Part III Chapter 9 Flashcards
capital budgeting
The process by which proposed large-dollar
investments in long-term assets are evaluated.
cash conversion efficiency
An efficiency/asset management ratio that measures
how effectively a company has converted sales (or
revenues) into cash
common-size financial statement
A financial statement that expresses every line item
on the statement as a percentage of revenue or as a
percentage of total assets.
coverage ratio
A type of financial ratio concerned primarily with
measuring a company’s ability to make payments on
(i.e., service) its debt.
current asset turnover ratio
An efficiency/asset management ratio that measures
how many times the firm has turned over the stock
of its most liquid assets with the flow of revenue.
debt management ratio
A type of ratio that measures the firm’s degree of
indebtedness and its ability to service its debt.
debt to tangible net worth ratio
A type of debt management ratio that reflects the
impact of intangible assets (e.g., goodwill, patents,
trademarks, and copyrights) on the balance sheet.
DuPont approach
An integrated ratio analysis technique that looks
at the return on equity (ROE) as a relationship
among an organization’s net profit margin, asset
management, and financial leverage.
EBITDA margin
A measure of operating profitability calculated by
dividing EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation, and amortization) by total revenues
economic value added (EVA)
A performance measurement ratio that isolates the
funds available to all suppliers of capital and then
relates that total to the amount of capital supplied.
It can be computed as earnings before interest
and taxes (EBIT), times one minus the company’s
tax rate, and then subtracting the product of the
weighted average cost of capital (WACC) and longterm debt and equity.
efficiency/asset management ratio
A type of ratio that measures how effectively assets
are utilized.
equity capital
The invested capital of an organization (as
contrasted with borrowed or debt capital).
financial budget
A component of a master budget, this budget
addresses an organization’s financing and investing
activities.
financial leverage
A measure of a company’s use of debt in its capital
structure.
fixed asset turnover ratio
An efficiency/asset management ratio that measures
how efficiently fixed assets (or property, plant, and
equipment) are used. It is computed as revenues
divided by net property, plant, and equipment.
fixed cost
A type of cost that does not vary in total over a wide
range of activity and is not immediately impacted by
changes in business activities.
fixed-charge coverage ratio
A measure computed as earnings before interest and
taxes (EBIT) plus fixed charges, divided by interest
expense plus fixed charges.
flotation costs
The costs of issuing a security (usually the
underwriting costs), not related to direct interest or
equity costs.
free cash flow (FCF)
The amount of effective cash generated and
available to a company after all necessary
investments have been accounted for.
future value (FV)
For an investment made today, this is the expected
value of the investment at a later date.