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This document discusses three key financial ratios used to evaluate a company’s performance. It also explores how financial analysis can be made proactive. It is a discussion question for the ACC 557 course.
What's inside
- Three key financial ratios
- Liquidity, profitability, and solvency
- Reactive vs proactive financial analysis
- Decision-making process
- Examples of reactive decisions
Who it is for: Students taking the ACC 557 course. (Postgraduate)
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Summary
Financial analysis involves evaluating a company's performance using key ratios. It also looks at how to use financial analysis to make proactive decisions.
Liquidity ratios
Liquidity ratios measure a company's ability to pay its short-term debts. They show the relationship between a company's assets and liabilities.
Profitability ratios
Profitability ratios show how well a company generates profit from its resources. They compare revenues and expenses, and profits to investments.
Solvency ratios
Solvency ratios indicate a company's ability to repay its long-term debts. They also show how well a company can handle financial risks.
Proactive decision making
Proactive decision making involves planning for future events. It contrasts with reactive decision making, which responds to events that have already occurred.
Key terms
- Liquidity
- The ability of a business to meet its financial obligations.
- Profitability
- The extent to which a business generates profit from its resources.
- Solvency
- The ability of a business to repay its debts and handle financial risks.
- Reactive decision making
- Making decisions in response to events that have already occurred.
- Proactive decision making
- Planning for future events to make better decisions.
- Financial analysis
- Evaluating a company's financial performance using key ratios.
Questions this document helps with
- Which ratios show a company's ability to pay its short-term debts?
- How do profitability ratios help in evaluating a company's performance?
- What is the difference between reactive and proactive decision making?
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