FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS
SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL RATIOS
Liquidity
1. Current ratio = Total Current Assets/ Total Current Liabilities
a. Significance: Tests the ability of a firm to meet its currently maturing obligations through the
use of current assets
2. Acid-test ratio = Total Liquid Assets/ Total Current Liabilities
a. Significance: A stringent test of a firm’s ability to pay current liabilities
3. (Cash ratio: Cash + Marketable securities)/Current liabilities
a. Significance: Test the ability of a firm to meet its current obligation in the strictest manner
4. Accounts Receivable Turnover = Net Credit Sales/ Ave. Accts Receivable
a. Significance: Tests the efficiency of credit and collection policies. Evaluates the quality of
accounts receivable
5. Average Collection Period = Accounts Receivable/Average Daily Credit Sales
6. Inventory Turnover = Cost of goods sold/ Ave. Inventory
a. Significance: Measures the efficiency in managing inventory
7. Working Capital Turnover = Net Sales/ Ave. Working Capital
a. Significance: Evaluates adequacy and effectiveness in the use of working capital
8. Asset Turnover = Net Sales/Ave Total Assets
a. Significance: Measures the efficiency of managing assets
Debt Management (Solvency) Ratios
1. Debt Ratio = Total Liabilities/Total Assets
a. Significance: Shows proportion of all assets that are financed with debt
2. Equity Ratio = Total Owners’ Equity/Total Assets
a. Significance: Shows proportion of assets provided by owners
3. Debt to Equity Ratio = Total Liabilities/Total Owners’ Equity
a. Significance: Measures the debt relative to amount of owners’ equity
4. Book Value per Share = Total Common Equity/Number of Common Shares Outstanding
a. Significance: Measures recoverable amount in case of liquidation assuming assets are realized
at their book values
5. Times Interest Earned = EBIT/Annual Interest Expense
Significance: Measures how many times interest expense is covered by operating profit
Profitability
1. Gross Margin ratio = Gross Profit/Net Sales
a. Significance: Measures profitability after covering cost of product sold
2. Operating Profit Margin = Operating Profit/Net Sales
a. Significance: Measures profit generated after covering operating expense
3. Net Margin = Net Profit/Net Sales
a. Significance: Measures profit after covering all expenses
4. Return on Assets = Net Operating Profit/Average Total Assets
a. Significance: Measures overall efficiency in generating profits through the use of assets
5. Return on Equity = Net Income/Stockholders’ Equity
a. Significance: Measures rate of return on resources provided by owner/stockholders
6. Price/Earnings Ratio = Market price per Share/Earnings per Share
a. Measures relationship between the price of common shares in the open market and profit
earned on a per share basis
7. Dividend Yield = Dividend per Share/ Market Value per Share
a. Significance: Shows the rate earned by stockholders from dividends based on current price of
the stock
8. Payout Ratio = Dividend per Share/Earnings per Share
a. Significance: Shows percentage of earnings paid to stockholders