Ratio Formula Cheat Sheet

Prerequisite Formulas Used in the various ratio formulas below Measures the dollar amount of profit remaining after cost of goods sold and is used as the denominator in the Gross Margin calculation Used as the denominator in the Return on Assets calculation Used as the denominator in the Return on Equity calculation Used as the denominator in the Receivables Turnover calculation Used as the denominator in the Inventory Turnover calculation Profitability Ratio Formulas Used to measure how effective an organization is at generating profits Measures the percentage of each sales dollar remaining after cost of sales that contributes to funding the organization’s SG&A and other costs Measures the percentage of each sales dollar that remains after cost of goods sold and SG&A expenses Measures the percentage of each sales dollar that remains after all expenses Measures how effectively an organization uses its assets to generate profits Measures how effectively an organization uses the capital contributed by equity investors (excludes preferred stock) Measures the percentage of net income paid out as dividends Asset Utilization Ratio Formulas Used to measure the amount of time it takes or how efficiently assets are turned into cash Measures the number of times per year the balance of receivables is collected and shows how efficient an organization is in collections Measures the average number of days it takes from the time a sale is made until cash is collected Measures the number of times per year the balance of inventory is output as cost of sales and shows how efficient an organization is in managing its inventory

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Measures the average number of days it takes from the time raw material is received until a finished good is output Measures how effective an organization is at using its fixed assets to generate sales (note that this