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Financial Reporting Ratios
Ratios for Tomo's test!
16
Accounting
Graduate
12/13/2011

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Term
Return on Shareholder's Equity (ROE)
Definition

Net Profit after interest and taxation

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Share capital plus reserves


Notes - could be before, rather than after (depends on what you want to do, according to Tomo's notes). Use the average of share capital/reserves if you can.

Term

Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)

Definition

Net profit before interest and taxation

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Share Capital + Reserves + Long-term Loans



Notes: can be before or after and use average for demonitor is possible

Term

Gross Profit Margin

Definition

Gross Profit

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Sales

Term

Net Profit Margin

Definition

Net Profit before interest and taxation

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Sales

 

Note: could be before or after

Term

Average Stock Turnover Period (in days)

Definition

Average Stock Held

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Cost of Sales

 

X 365 days

Term
Average Settlement Period for Debtors
Definition

Trade Debtors (average if possible)

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Credit Sales

 

x 365 days

 

Note: if needed - in lieu of credit sales, then sales is used.

Term
Average settlement period for creditors
Definition

Trade creditors (average if possible)

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Credit purchases

Term
Sales to Capital Employed
Definition

Sales

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Long Term Capital Employed (Average if possible)

(This means Shareholders Equity + long-term loans)

Term
Sales to Employee
Definition

Sales

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Number of Employees

Term
Current Ratio
Definition

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities (Creditors Due within One Year)

Term
Acid-Test Ratio (or Quick Ratio)
Definition

Current Assets (excluding Inventories)

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Current Liabilities (Creditors Due within one year)

 

 

Note: this is the same as the current ratio but it leaves out inventories)

Term
Gearing Ratio
Definition

Long-term Liabilities

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Share Capital + reserves + long term liabilities

 

Notes: Average if possible for all

Term
Interest Cover Ratio
Definition

Profit before interest and tax

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Interest Payable

Term
Dividend Payout ratio
Definition

Dividends announced for the year

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Earnings for the year available for dividends

Term
Price/Earnings Ratio (P/E Ratio)
Definition

Market Value per Share

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Earnings per share

Term
Earnings per share (EPS)
Definition

Net Income - Dividends on Preferred Stock

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Average Outstanding Shares


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