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net profit margin = net earnings
total revenues
6. Current Ratio [YF]: indicates the relationship between current assets and current liabilities. A financially healthy company will have more than enough current asset value to cover payments of its current liabilities. A current ratio of 2.0 or higher is desirable. A current ratio greater that 5.0 may indicate that business volume is not meeting expectations (inability to sell product or use assets to best advantage).
current ratio = current assets
current liabilities
7. Capital Structure [VL or C-AR]: total amount of money invested in a company including bonds (long-term debt) and equity (money paid by investors). Capital structure always equals 100%. Can help determine how risky a particular company's stock is as an investment. The greater the percentage of long-term debt the greater the risk.
example: long-term debt $ 85,000 7%
stockholders' equity 1,150,000 93%
total capitalization 1,235,000 100%
8. Earnings Per Share (EPS) [VL]: a drop in EPS could signal problems, a steadily rising figure is a very healthy sign. An annual increase of at least 10% indicates sound growth.
EPS = net earnings
# of outstanding shares
9. Dividend Payout [C]: tells what percentage of earnings is paid out in dividends. A good growth company pays out less than 50% and a good income company pays out more than 50%.
dividend payout = dividend per share
earnings per share
10. Inventory Turnover [C-AR]: shows whether the average monthly inventory might be too large or too small.
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