Ratio Analysis Memo Profitability: Asset turnover and Profit Margin What do the profitability ratios reveal about the financial position of the company? Which users may be interested in each type of ratio? What does the collected data reveal about the performance and position of the company? The profitability ratios measure a company’s operating success for a specific period of time. Most investors and bankers are going to be interested in the profitability of a company. The data for asset
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Ratio Analysis Paper Ratios describe the various relationships among accounts in the balance sheet and income statement. Financial ratios are important and helpful gauges of how an organization is functioning. An organization’s financial health‚ potential revenue‚ and even possible bankruptcy can be garnered from financial ratios. Information derived from financial statements is used to calculate most ratios and make projections. “Ratios help investors and lenders determine the risk associated
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Financial Accounting vs. Management Accounting Role and Primary Tasks/Services Performed by Management Accountants Accounting is a staff function‚ with management accountants providing information to other managers. Information can relate to: financial statements‚ tax problems‚ dealing with governmental authorities and other matters. The management accountant‚ like other staff managers‚ often recommends courses of action to those using the information. But neither the management accountant
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| |Average variable cost per passenger | |$70 | |Fixed operating cost per month | | |$3‚150‚000 | a. What is the break-even point in passengers and revenues per month? Fixed cost = 3‚150‚000 160x = 70x + 3‚150‚000 90x = 3‚150‚000 X = 35‚000 passengers – breakeven Break even revenue = 35‚000 x 160 = 5‚600‚000 b. What is the break-even point in number of passenger train
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Irrational Ratios 1 of 5 http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2001/Aug/IrrationalRatios... FRAUD The numbers raise a red flag. BY JOSEPH T. WELLS AUGUST 2001 inancial statements tell a story‚” says accounting professor W. Steve Albrecht‚ “and the story should make sense.” If not‚ it’s possible the story is a fake. By standing far enough back from the numbers to get a good picture of the client’s business‚ auditors frequently can detect signs of financial statement frauds
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Cost Control and Cost Reduction A business enterprise must survive‚ grow‚ and prosper. Cost Control and Cost Reduction are activities necessary for ensuring that these objectives are fulfilled. With the liberalization of the Indian Economy and Globalization‚ there is now a cut throat competition from various concerns of the world. As a result there is now a race to secure a place for survival. This has increased the importance of cost control and Cost Reduction. Cost Control “Cost control
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Ratio Analysis Return on capital employed Basically‚ it measures business performance. This ratio is used to calculate the return versus the money that is invested. Gross profit margin This ratio uses for measuring of profitability in selling‚ buying or producing goods before any other expenses are put into account. Therefore‚ any change in this figure can have an important result on the net profit margin of the year. Harrods’ gross profit margin can be divided into 2 parts which is
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The University of Business and International Studies Geneva‚ Switzerland. COURSE TITLE: ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING Student : NGUYEN THANH DAM COURSE CODE: Accounting for decision making – final assigment Lecturer: Pham Quang Huy Page 1 ACCT 601 UBIS INTAKE 2012 - 2013 The University of Business and International Studies Geneva‚ Switzerland. PROBLEM Part 1: Optional Section In this part‚ the learners have to choose four of eight questions for answering. If you give
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letters. Crazy Eddie 1. Compute key ratios and other financial measures for Crazy Eddie during the period 1984-1987. Identify and briefly explain the red flags in Crazy Eddie ’s financial statements that suggested the firm posted a higher-than-normal level of audit risk. Current Ratio (1987-84): 2.41‚ 1.40‚ 1.56‚ 0.93 Quick Ratio (1987-84): 1.40 ‚ 0.60‚ 0.77‚ 0.15 Inventory Turnover (1987-84): 3.23‚ 4.38‚ 5.13‚ 5.88 Inventory Turnover ratio shows how often goods are bought and sold
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In finance Ratio analysis is carried out to judge the liquidity of the organization. It helps the analysts to find if a company is capable enough to pay its liabilities. Moreover it also helps to show the operating efficiency and internal return of an organization. Keep in mind that the ratio is good or bad only if it is compared to the industry in which the organization is operating in. Some of the important ratios are: * Current Ratio * Asset Test Ratio * Return on Asset *
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