Ratios

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Gross profif margin
Gross profit margin x 100/sales revenue. For every £1 in sales the money goes to gross profit. Managers are intrested in this as they want to see how the business is performing and will stuff get paid
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Net profit margin
Net profit margin x 100/sales revenue. For every £1 in sales it goes to net profit. Stakeholders want to know if the business is making profit
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Return of capital employeed
Net profit x 100/capital employeed. Profit created from each £1 invested. Shareholders - is investment providing as good a return as other options.
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Current ratio
Current assests/current liabilities. How easily a firm’s short-term debts can be paid from current assets.
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Acid ratio test
Current assets - stock/current liabilities. Removes stock from the equation to give a more realistic measure.
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Card 2

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Net profit margin x 100/sales revenue. For every £1 in sales it goes to net profit. Stakeholders want to know if the business is making profit

Back

Net profit margin

Card 3

Front

Net profit x 100/capital employeed. Profit created from each £1 invested. Shareholders - is investment providing as good a return as other options.

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

Current assests/current liabilities. How easily a firm’s short-term debts can be paid from current assets.

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

Current assets - stock/current liabilities. Removes stock from the equation to give a more realistic measure.

Back

Preview of the back of card 5

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