Interpretation Of Accounting Ratios
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Calculating a ratio is only half the job. A gross margin of 18% means nothing until you ask whether it has risen or fallen, why it moved, and what the owner should do about it. Interpretation is where the figures start to tell a story: a falling profit margin warns of creeping expenses, a current ratio that climbs too high hints at cash sitting idle, and a slowing inventory turnover may signal goods that are not selling.
In this lesson you will learn to read each ratio, compare results across years, and explain the likely causes of a change. You will also learn to make sensible recommendations for improving profitability, liquidity and working capital, and to understand why a profitable business can still run short of cash. These are the explanation skills that turn a correct calculation into full marks on Cambridge analysis questions.
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- how to prepare and comment on statements showing comparison of results for different years.
- how to interpret the ratios calculated in 6.1.
- make suggestions and recommendations for improving profitability, liquidity and working capital.
- the gross profit margin and the profit margin as indicators of a business’s profitability.
- how gross profit for the year can be affected by the valuation of inventory, sales quantity and changes in selling and purchasing prices.
- how profit for the year can be affected by changes in gross profit, other income and expenses.
- the reasons for the difference between cash and profit.
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- A business has a steady gross margin but a falling profit margin. The most likely cause is: A. Lower selling prices B. Cheaper suppliers C. Rising expenses D. Higher gross profit Answer: C
- A current ratio of 5 : 1 most likely indicates: A. The business cannot pay its debts B. Resources may be used inefficiently C. Very low inventory D. A high profit margin Answer: B
- The trade receivables turnover has increased from 30 days to 50 days. This suggests: A. Credit control has improved B. Customers are paying faster C. Credit control has weakened D. The business pays suppliers faster Answer: C
- A profitable business may still be short of cash because: A. Profit is always equal to cash B. Credit sales add to profit before cash is received C. Drawings increase cash D. Depreciation increases cash Answer: B
- The gap between the gross margin and the profit margin represents: A. The cost of sales as a percentage of revenue B. The expenses as a percentage of revenue C. The gross profit as a percentage of cost D. The return on capital employed Answer: B
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Apply the Results from the Adjusted Trial Balance to Compute Current Ratio and Working Capital Balance, and Explain How These Measures Represent Liquidity
"Principles of Accounting, Volume 1: Financial Accounting: Apply the Results from the Adjusted Trial Balance to Compute Current Ratio and Working Capital Balance, and Explain How These Measures Represent Liquidity" by OpenStax, OpenStax, Rice University, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). Source: https://openstax.org/books/principles-financial-accounting/pages/5-3-apply-the-results-from-the-adjusted-trial-balance-to-compute-current-ratio-and-working-capital-balance-and-explain-how-these-measures-represent-liquidity. Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/principles-financial-accounting/pages/1-introduction
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Explain and Demonstrate the Impact of Inventory Valuation Errors on the Income Statement and Balance Sheet
"Principles of Accounting, Volume 1: Financial Accounting: Explain and Demonstrate the Impact of Inventory Valuation Errors on the Income Statement and Balance Sheet" by OpenStax, OpenStax, Rice University, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). Source: https://openstax.org/books/principles-financial-accounting/pages/10-4-explain-and-demonstrate-the-impact-of-inventory-valuation-errors-on-the-income-statement-and-balance-sheet. Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/principles-financial-accounting/pages/1-introduction
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