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Introduction
Stockholders Report
summarizes and documents the firms financial activities during the past year.
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Four Key Financial Statements
1. 2. 3. 4. Income Statement Balance Sheet Statement of Stockholders Equity Statement of Cash Flows
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Ratio Analysis
Methods of calculating and interpreting financial ratios to analyze and monitor the firms performance.
Type of Ratio Comparisons a. Cross Sectional Analysis b. Time-Series Analysis c. Combined Analysis
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Cautions about using Ratio Analysis 1. Ratio that reveal large deviations from the norm merely indicate the possibility of a problem. 2. A single ratio does not generally provide sufficient information from which to judge the overall performance of the firm. 3. The rations being compared should be calculated using financial statements dated at the same point in time during the year.
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Cautions about using Ratio Analysis 4. It is preferable to use audited financial statements. 5. The financial data being compared should be developed in the same way 6. Results can be distorted by inflation.
Liquidity ratios
CURRENT RATIO Current ratio = Current assets Current liabilities
QUICK (ACID-TEST) RATIO Quick Ratio = Current assets - Inventory Current Liabilities
Activity Ratios
INVENTORY TURNOVER Inventory turnover = Cost of goods sold Inventory AVERAGE COLLECTION PERIOD Average Collection Period = Accounts Receivable Average Sales Per Day = Accounts Receivable Annual sales 365
Activity Ratios
AVERAGE PAYMENT PERIOD Average Payment Period = Accounts Payable Average Purchase Per Day = Accounts Payable Annual Purchases 365 TOTAL ASSET TURNOVER Total Asset Turnover = Sales Total Assets
Debt Ratios
Debt Position of a Firm Indicates the amount of other peoples money being used to generate as profits Measures the ability to pay a long term debt
Debt Ratio
Measures the degree of indebtedness the amount of debt relative to other significant balance sheet amounts Measures the proportion of total assets financed by the firms creditors Debt Ratio= Total liabilities Total assets
Coverage Ratios
Measures ability to service debts or to pay debts on time Measures the firms ability to pay certain fixed charges
Times Interest Earned Ratio Fixed Payment Coverage Ratio
Profitability Ratios
Enable analysts to evaluate the firms profits with respect to a given level of sales, a certain level of assets, or the owners investment
Common-size income statement Gross profit margin Operating profit margin Net profit margin Earnings per share (EPS) Return on total assets (ROA) Return on common equity (ROE)