Financial Ratios for Executives is written specifically with today’s global executive in mind. It makes financial ratios easy to understand and use effectively. This short book will prove invaluable to both financial and non-financial executives looking for easy, intuitive methods to assess corporate health and assist in strategic decision making. Financial Ratios for Executives contains over 100 financial ratios and other useful calculations. It includes ratios that are commonly used, such as return on investment (ROI), return on assets (ROA), return on equity (ROE), economic value added (EVA), and debt-to-equity ratio, just to name a few. It also includes many less-well known—yet powerful—ratios that can provide unparalleled insight into operations, financial management, sales and marketing efforts, and overall performance, among other areas. Using realistic financial and operational data from two fictional companies, the explanation of each ratio includes: Type of ratio Formula for calculating the ratio Description of the ratio Example based on ABC Company or XYZ Company Additional comments or insights In addition to the section on financial ratios, financial experts Michael Rist and Albert Pizzica have included a section on capital budgeting, an understanding of which is essential for both the financial and non-financial executives before they take part in an annual budget meeting or any other business meeting where capital allocation is discussed. It includes the most important tools of finance, such as net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), payback method, and total cost of ownership. Who gets ahead in the business world? Those who understand the numbers. It’s as simple as that. Financial Ratios for Executives is for those who want to understand how to use financial data to support their initiatives, solve persistent problems, uncover opportunities, bolster company health, and shine in corporate meetings.

Financial Ratios for Executives is written specifically with today's global executive in mind. This book makes financial ratios simple and intuitive to understand and is very applicable to both financial and non-financial executives who are looking for an easy-to-use reference book on financial ratios and capital allocation to assist in strategic decision making. This book contains over 100 financial ratios and other calculations commonly used in businesses around the world. It includes ratios such as return on investment (ROI), return on assets (ROA), return on equity (ROE), economic value added (EVA), and debt ratio, just to name a few. We hope that you will find this book useful in gaining a better understanding of financial ratios!

With over 33,000 copies sold, Key Management Ratios is a market “classic”. This new edition is re-packaged with a new jacket design to revitalise the Key Management brand and new two-colour internals make it more readable and visually appealing. Key Management Ratiosis an antidote to any fear of finance. Drawing data from 200 companies worldwide, the book brings clarity and simplicity to its explanation of every measure and shows how they all link together to drive your business. From cash flow and profit to ROI and ROTA, its unique approach remains as classic as ever, bringing a simple and visual understanding to a complex subject.

It gives me a great pleasure and satisfaction to present this book “FINANCIAL RATIO ANALYSIS”. This book is new version of my old book “Financial Ratio Analysis”. The book will explain the need, purpose, and usefulness of Ratio analysis. I have explained almost all ratios based on latest financial statements of a leading manufacturing company for the financial year ended December 2019. Ratio wise hyperlink will help the reader to go quickly to the desired ratio. The main features of the book are simple understanding and key concepts. This book is useful to everyone in financial accounting field like students, Accounts executives, Financial analysts, etc. I hope that the book will help the readers to study in a focused manner. Any criticism and constructive suggestion in the direction of making the book a better teaching and studying manual will be gratefully acknowledged by the author. Suggestions will be incorporated in the subsequent editions. All the best …