Marketable Securities + Receivable: Increase. Increase
Marketable Securities + Receivable: Increase. Increase
Financial Ratio-is a comparison in fraction, proportion, decimal or percentage of two significant figures taken
from financial statements.
1. Liquidity ratios, which give us an idea of the firm’s ability to pay off debts that are maturing within a year.
2. Asset management ratios, which give us an idea of how efficiently the firm is using its assets.
3. Debt management ratios, which give us an idea of how the firm has financed its assets as well as the
firm’s ability to repay its long-term debt.
4. Profitability ratios, which give us an idea of how profitably the firm is operating and utilizing its assets.
5. Market value ratios, which bring in the stock price and give us an idea of what investors think about the firm
and its future prospects.
Liquidity Ratios
A liquid asset is one that trades in an active market and thus can be quickly converted to cash at the going
market price.
Required:
Average Age of Number of Days in a Year Measures the average number of days to
Receivables/Average Receivables Turnover collect a receivable.
Collection Period/Days Sales Or
Outstanding Average Accounts Receivable
Average Daily Sales
Days in Inventory/Average of Number of Days in a Year Measures the average number of days that
Inventory Inventory Turnover inventory is held before sale.
Or
Average Inventory
Average Daily Cost of Sales
Fixed Assets Turnover Ratio Net sales Measures the level of use of property,
Average Net Fixed Assets
plant, and equipment.
Total Assets Turnover Ratio Net sales It indicates the amount of sales revenue
Average Total Assets generated for each peso invested in assets
during the period.
Exercise 2-Asset Management Ratios. Sarah Corporation reported the following figures:
2019 2018
Cash and cash equivalents P2,450 P2,094
Receivables 1,813 1,611
Inventory 1,324 1,060
Prepaid expenses 1,709 2,120
Total current assets P7,296 P6,885
Fixed assets 18,500 15,737
Total assets P25,796 P22,622
Total current liabilities P7,230 P8,467
Long-term liabilities 4,798 3,792
Common stock 6,568 4,363
Retained Earnings 7,200 6,000
Total liabilities and equity P25,796 P22,622
Sales P20,941
Cost of Sales 7,055
Operating expenses 7,065
Operating income P6,821
Interest expense 210
Income tax 2,563
Net income P4,048
Required:
1. Sarah Corporation’s inventory turnover during 2019 was (amount rounded) 6 times
2. During 2019, Sarah Corporation’s Average Collection Period (amounts rounded) 30 days
3. What is Sarah Corporation’s Fixed Asset Turnover? (amounts rounded) 1.22 times
4. What is Sarah Corporation’s Total Asset Turnover? (amounts rounded) 0.87 times
5. If Sarah has 360 days in a year in his operating cycle, its days in inventory is 60 days
Debt Management Ratios
Total Debt Ratio Total liabilities Measures the percentage of funds provided
Total assets (capital) by creditors.
Times Interest Earned EBIT It indicates how many times the company’s
Interest expense interest expense was covered by its
operating income.
Profitability Ratios
Book Value per Share Equity Measures the amount of net assets
No. Shares Outstanding available to the shareholders of a given
type of stock.
Market to book ratio Market Price per Share A measure how high is the shares’ market
Book Value per Share price in relation to book value.
Price-Earnings Ratio Market Price Measures the relationship between the
Earnings per Share shares’ market price and earnings per
share.
Exercise 4-Market Value Ratios. Information concerning Israel’s common stock is presented below for the
fiscal year ended May 31, 2019:
1. What is the book value per share in 2019 on Israel’s common stock? P15
2. What is the market to book ratio of Israel’s common stock? 3 times
3. What is the price-earnings ratio for Israel’s Company’s common stock? 4 times