Test 1 Flashcards
Purpose of Ratio Analysis
- Identify a company’s strengths and weaknesses
- Forecast future performance
4 Types of Financial Ratios
- Liquidity
- Capital Adequacy (Financial leverage)
- Asset Quality (Asset Management)
- Earnings (Profitability)
Liquidity ratios…
help to analyze a company’s ability to meet its short term obligations
Quick (acid-test) Ratio excludes…
Inventories (not easily convertible to cash)
Companies want these ratios above 1
Current Ratio, Quick (acid-test) Ratio
Capital Adequacy Ratios
Debt Ratio, Interest Coverage Ratio
Companies like this ratio not close to 1 or close to 0
Debt Ratio
Interest Coverage Ratio =
Earnings before interest and taxes/Interest Expense
Companies want this ratio well above 1
Interest Coverage Ratio
Asset Quality Ratios
Inventory Turnover Ratio, Asset Turnover Ratio
Day’s Inventory =
365/Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio shows…
How quickly the inventory is being turned over
Companys want these ratios as high as possible…
Inventory Turnover Ratio, Asset Turnover Ratio, Profit Margin Ratio
Asset Turnover Ratio shows
how efficiently the company’s assets are being used to generate sales
Earnings Ratios
Profit Margin (Return on Sales) Ratio, Return on Assets Ratio
This ratio allows to meaningfully compare companies of different sizes
Return on Assets Ratio
This ratio doesn’t allow to meaningfully compare companies of different sizes
Profit Margin (Return on Sales) Ratio
Long Term Assets
- Property, Plant and Equipment
- Land
- Long-Term Investments
- Goodwill
- Other
- 6. Accumulated Depreciation
Current Assets
- Cash
- Marketable Securities
- Accounts Receivable
- Inventory
- Prepaid Expenses
- 6. Allowance for Bad Debts
Long Term Debt
Notes Payable + Bonds Payable + Mortgage Payable - Discount on Bonds