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Key Financial Ratios Explained

The document outlines various types of financial ratios used to analyze a company's liquidity, leverage, operations, and profitability. It defines 13 liquidity ratios, including the current ratio and liquid ratio, to measure a company's ability to pay short-term debts. It also defines 14 leverage ratios, such as the debt-to-equity ratio and capital gearing ratio, to analyze financial risk. Additionally, the document outlines operating ratios, turnover ratios, and 11 profitability ratios, including the gross profit ratio and return on investment, to evaluate business performance.

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Key Financial Ratios Explained

The document outlines various types of financial ratios used to analyze a company's liquidity, leverage, operations, and profitability. It defines 13 liquidity ratios, including the current ratio and liquid ratio, to measure a company's ability to pay short-term debts. It also defines 14 leverage ratios, such as the debt-to-equity ratio and capital gearing ratio, to analyze financial risk. Additionally, the document outlines operating ratios, turnover ratios, and 11 profitability ratios, including the gross profit ratio and return on investment, to evaluate business performance.

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A.

Liquidity Ratios :-
1. Current ratio =
Current Assets/Current Liabilities
 It is customary to take 2:1 ratio as an ideal ratio of Current assets and
current liabilities.
2. Liquid Ratio =
Liquid assets/Liquid liabilities
 Liquid assets = Current Assets – (Inventory + Prepaid expenses)
 Liquid Liabilities = Current Liabilities – Bank overdraft
 Generally a Liquid Ratio of 1:1 is preferred
3. Absolute Liquid Ratio =
Cash + Bank + Short Term securities/Current Liabilities – Bank Overdraft
 The Acceptable norms for this ratio is 1:2
4. Overdue Liabilities Ratio =
Cash + Marketable Securities/Overdraft Liabilities
 1.5:1 is considered as an ideal overdue liability ratio
5. Operating Cash Working Capital Ratio =
Liquid assets/Average Daily Cash Requirement
 Liquid Assets = Cash + Short Term Securities = receivables
 Average Daily Cash Requirement = Cost of Goods Sold + Administration &
Office Expenses + Sales & Distribution Expenses (Less depreciations & other
non cash expenses)/ Number of days in a year (365 or 360)
6. Inventory Turnover Ratio =
Cost of Goods sold/ Average Inventory at Cost
 Average Inventory at Cost = Opening Stock + Closing Stock/2
 Where the opening inventory is not known the closing inventory figure may
be taken as average inventory
7. Debtor Turnover Ratio =
(i) Net Credit Annual Sales/ Average Trade Debtors
 Trade Debtors = Sundry Debtors + Bills Receivables + Accounts receivables
 Average Trade Debtors = Opening Trade Debtors + Closing Trade Debtors/2
(ii) Average Collection Period =
a. Debtors X Days in a year/Net Average Trade Debtors
b. Debtors/Credit Sales Per Day
c. Days in the Year/Debtors Turnover
8. Working Capital Turnover Ratio =
Cost of sales/Average Working Capital
 Average Working Capital = Opening Working Capital + Closing Working
Capital/2
B. Leverage Ratios :-
1. Debt equity Ratio =
Outsiders Funds/Share Holders Funds
 Outsiders Funds = Debentures + Bonds + Long Term Loan
 Equity Share Holders Funds = Equity Shares + Preference Share + Reserve
Capital
2. Capital Gearing Ratio =
Equity Share Capital+ Reserve & Surpluses/ Preference Share Capital +
Debentures + Bonds + Long Term Loans
3. Total Debt Equity Ratio =
Total Debt/Share Holders Equity
 Total Debt = Debentures + Bonds + Bank Loan + Loan from Other Sources +
Short Term Loans + Sundry Creditors + Bills Payable + Bank Overdraft etc
4. Debt to Total Capitalisation Ratio =
Funded Debt/Total Capitalisation
 Funded Debt = Debenture + Mortgaged Loan + Loans + Other Long Term
Loan
 Total Capitalisation = Equity Share Capital + Preference Share Capital +
Reserves & Surpluses + Other Undistributed Reserves + Debentures +
Mortgaged Loan + Other Term Loans + Bonds
5. Proprietor Ratio or Equity Ratio =
Share Holders Funds/Total Assets
6. Fixed Assets to Net Worth Ratio =
Fixed Assets/Share Holders Funds
 Fixed Assets = Fixed at cost – Depreciation
7. Fixed Assets Ratio =
Net Fixed Assets/Long Term Funds
 Long Term Funds = Fixed Assets + Working Capital
 Ideal Ratio is less than 1
8. Ratio of Current Assets to Proprietors Funds =
Current Assets/ Share Holders Funds
9. Interest Coverage Ratio or Debt Service Ratio =
Net Profit (before interest & taxes)/Fixed Interest /Charges
10. Cash to Debt Service Ratio =
Annual Cash Flow before Interest & Taxes/Interest + (Sinking Fund Appropriation
of Debt/Interest – Tax)
11. Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio =
Earning before Interest & Taxes (EBIT)/Total Fixed Charges
12. Dividend Coverage Ratio =
Earning after Tax/Preference Dividend
C. Operating Ratio :-
1. Operating Ratio =
(Cost of Goods Sold + Operating Expenses/Net Sales) X 100
2. Expenses Ratio =
(Particular Expenses/Net Sales) X 100

