How To Interpret The Financial Performance Of A Business By Calculating And Analysing Profitability Ratios And Liquidity Ratios:
Overview
Two businesses can both make a profit, but which uses its money better, and which could pay its bills tomorrow? Ratios turn the figures in the accounts into percentages and numbers you can compare, revealing how profitable and how safe a business really is.
This lesson explains the key profitability ratios (ROCE, gross and net profit margins) and liquidity ratios (current and acid test), how to calculate them and what they tell us. By the end you will be able to work out and interpret each ratio.
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- Gross profit margin
- Profit margin
- Return on Capital Employed
- Current ratio
- Acid test ratio
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- Gross profit margin is calculated as: A. net profit / revenue x 100 B. gross profit / revenue x 100 C. gross profit / capital x 100 D. revenue / gross profit x 100 Answer: B
- ROCE measures profit as a percentage of: A. revenue B. inventories C. capital employed D. current liabilities Answer: C
- The acid test ratio differs from the current ratio because it: A. adds inventories B. removes inventories from current assets C. uses revenue D. ignores liabilities Answer: B
- Current assets are $80,000 and current liabilities are $40,000. The current ratio is: A. 0.5 B. 1.0 C. 2.0 D. 4.0 Answer: C
- A current ratio below 1 suggests the business: A. has plenty of cash B. may have cash-flow problems C. is highly profitable D. has no liabilities Answer: B
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