common-size balance sheet

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Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA

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A company’s balance sheet that shows each item’s amount after it has been divided by the amount of total assets. In other words, current assets will be shown as a percentage of total assets. This will allow comparisons between companies of different size.

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