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Financial Ratios Flashcards

1
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What is the equation for gross profit margin

A

Gross profit/revenue x100

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What is the equation for operating profit margin

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Operating profit/revenue x100

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What is the equation for profit for the year margin

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Profit for the year/revenue x100

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4
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What is the equation for current ratio

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Current assets / current liabilities

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5
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What is the equation for gearing

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Non current liabilities / total equity + non current liabilities x100

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6
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What is the equation for payable days

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Payables / cost of sales x365

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What is the equation for receivables days

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Receivables / revenue x365

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What is the equation for inventory turnover

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Cost of sales / average inventories held

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What is cash flow

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The movements of cash into and out of a business over a period of time

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What is cash flow forecast

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State the inflows and outflows of cash that the managers of a business expect over some future period

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What is profit

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The surplus of total revenue over total costs for a business over a trading period

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12
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What is capital structure

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The way in which a business has raised the capital it requires to purchase its assets

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13
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What is contribution

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The difference between revenue and variable costs

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14
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What is profitability

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A measure of financial performance that compares a business’s profits to some other factors such as revenue

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What is profit quality

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The extent to which a particular type of profit is sustainable

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What is profit margin

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A ratio that expresses a business’s profit as a percentage of its revenue over some trading period

17
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What is ratio analysis

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A technique for analysing a business’s financial performance by comparing one piece of accounting information with another

18
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What are assets

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Items owned by the business

19
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What are liabilities

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Money owed by a business

20
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What is an overdraft

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When a business is allowed to spend more than it holds in its current account up to an agreed limit

21
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What is venture capital

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Funds advanced to businesses in the form of share and loan capital

22
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What is share capital

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Finance invested into a company as a result of the sale of shares in the business

23
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What are debentures

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Loans with fixed interest rates that are long term

24
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What is working capital

A

Current assets minus current liabilities

25
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What is depreciation

A

The reduction of the value of an asset over a period of time

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