About the authors
Introduction
The Top 5 do’s and don’ts of using financial ratios
PART 1 FOUNDATIONS
1 Introduction to financial statements
2 The balance sheet
Total assets (TA)
Capital employed (CE)
Net worth (NW)
Working capital (WC)
3 The profit and loss account
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)
Earnings before tax (EBT)
Earnings after tax (EAT)
Retained earnings (RE)
PART 2 OPERATING PERFORMANCE
4 The big picture
5 Return on investment
Return on equity (ROE)
Return on total assets (ROTA)
6 Performance drivers
Profit margin
Asset turnover
PART 3 CORPORATE LIQUIDITY
7 The operating cash cycle
8 Short-term liquidity
Current ratio
Quick ratio
Working capital to sales ratio
Working capital days
9 Financial strength
Interest cover
‘Debt to equity’ ratio (D/E)
10 The cash flow statement
PART 4 CORPORATE VALUE
11 Investor ratios
Share values
Earnings per share (EPS)
Dividends per share (DPS)
Dividend cover and the pay-out ratio
Earnings and dividend yield ratios
Price to earnings ratio (P/E)
Market to book ratio
12 The corporate valuation model
Ten useful books to read next
Glossary
Index