Profitability Ratios A class of financial metrics that are used to assess a business’s ability to generate earnings as compared to its expenses and other relevant costs incurred during a specific period of time. For most of these ratios‚ having a higher value relative to a competitor’s ratio or the same ratio from a previous period is indicative that the company is doing well. Gross Profit Margin A financial metric used to assess a firm’s financial health by revealing the proportion of
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The Golden Ratio Body‚ art‚ music‚ architecture‚ nature – all connected by a simple irrational number – the Golden Ratio. According to Posamentier & Lehmann in their work The (Fabulous) Fibonacci Numbers‚ there is reason to believe that the letter φ (phi) was used because it is the first letter of the name of the celebrated Greek sculptor Phidias (490-430 BCE). He produced the famous statue of Zeus in the Temple of Olympia and supervised the construction of the Parthenon in Athens
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fluctuation appeared. Ratio analysis Year/ratio 2011 2012 2013 Industry average Current ratio 0.90 0.77 0.82 Quick ratio 0.78 0.65 0.70 Gross profit ratio 55.6 51.7 54.6 Receivable turnover ratio 13.59 13.95 12.49 Inventory turnover ratio 18.45 19.25 19.51 Net profit ratio 1.74 -1.64 0.03 Debt to equity ratio 0.89 0.92 0.88 Asset turnover ratio 0.70 0.71 0.77 Current ratio is always larger than quick ratio‚ it may because that inventory
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Microsoft Oracle Interpretation and Comparison between the two companies’ ratios (Reading the Appendix of Chapter 13 will help you prepare the commentary) According to this Oracle gives more per share to their stock holders then Microsoft does. Earnings per share As given in the income statement $2.73 Basic Common $1.69 Both companies have the ability to pay back their short term debts. Current ratio Current assets Current liabilities $74‚918 $28‚774 = 2.60 $73
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Which Macro-Economic Objectives is the most important and why? (14) There are many different objectives within Macro-Economics however the most important are between Inflation‚ Unemployment‚ Balance of Payments and Economics Growth. Personally I believe inflation is the most important. So why do I believe Inflation is the most important. Well‚ firstly Low inflation is a main macro economics goal for western countries. This is because of the many factors of inflation. One for example is that a higher
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eGraphical user interface From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "GUI" redirects here. For other uses‚ see GUI (disambiguation). A screenshot of the GNOME Shell GUI. The Xerox Alto was the first device to use a graphical user interface. In computing‚[1] graphical user interface (GUI‚ sometimes pronounced ’gooey ’)[2] is a type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and visual indicators such as secondary
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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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to other items reported on the financial statements. 1) Return on Equity: One of the most important profitability ratios is return on equity (ROE). ROE is the amount of net income returned as a percentage of shareholders equity. Return on equity measures a corporation’s profitability by revealing how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested. The return on equity ratio is computed as follows: Return on Equity = | Net Income | | Average Shareholder’s Equity
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analyze the financial condition of a company‚ we rely on Financial Statements. Financial ratios‚ derived from Financial Statements‚ make this analysis possible. These ratios also come in handy when you need to compare different companies. Let’s first understand what these ratios mean. Then‚ we will look at the different categories they fall into and study the key ratios within each category. What are Financial Ratios? They are expressions that give us the relationship between different components of
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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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