Definitions [3]
- "A Ratio is simply one number expressed in terms of another. It is found by dividing one number into the other.'' - R. N. Anthony
- Ratio is an arithmetical expression of relationship between two related or interdependent items or components of financial statements of an accounting period.
- "Ratio analysis is a study of relationship among various financial factors in a business'' - Myres
- The use of different types of accounting ratios to evaluate the financial performance of business is called Ratio Analysis.
- "Liquidity is the ability of the firm to meet its current obligations as they fall due." - Saloman J. Flink
- "Liquidity is the ease with which assets may be converted into cash without loss." - Herbert B. Mayo
Formulae [17]
\[\text{Current Ratio}=\frac{\text{Current Assets}}{\text{Current Liabilities}}\]
1. Current Assets:
Current Assets = Current Investments + Inventories (Excluding Loose Tools and Stores and spares) + Trade Receivables (Bills Receivable + Sundry Debtors - Provisions for Doubtful debts) + Cash and Bank Balances + Short-term Loans and Advances + Other Current Assets.
Or
Current Assets = Total Assets - Non-current Assets
Or
Current Assets = Current Liabilities + Working Capital
Working Capital = Current Assets - Current Liabilities
2. Current Liabilities:
Current Liabilities = Short-term Borrowings + Trade Payables + Other Current Liabilities + Short-term Provisions
Or
Current Liabilities = Current Assets - Working Capital
\[\text{Quick Ratio or Liquid Ratio}=\frac{\text{Quick Assets or Liquid Assets }}{\text{Current Liabilities}}\]
1. Quick or Liquid Assets:
Quick or Liquid Assets = Current Investments + Trade Receivables (i.e., Bills Receivable and Sundry Debtors less Provision for Doubtful Debts) + Cash and Bank Balances + Short-term Loans and Advances + Other Current Assets (Except Prepaid Expenses).
Or
Quick or Liquid Assets = Current Assets - Inventories - Prepaid Expenses and Advance tax.
2. Current Liabilities:
Current Liabilities = Short-term Borrowings + Trade Payables (Sundry Creditors + Bills Payable) + Other Current Liabilities + Short-term Provisions
\[\text{Debt to Equity Ratio}=\frac{\text{Debt/Long-Term Debt}}{\text{Equity/Shareholders'Funds}}\]
1. Debt/Long-term Debts:
Debt/Long-term Debt = Long-term Borrowings + Long-term Provisions
2. Equity/Shareholders' Funds:
Equity/Shareholders' Funds = Share Capital + Reserves and Surplus
Or
Equity/Shareholders' Funds = Non-current Assets (Tangible Assets + Intangible Assets + Non-current Investments + Long-term Loans and Advances) + Working Capital* - Non-current Liabilities (Long-term Borrowings + Long-term Provisions).
Or
Equity/Shareholders' Funds = (Property, Plant and Equipment + Intangible Assets + Non-current Investments + Long-term Loans and Advances) + Working Capital* - Non-current Liabilities (Long-term Borrowings + Long-term Provisions)
\[\text{Debt to Total Assets Ratio}=\frac{\text{Debt/Long Term Debts}}{\text{Total Assets}}\]
1. Debt/Long Term Debts
Debt/Long Term Debts = Long Term Borrowings + Long Term Provisions
2. Total Assets:
Total Assets = Non-Current assets (Property, Plant and Equipment = Intangible Assets = Non-Current Investments + Long Term Loans & Advances) + Current Assets
\[\text{Proprietary Ratio}=\frac{\text{Shareholders' Funds/Equity}}{\text{Total Assets}}\]
1. Total Assets:
Total Assets = Non-current Assets + Current Assets
Or
Total Assets = Property, Plant and Equipment + Intangible Assets + Non-current Investments + Long-term Loans and Advances + Current Investments + Inventories (Including Loose tools and Spare Parts) + Trade Receivable + Cash and Bank Balances + Short-term Loans and Advances + Other current Assets
2. Equity/Shareholders' Funds:
Equity/Shareholders' Funds = Share Capital + Reserves and Surplus
Or
Equity/Shareholders' Funds = Non-current Assets + Working Capital (Current Assets - Current Liabilities) – Non-current Liabilities
Or
Equity/Shareholders' Funds = Property, Plant and Equipment + Intangible Assets + Non-current Investments + Long-term Loans and Advances + Working Capital - Non-current Liabilities (Long-term Borrowings + Long-term Provisions).
