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1
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Accounts Receivable turnover

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Credit sales (or revenue) / average Accounts Receivable

2
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Inventory turnover ratio

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Cost of sales / Average inventory

3
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Inventory holding period

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operating days / inventory turnover ratio

4
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Fixed asset turnover

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revenue / average fixed assets

5
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working capital turnover

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revenue / average working capital

6
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What does AR turnover tell you?

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The average number of times the company is paid

7
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What does inventory turnover ratio tell you?

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How many times the inventory has to be restocked. If ratio is 10, you have to restock 10 times per year

8
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What does fixed asset turnover tell you?

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the revenue generated by every $1 of fixed assets

9
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What does working capital turnover tell you?

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High W.C.: ineffective use of funds; low W.C.: liquidity problem if sales decline

10
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Current ratio

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current assets/current liabilities

11
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Quick ratio

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Quick assets/current liabilities

12
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what are quick assets?

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the sum of the assets BEFORE inventory

13
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What is ratio analysis?

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Comparing the ratios against benchmarks

14
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How do you define a ratio?

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The comparison and relationship of two figures

15
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Explain the four basis of comparison

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Industry average: easy access, quick idea, less valuable if it covers a large geographical area
Competitors: similar, difficult to obtain/explain difference
Past performance: except in a rapidly changing environment
Predetermined standards: consider external and internal factors

16
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Ratio analysis benefits

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Compare firms of different sizes

Evaluate balance sheets in conjunction with income statements

17
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What are the five ratio categories? Explain each.

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Liquidity - current obligations
Solvency - long-term obligations
Profitability - mgmt effectiveness in producing profits
Activity - mgmt effectiveness in managing assets
Operating - F&B, Lodging - operating efficiency

18
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Working capital equation

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Current assets - Current liability

19
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Solvency ratios

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Total liabilities to total assets
Total liabilities to total equity
Number of times interest earned = EBIT / interest expense (no EBIT: use operating income)

20
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What are the profitability ratios

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Profit margin = net income / sales revenue [not gross margin]
ROA = net income / average total assets
ROE = net income / average equity