Definitions [2]
- "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 [23]
\[\text{Current Ratio}=\frac{\text{Current Assets}}{\text{Current Liabilities}}\]
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).
\[\text{Total Assets to Debt Ratio}\ =\ \frac{\text{Total assets}}{\text{Long-term debts}}\]
\[\text{Interest Coverage Ratio}=\frac{\text{Net Profit before Interest and Tax}}{\text{Interest on Long-term Borrowings}}=.....\text{Times}.\]
\[\text{Inventory Turnover Ratio}=\frac{\text{Cost of Revenue from Operations or Cost of Goods Sold}}{\text{Average Inventory}}=...\text{Times}.\]
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
\[\text{Average Trade Payables}=\frac{\text{Opening Creditors + Opening Bills Payable}+\text{Closing Creditors + Closing Bills Payable}}{2}\]
\[\text{Fixed asset turnover Ratio}=\frac{\text{Net Revenue from Operation}}{\text{Net Fixed Assets}}\]
\[\text{Net Assets or Capital Employed Turnover Ratio}=\frac{\text{Revenue from Operation}}{\text{Capital Employed}}\]
\[\text{Working Capital Turnover Ratio}=\frac{\text{Net Revenue from Operation}}{\text{Working Capital}}\]
\[\text{Gross Profit Ratio}\quad=\frac{\text{Gross Profit}}{\text{Revenue from Operations }i.e.,\text{Net~Sales}}\times100\]
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
\[\text{Operating Profit Ratio}=\frac{\text{Net Operating Profit}}{\text{Revenue from Operations}}\times100\]
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
\[\text{Net Profit Ratio}=\frac{\text{Net Profit after Tax}}{\text{Revenue from Operations}}\times100\]
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
\[\text{Return on Investment (ROI)}=\frac{\text{Net Profit before Interest and Tax}}{\text{Capital Employed}}\times100=.....\%.\]
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
\[\text{Return on Shareholders’ Fund}=\frac{\text{Profit after Tax}}{\text{Shareholders’ Funds }}\times100\]
\[\text{Earning Per Share (EPS)}=\frac{\text{Net Profit after Tax and Preference Dividend}}{\text{Number of Equity Shares}}\]
\[\text{Book Value per share}\ =\frac{\text{Equity Shareholders' Funds}}{\text{Number of Equity Shares}}\]
\[\text{Dividend Payout Ratio}\ =\frac{\text{Dividend per share}}{\text{Earning Per share}}\]
\[\text{Price Earning (P/E) Ratio}\ =\frac{\text{Market Price of the Equity Share}}{\text{Earning Per Share (EPS)}}\]
Key Points
- 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).
- 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 [21]
- Debt-Equity Ratio of Z Ltd. is 2: 1. State with reason whether the following transactions will improve, decline or will not change the debt-equity ratio:
- What is meant by solvency of business?
- From the Following Information , Compute Debt-equity Ratio
- Give the Meaning of 'Long-term Provisions'.
- From the Following Information, Compute Debt-equity Ratio
- From the Following Information, Compute Debt-equity Ratio Long-term Borrowing 8,00,000 Long Term Provision 4,00,000 Current Liabilities 2,00,000
- Calculate Debt-equity Ratio Total Assets Total Debts Current Liabilities
- From the Following Information Compute 'Proprietary Ratio'
- From the Following Details Obtained from the Financial Statements of Jn Ltd. Calculate 'Interest Coverage Ratio'. Net Profit After Tax Rs.2, 00,000; 12% Long-term Debt Rs.40, 00,000; Rate of Tax 40%.
- From the Following Details Obtained from the Financial Statements of Jeev Ltd. Calculate Interest Coverage Ratio
- The Quick Ratio of a Company is 1.5: 1. a State with Reason Which of the Following Transactions Would A. Paid Rent Rs 3,000 in Advance. B. Trade Receivables Included a Debtor Shri Ashok Who Paid His Entire Amount Due Rs 9,700.
- Choose the appropriate alternative from the given options: Which of the following is not an activity ratio?
- Calculate Inventory Turnover Ratio
- The 'Inventory Turnover Ratio' from the following information will be: (₹) Revenue from Operations 12,00,000 Average Inventory 2,00,000 Gross loss ratio 20%
- If revenue from operations is ₹ 9,00,000; gross profit is 25% on cost and operating expenses are ₹ 90,000 the operating ratio will be:
- From the following information, calculate the value of opening and closing inventory: Inventory Turnover Ratio - 4 times. Gross Profit = 20% on Revenue from Operations.
- From the Following Information Obtained from the Books of Kundan Ltd., Calculate the Inventory Turnover Ratio for the Years 2015-16 and 2016-17 :
- What is Meant by 'Activity Ratios'?
- From the following information calculate inventory turnover ratio; Revenue from operations Rs.16,00,000; Average Inventory Rs.2,20,000; Gross Loss Ratio 5%.
- Calculate Revenue from Operations of Bn Ltd. from the Following Information:
- The Current Ratio of Y Ltd. is 2:1. a State with Reason Which of the Following Transaction Would 1) Trade Receivables Included Debtors of Rs 40,000 Which Were Received 2) The Company Purchased Furniture of Rs 45,000. the Vendor Was Paid by Issue of Equity Share of Rs 10 Each at Par.
Concepts [27]
- Concept of Ratio Analysis
- Classification of Ratios
- Liquidity Ratios
- Current Ratios/Working Capital Ratios
- Quick Ratio/Acid Test Ratio/Liquid Ratio
- Solvency Ratios
- Debt to Equity Ratio
- Debt to Total Assets Ratio
- Proprietary Ratio
- Total Assets to Debt Ratio
- Interest Coverage Ratio
- Activity Ratios
- Inventory Turnover Ratio
- Trade Receivables Turnover Ratio
- Trade Payables Turnover Ratio
- Capital Employed Turnover Ratio
- Profitability Ratios
- Gross Profit Ratio
- Operating Ratio
- Operating Profit Ratio
- Net Profit Ratio
- Return on Investment
- Return on Shareholders’ Funds
- Earnings Per Share
- Book Value Per Share
- Dividend Payout Ratio
- Price Earnings Ratio