\[\text{Interest Coverage Ratio}=\frac{\text{Net Profit before Interest and Tax}}{\text{Interest on Long-term Borrowings}}=.....\text{Times}.\]
\[\text{Inventory Turnover Ratio}=\frac{\text{Cost of Revenue from Operations or Cost of Goods Sold}}{\text{Average Inventory}}=...\text{Times}.\]
1. Cost of Revenue from Operations:
Cost of Revenue from Operations = Opening Inventory + Purchases + Carriage + Wages + Other Direct Charges - Closing Inventory
Or
Cost of Revenue from Operations = Cost of Materials Consumed + Purchases of Stock-in-Trade + Changes in Inventories of Finished Goods, Work-in Progress and Stock-in-Trade + Direct Expenses.
Or
Cost of Revenue from Operations = Net Revenue from Operations - Gross Profit
Or
Cost of Revenue from Operations = Revenue from Operations + Gross Loss
2. Average Inventory:
\[\text{Average Inventory}\quad=\quad\frac{\text{Opening Inventory }+\text{Closing Inventory}}{2}\]
\[\text{Trade Receivables Turnover Ratio}=\frac{\text{Credit Revenue from Operations (Credit Sales)}}{\text{Average Trade Receivables}}=.....\text{Times}.\]
1. Credit Revenue from Operations:
Credit Revenue from Operations (Credit Sales) = Revenue from Operations (Cash + Credit) – Cash Revenue from Operations
2. Average Trade Receivables:
\[\text{Average Trade Receivables}=\frac{\text{Opening Trade Receivables}+\text{Closing Trade Receivables}}{2}\]
Trade Receivable = Sundry Debtors + Bills Receivable
\[\text{Trade Payables Turnover Ratio}=\frac{\text{Net Credit Purchases}}{\text{Average Trade Payables}}=......\text{times}\]
1.Net Credit Purchases:
Net Credit Purchases = Net Purchases - Cash Purchases.
(When net credit purchases is not given, the amount of total purchases may be applied.)
2. Average Trade Payables:
\[\text{Average Trade Payables}=\frac{\text{Opening Trade Payables}+\text{Closing Trade Payables}}{2}\]
Or
\[\text{Average Trade Payables}=\frac{\text{Opening Creditors + Opening Bills Payable}+\text{Closing Creditors + Closing Bills Payable}}{2}\]
\[\text{Working Capital Turnover Ratio}=\frac{\text{Revenue from Operations (Net Sales)}}{\text{Working Capital}}=......\text{Times}\]
1. Revenue from Operations:
Revenue from Operations = Cash Revenue from Operations + Credit Revenue from Operations
2. Working Capital:
Working Capital = Current Assets - Current Liabilities
\[\text{Gross Profit Ratio}\quad=\frac{\text{Gross Profit}}{\text{Revenue from Operations }i.e.,\text{Net~Sales}}\times100\]
1. Gross Profit:
Gross Profit = Revenue from Operations - Cost of Revenue from Operations
2. Cost of Revenue from Operations:
Cost of Revenue From Operations = Opening Inventory + Net Purchases + Direct Expenses ( Carriage, Wages, etc.) - Closing Inventory
Or
Cost of Revenue from Operations = Revenue from Operations - Gross Profit
Or
Cost of Revenue From Operations = Cost of Materials Consumed (including Direct Expenses) + Changes in Inventories of Work-in-Progress and Finished Goods
Or
Cost of Revenue From Operations = Cost of Materials Consumed (including Direct Expenses) + Purchases of Stock-in-Trade + Changes in Inventories of Work-in-Progress, Finished Goods and Stock-in-Trade + Direct Expenses*
\[\text{Operating Ratio}=\frac{\text{Cost of Revenue from Operations}+\text{Operating Expenses}}{\text{Revenue from Operations}}\times100\]
Or
\[\text{Operating Ratio}=\frac{\text{Cost of Revenue from Operations}+\text{Operating Expenses - Operating Income}}{\text{Revenue from Operations}}\times100\]
1. Cost of Revenue from Operations or Cost of Goods Sold:
Cost of Revenue from Operations = Opening Inventory + Net Purchases + Direct Expenses – Closing Inventory
2. Operating Expenses:
Operating Expenses = Employees' Benefit Expenses + Depreciation and Amortisation Expense + Selling and Distribution Expenses + Office and Administration Expenses, etc. + Discount + Bad Debts + Interest on Short-term Loans
