financial ratio

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• Financial ratio — Corporate finance …   Wikipedia

• Financial ratio — The result of dividing one financial statement item by another. Ratios help analysts interpret financial statements by focussing on specific relationships. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * financial ratio financial ratio ➔ ratio * * *… …   Financial and business terms

• financial ratio — The result of dividing one financial statement item by another. Ratios help analysts interpret financial statements by focusing on specific relationships. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * financial ratio financial ratio ➔ ratio * * *… …   Financial and business terms

• financial ratio — See: accounting ratio …   Accounting dictionary

• ratio — the proportional relationship of one thing to another * * * ratio ra‧ti‧o [ˈreɪʆiəʊ ǁ ˈreɪʆoʊ] noun [countable] a relationship between two amounts that is represented by a pair of numbers showing how much greater one amount is than the other: •… …   Financial and business terms

• Financial analysis — refers to an assessment of the viability, stability and profitability of a business, sub business or project. It is performed by professionals who prepare reports using ratios that make use of information taken from financial statements and other …   Wikipedia

• Financial capital — is money used by entrepreneurs and businesses to buy what they need to make their products or provide their services. Financial capital vs. real capitalFinancial capital refers to the funds provided by lenders (and investors) to businesses to… …   Wikipedia

• Financial deepening — is a term used often by economic development experts. It refers to the increased provision of financial services with a wider choice of services geared to all levels of society.It also refers to the macro effects of financial deepening on the… …   Wikipedia

• Financial Obligation Ratio - FOR — An estimate of the ratio of debt payments to disposable income. The types of debt included in the financial obligation ratio include mortgage payments, credit cards, property tax and lease payments. For a homeowner, the FOR may also include… …   Investment dictionary

• Financial endowment — A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution. The total value of an institution s investments is often referred to as the institution s endowment and is typically organized as a public charity, private… …   Wikipedia

• ratio analysis — The analysis of *financial statements through the investigation and interpretation of *ratios. Examples of important ratios include (i) the *acid test ratio, (ii) the *current ratio, (iii) the *debt equity ratio, (iv) the *interest coverage ratio …   Auditor's dictionary