FINANCIAL RATIO LIST
Liquidity
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
Quick ratio = (Cash + Short-term marketable investments + Receivables) ÷ Current liabilities
Cash ratio = (Cash + Short-term marketable investments) ÷ Current liabilities
Defensive interval ratio = (Cash + Short-term marketable investments + Receivables) ÷ Daily
cash expenditures
Activity
Receivables turnover ratio = Total revenue ÷ Average receivables
Days of sales outstanding (DSO) = Number of days in period ÷ Receivables turnover ratio
Inventory turnover ratio = Cost of goods sold ÷ Average inventory
Days of inventory on hand (DOH) = Number of days in period ÷ Inventory turnover ratio
Payables turnover ratio = Purchases ÷ Average trade payables
Number of days of payables = Number of days in period ÷ Payables turnover ratio
Cash conversion cycle (net operating cycle) = DOH + DSO – Number of days of payables
Working capital turnover ratio = Total revenue ÷ Average working capital
Fixed asset turnover ratio = Total revenue ÷ Average net fixed assets
Total asset turnover ratio = Total revenue ÷ Average total asset
Profitability
RETURN ON SALE
Gross profit margin = Gross profit ÷ Total revenue
Operating profit margin = Operating profit ÷ Total revenue
Pre-tax margin = Earnings before tax but after interest ÷ Total revenue
Net profit margin = Net income ÷ Total revenue
RETURN ON INVESTMENT
Operating return on assets = Operating income ÷ Average total assets
Return on assets = Net income ÷ Average total assets
Return on equity = Net income ÷ Average shareholders’ equity
Return on total capital = Earnings before interest and taxes ÷ (Interest bearing debt +
Shareholders’ equity)
Return on common equity = (Net income – Preferred dividends) ÷ Average common
shareholders’ equity = NI ÷ E
Tax burden = Net income ÷ Earnings before taxes
Interest burden = Earnings before taxes ÷ Earnings before interest and taxes
EBIT margin = Earnings before interest and taxes ÷ Total revenue
Financial leverage ratio (equity multiplier) = Average total assets ÷ Average shareholders’
equity
Total asset turnover ratio = Total revenue ÷ Average total asset
Solvency ratios
DEBT
Debt-to-assets ratio = Total debt ÷ Total assets
Debt-to-equity ratio = Total debt ÷ Total shareholders’ equity
Debt-to-capital ratio = Total debt ÷ (Total debt + Total shareholders’ equity)
COVERAGE
Interest coverage ratio = Earnings before interest and taxes ÷ Interest payments
Fixed charge coverage ratio = (Earnings before interest and taxes + Lease payments) ÷
(Interest payments + Lease payments)