FINANCIAL RATIOS Financial ratios are indicators of a company’s performance as discernable from the company’s Balance Sheet and income Statement. We will discuss some of the simple ratios of a company and talk about their significance. Liquidity Ratios: Show the company’s ability to pay of its current liabilities from its current assets. 1. Current Ratio Current assets should be significantly higher than current liabilities so that the current ratio is higher than 2:1. 2. Quick Ratio (Acid
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adequate amount of capital in relation to their risk taking. Liquidity is ‘’the ability to convert an asset to cash quickly’’ (investopedia.com). A bank has to be in a position to obtain liquidity at short notice to avoid liquidity crises. Since not all of the bank’s customer’s deposits are fixed for long periods‚ cash has to be made available to meet the customer’s demand. Restrictions are set on the investments as liquidity levels have to be evaluated. It may be difficult and time consuming
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ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET (to be completed by the student) AIB student ID number: Student name: Course name: Subject name: Subject facilitator: Teaching Centre: No. of pages: Word count: DECLARATION A12855 ADRIAN MARK BISRAM MBA FINANCE 712 SFI – STRATEGIC FINANCIAL ISSUES MS. RENEE POPPLEWELL SCHOOL OF HIGHER EDUCATION LIMITED 9 1638 I‚ the above named student‚ confirm that by submitting‚ or causing the attached assignment to be submitted‚ to AIB‚ I have not plagiarised
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Bart. (Aug. 2013). The starbucks bottled Frappuccino business model. Value Chain Generation. Retrieved May 6‚ 2014‚ from: http://valuechaingeneration.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/the-starbucks-bottled-frappuccino-business-model/ Hilliard Safety and Security in the workplace (2001). Retrieved March‚ 10‚ 2012‚ from: http://www.easytraining.com/safety.htm Starbucks Alcohol: Schaumburg Cafe Chicago Area ’s First Starbucks To Serve Wine‚ Beer Starbucks Evenings Store Locations| Starbucks Coffee Company. (2014
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Current Ratio: The current ratio gauges how capable a business is in paying current liabilities by using current assets only. Current ratio is also called the working capital ratio. A general rule of thumb for the current ratio is 2 to 1. However‚ an industry average may be a better standard than this rule of thumb. So‚ according to the information that we got‚ in 2007 Beximco Pharmaceutical’s current ratio was 1.80 which declined to 1.10 in 2008 and ultimately in 2009 it boosted up to 2.97‚ that
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expense a good indicator of the cost of using those buildings and equipment? Compare that situation to a company with new buildings and equipment where there will be large amounts of depreciation expense. The remainder of our explanation of financial ratios and financial statement analysis will use information from the following income statement: Example Corporation Income Statement For the year ended December 31‚ 2011 | | Sales (all on credit) | $500‚000 | Cost of Goods Sold | 380
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Profitability Ratios Profitability Ratios attempt to measure the firm’s success in generating income. These ratios reflect the combined effects of the firm’s asset and debt management. Profit Margin The Profit Margin indicates the dollars in income that the firm earns on each dollar of sales. This ratio is calculated by dividing Net Income by Sales. Return on Assets (ROA) and Return on Equity (ROE) The Return on Assets Ratio indicates the dollars in income earned by the firm on its assets
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Accrual-based approach – revenues are recorded at the point of sale and costs when they are incurred‚ not necessarily when a firm receives or pays out cash Cash flow approach – used by financial professionals to focus attention on current and prospective inflows and outflows of cash 1. Balance sheet a. Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents Marketable securities Accounts receivable Inventories Net property‚ plant and equipment Intangible assets b. Liabilities Accounts
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strategies‚ formulas‚ and ratios one can use. In addition‚ comparing companies to other competitors gives insight into the productivity and value of the company in its given industry. Using the price to earnings ratio is one way to determine the value of Starbucks. It is calculated by taking the market value per share divided by the earnings per share. A higher price to earnings ratio shows that the company’s product is in high demand. The current price to earnings ratio of Starbucks is 29.9‚ an increase
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However in finance liquidity has a very different meaning. Liquidity in simple words means the amount of money circulating and available to all participants in the financial markets. Participants include individuals‚ corporate entities and the government. The most fundamental concept of economics; Demand and Supply of money determine the liquidity in the system.And the central bank‚ the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has the power to increase or decrease the liquidity in the financial markets
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