If you're looking to expand your business sustainably, understanding your Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) is crucial. At ICFO, we use Higgins’ formula to help businesses calculate their SGR and, more importantly, discover how to improve it.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 1 out of 5 new businesses fail within their first 2 years, almost half within the first 5 years, and nearly 2 out of 3 within 10 years. These statistics underscore the importance of aligning your business’s performance with industry standards.

In the intricate field of business valuation, determining a company's true worth involves more than just calculating numbers; it’s a blend of art and science.

ROAI measures how efficiently a company generates profits from its invested capital, including both equity and debt.

Measuring a company’s liquidity position becomes the work of liquidity ratios, a class of financial metrics which determine how well a company could repay debt obligations using its own working capital, without the need to acquire external funds.  

Proper business valuation is crucial for making informed strategic decisions.

In the dynamic world of business advising, staying ahead of the curve is essential. One powerful tool that advisors can leverage is industry benchmarking.

iCFO adheres to stringent reliability standards with updates to financial data twice per year....

It’s standard practice for business owners to analyze their current financial statements to gather a general idea of whether or not their business is performing well, and then making adjustments or staying the course based on that information.