Multiproduct Contribution Margin
Finding the Contribution Margin: It begins with the same old way. Companies have to compute the contribution margin for each of their products. This is a possibility if a company has a couple of hundred products. If there are thousands of products, we may have to use the sales based approach mentioned in the end […]
Sustainable Growth Rate and the Du-Pont Analysis (PRAT Model)
We now have a basic understanding of the concept of sustainable growth rate and how it related to the valuation of any given firm. In this article, we will dig deeper in the same formula in an attempt to connect it with the famous Du-Pont model which is used worldwide to predict the Return On […]
The Story Behind the L&T- Mindtree Takeover Bid
The Indian stock market is abuzz with the news of a hostile takeover. Larsen and Toubro, which is one of the largest and the most iconic information technology firms in the country is trying to forcefully acquire Mindtree which is a medium-sized information technology company. The news is abuzz about how Mindtree promoters do not […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of Forex Market
Advantages of Forex Market The biggest financial market in the world is the biggest market because it provides some advantages to its participants. Some of the major advantages offered are as follows: Flexibility Forex exchange markets provide traders with a lot of flexibility. This is because there is no restriction on the amount of money […]
What is Convertible Debt?
The fixed-income security market is mostly composed of financial instruments which offer a fixed stream of income to investors. In other words, this means that the possible downside that investors may face is protected while at the same time investors can have only a limited upside. This is exactly opposed to stocks wherein the possible […]
Ratio analysis is one of the oldest methods of financial statements analysis. It was developed by banks and other lenders to help them chose amongst competing companies asking for their credit. Two sets of financial statements can be difficult to compare. The effect of time, of being in different industries and having different styles of conducting business can make it almost impossible to come up with a conclusion as to which company is a better investment. Ratio analysis helps creditors solve these issues. Here is how:
Here is where the investors get the data they require for ratio analysis:
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