Financial Ratios Formula

Ratio Formula Comments

A. LIQUIDITY RATIOS: Refers to the company’s ability to pay

its short-term current liabilities as
they fall due
1. Current Ratio Current Assets / Current Liabilities Measures the number of times that
the current liabilities could be paid
with the available current assets
2. Acid Test Ratio Quick Assets / Current Liabilities Measures the number of times that
the current liabilities could be paid
with the available cash and near cash
assets.
3. Working Capital Activity Ratios Indicates how long a firm expects to
(Turnovers): realize cash or when the firm should
pay its various current liabilities
a. Receivable Turnover Net Credit Sales or Net Sales / Time required to complete one
Average Receivables collection cycle-from the time
receivables are recorded, then
collected, to the time new receivables
are recorded again.
b. Average Age of Receivables No. of working days in a year / Indicates the average number of days
Receivables turnover during which the company must wait
before receivables are collected.
c. Inventory Turnover Cost of goods sold / Average Mdse. Measures the number of times that
(merchandising firm) Inventory inventory is replaced during the
period.
d. Average Age of Inventory No. of working days / Inventory Indicates the average number of days
(merchandising) Turnover during which the com[any must wait
before inventories are sold.
e. Operating Cycle Ave. Age of Receivables + Ave. Age
of Inventory
f. Raw Materials Turnover Cost of Materials Used / Ave. Raw
(manufacturing) Mat. Inventory
g. Goods in Process Turnover Cost of Goods Manufactured / Ave.
Goods in Process Invty.
h. Finished Goods Turnover Cost of Goods sold / Ave. finished
goods invty.
i. Average Age (manufacturing) No. of Working Days / Turnover
j. Operating Cycle Sum of ave. ages of receivables, raw
materials, goods in process and
finished goods inventories
k. Trade Payables Turnover Net Credit Purchases / Ave. Trade
Payables
l. Ave,. Age of Trade Payables No. of working days / Payables Indicates the length of time during
turnover which payables remain unpaid.
m. Current Assets Turnover Cost of sales + OE (excluding Measure the movement and
depreciation and amortization) / Ave. utilization of current assets to meet
Current Assets operating requirements.
B. TEST OF SOLVENCY ( Or Refers to the company’s ability to pay
Leverage Ratios or Financing all its debts, whether such liabilities
Ratios) are current or noncurrent
1. Times Interest Earned Income before tax + Interest Expense Determine the extent to which
/ Interest Expense operations cover interest expense
2. Debt-Equity Ratio Total Liabilities / Total owner’s or Proportion of assets provided by
Stockholder’s Equity creditors compared to that provided
by owners.
3. Debt Ratio Total Liabilities / Total Assets Proportion of total assets provided by
creditors
4. Equity Ratio Total Owner’s or Stockholders’ Equity Proportion of total assets provided by
/ Total Assets owners
C. TESTS OF
PROFITABILITY
1. Return on Sales Net Income / Net Sales Determines the amount of income
earned on each peso sales
2. Gross Profit Ratio Gross profit / Net Sales
3. Return on Assets (ROA) Net Income / Average Total Assets Efficiency with which assets are used
to operate the business

4. Return on Owner’s Equity Net Income / Ave. Owner’s Equity Measures the amount earned on the
owner’s or stockholders’ investment
5. Earnings Per Share Net Income – Pref. Dividends / Measures the amount of net income
Weighted Ave. No. of Common earned by each common share
Shares
D. MARKET TESTS ( Or Indicate the stock’s performance or
Growth Ratios) attractiveness in the market
1. Price-Earnings Ratio (P/E) Price per share / EPS Indicates the number of pesos
required to buy P1 of earnings
2. Dividend Yield Dividend per share / Price per share Measures the rate of return in the
investor’s common stock investment
3. Dividend Pay-out Common Div. Per Share / EPS Indicates the proportion of earnings
distributed as dividends
E. TESTS OF OVERALL
SHORT-TERM SOLVENCY
OR SHORT-TERM
FINANCIAL POSITION
1. Working Capital to Total Asset Working Capital / Total Assets Indicates relating liquidity of total
assets and distribution of resources
employed
2. Working Capital Turnover Net Sales / Ave. Working Capital Indicates adequacy and activity of
working capital
3. Fixed Assets to Long-Term Liab. Fixed Assets / Long-Term Liabilities Reflects extent of the utilization of
resources from long-term debt.
Indicative of sources of additional
funds.
F. RATIOS USED TO
EVALUTE LONG-TERM
FINANCIAL POSITION OR
STABILITY
1. Fixed Assets to Total Equity Fixed Assets / Total Equity Measures the proportion of owners’
equity to fixed assets. Indicative of
over or under investment by owners;
also weakness in “trading on the
equity”
2. Fixed Assets to Total Assets Fixed Assets (net) / Total Assets Indicates possible over-expansions of
plant and equipment
3. Sales to Fixed Assets (Plant Net Sales / Fixed Assets (net) Tests roughly the efficiency of
Turnover) management in keeping plant
properties employed
4. BV Per Share of C/S Common Stock Equity / No. of Measures recoverable amount in the
outstanding shares of C/S event on liquidation if assets are
realized at their book value
5. Times Preferred Dividends Net Income After Taxes / Preferred Indicates ability to provide dividend to
Requirements Requirements preferred stockholders
G. RATIOS INDICATIVE OF
INCOME POSITION
1. Rate of return on Ave. Current Net Income / Ave. Current Assets Measures the profitability of current
Asset assets invested
2. Rate of Return Per Turnover of Rate of Return on Ave. CA / CA Shows profitability of each turnover of
Current Assets Turnover current assets

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