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Financial ratio The result of dividing one financial statement item by another. Ratios help analysts interpret financial statements by focusing on specific relationships.
Financial Ratio The division of one piece of financial information by another. Financial ratios are very common in fundamental analysis, which investigates the financial health of companies. An example of a financial ratio is the price-earnings ratio, which divides a publicly-traded company's share price by its earnings per share. This helps analysts determine whether a company's share price properly reflects its performance. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A better financial ratio can often lead to a lower interest rate on your other farm debt. Glossary of Ratios Financial ratio Importance and derivation Return on Measures the rate of profitability (net income) average equity relative to the average size of the bank holding and return on company as stated in the balance sheet and the average assets book value of the owners' interest, respectively, annually adjusted. But a ticking stopwatch and performance measured solely by a financial ratio are never an excuse for lack of leadership, including claims that one doesn't know what its lieutenants are up to. |
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