Alternatives ---------------------- According to the chapter of financial ratio, the Operating Profit Margin, Net Profit Margin and Return on assets and equity had downward trend since 2008, will drop to its record low in 2013, then upward trend afterwards. However, the Gross profit Margin will be kept as same as that before expansion. Moreover, Efficiency of Cash Management will be done better on rise of Creditor Ratio despite Debtor Ratio will go up. This can be improved by adjustment of period in
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Department of Accounting and Finance Faculty of Business Studies University of Vaasa, Finland The Review of the Theoretical and Empirical Basis of Financial Ratio Analysis Revisited With the Modern Developments in the Web-Based Publishing Abstract This web-based publication is an addendum to a previous review of the research and research trends in financial ratio analysis. The first purpose is to add more current references to the previous review. The second purpose is to emphasize the changes facilitated
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Financial Ratios & Other Financial Analysis Tools Here is a list of many ratios used to analyze a company's financial condition - along with an explanation of why they are considered to be important. Liquidity Ratios * Current Ratio * Acid Test Ratio * Average Collection Period Coverage Ratios * Times Interest Earned * Net Income + Non-cash Exp / Current Portion of LT Debt Leverage Ratios * Fixed Assets / Tangible Net Worth * Debt to Tangible Net Worth
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Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program The Business of Fish Handout 6 Analyzing Your Financial Ratios Taken from http://www.va-interactive.com/inbusiness/editorial/finance/ibt/ratio_analysis.html Overview Any successful business owner is constantly evaluating the performance of his or her company, comparing it with the company's historical figures, with its industry competitors, and even with successful businesses from other industries. To complete a thorough examination of your company's
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different financial ratios from your text, course materials, and/or Web resources. Answer the following questions: What do they tell you about a firm? Why is it important for a bank to understand these financial ratios? Why is it important for an investor to understand these financial ratios? Financial ratios are important when it comes to understanding the financial health of a company. My colleagues and I work for a financial service and are discussing the merits of the various financial ratios
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different financial ratios from your text, course materials, and/or Web resources. * Answer the following questions: * What do they tell you about a firm? * Why is it important for a bank to understand these financial ratios? * Why is it important for an investor to understand these financial ratios? * Post a new topic to the Discussion Board that contains your answers to the above questions Financial ratios are measurements used to analyze entities of financial performance
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Financial Ratios Financial ratios are essential tools for fundamental analysis, which determines the value of a company using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Companies collect numerical data such as sales and inventory every day; the calculation of financial ratios allows the company, its investors, and banks to see through the masses of data and estimate the company's intrinsic value (Loth, 2012). Types of financial ratios include liquidity ratios, profitability indicator ratios, debt
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Financial Ratio Analysis It is difficult to infer organizational performance from one or two simple numbers. Nevertheless, in practice a number of different ratios are often calculated in strategic planning endeavors and, taken as a whole and with some caution, these ratios do provide some information about the relative performance of an organization. In particular, a careful analysis of a combination of these ratios may help you to distinguish between firms that will eventually fail and those
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RSM1320 – Financial Accounting FINANCIAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES (RATIO ANALYSIS) KEY POINTS TO KNOW 1) Financial analysis is ultimately contextual and purpose-driven. In other words, there is always a reason why you are performing the analysis. You need to be clear about the objective of the analysis. 2) The tools and techniques that you use will depend on your purpose. As we discussed earlier, analyzing the company as an investment opportunity (which generally focuses on indicators of profitability
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A STUDY ON FINANCIAL RATIOS OF MAJOR COMMERCIAL BANKS Dr. Y. Sree Rama Murthy Director Research & Senior Faculty Member College of Banking & Financial Studies Sultanate of Oman RESEARCH STUDIES 2003 _______________________________________________________ College of Banking & Financial Studies PO Box 3122, PC 112 Sultanate of Oman CONTENTS Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Chapter 2 PROFITABILITY MANAGEMENT RATIOS Chapter 3 LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT Chapter 4 INTEREST RATE
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