D. Turnover Ratio or Activity Ratio =


1. (Sub.)
a. Total Assets Turnover Ratio =
Cost of Goods Sold/Total Assets
b. Fixed Assets Turnover Ratio =
Cost of Goods Sold/Fixed Assets
c. Current Assets Turnover Ratio =
Cost of Goods Sold/Current Assets
 Total Assets = (Fixed Assets at Cost – Depreciation) + Current Assets –
Provisions)
 Fixed Assets = Fixed Assets at Cost – Depreciation
 Current Assets – Provisions

2. Capital Turnover Ratio =


Cost of goods Sold/Capital Employed
(OR)
Cost of Goods Sold/Average Capital Employed
 Capital Employed = Permanent Capital or Long Term Funds
 Average Capital employed = (Opening Stock + Closing Stock)/2
3. Cash from operating to Sales Ratio =
(Cash from Operation/Net Sales) X 100
4. Cash Expenditure to Sales Ratio =
Cash Expenditure/Cash Sales X 100
5. Inventory to Working Capital Ratio =
Inventory/Working Capital
E. Profitability Ratio :-
1. Gross Profit Ratio =
Gross Profit = (Gross Profit/Net Sales) X 100
 Gross Profit = Sales – Cost of Goods Sold
 Gross Profit of 20% to 30% is desirable
2. Operating Ratio =
(Cost of Goods Sold + Operating Expenses/Net Sales) X 100
(OR)
(Operating Cost/Net Sales) X 100
3. Operating Profit Ratio =
(Operating Profit/Net Sales) X 100
(OR)
100– Operating Ratio
 Operating profit = {(Net Profit + Non-Operating Expenses) – Non-Operating
Income}
4. Net Profit Ratio =
EBIT/Sales X 100
(OR)
Profit before Tax/Sales X 100
(OR)
Profit after Tax/Sales X 100
 Below 20% it is not desirable
5. Cash Profit Ratio =
Cash Profit/Net sales X 100
 Cash Profit = (Net Profit + Non Cash Expenses) – Non Cash Expenses
6. Cash Operating Ratio =
Cash Operating Profit/Net Sales X 100
7. Cash Profit to Cash Sales Ratio =
Cash Profit/Cash Sales X 100
8. Return on Investment =
Net Profit/Investment X 100
9. Return on Share Holders Funds =
Profit after Tax/Share Holders Fund X 100
10. Earning Per Share =
Profit Available to Share Holders/Number of Equity Share Outstanding
11. Dividend Per Share =
Amount of Total Dividend/Numbers of Equity Share Outstanding
12. Profit Earning Ratio =
Market Price of Share/Earning per Share
13. Dividend Payment Ratio =
Dividend per Share/Earning per Share X 100

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