ACCT 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Dividend Payout Ratio, Debt Ratio, Pro Forma

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Helpful in comparing companies of different sizes. Report assets and liabilities as a percentage of total assets. Report revenues and expenses as a percentage of total sales. Express each item relative to a particular base year. Adjusts for the tendency of total assets to grow over time. Another good way to evaluate the current financial condition and performance of firms is to compute ratios from financial statements. When evaluating ratios, consideration should be given to the industry sector of the firm, any trend in the size of the firm over time,as well as the quality of the information (can be very important for foreign firms e. g. ) Ratios are often subdivided into five subsets: short term solvency or liquidity ratios, long-term solvency ratios, asset management or turnover ratios, profitability ratios, market value ratios. Costs may increase at the same rate as sales, or. Costs may remain a fixed percentage of sales, or.

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