Chapter 4: financial statement analysis and forecasting 2 Flashcards
what are the productivity ratios
- receivable turnover ratio
- average collection period (ACP)
- inventory turnover ratio
- Average days sales in inventory (ADSi)
- Fixed asset turnover
How do you calculate receivable turnover ratio
revenue / ar
how do you calculate average collection period (ACP)
AR/ Avg. daily credit sales
= 365/ receivable turnover
how do you calculate inventory turnover ratio
COGS / Inventory
how do you calculate average days sales in inventory (ADSI)
inventory / avg daily sales -
365/ inventory turnover
how do you calculate fixed asset turnover
sales / net fixed assets
what does ACP show
estimates the number of days it takes for a company to collect on its A/R
what does receivable turnover show
measure the sales generated by every dollar of receivable
what does inventory turnover ratio show
measures the number of times ending inventory was turnover (or sold during the year)
what is a danger about inventory turnover ratio
managers often try to improve this ratio when they are close to year end (through inventory reduction strategies )
- ie. cash and carry sales, clearance)
what does average days sales in inventory show
estimates the number of days sales tied up in inventory, based on ending inventory values
what does fixed asset turnover show
estimates the number of sales produced by each dollar of net fixed assets
What do productivity ratios show
measure the company’s ability to generate sale sform its assets
0 excessive investment in assets with little or no increase in sales reduces the rate of return on both assets (roa) and (ROE)
What are the liquidity ratios
- working capital
- current ratio
- quick (Acid test)
what do liquidity ratios measures
the ability of the company to meet its financial obligations as they mature using liquid (cash or near cash) resources