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Sep 2024
40m 42s

How to Analyze a Balance Sheet

The Motley Fool
About this episode

“If you thought we were in the weeds, now we’re about to start tunneling.”


Jim Gillies joins Ricky Mulvey for an in-depth look at how investors can understand a company’s balance sheet. And a heads up, this show gets to some more advanced concepts than our usual fare. They discuss:


- The basics of balance sheets. 

- If lululemon has an inventory problem.

- A cautionary tale from a mattress seller. 

- Companies with strong balance sheets, (besides Berkshire Hathaway).


Companies discussed: OTC: KSIOF, WING, LULU, SNBR, CATO, CHGG, EBAY, COST, SFM, ASO, MEDP, WINA 


Host: Ricky Mulvey

Guest: Jim Gillies

Engineer: Tim Sparks

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