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Statement
Liquidity Ratios
Is a measure of its (high/low) ability to meet short-term obligations? An asset is deemed liquid if it can be readily
converted into cash
>1 to 2 ≤ 1 Or >2
Profitability Ratios
Indicates that the company utilize it (assets/or finance) (more/ less) efficient than itself in previous years and generate
(high /low) net profit on each 1$ worth of sales than itself in previous years.
Measure the efficiency with which the company uses its resources. The more efficient the company, the greater is its
profitability. It is useful to compare a company's profitability against that of its major competitors in its industry. In
addition, the change in a company's profit ratios over time tells whether its performance is improving or declining.
Low or decrease
Indicates The total sales High or increase
available to cover other
expenses beyond cost of It should change its
Gross Profit Income if the result is relatively high
Margin statement goods (operating marketing strategy to
Sales - Cost of goods sold above 10%, good logistics and
expenses) and yield a increase its sales in less
Sales supply chain management
profit operations cost to increase
its net income.
(%)
Recommended
strategy
retrenchment &
cost leadership as
Earnings Before Interest & Low or decrease we have big part
Taxes (EBIT) It should change its wasted in
Operation If it is not mentioned then Indicates Profitability administrative
Income marketing strategy to
Profit
Revenues- Expenses= EBIT High or increase expenses like
Margin
statement without concern for increase its sales in less
Sales taxes and interest operations cost to increase salary –
its net income. departments as
(%) HR
Revisit company
structure
Net Profit Income Indicates how much High or increase Low or decrease Problem Reflected
Margin statement After-tax profits are This means that the firm is -Costs are too
generated by each dollar using more debt to finance high
of sales. its operations. This means -Inefficient
It measures the that paying more interest operations
effectiveness of a firm's expenses which decrease -Heavy use of
operations, and goes on the net income debt
to show the combined this means that the firm
effects of liquidity, would face difficulties
Net Income (Net Profit after tax)
assets management, and if it attempted to borrow
debt on operating additional funs
Sales
results. Recommendations
(%)
If the result is relatively
low, the firm should
change its financial
strategy to be more
dependent on equity rather
than debt.
Also it should change its
marketing strategy to
increase its sales in less
operations cost to increase
its net income.
Related Ratios
inventory
turnover ratios
if the result is
relatively low, we
recommend that
Measures the rate of the firm should
return on the total Low or decrease change its
Return on assets. A measure of this means that the firm is financial strategy
Total Assets
High or increase
management efficiency. not utilizing its assets in a to be more
(ROA)= this means that the firm is
How much company proper way .means that the dependent on
Return on utilizing its assets in a proper
Investment generates in dollar firm is paying more equity rather than
way debt.
(ROI) return for each one Interest expenses which
Net Income(Net Profit after tax) dollar invested in its also it should
Income decrease the net income.
Total Assets assets. change its
statement
Balance Sheet marketing strategy
to increase its
(%) sales in less
Operations cost to
increase its net
income.
Return on Measures the rate of High or increase Low or decrease if the result is
Stockholder return on each dollar of This means that the firm is relatively low, we
s’ Equity recommend that
(ROE) stockholders’ using more debt to finance
the firm should
investment in the firm. its operations. This means
change its
How much company that paying more interest financial strategy
generates in dollar expenses which decrease to be more
Income
statement return for each one the net income dependent on
Net Income(Net Profit after tax)
dollar invested by equity rather than
Balance Sheet Shareholder's Equity debt.
stockholders’.
also it should
(%) a company attempting change its
marketing strategy
to maximize the wealth to increase its
of its stockholders sales in less
should be trying to Operations cost to
maximize this ratio increase its net
income
Net Income(Net Profit after tax)
Earnings Indicates Earnings
Number of common shares of
Per Share generated for each share High or increase Low or decrease
(EPS)
stock
of common stock
(Dollar / share)
Related Ratios
Inventory
Turnover Ratio
Fixed Assets
Turnover Ratio
Recommendation
It shows the raw while the result
Basic Low
earning Earnings before interest & tax earning power of the goes lower, the
This consider as a result of firm should take
Power (BEP) (EBIT) firm's assets, before High
Ratio low turnover ratios and necessary actions
influence of taxes and
(VIP Ratio) low profit margin on sales. to improve the
Total Assets interest
(%) turn over ratios
which its results
will be reflected
on profit margin
and on basic
earning power
ratio as well.
A company's internally generated cash flow is calculated by adding back its depreciation provision to profits after interest, taxes, and dividend payments.
If this figure is insufficient to cover proposed new-investment expenditures, the company has little choice but to borrow funds to make up the shortfall or to
curtail investments.
If this figure exceeds proposed new investments, the company can use the excess to build up its liquidity (that is, through investments in financial assets) or to
repay existing loans ahead of schedule.
a. return on investment
b. return on equity
c. profit margin
d. market share
e. debt to equity
f. earnings per share
g. sales growth
h. asset growth