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Disadvantages of accounting profit
Profit as a basic profitability indicator used by companies has the following drawbacks: profit does not equal net inflow of money, costs do not equal expenditures and incomes do not equal receipts profit includes the results of operations that are ad-hoc and will not be repeated in the future various methodologies particularly in the ar...
Liquidity indicators
Liquidity is the entity´s ability to convert its assets into cash for the purpose to settle its obligations, ideally with the lowest possible transaction costs. (14) Indicators of liquidity Liquidity indicators show the extent to which the current assets of the company in various forms cover its short-term obligations. Thus, the num...
Standard costing
Standard costing is a cost accounting measurement basis that predicts unit costs and production quantities based on predetermined standards before the production even begins and as such it is an alternative method to historical cost accounting. It is suitable for production, which is standardized and mass or repetitive. Standard costing serves as...
Advantages and disadvantages of budgeting
Benefits of planning/budgeting increases the probability that the company goals and objectives will be achieved helps in defining strengths and weaknesses on which the entity can concentrate problems can be anticipated and avoided by possible remedial action (doing so after the problem crystali
Vertical analysis
Vertical analysis is the method of financial analysis, which is used to calculate the ratio of certain item on a summary item, for example % of inventories on current or total assets.
Methods of financial analysis according to the calculation
Analysis of absolute indicators Analysis of absolute indicators is used to assess the absolute level of various items, e.g. the amount of assets, equity and debt capital, profit, revenue, number of employees, etc. It is used primarily to compare the size of the monitored companies with other compan
Profitability indicators
Profitability is defined as the ability to achieve profit by using various resources. Profitability indicators form one group of financial analysis, which are used to evaluate profitability and efficiency of the company management, i.e. the company's ability to produce maximum output (i.e. marg
Economic Value Added (EVA)
Economic Value Added (EVA) evaluates the value (profit) generated by the company during the year in excess of the cost of capital. Calculation formula NOPAT - (invested capital * WACC) Explanation of terms: • NOPAT →Net Operating Profit After Tax (Operating profit
Return on equity (ROE)
Return on equity (ROE) is one of profitability indicators, which shows how effectively the entity manages resources invested by the shareholders/partners. Calculation formula * can be in the form of average of the beginning and end of the period The numerator is most
Common problems with financial analysis
Problems with inputs that will influence also the quality of the output from the financial analysis: financial statements are prepared with a certain time lag (usually up to 6 months), the current situation can already be different financial statements include the results of ad-hoc transactions
Horizontal analysis
Horizontal analysis is the method of financial analysis, which shows the changes (ratio or difference) of the same item over time (e.g. a comparison of total assets at the end of the reporting period compared to the end of the previous year). It is possible to compare to: the previous pe
Basic groups of financial analysis indicators
profitability indicators liquidity indicators activity indicators indicators of financial structure and indebtedness market value or capital market indicators group of indicators for broader company analysis
Profitability
Profitability is defined as the ability to achieve profit by using various resources. Profitability indicators are as follows.
Return on capital employed (ROCE)
Return on capital employed (ROCE) is one of profitability indicators and it indicates how efficiently the company manages its long-term resources, i.e. how much profit will be generated by the unit of the long-term investment. As the result, ROCE provides better information than ROE, because ROE ha
Return on assets (ROA)
Return on assets (ROA) is one of profitability indicators reveals how much profit will be generated by unit of assets. It expresses how effectively the company manages its assets. Calculation formula * often average from the beginning and ending balance The numerator is