liquidity ratios
@ current ratio = current assets/current liabilities
working capital ratio
@ acid-test ratio = (Cash+Short-Term investments+ receivables(Net))/Current liabilities
immediate
@ receivables turnover = Net credit sales/average net receivables
average collection period
@ inventory turnover = cost of goods sold/average inventory
average days to sell inventory
Profitability ratios
Both creditors and investors are interested in evaluating earning power-profitability.
Profitability is frequently used as the ultimate test of management's operating effectiveness.
% profit Margin = net income/net sales
high volume - low margin
low volume - high
% asset turnover = net sales/average assets
vary
% return on assets = net income/average assets
overall measure of profitability
% return on common stockholders' equity = net income/average common stockholders' equity
(first minus the preffered dividends, if it has one.)
% earning per share(EPS) = Net income/weighted average common shares outstanding
intracompany used
% price-earnings ratio(P-E) = market price per share of stock/earnings per share
% payout ratio = cash dividens/net income
solvency ratios(debt-paying ability)
$ debt to total assets ratio = total debt/total assets
the higher the greater risks that a company may accounter
stable- higher than fluctuating earnings
$ times interest earned = income before income taxes and interest expense/interest expense