Management Accounting - Useful Ratios



Short–term Financial Position or Test of Liquidity
(a) Current Ratios
=   
Current Assets / Current Liabilities
(b) Quick or Acid Test or Liquid Ratio
=   
Liquid Assets / Current Liabilities
(c) Absolute Liquid Ratio
=   
Absolute Liquid Assets / Current Liabilities
(d) Interval Measure
=   
Liquid Assets / Avg.Daily Operating Expenses
Current Assets Movement (Asset Management Ratios)
(a) Inventory /Stock Turnover Ratio
=
Cost of Goods Sold / Avg.Inventory at Cost
(b) Debtors or receivables Turnover Ratio/Velocity
=
Net Credit Annual Sale / Avg.Trade Debtors
(c) Average Collection Period
=
Total Trade Debtors / Sale per Day
(d) Creditors / Payable Turnover Ratio / Velocity
=
Net Credit Annual Purchase / Avg.Trade Creditors
(e) Average Payment Period
=
Total Trade Creditos / Payable / Avg.Daily Purchase
(f) Working Capital Turnover Ratio
=
Sales or Cost of Sales / Net Working Capital
Analysis of Long-term Financial Position or Test of Solvency
(a) Debt Equity Ratio
=
Outsiders Funds / Shareholders′ Funds

or

=
Outsiders′ Equities / Internal Equities
(b) Funded Debt to Total Capitalization Ratio
=
Funded Debts / Total Capitalization
× 100
(c) Ratio of Long term Debt to Shareholders, Funds (Debt Equity)
=
Long term Debts / Shareholders′ Funds
(d) Proprietary or Equity Ratio
=
Shareholders Funds / Total Assets
(e) Solvency Ratio
=
Total Liabilities to Outsiders / Total Assets
(f) Fixed Assets Net Worth Ratio
=
Fixed Assets after Depreciation / Shareholders′ Funds
(g) Fixed Assets Ratio or Fixed Assets to Long Term Funds
=
Fixed Assets after Depreciation / Total long term Fund
(h) Ratio of Current Assets to Proprietary funds
=
Current Assets / Shareholders′ Funds
(i) Debt-Service or Interest Coverage
=
Net Profit (before Int. & Taxes) / Fixed Interest Charges
(j) Total Coverage or Fixed Charge Coverage
=
EBIT / Total Fixed Charges
(k) Preference Dividend Coverage Ratio
=
Net Profit (before Int.& Tax) / Preference Dividend
(l) Cash to debt-Service Ratio or Debt Cash Flow Coverage
=
CF /
1 +
SFD / 1 − Tax Rate

CF = Annual cash flow before Int. & Tax

SFD = Sinking fund appropriation on debt

Analysis of Profitability
(i) General Profitability:
(a) Gross Profit Ratio
=
Gross Profit / Net Sale
× 100
(b) Operating Ratio
=
Operating Cost / Net Sale
× 100
(c) Expenses Ratio
=
Particular Expense / Net Sale
× 100
(d) Net Profit Ratio
=
Net Profit after Tax / Net Sale
× 100
(e) Operating Profit Ratio
=
Operating Profit / Net Sale
× 100
Overall Profitability
(a) Return on Shareholders’ Investment (RoI)
=
Net Profiti after Tax & Interest / Shareholders′ Fund
× 100
(b) Return on Equity Capital
=
Net Profit after Tax − Pref.Dividend / Paid up Equity Capital
× 100
(c) Earnings per Share (EPS)
=
Net Profit after Tax − Pref.Dividend / Number of Equity Share
× 100
(d) Return on Gross Capital Employed
=
Adjusted Net Profit / Gross Capital Employed
× 100
(e) Return on Net Capital Employed
=
Adjusted Net Profit / Net Capital Employed
× 100
(f) Return on Assets
=
Net Profit after Tax / Avg.Total Assets
× 100
(g) Capital Turnover Ratio
=
Sale or Cost of Sale / Capital Employed
× 100
(h) Fixed Assets Turnover Ratio
=
Sale or Cost of Goods Sold / Fixed Assets
× 100
(i) Working Capital Turnover Ratio
=
Sale or Cost of Goods Sold / Net Working Capital
× 100
Market Test or Valuation Ratio
(a) Dividend Yield Ratio
=
Dividend per Share / Market Value per Share
(b) Dividend Payout Ratio
=
Dividend per Equity Share / Earnings per Share
(c) Price/Earnings (P/E) Ratio
=
Market Price per Equity Share / Earnings per Share
(d) Earning Yield Ratio
=
Earnings per Share / Market price per share
(e) Market Value Book Value Ratio
=
Market value per share / Book value per share
(f) Market Price to Cash Flow Ratio
=
Market price per share / Cash flow per share
Market Test or Valuation Ratio
(a) Capital Gearing Ratio
=
Equity Share Capital + Reserve & Surplus / Pref.Capital + Long term Debt bearing Fixed Interest
(b) Total Investment to Long Term Liabilities
=
Shareholders Fund + Long term Liabilities / Long term Liabilities
(c) Debt Equity Ratio
=
Outsiders Funds / Shareholders Funds
(d) Ratio to Fixed Assets to Funded Debt
=
Fixed Assets / Funded Debts
(e) Ratio of Current Liabilities to Proprietors fund
=
Current Liabilities / Shareholders′ Funds
(f) Ratio of Reserve to Equity Capital
=
Reserves / Equity Share Capital
× 100
(g) Financial Leverage
=
EBIT / EBIT − Interest & Pref.Dividend
(h) Operating Leverage
=
Contribution / EBIT
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