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Topic: Financial ratio


  
  Financial ratio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A financial ratio is a ratio of two numbers of reported levels or flows of a company.
It may be a level divided by a financial flow (price/earnings).
The numerator or denominator may itself be a ratio (PEG ratio).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Financial_ratio   (159 words)

  
 Financial Ratio Analysis
Financial ratio analysis is the calculation and comparison of ratios which are derived from the information in a company's financial statements.
Financial ratios are calculated from one or more pieces of information from a company's financial statements.
Although financial ratio analysis is well-developed and the actual ratios are well-known, practicing financial analysts often develop their own measures for particular industries and even individual companies.
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 Financial Statement Ratio Analysis
Financial statement ratio analysis looks at relationships inside the industry/firm, an industry/firm of one size can be directly compared to a second industry/firm (or a collection of industries/firms) which may be larger or smaller or even in a different business.
Financial statement ratio analysis is a method of comparison not dependent on the size of either industry/firm.
However, ratios on their own, without year-to-year or other industry/firm comparative ratios, are of little use in judging the health or future of the industry/firm being analyzed.
www.ventureline.com /SamplePrivateCompanyVsIndustry.asp   (176 words)

  
 4. Financial Ratio Analysis
Ratio Analysis enables the business owner/manager to spot trends in a business and to compare its performance and condition with the average performance of similar businesses in the same industry.
Ratio analysis may provide the all-important early warning indications that allow you to solve your business problems before your business is destroyed by them.
The main question this ratio addresses is: "Does your business have enough current assets to meet the payment schedule of its current debts with a margin of safety for possible losses in current assets, such as inventory shrinkage or collectable accounts?" A generally acceptable current ratio is 2 to 1.
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Financial Ratios A financial ratio is an expression of the relationship between two items selected from the income statement or the balance sheet.
This ratio (the result of dividing operating profit by net sales and multiplying by 100) is moat often used to determine the profit position relative to sales.
Ratios are only one means of assessing the performance of the firm and must be considered in perspective with many other measures.
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 Salmi & Martikainen (1994), Review of Financial Ratio Analysis
The research areas reviewed are the functional form of the financial ratios, distributional characteristics of financial ratios, classification of financial ratios, and the estimation of the internal rate of return from financial statements.
A financial ratio is of the form X/Y, where X and Y are figures derived from the financial statements or other sources of financial information.
After a principal component factor analysis of 39 ratios of the Pinches, Eubank, Mingo and Caruthers (1975) they conclude that there is a high instability in always selecting the financial ratio with the highest absolute factor loading as the representative financial ratio for the observed factors.
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 Financial Ratio Analysis Software
Financial ratios are one of the simplest and most powerful methods of analyzing the performance and viability of a business.
Perform financial ratio analyses on financial statements or add benchmarks to your business analysis with our industry averages and statistics.
In minutes, BizBench can perform a complete financial statement and ratio analysis and generate a 45+ page report for your clients, comparing their strengths and weaknesses to others in their industries.
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 An Introduction to Financial Ratio Analysis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Financial ratio analysis is a useful technique to measure, compare, and evaluate the financial condition and performance of a customer.
Ratio analysis enables a credit manager to spot trends in a customer's financial performance, and to compare its performance and financial condition with the average performance of similar businesses in the same industry.
Financial ratio analysis is a useful tool for determining a customer's overall financial condition.
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 financial ratio analysis information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Financial ratio analysis is the calculation and comparison of ratios which are...
Financial Ratios are used by Bankers, Financial Analysts...
Financial ratios are one of the simplest and most...
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 Financial Leverage Ratio
The financial leverage ratio is also referred to as the debt to equity ratio.
The financial leverage ratio is included in the financial statement ratio analysis spreadsheets highlighted in the left column, which provide formulas, definitions, calculation, charts and explanations of each ratio.
See list of ratios, or the financial statement ratio analysis spreadsheets which are not highlighted in the left column, to see which other ratios our spreadsheets calculate, define and explain.
www.bizwiz.ca /financial_leverage_ratio.html   (220 words)

