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FP&A Essential:

Ratio Analysis
Return On Formula :

Equity Earning Before Tax


Owner's Equity

(Pre Tax)
Use :
This ratio is used to find out the
returns generated by owners or
shareholders of the company
before any tax implications.

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Return On Formula :

Equity Net Profit


Owner's Equity

(Post Tax)
Use :
This ratio is used to find out the
returns generated by owners or
shareholders of the company after
tax.
This is where owners are
ineterested
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Return On Formula :

Capital Earning Before Interest & Tax


Capital Employed

Employed
Use :
This ratio is used to find out the
returns generated on Liability +
Equity (except current liability).
This is where lenders are
ineterested

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Return On Formula :

Total Asset Net Profit


Total Asset

Use :
This ratio is used to find out the
returns generated on total money
invested in business via multiple
sources of funds.
This is by-product of cost and
asset management.
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Cost Of Formula :

Leverage Interest
Interest Bearing Liability

Use :
This ratio is used to find out the
cost borne against the cash
infused in business in the form of
financial leverage.
It should be compared with cost of
debt in market.
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Leverage Formula :

Impact ROE (pre tax) - ROCE

Use :
This ratio is used to find out the
effect of leverage on business.
Positive % means business is able
to generate greater returns for
owners above its cost of leverage
& vice-versa.
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Asset Formula :

Turnover Revenue
Total Asset

Use :
This ratio is used to find out the
revenue generated against every $
invested in business.
This is lower for newly started
businesses and improves with time.

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Fixed Asset Formula :

Turnover Revenue
Fixed Asset

Use :
This ratio is used to find out the
revenue generated against every $
invested in fixed assets e.g.
machinery, plant.
This is higher in asset light
businesses.
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Current Formula :

Asset Revenue
Current Asset

Turnover
Use :
This ratio is used to find out the
revenue generated against every $
invested in current assets e.g.
inventory, receivables.

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Inventory Formula :

Turnover Cost Of Sales


Inventory

Use :
This ratio is used to find out how
many times inventory has been
replenished in the period. Higher
turnover reflects sound buying and
marketing practices.

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Inventory Formula :

Days Inventory
Cost Of Sales
Days In Period

Use :
This ratio is used to find out how
many days of inventory is lying in
our warehouse. Higher inventory
days reflect more cash stuck in
inventory.

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Debtor Formula :

Turnover Revenue
Debtors

Use :
This ratio is used to find out how
efficient is company's accounts
receivable cycle. Higher turnover
reflects sound credit management.

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Debtor Formula :

Days Debtors
Revenue
Days In Period

Use :
This ratio is used to find out days
sales outstanding (DSO). Higher
debtor days reflect more cash
stuck in receivables.

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Creditor Formula :

Turnover Cost Of Sales


Creditors

Use :
This ratio is used to find out how
how quickly a business makes
payments to creditors that extend
lines of credit.
Lower turnover reflects sound
credit negotiation.
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Creditor Formula :

Days Creditors
Cost Of Sales
Days In Period

Use :
This ratio is used to find out how
many days does a business take to
pay off its suppliers and creditors.
Higher creditor days reflect more
working capital funded through
payables.
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Working Formula :

capital gap Inventory Days + Receivable


Days - Payable Days

Use :
This ratio is used to find out how
many days does it take to generate
cash from its business cycle.
Very high number against industry
benchmark is a red flag for liquity.

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Current Formula :

Ratio Current Asset


Current Liability

Use :
This ratio is used to find company's
ability to pay short-term
obligations or those due within one
year.
Industry standard is minimum 2:1.

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Quick Ratio Formula :
(Current Asset - Inventory)
Current Liability

Use :
This ratio is used to find company's
ability to pay short-term
obligations by most liquid assets.
This excludes inventory because
upon sale it moves to receivable.
Industry standard is minimum 1:1.
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Debt to Formula :

Equity Debt
Equity

Use :
This ratio is used to find degree of
total debt and financial liabilities
against total shareholders' equity.
Industry standard is 1:1.

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Total Asset Formula :

to Equity Asset
Equity

Use :
This ratio is used to find proportion
of total funds infused in the
business to total shareholders'
equity.
Higher Asset to Equity ratio leads
to higher ROE.
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Tax Ratio Formula :
Tax
Earning Before Tax

Use :
This ratio is used to find % of tax
expense of business.
This can be compared against
applicable tax rate in the
demography, any tax above the
specified tax rate is negative.
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Ratio
Cash flow Formula :

efficiency Cash From Operating Activity


Profit After Tax/ Net Profit

Use :
This ratio is used to find how much
of profit earned is getting
converted into cash in business.
Alternatively EBITDA can be used
in denominator.
This should be 1 time or greater.
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