Rati How Calculated ‘What It Measures
Liquidity Ratios
Curent Ratio Curent assets ‘The extent to which a firm can meet its
Curentliabttes short-term obligations
Quick Ratio Cumentassetsminusinventory ‘The extent 10 which a firm can meet
Leverage Ratios
(Curent liabilities
its short-term obligations without
‘relying upon the sale ofits inventories
Debi-to-Total-Asvets Ratio
Debi-o-Equity Ratio
Long-Term Debtto-Equity Ratio
‘Times Interest Earned Ratio
Profitsbefore interest and taxes
‘The percentage of total funds that are
provided by ereditors
‘The percentage of otal funds provided
bby creditors versus by owners
‘The balance between debt and equity
in a firm's long-term capital structure
‘The extent to which earnings can
"Totalinteest charges decline without the frm becoming
‘unable t0 meet its annnal interest costs
Activity Ratios
Inventory Turnover Sales ‘Whether a firm holds excessive
Inventory of finished goods stocks of inventories and whether 2
firm is slowly selling its inventories
compared to the industry average
Fixed Assets Turnover Sales Sales productivity and plant and
Fined assets equipment utilization
‘Total Assets Turnover les ‘Whether a firm is generating a suficent
Totalasses ‘volume of business forthe size of is
asset investment
Accounts Receivable Turmover Annaler sales ‘The average length of time it takes a
“Accounts receivable firm to collet credit sales (in percentage
terms)
‘Average Collection Period Accounts receivable The average length of time it takes a
“Total credit sales/365 days
firm to collet on credit sales (in days)
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Gross Profit Margin | ‘Sales minus cost of goods sold “The total margin available to cover
Sales operating expenses and yield a profit
Operating Profit Margin Eamings before interest and taxes(EBIT) Profitability without concer fo taxes
Sales and interest
Net Profit Margin Netincome Altertax profits per dolar of sales
Sales
Return on Total Assets (ROA) ‘Netincome Altertax profits per dollar of asets;
Totalascets this rato is also called return on invest
sent (ROD)
Return on Stockholders” Equity (ROE) Netincome Alter tax profits per dolar of stook-
Teal sockholdes’ equity holders’ investment inthe firm
Eamings Per Share (EPS) Net income Eamings available to the owners
Number of shares of common stock oustanding of common stock
Price-Earnings Ratio ‘Market price per share Attractiveness of firm on equity
Eamings per share markets
Growth Ratios
Sales “Annual percentage growth in total sales Fin’ growth rate in sles
Net Income Annual percentage growth in profits Firm’s growth rate in profits
Eamings Per Share ‘Annual percentage growth in EPS Firm’s growth rate in EPS
Dividends Per Share ‘Annual percentage growth in dividends per share Fis growth ate in dividends per share
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