Chapter 4 Flashcards
There are several constituents or interested parties in the results of financial ratio analysis. First, ____1____ are primarily interested in assessing whether their stock investment in a firm will provide adequate
returns. ____2____ are interested in whether or not the firm will be able to make interest and principal payments on time. ____3____ are interested
in every aspect of a firm, and will use the financial ratios as input into their ____4____ procedures. Regulators are primarily interested in the ____5____ of reported financial information.
- stockholders
- bondholders
- managers
- benchmarking
- accuracy
List 4 out of the 5 constituents (groups of interested persons) who benefit from the result of financial ratio analysis.
- Investors (stockholders)
- Bondholders
- Management
- Regulators
Times Interest Earned
A) Liquidity B) Asset management C) Debt management D) Profitability E) Market Valuation
D) Profitability
Inventory turnover
A) Liquidity B) Asset management C) Debt management D) Profitability E) Market Valuation
B) Asset management
Price/Earnings Ratio
A) Liquidity B) Asset management C) Debt management D) Profitability E) Market Valuation
E) Market Valuation
Operating Margin
A) Liquidity B) Asset management C) Debt management D) Profitability E) Market Valuation
D) Profitability
Quick Ratio
A) Liquidity B) Asset management C) Debt management D) Profitability E) Market Valuation
A) Liquidity
Profit Margin
A) Liquidity B) Asset management C) Debt management D) Profitability E) Market Valuation
D) Profitability
Return on Common Equity
A) Liquidity B) Asset management C) Debt management D) Profitability E) Market Valuation
D) Profitability
Days Sales Outstanding
A) Liquidity B) Asset management C) Debt management D) Profitability E) Market Valuation
B) Asset management
Return on total Assets
A) Liquidity B) Asset management C) Debt management D) Profitability E) Market Valuation
D) Profitability
Total Debt to Total Capital
A) Liquidity B) Asset management C) Debt management D) Profitability E) Market Valuation
C) Debt management
Fixed Asset Turnover
A) Liquidity B) Asset management C) Debt management D) Profitability E) Market Valuation
B) Asset management
Basic Earnings Power
A) Liquidity B) Asset management C) Debt management D) Profitability E) Market Valuation
D) Profitability
Total Asset Turnover
A) Liquidity B) Asset management C) Debt management D) Profitability E) Market Valuation
B) Asset management