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7 - Financial Ratio Analysis Flashcards

1
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What Can Financial Data Be Used To Assess?

A

Potential and performance of the business.

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What Can The Financial Performance Of A Business Be Assessed Using?
(2 Points)

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~ Balance sheet.

~ Income statement.

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3
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What Is A Balance Sheet?
(2 Points)

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~ Formal financial document
that summarises the net worth of a business at a given point in time.

~ It balances the net assets with total equity.

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4
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What Is Total Equity?

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Value of shareholders funds.

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5
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What Is Net Assets?

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Net worth of all the businesses assets.

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6
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What Is Net Current Assets?

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Total current assets minus current liabilities.

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7
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What Is An Income Statement?

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A formal financial document that summarises a businesses trading activities and expenses to show whether the business has made a loss or a profit.

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8
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What Are Assets?

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Item of value owned by a business.

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9
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What Are Non-Current Assets, Give Some Examples Of Them?
(2 Points)

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~ Likely to be kept by the business for more than one year.

~ Vehicles, premises and machinery.

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What Are Current Assets, Give Some Examples Of Them?
(2 Points)

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~ Likely to be turned into cash within a year.

~ Inventories, receivables and cash equivalents.

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What Are Liabilities?

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Money the business owes.

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What Are Non-Current Liabilities, Give Some Examples Of Them?
(2 Points)

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~ Debts that the business has more than one year to repay.

~ Bank loans and mortgages.

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What Are Current Liabilities, Give Some Examples Of Them?
(2 Points)

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~ Debts that the business may have to repay within one year.

~ Overdrafts and payables.

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14
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What Are The 4 Financial Ratio Analysis Factors?

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~ Profitability (ROCE).

~ Liquidity (Current Ratio).

~ Gearing.

~ Efficiency Ratios (Payable Days, Receivable Days and Inventory turnover).

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15
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What Does Ratio Analysis Allow For?
(4 Points)

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~ More meaningful analysis of published accounts.

~ Shows the relationship between figures.

~ Used for comparisons over time.

~ Intra and inter business comparisons.

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16
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What Is ROCE?
(2 Points)

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~ Return on capital employed.

~ A measure of how efficiently a business is using capital employed to generate profits.

17
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What Is The Formula For ROCE?

A

Operating Profit / Total Equity + Non-Current Liabilities x 100

18
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What Is Liquidity?

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A measure of a businesses ability to survive in the short term.

19
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What Is The Liquidity Ratio Formula (Current Ratio)?

A

Current Assets / Current Liabilities

20
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What Can A Business Do To Improve Liquidity?
(2 Points)

A

~ Increase current assets.

~ Reduce current liabilities.

21
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What Is Gearing?

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Measures what proportion of a business capital is funded through long term loans (Debt).

22
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What Is The Formula For Gearing?

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Non-Current Liabilities / Total Equity + Non-Current Liabilities x 100

23
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What Do Efficiency Ratios Assess & Look At?
(2 Points)

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~ The internal management of a business.

~ Looks at the management of cash and inventory.

24
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What Is Payable Days?

A

A measure of how long it takes for a business to pay for supplies it has purchased on credit.

25
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Why Would A Business Have A Longer Payable Days Ratio?

A

To ease cash flow problems.

26
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Why Would A Business Have A Longer Payable Days Ratio?

A

To ease cash flow problems.

27
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What Could A Short Payable Days Result In For A Business?

A

Discounts from suppliers.

28
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What Is An Ideal Result For Payable Days?
(2 Points)

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~ 30 - 90 days.

~ Higher is advantageous for the business.

29
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What Is The Formula For Payable Days?

A

Payables / Cost Of Sales x 365

30
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What Is Receivable Days?

A

A measure of how long it takes for customers to pay the business for goods and services it has payed on credit.

31
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Why May A Business Try To Have A Shorter Receivable Days?

A

To ease cash flow problems.

32
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What Is An Ideal Result For Receivable Days?

A

Lower the better.

33
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What Is The Formula For Receivable Days?

A

Receivables / Sales Revenue x 365

34
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What Is Inventory Turnover?

A

Measures how frequently a business turns over its inventory in a year.

35
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What Will Inventory Turnover Vary Depending On?

A

The nature of the firm.

36
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What Is The Formula For Inventory Turnover?

A

Cost Of Sales / Average Inventory Held

37
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What Are The Values Of Financial Ratios When Assessing Performance?
(3 Points)

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~ Provides a tool for the interpretation of accounts.

~ Structure from which comparisons can be made.

~ Aids decision making.

38
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What Are The Limitations Of Financial Ratios When Assessing Performance?
(3 Points)

A

~ Possibility that accounts have been window addressed.

~ Need to consider reasons behind ratios.

~ Quantitative information only.

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