Skip to content

CHECKLIST

Red flags in the financial statements

What to look at in the P&L, the balance sheet and the cash flow to see the problem before it becomes a crisis.

What's inside

Companies rarely fail by surprise: the signs appear in the financial statements months in advance. The trouble is that each sign on its own looks small. Use this list to look at the three statements together and light up the right warning.

  • Before you start2
  • Signs in the P&L5
  • Signs in the balance sheet6
  • Signs in the cash flow5
  • Cross-reading the three2
For whom
Analysts, controllers and CFOs who assess their own company, clients, suppliers or acquisition targets

Get the checklist

We hand it over right away, on this same screen.

Book a diagnostic