Current ratio
current assets / current liabilities
Acid test ratio
current assets - inventory / current liabilities
gearing ratio
non current liabilities / capital employed
x100
ROCE
operating profit / capital employed
x100
optimal current ratio
2:1 , 1.5:1
optimal ratio of acid test
1:1 , 1.5:1
what gearing ratio is good for investors
below 50%
what rate is better for ROCE
higher
labour productivity
total output / number of workers
labour turnover
number of employees leaving / average number of employees
x100
absenteeism
number of work days lost through absence / total possible days worked
x100
how to work out average rate of return
capital employed
total equity + non current libilities