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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)‎]],
 
:[[Profitability ratios]]. Those ratios—gross profit rate, return on sales, return on total assets, and return on common stockholders' equity—which measure a company's ability to earn a profit.
 
:[[Profitability ratios]]. Those ratios—gross profit rate, return on sales, return on total assets, and return on common stockholders' equity—which measure a company's ability to earn a profit.
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According to [[Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition)]],
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:[[Profitability ratios]]. Ratios that show the combined effects of liquidity, asset management, and debt on operations.
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According to [[Fundamentals of Financial Management by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston (15th edition)]],
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:[[Profitability ratio]]. A group of ratios that show the combined effects of liquidity, asset management, and debt on operating results.
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According to the [[Strategic Management by David and David (15th edition)]],
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:[[Profitability ratios]]. The profit margin ratio and return on investment ratio measure the profitability of a firm's operations.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 21:56, 16 July 2020

Profitability ratio is those ratios—gross profit rate, return on sales, return on total assets, and return on common stockholders' equity—which measure a company's ability to earn a profit.


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According to College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)‎,

Profitability ratios. Those ratios—gross profit rate, return on sales, return on total assets, and return on common stockholders' equity—which measure a company's ability to earn a profit.

According to Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition),

Profitability ratios. Ratios that show the combined effects of liquidity, asset management, and debt on operations.

According to Fundamentals of Financial Management by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston (15th edition),

Profitability ratio. A group of ratios that show the combined effects of liquidity, asset management, and debt on operating results.

According to the Strategic Management by David and David (15th edition),

Profitability ratios. The profit margin ratio and return on investment ratio measure the profitability of a firm's operations.

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