3. Operating Income:
Operating Income = Commission Received + Cash Discount Received
\[\text{Net Profit Ratio}=\frac{\text{Net Profit after Tax}}{\text{Revenue from Operations}}\times100\]
Net Profit:
Net Profit = Gross Profit + Other Income - Indirect Expenses - Tax
Or
Net Profit = Revenue from Operations - Cost of Revenue from Operations - Operating Expenses - Non-operating Expenses + Non-operating Income - Tax
Indirect Expenses & Losses = Office Expenses + Selling Expenses + Interest on Long Term Borrowings + Accidental Losses
\[\text{Operating Profit Ratio}=\frac{\text{Net Operating Profit}}{\text{Revenue from Operations}}\times100\]
Net Operating Profit:
Net Operating Profit = Net Profit after Tax + Non-operating Expenses - Non-operating Income
Or
Net Operating Profit = Gross Profit - Operating Expenses + Operating Income - Tax
a) Net Operating Expenses = Finance Cosr (Interest on Borrowings) + Loss on Sale of Non-current Assets
b) Non-operating Income + Interest and Dividend Received o Investment + Gain (Profit) on Sale of Non-current Assets
c) Operating Income = Sale of Scrap + Trading Commission Received + Cash discount Received + Revenue from Services Provided
\[\text{Earning Per Share (EPS)}=\frac{\text{Net Profit after Tax and Preference Dividend}}{\text{Number of Equity Shares}}\]
\[\text{Price Earning (P/E) Ratio}\ =\frac{\text{Market Price of the Equity Share}}{\text{Earning Per Share (EPS)}}\]
\[\text{Return on Investment (ROI)}=\frac{\text{Net Profit before Interest and Tax}}{\text{Capital Employed}}\times100=.....\%.\]
Capital Employed:
1. Liabilities Side Approach:
Capital Employed = Shareholders' Funds + Long Term Debts (Long Term Borrowings + Long Term Provisions) - Non Trade Investments
2. Assets Side Approach:
Capital Employed = Non-Current Assets + Working Capital
Non Current Assets = Property, Plant and equipment + Intangible Assets + Non Current Investments (except non-trade Investments) + Long Term Loans & Advances
Key Points
- A ratio is a mathematical expression of the relationship between two related figures, calculated by dividing one number by another.
- Accounting ratios are used to evaluate a business's financial position and performance based on data from financial statements.
- Ratios can be expressed in four forms: pure (e.g., 2:1), percentage (e.g., 25%), times (e.g., 5 times), and fraction (e.g., 4/5).
- Ratios are meaningful only when figures are compared, such as profit to capital employed, not when viewed in isolation.
- Ratio analysis helps interpret figures such as the current ratio, gross profit ratio, and turnover ratio to assess efficiency and profitability.
- Meaning: Ratio analysis studies financial relationships to assess a business’s performance and financial position.
- Objectives: It simplifies data, identifies weak areas, checks solvency and profitability, and supports planning.
- Advantages: Helps with decision-making, shows trends, and supports comparisons across firms and over time.
- Use in Comparison: Allows inter-firm and intra-firm comparisons to evaluate business efficiency.
- Limitations: Depends on data accuracy, may ignore qualitative factors, and is affected by policies and bias.
- Important Reminder: Use ratio analysis with care, considering its limitations and verifying data before conclusions.
- Meaning: Liquidity refers to a firm's ability to meet its short-term financial obligations as they become due.
- Purpose: Liquidity ratios assess the short-term financial position of a business and its ability to pay current liabilities using current assets.
- Also Known As: These are also called Short-term Solvency Ratios.
- Importance: They are useful for short-term creditors and banks to judge the firm's ability to repay short-term debts promptly.
