Financial Ratios

 

U.S. GAAP IFRS, IAS Accounting Topics

Accounting Ratios
for Financial Statement Analysis

 
Liquidity Analysis Ratios   
   
Current Ratio
    Current Assets
  Current Ratio = ------------------------
    Current Liabilities
      
Quick Ratio
    Quick Assets
  Quick Ratio = ----------------------
    Current Liabilities
     
Quick Assets = Current Assets - Inventories
   
Net Working Capital Ratio
    Net Working Capital
  Net Working Capital Ratio = --------------------------
    Total Assets
     
Net Working Capital = Current Assets - Current Liabilities
   
 
Profitability Analysis Ratios   
Return on Assets (ROA)
    Net Income
  Return on Assets (ROA) = ----------------------------------
    Average Total Assets
     
Average Total Assets = (Beginning Total Assets + Ending Total Assets) / 2
   
Return on Equity (ROE)
    Net Income
  Return on Equity (ROE) = --------------------------------------------
    Average Stockholders' Equity
     
Average Stockholders' Equity 
= (Beginning Stockholders' Equity + Ending Stockholders' Equity) / 2
   
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)
    Net Income
  Return on Common Equity (ROCE) = --------------------------------------------
    Average Common Stockholders' Equity
     
Average Common Stockholders' Equity 
= (Beginning Common Stockholders' Equity + Ending Common Stockholders' Equity) / 2
   
Profit Margin
    Net Income
  Profit Margin = -----------------
    Sales
     
     
Earnings Per Share (EPS)
    Net Income
  Earnings Per Share (EPS) = ---------------------------------------------
    Number of Common Shares Outstanding
     
   
 
Activity Analysis Ratios   
Assets Turnover Ratio
    Sales
  Assets Turnover Ratio = ----------------------------
    Average Total Assets
     
Average Total Assets = (Beginning Total Assets + Ending Total Assets) / 2
   
Accounts Receivable Turnover Ratio
    Sales
  Accounts Receivable Turnover Ratio = -----------------------------------
    Average Accounts Receivable
     
Average Accounts Receivable 
= (Beginning Accounts Receivable + Ending Accounts Receivable) / 2
   
Inventory Turnover Ratio
    Cost of Goods Sold
  Inventory Turnover Ratio = ---------------------------
    Average Inventories
     
Average Inventories = (Beginning Inventories + Ending Inventories) / 2
   
 
Capital Structure Analysis Ratios   
Debt to Equity Ratio
    Total Liabilities
  Debt to Equity Ratio = ----------------------------------
    Total Stockholders' Equity
     
     
Interest Coverage Ratio
    Income Before Interest and Income Tax Expenses
  Interest Coverage Ratio = -------------------------------------------------------
    Interest Expense
     
Income Before Interest and Income Tax Expenses 
= Income Before Income Taxes + Interest Expense
   
 
Capital Market Analysis Ratios   
Price Earnings (PE) Ratio
    Market Price of Common Stock Per Share
  Price Earnings (PE) Ratio = ------------------------------------------------------
    Earnings Per Share
     
     
Market to Book Ratio
    Market Price of Common Stock Per Share
  Market to Book Ratio = -------------------------------------------------------
    Book Value of Equity Per Common Share
     
Book Value of Equity Per Common Share 
= Book Value of Equity for Common Stock / Number of Common Shares
   
Dividend Yield
    Annual Dividends Per Common Share
  Dividend Yield = ------------------------------------------------
    Market Price of Common Stock Per Share
     
Book Value of Equity Per Common Share 
= Book Value of Equity for Common Stock / Number of Common Shares
   
Dividend Payout Ratio
    Cash Dividends
  Dividend Payout Ratio = --------------------
    Net Income
     
     
 
ROA = Profit Margin X Assets Turnover Ratio   
ROA = Profit Margin X Assets Turnover Ratio
    Net Income Net Income Sales
  ROA = ------------------------  = --------------  X ------------------------
    Average Total Assets  Sales Average Total Assets 
       
Profit Margin = Net Income / Sales 
Assets Turnover Ratio = Sales / Averages Total Assets
   



 

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
International Accounting Standards (IAS)
Sources of U.S. GAAP

Investments in Debt and Equity Securities
   FASB Statement No. 115 (May 1993)
 
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
   FASB Statement No. 144 (August 2001)
 
Impairment of a Loan
   FASB Statement No. 114 (May 1993)
 
Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets
   APB Opinion No. 29 (May 1973)
   FASB Statement No. 153 (An amendment of APB Opinion No. 29, December 2004)
 
Capitalization of Interest Cost
   FASB Statement No. 34 (October 1979)
 

Sources of U.S. GAAP
Statements of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)
Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinions
Accounting Research Bulletins (ARB)
Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts (SFAC)


 


 

 
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Ratios for Financial Statement Analysis
Overview of Financial Statements
 

 


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