Financial statement Analysis Flashcards
Calculate the percentage of assets and sales (aka vertical analysis)
Percentage base = Amount of individual line item/ base amount
I.e cash/total assets or cogs/sales
Used to compare competitiveness with other companies as well as compare with prior years internally.
Calculate the horizontal analysis for year over year trend
Percent change between periods
Allows the company to assess financial progress over time
Calculate the growth rate of sales and the growth rate of total assets
Growth rate of sales = change in sales/ base year sales
Growth rate of total assets = EB - BB/ BB
What order are the financial statements prepared
I/S, changes in equity, BS, SCF
Define & Calculate the current ratio
Current assets/current liabilities
Shows the capability of paying current liabilities with current assets
Ratio increases/decreases with assets
Opposite happens with changes in Current Liabilities.
Define & Calculate the quick (acid-test) ratio
Cash + marketable securities + AR/ current liabilities
The ability a company can satisfy short-term debit (without liquidating inventory)
Ratio increases/decreases with assets
Opposite happens with changes in Current Liabilities.
Define & Calculate the cash ratio
Cash + Marketable securities/ current liabilities
The company can settle current obligations with cash and CE
Ratio increases/decreases with with assets and goes the opposite with current liabilities.
Define & Calculate the cash flow ratio
Operating cash flow / current liabilities
Indicates company cash flow of current liabilities
Ratio increases/decreases with all assets & liabilities, except cash which is N/A.
Define & Calculate net working capital ratio
Current assets - current liabilities/ total assets
Working Capital as a percent of total assets
Ratio increases/decreases with with assets and goes the opposite with current liabilities.
Define and calculate degree of operating leverage (DOL)
DOL = CM/OI
DOL for multiple periods = % chg in OI/ %chg in sales
Measures how the company’s operating income responds to changes in sales
Define and calculate degree of financial leverage (DFL)
DFL = OI/ EBT
DFL for multiple periods = % chg in net income/ % chg in OI (for multiple periods)
Measures how net income responds to changes in operating income
Define and calculate the debt to equity ratio
Debit to equity = total debt / equity
Measures the proportion of total debt to equity
Define and calculate long-term debt to equity ratio
LT debt to equity = LT debt / equity
Measures the proportion of LT debt )or non current liabilities) to total equity
Define and calculate the debt to total assets ratio
Debt to total assets = total debt / total assets
Measures the proportion of total debt to total assets
Calculate the interest coverage ratio
Interest coverage = OI (EBIT) / interest expense
Define and calculate fixed charge coverage ratio
Fixed charge coverage = Earnings before fixed charges and taxes / fixed charges
Shows the number of times a company’s earnings cover its fixed charges
Define and calculate interest coverage
Interest coverage = EBIT / internet expense
The number of times earnings before interest and taxes cover the interest expense
Define and calculate cash flow to fixed charges ratio
CF to fixed charges = CF from operations + fixed charges + tax payments / fixed charges
Number of times the operating cash flow, fixed charges and tax payments can cover the company’s fixed charges
Calculate Accounts Receivable Turnover (ARTO)
ARTO = credit sales / avg. gross AR
Calculate Inventory Turnover (ITO)
ITO = COGS / Avg. Inventory