. Keeping records of the ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Michael Logan is an experienced writer, producer, and editorial leader. As a journalist, he ...

In stock market analysis, many numbers get thrown around—market capitalization, price-to-earnings ratios, and total shares outstanding. Yet, one critical metric often misunderstood by individual ...