Ratio analysis 1. Liquidity ratio The liquidity ratios measure the company’s ability to meet its short-term debt obligations (Intermediate accounting- Kieso‚ D.E.‚ J.J. Weygandt and T.D. Warfield). These ratios include current ratios‚ quick ratios‚ and cash ratio. Current ratio: the current ratio of GM has increased from 1.29 in 2012 to 1.30 in 2013. With a higher ratio in 2013‚ it’s better for GM to meet its short-term obligation. Quick ratio: the quick ratio of GM has improved from 0.79 in 2012
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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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Liquidity Ratio Analysis What It Measures Liquidity ratios are a set of ratios or figures that measure a company’s ability to pay off its short-term debt obligations. This is done by measuring a company’s liquid assets (including those that might easily be converted into cash) against its short-term liabilities. There are a number of different liquidity ratios‚ which each measure slightly different types of assets when calculating the ratio. More conservative measures will exclude assets that
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Ratio Analysis Ratio Analysis is a form of Financial Statement Analysis that is used to obtain a quick indication of a firm’s financial performance in several key areas. The ratios are categorized as Short-term Solvency Ratios‚ Debt Management Ratios‚ Asset Management Ratios‚ Profitability Ratios‚ and Market Value Ratios. Ratio Analysis as a tool possesses several important features. The data‚ which are provided by financial statements‚ are readily available. The computation of ratios facilitates
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INTERPRETATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Ways of interpreting financial statements - Using individual items contained in financial statement. - Using ratios computed from items contained in Financial Statement (Ratio analysis) Reasons for interpreting accounts Accounts have to be analyzed and interpreted for the following logical points (1) Evaluation of the trading performance of a firm in order to have a measure of the quality of management running it. (2) Appraisal and monitoring
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Ratio Analysis Formulas 1) Financial ratios S.no | Ratio | Formula | Ideal ratio | comments | 1 | Current ratio | Current assetsCurrent liabilities | 2:1/1.33:1 | Indicates firm’s commitment to meet financial obligations.Avery heavy ratio is not desirable as it indicates less efficient use of funds | 2 | Quick ratio | Quick assetsCurrent liabilities | 1:1 | This ratio also indicates short term solvency of a firm | 3 | Debt –Equity ratios | long term debtequity | 1:2 | Indicates long
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ABSTRACT: In contrast to other major textile-producing countries‚ mostly mostly small-scale‚ nonintegrated spinning‚ weaving‚ cloth finishing‚ and apparel enterprises‚ many of which use outdated technology‚ characterize India’s textile sector. Some‚ mostly larger‚ firms operate in the “organized” sector where firms must comply with numerous government labor and tax regulations. Most firms‚ however‚ operate in the small-scale “unorganized” sector where regulations are less stringent and
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ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Financial statement analysis is the study of relationships between the elements of the same statement or different financial statements and the trend of these elements. The purpose of financial statement analysis is to determine the meaning and significance of the data contained in the statements so that a forecast may be made of the prospects for future earnings‚ expected dividends and the ability of the business to pay interest and debt as it matures. Financial
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4 Chapter 1. Introduction 5 1.1 Theoretical background 8 1.1.1 Use and significance of Ratio Analysis 8 1.1.2 Limitations 11 1.1.3 Classifications of ratios 13 1.2 Research Methodology 33 1.2.1 Need for the study 33 1.2.2 Scope of the study 33 1.2.3 Objectives of the
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Nadarajan AC089637 3 Thayasiri Sumaran AC089676 4 Khesanivarni Balakrishnan AC089702 Table of Content Pages 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 Company Background 4 3.0 Profitability Ratio 5-6 4.0 Liquidity Ratio 7-8 5.0 Efficiency Ratio 9-10 6.0 Gearing Ratio 11-12 7.0 Shareholder Ratio 13-14 8.0 Cash Flow 15 9.0 Conclusion 16 10.0 Reference 17 11.0 Appendix 18 1.0 INTRODUCTION British American Tobacco (informally BAT) is a British multinational tobacco
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