  
 introduction to financial ratios
ROCE is sometimes referred to as the "primary ratio"; it tells us what returns management has made on the resources made available to them before making any distribution of those returns.
A ratio of less than one is often a cause for concern, particularly if it persists for any length of time.
The Quick Ratio therefore adjusts the Current Ratio to eliminate all assets that are not already in cash (or "near-cash") form.
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 Financial Ratios - Financial Calculators from Dinkytown.net
Financial ratios are used as indicators that allow you to zero in on areas of your business that may need attention.
If this ratio is remains less than one, you will not achieve profitability regardless of your volume or the efficiency of the rest of your business.
A ratio that is too high or one that is increasing over time, may indicate an inefficient use of your working capital.
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 Financial ratio savvy- BDC
Ratios are used to make comparisons between different aspects of a company's performance or within a particular industry or region.
The current ratio is calculated by dividing your current assets such as cash, inventory, and receivables by your current liabilities such as line of credit balance, payables, and current portion of long term debts.
Sound financial analysis always entails closely examining the data used to establish the ratios as well as assessing the circumstances that generated the results.
www.bdc.ca /en/my_project/Projects/articles/working_capital_ratios.htm   (1734 words)

  
 Financial Statement Ratio Analysis Online
Your MBA financial statement analysis tool assists you in looking deep within a quarterly or annual financial statement of a private company (in any monetary currency) to determine how well or poorly the selected company has performed as compared to a chosen industry over the time periods in question.
A financial ratio is a relationship that indicates something about an industry's activities, such as the ratio between the industry's current assets and current liabilities or between its accounts receivable and its annual sales.
Third, a financial ratio is meaningful only when it is compared with some standard, such as another industry trend, ratio trend, a ratio trend for the specific industry being analyzed..
www.ventureline.com /FinAnal_PrivateVsIndustry.asp   (634 words)

  
 Financial Statement Ratio Analysis
When you are analysing a financial statement, it is best to reduce amount comparisons to percentages or ratios so that you have an easy way to judge those comparisons.
The ratios that are used could change depending upon the industry the business is in, the size of the business, the accounting method that is used by the business and the amount of the credit desired and how healthy the company is.
This ratio is generally considered to be a more accurate assessment of a company's health than the current ratio as it reduces the risk of relying on a ratio which may include slow moving or redundant stock.
www.creditman.co.uk /training/ratios.html   (741 words)

  
 Financial Ratio Evaluation for Excel
Ratio Evaluator helps you make your most informed investment and operating decisions using the same ratios that experts rely on to evaluate companies.
Financial ratios indicate the health and direction of a company.
Ratio analysis is a highly reliable technique followed by thousands of financial analysts to judge a company's performance.
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 Financial Ratio Analysis
Ratios are highly important profit tools in financial analysis that help financial analysts implement plans that improve profitability, liquidity, financial structure, reordering, leverage, and interest coverage.
Ratio analysis is primarily used to compare a company's financial figures over a period of time, a method sometimes called trend analysis.
There are several considerations you must be aware of when comparing ratios from one financial period to another or when comparing the financial ratios of two or more companies.
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 TheManageMentor - Finance - Financial Ratio Analysis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Financial Ratio Analysis derived from Financial Statements analyses the success, failure, and progress of business.
Ratio Analysis enables the business owner/manager to predict future trends in a business and to compare its performance and condition with the average performance of similar businesses in the same industry.
When window dressing is done, financial ratios do not give a true and accurate picture of the firm.
themanagementor.com /enlightenmentorareas/finance/CFA/finan_ratio.htm   (572 words)

  
 Financial Ratio Calculations for Excel
Financial ratios include: profit ratios, return on total assets, return on equity, return on invested capital, working capital, working capital days, asset ratios, inventory, payables and receivables ratios, acid test, quick ratio, debt ratios, solvency ratios and cash flow ratios.
Operating Ratios are a measure of management's ability to turn the cash cycle from inputs to money in the bank.
DuPont Ratios are a short cut to examining core ratios which make up the return on equity.
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 Financial Ratio Analysis, a Business Resource from American Express
Ratio analysis is an excellent method for determining the overall financial condition of your small business.
This financial ratios tool can be used to calculate 11 key financial ratios for your small business.
If you are new to using financial ratios, review this article to learn ratio analysis basics and gain access to resources for finding ratio baselines.
www133.americanexpress.com /osbn/tool/ratios/financialratio.asp   (411 words)

