1. The excess of the current assets of a business over its current liabilities.Working capital | $ | |
2. A financial ratio that is computed by dividing current assets by current liabilities.Current ratio | | |
3. A financial ratio that measures the ability to pay current liabilities with quick assets (cash, marketable securities, accounts receivable).Quick ratio | | |
4. The relationship between net sales and accounts receivable, computed by dividing the net sales by the average net accounts receivable; measures how frequently during the year the accounts receivable are being converted to cash.Accounts receivable turnover | | |
5. The relationship between sales and accounts receivable, computed by dividing the average accounts receivable by the average daily sales.Days' sales in receivables | | days |
6. The relationship between the volume of goods sold and inventory, computed by dividing the cost of goods sold by the average inventory.Inventory turnover | | |
7. The relationship between the volume of sales and inventory, computed by dividing average inventory by the average daily cost of goods sold.Days' sales in inventory | | days |
8. Debt ratio | | % |
9. A comprehensive leverage ratio that measures the relationship of the claims of creditors to stockholders' equity.Ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity | | |
10. A leverage ratio that measures the margin of safety of long-term creditors, calculated as the net fixed assets divided by the long-term liabilities.Ratio of fixed assets to long-term liabilities | | |
11. A ratio that measures creditor margin of safety for interest payments, calculated as income before taxes plus interest expense divided by interest expense.Times interest earned | | times |
12. A ratio that measures the risk that preferred dividends will not be paid if earnings decrease, calculated by dividing net income by the amount of preferred dividends.Times preferred dividends earned | | times |
13. Ratio that measures how effectively a company uses its assets, computed as net sales divided by average total assets.Asset turnover | | |
14. A measure of the profitability of assets, without regard to the equity of creditors and stockholders in the assets.Return on total assets | | % |
15. A measure of profitability computed by dividing net income by average total stockholders' equity.Return on stockholders equity | | % |
16. A measure of profitability computed by dividing net income, reduced by preferred dividend requirements, by common stockholders' equity.Return on common stockholders equity | | % |
17. The profitability ratio of net income available to common shareholders to the number of common shares outstanding.Earnings per share on common stock | $ | |
18. The ratio of the market price per share of common stock, at a specific date, to the annual earnings per share.Price-earnings ratio | | |
19. Measures the extent to which earnings are being distributed to common shareholders.Dividends per share of common stock | $ | |
20. A ratio, computed by dividing the annual dividends paid per share of common stock by the market price per share at a specific date, that indicates the rate of return to stockholders in terms of cash dividend distributions.Dividend yield | | % |