measure the relationship between two
or more components of financial statements.
Financial Ratios
allow businesses to follow their company’s
performance over time and uncover signs of trouble.
Financial Ratios
offer entrepreneurs a way to evaluate
their company’s performance and compare it to other
similar businesses in their industry.
Financial Ratios
3 Classifications of Financial Ratio
are an important class of financial
metrics
Liquidity Ratio
used to determine a debtor’s ability to pay off
current debt obligations without raising external capital.
Liquidity Ratio
require a good amount of Cash and other
liquid assets like Accounts Receivable, Inventory,
Trading Securities and Prepaid Assets.
Liquidity Ratio
A _______________ would encourage banks or
financial institutions to lend
good liquidity position
A ________________ may scare off potential creditors.
bad liquidity position
General Interpretations
Numerator is assets & income - the higher, the better
Numerator is liabilities & expense - the lower, the better
Days - shorter, the better
Formula for: Working Capital
Current Assets - Current Liabilities
Interpretation of Working Capital
Formula for: Current Ratio
Current Assets ÷ Current Liabilities
Interpretation of Current Ratio
Formula for Acid Test Ratio/Quick Ratio
Quick Assets ÷ Total Current Liabilities
How to find the Quick Assets?
Cash + Cash Equivalents + Marketable Securities + Current Accounts Receivables
Interpretation for Acid Test Ratio/Quick Ratio
Formula for: Accounts Receivable Turnover Ratio
Net Credit Sales ÷ Average A/R
How do you find the Average AR?
Beginning AR + Ending AR ÷ 2
Interpretation for A/R Turnover Ratios
States the usual number of days that it would take
before the company would be able to collect a certain
group of receivables.
Average Collection Period
Formula for: Average Collection Period
360/365 Days ÷ A/R Turnover Ratio
Interpretation for Average Collection Period
This ratio measures the number of times the
company was able to sell its entire inventory to
customers during the year.
Inventory Turnover Ratio