Centre for Economics and Finance . Published by Print Services‚ Rhodes University‚ P .O .Box 94‚ Grahamstown‚ South Africa A financial Ratio Analysis of Commercial Bank Performance in South Africa Mabwe Kumbirai2# and Robert Webb* Abstract This paper investigates the performance of South Africa’s commercial banking sector for the period 2005- 2009. Financial ratios are employed to measure the profitability‚ liquidity and credit quality performance of five large South African based commercial
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LIQUIDITY Liquidity ratios are used to determine a company’s ability to meet its short-term debt obligations. Investors often take a close look at liquidity ratios when performing fundamental analysis on a firm. Since a company that is consistently having trouble meeting its short-term debt is at a higher risk of bankruptcy‚ liquidity ratios are a good measure of whether a company will be able to comfortably continue as a going concern. Working Capital Working capital is the amount by which the
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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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Financing Change PRIVATE EQUITY DEMYSTIFIED An explanatory guide John Gilligan and Mike Wright Financing Change An initiative from the ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty This is the first report to be published under Financing Change‚ the thought leadership programme of the ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty. The faculty is the world’s largest network of professionals involved in corporate finance and counts accountants‚ lawyers‚ bankers‚ other practitioners and people in business among its members
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Provisions 1.92 1.67 1.56 1.45 Net Current Assets -0.88 -1.09 -0.63 0.09 Miscellaneous Expenses 0 0 0 0 Total Assets 3.27 3.61 4.61 5.88 Contingent Liabilities 1.3 1.3 1.31 1.31 Book Value (Rs) -23.01 -26.19 -25.62 -25.09 Comparison & Ratio Analysis of two FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods) Companies. 1. Tarai Foods Limited. 2. Tata Global Beverages. Tata Global Beverage (Rs. In Crores) Mar ’13 Mar ’12 Mar ’11 Mar ’10 Sources Of Funds Total Share Capital 61
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Ratio | Industry benchmark ratio | Woolworths’ ratio | Brief Comment | Current Ratio | 1.2:1 | 0.80:1 | The current ratio ofWoolworth is considerablybelow industry average themovement from it is 33.33% (1.2-0.8)/1.2*100) Which is not really good for business | Liquid ratio | 0.7:1 | 0.34:1 | The Liquid ratio of Woolworth is considerably below industry average. The movement is 51.43 %. It is showed that the business may have problem in paying their debt.(0.7-0.34/0.7*100) | Gross Profit ratio
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Ratio and Proportion • If 2 numbers are in ratio a: b then consider them as ax and bx (where x is the proportionality constant) and apply ax and bx in the given condition of the problem to proceed for answer • Ratio can be applied between 2 units if and only if the same physical quantity is compared • Length : length is correct • Length : density is wrong • Ratio can be made only after the units are compared in the same unit • If two lengths are 1 mile and 1 km respectively then ratio
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J SAINSBURY PLC Sheffield Hallam University BBA (Hons) in Business Management Individual Assignment 2013 Conducted by – M.S.Hettiarachchi Page 1 of 24 Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... 4 1. 2. The Business Model of Sainsbury Plc ............................................................................... 5 Summary of Income Statements .........................
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The article I chose is Solvency Ratio Analysis and Leveraging. This article tells about how solvency and leveraging are connected. It describes several ratios used to determine how a company is doing long-term. Company’s use debt and equity to start and keep their operations running. Owners or stockholders donate equity to build and maintain their company. Leverage is used to produce income and impacts a company’s long-term solvency. No matter what the economic situation is‚ a company needs to be
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The Golden Ratio The golden ratio is a unique number approximately equal to 1.6180339887498948482. The Greek letter Phi (Φ) is used to refer to this ratio. The exact value for the golden ratio is the following: ` A popular example of the application of the golden ratio is the Golden Rectangle. Interestingly enough‚ many artists and architects have proportioned their works to apply the golden ratio in the form of the golden rectangle. A golden rectangle is a rectangle where the ratio of the longer
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