- Types of Liquidity Ratios: The two main liquidity ratios are the Current Ratio and the Quick Ratio (Acid-Test Ratio).
| Basis | Current Ratio | Quick Ratio/Liquid Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Relationship | Relates Current Assets to Current Liabilities | Relates Quick (or Liquid) Assets to Current Liabilities |
| Objective | Measures ability to meet short-term obligations within a year | Measures ability to meet immediate obligations without inventory |
| Components | Current Assets and Current Liabilities | Quick Assets (excludes inventory) and Current Liabilities |
| Formula | \[\text{Current Ratio}=\frac{\text{Current Assets}}{\text{Current Liabilities}}\] | \[\text{Quick Ratio or Liquid Ratio}=\frac{\text{Quick Assets or Liquid Assets }}{\text{Current Liabilities}}\] |
| Ideal Ratio | 2 : 1 | 1 : 1 |
| Measurement | May be less accurate due to inventory included | More accurate as it excludes slow-moving inventory |
- Solvency refers to a business's ability to meet its long-term financial obligations and debts.
- Purpose: Solvency ratios assess the firm’s capacity to repay long-term liabilities and interest payments on time.
- Insight Provided: These ratios show how much funding comes from owners versus external sources like loans.
- Importance: They help evaluate the business's financial stability and long-term risk from a lender’s or investor’s perspective.
- Key Solvency Ratios: Debt to Equity Ratio, Debt to Total Assets Ratio, Proprietary Ratio, and Interest Coverage Ratio.
- Meaning: Activity Ratios, also called Turnover or Efficiency Ratios, measure how efficiently a business uses its resources to generate sales.
- Basis of Calculation: These ratios are calculated using Revenue from Operations or Cost of Revenue from Operations.
- Purpose: They show the speed or number of times assets like inventory, trade receivables, or working capital are used or rotated during a period.
- Interpretation: A higher turnover ratio indicates better use of resources and generally leads to higher profitability.
- Key Activity Ratios: Inventory Turnover Ratio, Trade Receivables Turnover Ratio, Trade Payables Turnover Ratio, and Working Capital Turnover Ratio.
- Meaning: Profitability is a measure of a business's efficiency and its ability to earn profits relative to the capital invested.
- Purpose: Profitability ratios help assess how effectively a business generates profits from its operations and resources.
- Importance: These ratios are essential for evaluating a business's financial health, growth potential, and success.
- Also Known As: Profitability Ratios are also called Income Ratios.
- Key Ratios Included: Gross Profit Ratio, Net Profit Ratio, Operating Ratio, Operating Profit Ratio, Earnings Per Share, Price Earnings Ratio, and Return on Investment.
Important Questions [7]
- State whether creditors would prefer lending to a company with a high Debt-Equity Ratio or a low Debt-Equity Ratio. Give a reason.
- The Quick Ratio of a company is 0.8 : 1. State whether the Quick Ratio will improve, decline or will not change in the following cases: (i) Cash collected from Debtors ₹ 50,000.
- Calculate Trade Payables Turnover Ratio (up-to two decimal places) from the following information: Particulars - Trade Payables at the beginning of the year
- Mention whether the following Trade Payable is current liability or non current liability: Operating Cycle Expected Period of Payment 15 months 12 months
- Calculate the Working Capital Turnover Ratio of Moonlight Ltd., (up-to two decimal places) from the following particulars. Particulars Cash ₹ 10,00,000 Short-term Loans and Advances ₹ 3,00,000
- From the Following Information Calculate the Following Ratios (Up to Two Decimal Places): (i) Earning Per Share (ii) Price Earning Ratio (iii) Return on Investments (iv) Working Capital Turnover Ratio
- From the following particulars of Hind Ltd., calculate the preference dividend paid by the company: Particulars Net Profit before Tax ₹ 20,00,000 Equity Shares of ₹ 10 each (Market Value ₹ 15)
Concepts [25]
- Concept of Ratio
- Concept of Ratio Analysis
- Classification of Ratios
- Liquidity Ratios
- Current Ratios/Working Capital Ratios
- Quick Ratio/Acid Test Ratio/Liquid Ratio
- Difference Between Current Ratio and Quick Ratio
- Solvency Ratios
- Debt to Equity Ratio
- Debt to Total Assets Ratio
- Proprietary Ratio
- Interest Coverage Ratio
- Activity Ratios
- Inventory Turnover Ratio
- Trade Receivables Turnover Ratio
- Trade Payables Turnover Ratio
- Working Capital Turnover Ratio
- Profitability Ratios
- Gross Profit Ratio
- Operating Ratio
- Net Profit Ratio
- Operating Profit Ratio
- Earnings Per Share
- Price Earnings Ratio
- Return on Investment
