RATIO ANALYSIS Ratio analysis is a key dimension of financial management‚ suggesting a relationship between profit and loss as mentioned in the balance sheet of an organization. In Latin ‘ratio’ means reason. In English ‘ratio’ means relationship. Ratio analysis is defined as “the establishment of a reasoned relationship” of a fixed variable character between measurements of certain phenomenon having some kind of linkage. A ratio shows the arithmetical relationship between two figures
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Ratio Analysis Ratio analysis is one of the techniques of financial analysis where ratios are used as a yardstick for evaluating the financial condition and performance of a firm. Analysis and interpretation of various accounting ratios gives skilled and experienced analyst a better understanding of the financial condition and performance of the firm than what he could have obtained only through a perusal of financial statements. Types of ratio’s 1. Profitability ratio 2. Leverage ratio
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DECLARATION I here by declare that this project entitled “ A STUDY REPORTON RATIO ANALYSIS IN BHARAT HEAVY PLATES AND VESSELS OF VISAKHAPATNAM ” submitted me to the Dr. LankapaliBullayya Degree and P.G College ( Affiliated to Andhra University ) Visakhapatnam is a bonafied work carried on by me is original and not submitted to any other University or Institution for the award of any degree certificate or published any time before
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of financial statements | 2 | 4.1 Vertical analysis 4.2 Horizontal analysis | 23 | 4. Key ratios analysis | 4 | 5. Share issues | 5 | 6. Conclusion | 5 | 7. Bibliography | 6 | Table of Appendixes 1. Income statement – Horizontal and vertical analysis | 2. Statement of financial position – Horizontal and vertical analysis | 3. Ratio analysis - Liquidity and Profitability | 4. Ratio analysis – Efficiency and Investment | 5. FTSE 100 Index
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Financial ratio analysis A reading prepared by Pamela Peterson Drake OUTLINE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. Introduction Liquidity ratios Profitability ratios and activity ratios Financial leverage ratios Shareholder ratios Introduction As a manager‚ you may want to reward employees based on their performance. How do you know how well they have done? How can you determine what departments or divisions have performed well? As a lender‚ how do decide the borrower will be able to pay back as promised? As a
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STUDY RATIO ANALYSIS ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The traditional financial statements that comprise of the balance sheet and profit and loss account do not give enough information related to financial operations of the company. These financial statements prepared as per the statutory requirement of law need to be analyzed in order to evaluate the past performance of the company and the future prospects. The most widely used tool is Ratio Analysis. DEFINITION OF RATIO A way of expressing
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period. However‚ investors need to recognize or to analyze the performance of the company properly before invest and it is not an easy job for an outsider to understand. By doing the financial statement analysis‚ it will help the analyst to understand the performance of any company. The analysis of financial statement is a study of establishing meaningful relationship between various financial facts and figure given in financial statement. The basic financial statement included balance sheet and
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the subject‚ the most appropriate studies have been reviewed.Dr. Promod Kumar published a book in 1991 “Analysis of financial statement of Indian Industries” The study covered the 17 private sector‚ 5 state owned public sector and 1 central public sector companies. He studied analysis of activities‚ assessment of profitability‚ return on capital investment‚ analysis of financial structure‚ analysis of fixed assets and working capital. In his research he revealed various problems of industries and suggested
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Ratio Analysis University of Phoenix HCS/571 Finance Resource Management Sept 24‚ 2013Rosetta Stringfellow‚ MBA‚ BSRatio Analysis Ratio analysis is a widely used managerial tool that compares one number with another to gain insights that would not arise from looking at either of the numbers separately. Ratio analysis is used to examine and interpret the relationship between two numbers on a financial statement. This is done so that the managers
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Case analysis for Hershey Foods Critical Issues- In his first year as CEO of Hershey Foods Richard Lenny faced conflict with the community‚ employees and investors. He had already endured the longest strike in the history of the company‚ closed plants‚ and managed to increase profits by 10%. The Hershey Trust Company‚ majority shareholder of Hershey Foods‚ is responsible for funding the activities of the Hershey School‚ and in recent times has come under criticism for lack of diversity in its portfolio
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