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Cheat Sheet on Accounting Ratios and Formulas, Cheat Sheet of Financial Accounting

Newberry CollegeFinancial Accounting

Cheat sheet prepared by CPA Adam Brown

Typology: Cheat Sheet

2020/2021

Uploaded on 03/30/2021

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Accounting)Ratios)Cheat)Sheet) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Adam)Brown,)CPA)
RATIO)
FORMULA)
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Accounting Ratios Cheat Sheet Adam Brown, CPA

RATIO FORMULA PURPOSE OR USE

I.LIQUIDITY

  1. Current ratio
  2. Quick or acid-­‐test ratio
  3. Current cash debt coverage II. Activity
  4. Accounts receivable turnover
  5. Inventory turnover
  6. Asset turnover III. Profitability
  7. Profit margin on sales
  8. Return on assets
  9. Return on common stock equity
  10. Earnings per share
  11. Price-­‐earnings ratio
  12. Payout ratio IV. Coverage
  13. Debt to assets
  14. Times interest earned
  15. Cash debt coverage
  16. Book value per share
  17. Free cash flow Current assets/current liabilities Cash, short-­‐term investments, and net receivables/current liabilities Net cash provided by operating activities/Average current liabilities Net sales/Average trade receivables (net) Cost of goods sold/Average inventory Net sales/Average total assets Net income/Net sales Net income/ Average total assets Net income minus preferred dividends/Average common stockholders’ equity Net income minus preferred dividends/Weighted-­‐average number of shares outstanding Market prince of stock/Earnings per share Cash dividends/Net income Total liabilities/Total assets Income before income taxes and interest expense/Interest expense Net cash provided by operating activities/Average total liabilities Common stockholding equality/Outstanding shares Net cash provided by operating activities
  • Capital expenditure -­‐ Dividends Measures short-­‐term debt-­‐paying ability Measures immediate short-­‐term liquidity Measures a company’s ability to pay off its current liabilities in a given year from its operations Measures liquidity of receivables Measures liquidity of inventory Measures how efficiently assets are used to generate sales Measures net income generated by each dollar of sales Measures overall profitability of assets Measures profitability of owners’ investment Measures net income earned on each share of common stock Measures the ratio of the market price per share to earnings per share Measures percentage of earnings distributed in the form of cash dividends Measures the percentage of total assets provided by creditors Measures ability to meet interest payments as they come due Measures company’s ability to repay its total in a given year from its operations Measures the amount each share would receive if the company were liquidated at the amount reported on the balance sheet Measures the amount of discretionary cash flow