When analyzing an existing business, I always start with the Current Ratio. This assumes you keep good books. If you do, this ratio tells me if you're holding a reasonable amount of cash. It might show you're insolvent and it might show that you lack vision because you have too much cash. But we can't analyze it until we know it.

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