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        | Measures efficiency with which firm carries out its operating activities. |  | 
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        | net credit sales / average AR |  | 
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        | Number of times AR is turned (incurred & collected) during a period. Quality of credit policy and efficiency of collection. |  | 
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        | Number of Days Sales in AR Formula |  | Definition 
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        | Number of Days Sales in AR Meaning |  | Definition 
 
        | Average number of days to collect AR or average age of AR. |  | 
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        | Cost of goods sold / average inventory |  | 
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        | Inventory Turnover Meaning |  | Definition 
 
        | Number of times inventory turns (acquired, sold and used) during a period. |  | 
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        | Number of days Supply in Inventory Formula |  | Definition 
 
        | 360 / inventory turnover ratio |  | 
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        | Number of days in inventory meaning |  | Definition 
 
        | Number of days inventory is held before sold or used. Determines efficiency of general inventory. |  | 
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        | credit purchases / average AP 
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 (cost of goods sold + ending inv. - beginning) / average AP
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        | Measures the number of times AP turns over in a period. Rate at which an entity pays its AP. |  | 
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        | Number of days Purchases in AP Formula |  | Definition 
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        | Number of days in AP meaning |  | Definition 
 
        | Average number of days to pay AP. Average age of AP. |  | 
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        | Focus on ability of firm to pay its obligations as they come due. |  | 
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        | Current assets - current liabilities |  | 
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        | Extent to which assets exceed liabilities. |  | 
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        | Working Capital Ratio Formula |  | Definition 
 
        | current assets / current liabilities |  | 
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        | Working capital ratio meaning |  | Definition 
 
        | Number of times current assets can cover current liabilities. |  | 
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        | (cash + net receivables + marketable securities) / current liabilities |  | 
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        | (cash + net receivables + marketable securities) / average daily cash expenditures |  | 
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        | Average Collection period |  | Definition 
 
        | (Days in year * Average AR) / credit sales |  | 
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        | Times interest earned ratio |  | Definition 
 
        | (Net income + interest expense + income tax expense) / interest expense |  | 
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        | Times preferred dividends earned |  | Definition 
 
        | Net income / annual preferred dividend obligation |  | 
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        | measures aspects of a firm's operating (income/loss) results on a relative basis |  | 
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        | Return on assets (investment) |  | Definition 
 
        | (Net income + interest expense - interest tax) / average total assets or investment |  | 
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        | net income / average stockholder's equity |  | 
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        | (net income - current preferred dividend) / average common equity |  | 
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        | average invested capital * hurdle rate |  | 
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        | net income - required return |  | 
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        | earnings before interest - [opportunity cost or rate of return * (LT debt - equity)] |  | 
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        | Earnings per share (basic) |  | Definition 
 
        | (net income - preferred dividends) / weighted average # shares o/s |  | 
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        | Diluted earnings per share |  | Definition 
 
        | (net income - preferred dividends + convertible stock dividends + tax affected convertible debt interest) / (weighted average shares + all shares assumed converted - shares assumed repurchased) |  | 
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        | Common stock dividend payout rate |  | Definition 
 
        | cash dividends to cs holders / NI to cs holders OR cash dividend per cs share / EPS |  | 
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        | dividend per cs / market price per share |  | 
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        | Equity / Investment leverage ratios |  | Definition 
 
        | measure of relative source of equity and equity value |  | 
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        | total liabilities  / total shareholder's equity |  | 
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        | shareholder's equity / total assets |  | 
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        | total liabilities / total assets |  | 
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        | Book value per common stock |  | Definition 
 
        | CS equity / # cs shares outstanding |  | 
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        | Book value per preferred share |  | Definition 
 
        | (preferred SH equity + dividends in arrears)  # PS outstanding |  | 
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