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Share Value
Competitive edge
Earnings Historic Value of
Capital structure Stock
Management P/E ratio
Operating efficiency Economic Condition
Financial Performance Stock Market
condition
Future Price
Present Price
Factors for company analysis
COMPETITIVE EDGE OF THE COMPANY
MARKET SHARE
GROWTH OF SALES
STABILITY OF THE SALES
SALES FORECAST
EARNINGS OF THE COMPANY
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
MANAGEMENT
OPERATING EFFICIENCY
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Ratio Analysis
Liquidity ratios
Efficiency ratios
Leverage Ratios
Profitability ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Measure of ability of the firm to meet its
current obligations.
Quick measure of liquidity
Lack of sufficient liquidity – poor credit
worthiness, loss of creditors confidence etc.
Very High – idle assets earn nothing.
Liquidity ratios
Current ratio:
current assets / current liabilities
Quick ratio:
(current assets-inventories)/current liabilities
Leverage Ratios
T o judge the long term position of the firm.
Ratios indicate mix of funds provided by
owners and lenders.
There should be an appropriate mix of debt
and owners equity in financing the firm’s
assets.
To calculate the financial risk and firm’s ability
of using debt to shareholders’ advantage.
Computed from Balance Sheet and P/L
account.
LEVERAGE RATIOS
Debt equity ratios:
Total debt/shareholder’s equity