Principles of Accounting Financial Ratios

Basic financial ratios, where to find them on the financial statement, what their purpose is.

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A/R Turnover
Purpose:: quantify a firm's effectiveness in extending credit as well as collecting debts.
Net Sales / Avg. A/R, Net
Net Sales (found on the Statement of Operations)
Avg. A/R, Net (found on Income Statement)
Purpose:: quantify a firm's effectiveness in extending credit as well as collecting debts.
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Inventory Turnover Ratio
(Measures how quickly a company sales its inventory)
COGS / AVG. Inventory
(Measures how quickly a company sales its inventory)
Days Sales in Inventory
(Measures how many days it takes to sale inventory)
(Ending inventory / COGS)x365
(Measures how many days it takes to sale inventory)
Acid Test (Quick Ratio)
(Measures the ability for a company to immediately pay its debts.
(Cash + Short-term investments +Current Receivables)/Current Liabilities
(Measures the ability for a company to immediately pay its debts.
Total Asset Turnover
(Measure of operating efficiency)
Net sales / average total assets
(Measure of operating efficiency)
Debt-to-Equity
(Measures the amount of liabilities to every $1 invested by its owners)
Total liabilities / Total Equity
(Measures the amount of liabilities to every $1 invested by its owners)
Earnings per Share
(Measures the return on investment that is based on the number of shares outstanding instead of the dollar amounts reported on the balance sheet.
(Net Income-Preferred Dividends) / Weighted-Avg. common shares outstanding OR
(Net Income-Preferred Stock) / Outstanding Common Stock
(Measures the return on investment that is based on the number of shares outstanding instead of the dollar amounts reported on the balance sheet.
Dividend Yield Ratio
(Measures the dividend paying performance of different investment alternatives)
Annual Cash Dividends per share / Market Price Per Share
(Measures the dividend paying performance of different investment alternatives)
* Gross Margin Ratio
(think about what gross margin includes)
(Net sales - COGS) / Net Sales
* Current Ratio
(Measures the ability of a company to pay its debt as they become due) - Should be at least 2
Current Assets / Current Liabilities
(Measures the ability of a company to pay its debt as they become due) - Should be at least 2
*Debt Ratio
(clue is in the title of the ratio)
Total Liabilities / Total Assets
*Return on Assets
(Measures the ability to use assets effectively to produce income)
Net incomes / avg total assets
(Measures the ability to use assets effectively to produce income)
Return on Shareholder's Equity
(How much income was earned for every dollar invested)
(Net Income - Preferred Dividends) / Avg. common stockholder's equity
(How much income was earned for every dollar invested)