  
 Financial-Ratio Worksheets
Financial ratios help you get a better handle on your operations, see when things are out of kilter, and set down milestones for the future.
To determine your current month's ratios, first use information from your most recent financial statements to calculate the 10 key ratios using the Calculate Ratios worksheet.
Keep the Ratio Analysis worksheet from month to month as a reminder of actions you think you should have taken in the past (or as a record of actions you did take).
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 Ratio calculators- BDC
Ratios are a way to evaluate the performance of your business and identify potential problems.
They are used to measure the relationship between 2 or more components of the financial statements and have greater meaning when the results are compared to industry standards for businesses of similar size and activity.
Choose a ratio, enter data for the fields, press the Calculate button, and the ratio calculator will provide a result with a brief explanation.
www.bdc.ca /en/business_tools/calculators/overview.htm   (155 words)

  
 Financial Ratios Revisited   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Debt to equity ratio example: Company ABC, which has been in operation for five years, currently has total liabilities of $125,000 and their owners' equity is $75,000.
The current ratio tells a lender about the liquidity of your assets, and as a result it says a lot about your ability to pay your short term debts.
Ideally, you want your coverage ratio to be over 1.0, as this indicates that your operating income is sufficient to cover your total debt service.
www.canadaone.com /ezine/oct01/financial_ratios_calculators.html   (750 words)

  
 financial ratio
A ratio is calculated by dividing one number by another.
There are many different kinds of ratios, but they are traditionally classed to reflect five main aspects of businesses: liquidity, leverage, asset turnover, profitability, and market value.
Each ratio book includes instructions on how to use it, and most tell how the ratios are calculated and how to interpret the numbers.
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 Financial Ratio Analysis - Index
To help you through this extensive resource we have broken it down into several sections and sub-sections.
Ratio Analysis 4: Working Capital Management 1 continued: Asset usage
These ratio analysis materials were prepared for Biz/ed by Duncan Williamson: Duncan is a teacher, a freelance author and business consultant who prepares teaching/learning materials for accountants and students of accounting.
www.bized.ac.uk /compfact/ratios/index.htm   (147 words)

  
 Essay: Financial Ratio Analysis. - Coursework.Info
Financial Ratio Analysis 1.1 Introduction As part of the system of financial control in an organisation, it will be necessary to have ways of measuring the progress of the enterprise, so that managers know how well the company concerned is doing.
The usual way of interpreting accounting reports is to calculate and then to analyse certain ratios (Ratio Analysis).
The key to obtain meaningful information from ration analysis is comparison (that is, comparing ratios over time within the same business to establish whether the business is improving or declining, and comparing ratios between similar businesses to see
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 Financial statement ratio analysis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Ratio analysis will be explained and guidance will be given regarding what to.
Financial ratio analysis is one way to turn financial statements, with their long columns of numbers, into powerful business tools..
This is an important ratio for all readers of financial statements..
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 Financial Ratio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Financial Ratios are used by Bankers, Financial Analysts, Credit Analysts among others to learn about the financial condition of a company
Financial analysis using business or financial ratios and norms provides a means of assessing a be used in company financial analysis.
Financial ratios are used such as income generated from financial investments.
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 Ratio Financial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Financial Ratios are used by Bankers, Financial Analysts, Credit Analysts and...
Ratios for Financial Statement Analysis- Financial Ratios for Financial Statement Analysis.
The current ratio is one of the most famous of all financial ratios.
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 Financial Advisings.com
ratio is basically your total debt to income ratio.
Debt to Equity Ratio: This ratio is obtained by...
As the latest graph of the gold/oil ratio reveals, this key ratio is...
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