Limitations of Ratios used for analysis: 1. Inflation will distort a firm’s balance sheet and a trend analysis may not give a true picture of the firm’s financial performance. 2. Different fiscal year‚ example‚ a firm may have a fiscal year that ends on June 30‚ whereas another company in the same industry may have a fiscal year ends on 31 . 3. Financial analysis is performed on historical data mainly for the purpose of forecasting future performance. The historical relationships may not continue
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1) Current Ratio The ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company’s ability to pay back its short-term liabilities (debt and payables) with its short-term assets (cash‚ inventory‚ receivables). The higher the current ratio‚ the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. 2) Quick Ratio An indicator of a company’s short-term liquidity. The quick ratio measures a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. For this reason‚ the ratio excludes inventories
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OIL & GAS SECTOR RATIO ANALYSIS CONTENTS PARTICULARS PAGE No. 1. Introduction 3 2. Objective 5 3. Ratio Analysis 6 4. Appendix 8 INTRODUCTION The Oil & Gas industry is the totality of all of the industries involved in the production and sale of fuel‚ including fuel extraction‚ manufacturing‚ refining and distribution. Modern society consumes large amounts of fuel‚ and the energy industry is a crucial part of the infrastructure and
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2012 RATIOS TELL A STORY—2011 Financial results and conditions vary among companies for a number of reasons. One reason for the variation can be traced to the characteristics of the industries in which companies operate. For example‚ some industries require large investments in property‚ plant‚ and equipment (PP&E)‚ while others require very little. In some industries‚ the competitive productpricing structure permits companies to earn significant profits per sales dollar‚ while in other industries
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LIMITATIONS OF RATIO ANALYSIS The debt-equity ratio gives an indication of an enterprise’s ability to sustain losses without jeopardizing the interests of creditors. This ratio is based only on information provided in the balance sheet. Although stockholders’ equity serves as a buffer to protect the creditors’ interests‚ it should be kept in mind that the earning prospects of the enterprise are also relevant in judging a firm’s ability to survive the long run. Although the use of ratios can prove helpful
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Ireland there are over 550 Next stores plus 50 franchises operating in Asia‚ Europe and The Middle East. This report will analyse and outline the company’s profitability‚ liquidity‚ solvency and investment potentials based on 15 ratios. All information is taken from the Next plc 2011 statement. Profitability and Performance The gross profit ratio indicates that Next plc was able to maintain their gross profit. It has decreased insignificantly by 0.05%. In 2011 the revenue has increased by roughly
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Equity: 2 2-Return on Assets: 3 3-Equity Multiplier: 4 4-Asset Utilization Ratio: 5 5-Tax Ratio: 6 6-Efficiency Ratio: 6 7-Expense Ratio: 7 8-Spread: 8 9-Burden: 9 1-Return on Equity: ROE = Net Income/Average Total Equity YEAR | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Net Income | 12700315 | 10084037 | 15614020 | Average Total Equity | 38949430.5 | 50120394.5 | 63172013.5 | | 0.032 | 0.020 | 0.024 | Analysis: This trend of return of asset is similar to return on equity. Its basic reason
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8‚ 2008 at Midnight Each question is worth 3.33 points 1. Financial statement ratios support informed judgments and decision making most effectively: a. when viewed for a single year. b. When viewed as a trend of entity data. c. When compared to an industry average for the most recent year. d. When the trend of entity data is compared to the trend of industry data. 2. When comparing entity financial ratios with industry ratios: a. it should be assumed that the data result from the consistent
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Question 1: Financial ratios for East Coast Yachts: Current ratio | = | Current Assets | | | Debt-equity ratio | = | Total liabilities | | | Current Liabilities | | | | | Total equity | | = | $14‚651‚000 | | | | = | $19‚539‚000 + $33‚735‚000 | | | $19‚539‚000 | | | | | $55‚341‚000 | | = | 0.75 | | | | = | 0.96 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Quick ratio | = | Current Assets - Inventory | | | Equity multiplier | = | Total assets | |
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statement and balance sheet. There are certain ratios that can be used to measure profitability and asset utilization. Financial statements allow the business to stop in time so that entrepreneurs and investors alike can measure the fiscal performance of the company. This article looks at vertical analysis as one method of analyzing financial statements. Vertical Analysis of the Financial Statements Vertical analysis compares different categories of the financial statements. The comparison is usually within
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