Ratio Analysis
Ratio Analysis
Ratio Analysis
Dr M Maschendar Goud
Assistant Professor
Institute of Public Enterprise
Osmania University Campus
Hyderabad
Ratio Analysis
“Ratio is a simple mathematical expression”
“Ratio Analysis is the technique of interpretation of financial
statements with the help of meaningful ratios”
• Ratios may be used for comparison of a firm with its own
performance in the past
• Comparison of firm with another firm in the same industry
• Comparison of firm with the whole industry
• comparison of a performance with pre-determined
standards
• Comparison of one department with another department
in a firm
Advantages of Ratio Analysis
• Simplifies the understanding of the financial statements
• Facilitates the interrelationship among various financial items and figures
• Effective planning and forecasting
• Facilitates the inter and intra comparison
• It serves as an effective control tools like standard costing and budgeting control
Classifications of Ratios
1. Traditional classifications classified into balance sheet ratios, profit & Loss a/c ratios and
mixed ratio ex: Current Ratio, Gross Profit Ratio, Return on Net Worth
2. Functional Classifications classified into liquidity, profitability and earnings ratios
Liquidity ratios are tested the liquidity of the business
They measure the ability of the business to repay the short-term liabilities out of short-term
assets
ex: Current Ratio, Quick Ratio, Stock Turn over Ratio, Creditors Turn over Ratio
Profitability ratios indicate the profitability of the business
Ex: Gross Profit Ratio, Return on Capital Employed
Earnings ratios indicate the return to the owners or shareholders
Ex: Earnings per share, Dividend payout ratio
Classifications of Ratio Analysis
3. On the basis of importance of the ratios like primary ratios, secondary or supporting ratios
ex: Return on Capital Employed is the primary ratio while Operating profit Ratio is secondary
ratio
4. On the basis of point of time ratios classified into structural ratios and trend ratios
Ex: structural ratios are calculated from the data relating to particular year whereas trend ratios
calculated from the data relating to different periods
5. On the basis of usage classified into ratios for management, ratios for creditors and ratios for
shareholders
Ratios for management indicate the efficiency of the management (ex: operating ratio, Stock
Turnover Ratio)
Ratios for creditors help in ascertaining the short term and long-term solvency of the business
(ex: Current Ratio, Creditors Turn over Ratio, debt equity ratio), and
Ratios for shareholders help the shareholders in assessing the fruitfulness of their investments
(ex: earnings per share, Return on Capital Employed)
6. On the basis of nature of ratios are classified into liquidity (short term solvency ratios,
leverage or long-term solvency ratios, turnover or activity or performance ratios, and
profitability ratios
1. Liquidity or short term solvency ratios
liquidity ratios measure the short-term solvency of the firm. Liquidity ratios
are:
1. Current Ratio or working Capital Ratio: it is the ratio of current assets to
current liabilities
Current Ratio = Current Assets/Current Liabilities
Current assets includes cash in hand, at bank, Bills receivable, Net Sundry
debtors, stock of raw material, work in progress, finished goods, prepaid
expenses, outstanding incomes, accrued incomes, and short term or
temporary investments etc.
Current liabilities includes Bills payable, Sundry creditors, Bank over draft,
outstanding expenses, incomes received in advance, proposed dividend,
provision for taxation, unclaimed dividends and short term loans or
advances repayable within a year
Current ratio is 2:1 is ideal
If it is less than 2 means business does not enjoy liquidity position
If its is more than 3 firm is having idle funds and not invested them properly
2. Quick Ratio: it is the ratio of quick assets to quick liabilities
Quick ratio = Quick assets/quick liabilities
Quick assets = current assets – (stock and prepaid expenses)
Quick liabilities = current liabilities – bank overdraft
Quick ratio is 1 is ideal
if it is less than 1 is indicative of inadequate liquidity of the
business
If it is more than 1 also not advisable
Expense Ratio: Expense ratios are the ratios that supplement the
information given by the operating ratio
each of the expense ratios highlights the relationship between the
particular expense and net sales
Ex: Factory expenses to Net Sales
Operating Expenses to Net Sales
Overall Profitability Ratios
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) or Return on Investment Ratio (ROI):
It reveals the result of earning capacity of capital employed in the
business. It can be calculated as
PBIT / Capital Employed X 100
Capital Employed = Equity Share Capital + Preference Share Capital +
Undistributed Profits + Reserves + Long Term Loan and Debentures
– Fictitious Assets – Non Operating Assets
It can also be calculated as Net fixed assets + Trade Investments – Net
Working Capital
It also known as Invested Capital or Return on Invested Capital
It should be more than cost of capital employed
Higher the ROCE the better it is
Return on Net Worth: It indicates the return on Investment made by the
Share Holders. It is calculated as
RONW = PAT / Net Worth
Net Worth = Share holders Funds = Equity Share Capital + Preference
Share Capital + Reserves – Fictitious Assets
It can also calculated as Capital Employed – Long Tern Loans
Higher the Ratio better it is for the share holders