Difference between revisions of "Ratio analysis"
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According to [[College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)]], | According to [[College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)]], | ||
:[[Ratio analysis]]. An examination of the relationship between two numbers or sets of numbers on financial reports. Analyses of ratios, especially over time, can give a fairly clear picture of how well a company conducts its business. | :[[Ratio analysis]]. An examination of the relationship between two numbers or sets of numbers on financial reports. Analyses of ratios, especially over time, can give a fairly clear picture of how well a company conducts its business. | ||
| + | According to [[Managerial Accounting by Braun, Tietz (5th edition)]], | ||
| + | :[[Ratio analysis]]. Evaluating the relationships between two or more key components of the financial statements. | ||
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*[[Principles of Accounting]]. | *[[Principles of Accounting]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:25, 16 July 2020
Ratio analysis is an examination of the relationship between two numbers or sets of numbers on financial reports. Analyses of ratios, especially over time, can give a fairly clear picture of how well a company conducts its business.
Definitions
According to College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition),
- Ratio analysis. An examination of the relationship between two numbers or sets of numbers on financial reports. Analyses of ratios, especially over time, can give a fairly clear picture of how well a company conducts its business.
According to Managerial Accounting by Braun, Tietz (5th edition),
- Ratio analysis. Evaluating the relationships between two or more key components of the financial statements.
Related concepts
- Accounting (alternatively known as accountancy) is management of financial data, information, and knowledge about financial transactions of legal entities. Accountancy tends to include bookkeeping and, depending on a particilar enterprise, may also include quatitative analysis of financial data in the bookkeeping system and/or business intelligence.
