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Chapter 4

Financial Ratio Analysis

Meaning of Ratios
Meaning of Ratios
Financial ratios are quantitative tools that analyze and assess the financial health, performance, and stability of a business. They are derived from the ...
Types of Ratios
Types of Ratios
Ratios are tools that help evaluate a business's financial health and financial performance. Liquidity ratios, profitability ratios, activity ratios, ...
Importance of Ratio Analysis
Importance of Ratio Analysis
Ratio analysis is a financial tool that enables firms to make informed decisions based on their financial condition and operational efficiency. By ...
Liquidity Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Liquidity ratios are financial metrics that assess a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations. Consider Jerry, a financial analyst in a ...
Liquidity Ratios: Current Ratio
Liquidity Ratios: Current Ratio
The current ratio is a financial metric used to assess a company's ability to pay its short-term obligations with its short-term assets. To calculate ...
Liquidity Ratios: Quick Ratio
Liquidity Ratios: Quick Ratio
The quick ratio, or an acid-test ratio, is a financial metric evaluating a company's short-term liquidity without relying on the sale of inventory. ...
Liquidity Ratios: Liquid Ratio
Liquidity Ratios: Liquid Ratio
The liquid or cash ratio is a financial metric to evaluate a company's ability to cover its short-term liabilities with its most liquid assets, namely ...
Profitability Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Profitability ratios assess a company's ability to generate earnings relative to its revenue, assets, and equity by effectively managing its ...
Profitability Ratios: Gross Profit Ratio
Profitability Ratios: Gross Profit Ratio
The Gross Profit Ratio indicates the proportion of money left over from revenues after accounting for the cost of goods sold. This ratio is significant as ...
Profitability Ratios: Net Profit Ratio
Profitability Ratios: Net Profit Ratio
The net profit ratio measures a company's profitability by providing insights into its efficiency in converting revenue into actual profit after ...
Profitability Ratios: Return on Equity
Profitability Ratios: Return on Equity
Return on equity measures a company's profitability relative to shareholders' equity, reflecting how effectively management uses equity capital to ...
Profitability Ratios: Return on Asset
Profitability Ratios: Return on Asset
Return on Assets is a financial ratio that measures a company's ability to generate profit from its assets. A higher ratio indicates more efficient ...
Profitability Ratios: Return on Capital Employed
Profitability Ratios: Return on Capital Employed
Return on Capital Employed is a financial metric that measures a company's profitability and the efficiency with which its capital is employed. It is ...
Profitability Ratios: Earnings per Share
Profitability Ratios: Earnings per Share
Earnings per share is a financial metric that indicates a company's profitability on a per-share basis. It is calculated by dividing a company's ...
Profitability Ratios: Price Earning Ratio
Profitability Ratios: Price Earning Ratio
The price-earnings ratio is a financial metric used to evaluate a company's stock price relative to its earnings. It is calculated by dividing the ...
Solvency Ratios
Solvency Ratios
Solvency ratios are crucial indicators to measure a company's ability to meet its long-term debt obligations. Solvency ratios differ from liquidity ...
Solvency Ratios: Debt to Equity Ratio
Solvency Ratios: Debt to Equity Ratio
The Debt-to-Equity ratio is a financial metric that measures a company's financial leverage by comparing its total liabilities to its ...
Solvency Ratios: Proprietary Ratio
Solvency Ratios: Proprietary Ratio
The proprietary ratio assesses the proportion of a company's total assets financed by shareholder equity. This ratio is important as it indicates a ...
Solvency Ratios: Interest Coverage Ratio
Solvency Ratios: Interest Coverage Ratio
The interest coverage ratio measures a company's ability to pay interest on its debt. It shows how easily a company can cover its interest expenses ...
Activity Ratios
Activity Ratios
Activity ratios are important indicators that measure a company's efficiency in utilizing its assets to generate sales and revenue. Activity ratios ...
Activity Ratios: Total Asset Turnover Ratio
Activity Ratios: Total Asset Turnover Ratio
The total asset turnover ratio measures a company's efficiency in using its assets to generate sales. This ratio indicates how many dollars of sales ...
Activity Ratios: Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio
Activity Ratios: Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio
The fixed asset turnover ratio measures a company's efficiency in using its fixed assets to generate sales. The fixed asset turnover ratio is ...
Activity Ratios: Current Asset Turnover Ratio
Activity Ratios: Current Asset Turnover Ratio
The Current Asset Turnover Ratio is an essential financial metric that indicates how efficiently a company uses its current assets to generate revenue. It ...
Activity Ratio: Working Capital
Activity Ratio: Working Capital
Working capital is the difference between a company's current assets and current liabilities. It measures a company's short-term financial health ...
Activity Ratios: Working Capital Turnover Ratio
Activity Ratios: Working Capital Turnover Ratio
The Working Capital Turnover Ratio measures how efficiently a company utilizes its working capital to generate sales. Working capital is the money ...
Activity Ratios: Stock Turnover Ratio
Activity Ratios: Stock Turnover Ratio
The stock turnover ratio, also known as inventory turnover ratio, measures how efficiently a company manages its inventory. For calculating the stock ...
Activity Ratios: Accounts Receivable Turnover Ratio
Activity Ratios: Accounts Receivable Turnover Ratio
The accounts receivable turnover ratio measures how efficiently a company collects payments owed by its customers for credit sales. It is calculated by ...
Activity Ratios: Accounts Payable Turnover Ratio
Activity Ratios: Accounts Payable Turnover Ratio
An accounts payable turnover ratio measures how efficiently a company pays its suppliers or creditors over a specific period. The accounts payable ...
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