Team development (3rd of 7 executing phase process)
The project manager must enhance the team to function as a coordinated unit. This is critical on uncertain projects, such as risky research and development…
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What Can I Learn from Profitability Ratios?
The profitability ratios include: operating profit margin, net profit margin, return on assets and return on equity. Profit margin measures how much a company earns…
When Is an Increase in Earnings a Loss?
Sometimes an increase in company earnings can disguise an operating loss. If a company’s operating expenses exceed its operating income; it has an operating loss….
How to Use Profitability Ratios to Make Investment Decisions
When considering a company as a prospective investment you should review its financial statements. Pay particular attention to the profitability ratios. If you can, calculate…
Price to Earnings Ratio (P/E)
The price to earnings ratio, or P/E, is figured by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share (EPS). The P/E is a…
Current Ratio
The current ratio provides an indication of how liquid a company may be in the coming year. To calculate it, take the current assets and…
Long-term Debt to Equity
The long-term debt to equity ratio can tell you how much debt a company is using to finance its operations. If this number is too…
Total Debt to Equity
Since companies can affect either the current ratio or the long-term debt to equity ratio by altering their mix of short-term and long-term debt, this…
Why will a business prefer to declare a high gross profit margin?
A business will want to declare a high gross margin as it will mean that the gap between its costs and revenues/prices remains healthy. This…
What should the ROCE figure be compared with when analysing a company’s results?
They should be looked at against previous years results, the results of major rivals, the current rates of interest and returns on alternative investments and…