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Lecture 4- ratios
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Aerospace Engineering
4th Grade
02/26/2013

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what is ratio analysis
Definition
uses income and balance sheet to detect trends and problems
Term
examples of ratio analysis -3
Definition
iventory/credit management problems
poor pricing policies
declining sales and profits
Term
what is used to see if the business can earn adquate profits
Definition
test of profitability
Term
what determines if the business funds and management are being used wisely
Definition
test of overall performance
Term
5 questions asked by ratio anaylsis
Definition
adequate profits?
fund and managemnt?
short term debt payment?
long term debt payment?
management of assets?
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what is sued to see if the business can pay its short term debts on time
Definition
Liquidity
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what shows if the firm can pay long term debts?
Definition
Solvency
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what determines the efficiency of managing the firm's assets
Definition
efficiency
Term
to efficiently run the pharmacy, do you want to have more or less assets
Definition
less- get more sales and income
Term
what are the tests of profitability-2
which one measures the profits BEFORE expenses considered?
Definition
gross margin
net income;
gross margin
Term
who can change the GM%
-how? -2
Definition
pharmacy managers
charge higher prices
buy merchandise at a lesser cost
Term
low gross margin can be from? -3
Definition
theft
not ringing up sales
low prices/ bad purchasing
Term
in today's care market what is the GM% range
Definition
21-28
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when are GM% and NI% more valuable- 2
Definition
compare time periods
compare to other pharmacies
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how can you increase NI%? -2
Definition
increase gross margin
decrease expenses
Term
Averasge Net income % is _
the range is _ - _
Definition
3%
2-5%
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what are the tests of overall performance- 2
Definition
return on equity
return on assets
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what test is also called return on investment/net worth
Definition
return on equity
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what test is more imoprtant to shareholders (or owners) to show that the risk is worth the profit
Definition
return on equity
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what makes the ROE and ROA more valuable as a tool-2
Definition
compare time periods
compare other investment opportunites
Term
how can you increase ROE-3
Definition
increase revenue
decrease expenses
decrease owner's equity
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what what the two ways to decrease owner's equity
Definition
financial leverage
decrease assets
Term
what is financial leverage
why is it risky
Definition
owner borrows more funds and withdraws a comparable amount,
risky bc have to repay loans
Term
what is most reasonable way to increase ROE (thru decreasing owner;s equity-2
Definition
hold less inventory
hold less accounts recievable
Term
what is a realstic ROE to be seen for a pahrmacy?
Definition
20%
Term
Return on assets mesaures what
Definition
how the fund availabl to the manager are being used
Term
what effect does increased borrowing have on ROA?
Definition
none
Term
what is the best way to improve ROA?
Definition
proper management of account recievable and inventory
Term
what should ROA not be lower than?
Definition
10%
Term
what are the tests for Luiquidity-3
Definition
current ratio
quick ratio
accounts payable period
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what is current ratio
Definition
compares current assets to current debt
(current assets are what pay for this debt)
Term
do you wnat a high or low current ratio?
what is the range you want?
Definition
high, but not too high
2-3.8
Term
which test should whether you can pay debts if not able to sell inventory
Definition
quick ratio
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what does quick ratio measure
Definition
very liquid current assets (cash, act. recievable) to current liabilities
Term
what is the deisred quick ratio range?
why cna pharamcies have this lower ratio?
Definition
1.1-2
their invenotry sells quikcly unlike large ticket items
Term
whcih test shows how long it takes for the pharamcy to pay for its credit purchases?
how is this measured
Definition
accounts payable period;
avg days btwn purchase and payment
Term
less than _ days for account payable period means cash discount
>_ dyas means operating on borrowed capital
what is the pahramcy average?
Definition
30
40
21 days
Term
what type of ratios measures the ability to pay long term debts
Definition
debt to equity
Term
what is the good thing about using debts in business
Definition
they give the lender no ownership (unlike investors)
Term
what are the debt to equity ratios-4
Definition
current liabilites to OE
long term det to OE
total debt to OE
financial leverage
Term
do you want high or low debt to equity ratios
Definition
low
Term
for solvency tests, if above _% then it is undercapitlazied
Definition
80
Term
for solvency tests, above _% is underdesireable
Definition
50
Term
what is the desired ratio for solvency tests?
what is the deisred range for total debt
Definition
50 or less
50-80
Term
efficiency involves generating a certain activity with small/large investment of assets
Definition
smallest possible
Term
3 tests of efficiency
Definition
account recievable collection period
invenotry turnover
asset turnover
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2 tests of efficeincy for the hospital
Definition
hospital invenotry turnover
personal expense per occupied bed
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account recievable collection period should be no greater than _ times the credit terms
Definition
1.5
Term
anything above _ is considered bad credit management for ARCP
Definition
40 days
Term
if you minimize inventory- what otherr two things maximize
Definition
ROE
ROA
Term
if inventory rate is too high what happens-
Definition
find yourslef out of stock
Term
how can you increase inventory turnover
Definition
increase sales w/o incr inventory
decrease invenotriy and maintain same volume of sale
Term
how do you calculate average inventotry at Cost (for ITO)
Definition
(BI +EI)/2
Term
do you want a high of low ITO
Definition
high
Term
High Aset turnover will increase what other two things
Definition
ROA
ROE
Term
do you want a high or low ATO
Definition
high
Term
what 2 general types of test do hospital pharmacies do?
Definition
profit
efficiency
Term
what are a hospitals 2 largest expense items
Definition
perosnel
invenotry
Term
what is the average inventory turnover for a hospital
Definition
10.6
Term
how do calculate occupied beds
Definition
number of beds x rate of occupancy
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what is the average PEPOB (personal per occupied bed)
Definition
$4,500
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