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Measuring the financial performance of a business Flashcards

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What is profitability?

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The ability to earn profit compared to a base figure such as sales, average assets or owner’s investment

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What are the profitability indicators?

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  • Gross profit margin
  • Net profit margin
  • Return on assets
  • Asset turnover
  • Return on owner’s investment
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Gross profit margin (GPM)

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= (Gross profit / Net sales) x 100

  • Measures the avg mark-up of inventory by calculating the percentage of sales revenue retained as gross profit after cost of goods sold has been deducted
  • Expressed as percentage
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How can GPM be improved?

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  • Increase avg selling price of stock
  • Decrease avg cost prices (bulk buying, cheaper suppliers)
  • Decrease sales returns
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Net profit margin (NPM)

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= (Net profit / Net sales) x 100

  • Measures expense control by calculating % of sales retained as net profit
  • Expressed as percentage
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How can NPM be improved?

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  • Increase avg selling price of stock
  • Decrease avg cost prices
  • Decrease sales returns
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Return on assets (ROA)

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= (Net profit / Avg total assets) x 100

  • Measures how effectively business has used assets to earn profit
  • Expressed as percentage
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How can ROA be improved?

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  • Reduce value of avg assets (use assets efficiently, sell idle/unproductive assets)
  • Improve net profit through expense control
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Asset turnover (ATO)

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= Net sales / Avg total assets

  • Measures the number of times in a period the value of assets is earned as sales revenue
  • Expressed as times per period
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How can ATO be improved?

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  • Increase net sales
  • Decrease avg total assets
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Return on owner’s investment (ROI)

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= (Net profit / Avg OE) x 100

  • Measures how effectively business has used owner’s capital to earn profit
  • Expressed as percentage
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How can ROI be improved?

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  • Improve net profit through expense control/sales growth
  • Reduce avg OE by using liabilities to fund assets
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What is liquidity?

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The ability to meet short term debts as they fall due

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What are the liquidity indicators?

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  • Cash flow cover
  • Working capital ratio
  • Quick asset ratio
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Cash flow cover (CFC)

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= Net flows from operating activities / Avg current liabilities

  • Measures the number of times net cash flows from operating activities is able to cover avg current liabilities
  • Expressed as times per period
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How can CFC be improved?

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  • Increase net cash flows from operating activities
  • Decrease avg current liabilities
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Working capital ratio (WCR)

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= Current assets / Current liabilities

  • Measures the ratio of current assets to current liabilities
  • Assesses firm’s ability to meet short term debts
  • Expressed as a ratio current assets:1
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How can WCR be improved?

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  • Increase CA
  • Decrease CL
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Quick asset ratio (QAR)

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= (CA - inventory - prepaid expenses) / (Current liabilities)

  • Measures the ratio of quick assets to current liabilities to assess the business’ ability to meet its immediate debts
  • Expressed as ratio quick assets:1
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How can QAR be improved?

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  • Increase CA
  • Decrease CL
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What is efficiency?

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Using assets as well as possible to generate sales, cash flow, and profit.

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What are the efficiency indicators?

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  • Inventory turnover
  • Accounts payable turnover
  • Accounts receivable turnover
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Inventory turnover (ITO)

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= (Avg inventory / Cost of good sold) x 365

  • Measures avg number of days it takes the business to convert inventory into sales
  • Expressed in number of days
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How can ITO be improved?

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  • Decrease avg inventory
  • Increase COGS
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Accounts payable turnover (APTO)

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= (Avg accounts payable / Net credit purchases plus GST) x 365

  • Measures avg number of days it takes business to pay its accounts payable
  • Expressed in number of days
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How can APTO be improved?

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  • Increase avg accounts payable
  • Decrease net credit purchases
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Accounts receivable turnover (ARTO)

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= (Avg accounts receivable / Net credit sales plus GST) x 365

  • Measures avg number of days it takes the business to receive cash from its AR
  • Expressed in number of days
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How can ARTO be improved?

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  • Decrease avg accounts receivable
  • Increase net credit sales
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What is stability?

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The ability of the business to meet its debts and operate into the long-term

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What is the stability indicator?

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Debt ratio

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Debt ratio

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= (total liabilities / total assets) x 100

  • Measures the level of assets funded by borrowed funds
  • Expressed as a percentage
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How can debt ratio be improved?

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  • Decrease total liabilities
  • Increase total assets
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What are non-financial indicators?

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Tools other than financial, that help to assess business performance

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Examples of non-financial indicators

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  • Number of sales returns
  • Number of repeat customers
  • Number of customer complaints
  • Number of website hits
  • Staff/customer satisfaction surveys
  • Economic climate

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