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Financial Analysis
Unit 1 - Financial Analysis key terms
Term | Definition |
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Personal financial statement | documents the net worth of the individual or group of individuals responsible for financing the business. |
Asset | refer to cash and owned items of monetary value. |
Current asset | refer to cash or those assets that can be converted into cash in a period of one year or less. |
Fixed asset | those items such as buildings and fixtures that are used for the operation of a business over a long period of time. |
Liability | refer to debts owed. |
Current liability | debts to be paid by the business within the fiscal year. |
Long-term liability | those with a due date beyond a twelve-month time frame. |
Balance sheet | a business's own personal financial statement. |
Equity/net worth | a business's total assets (current plus fixed) minus its total liabilities (current + long-term). |
Income statement/profit-and-loss statement | illustrates a business's path from total sales to net income. |
Total/gross sales | a historically accurate number (as in total sales for the months of September, October, and November) or a projection (as in estimated sales for the months of December, January, and February). |
Net sales | the subtraction of total allowances, including those made for returns, shrinkage, and discounts, from gross sales. |
Cost of goods sold (COGS) | this number comprises all cost associated with buying a product from its point of origin (manufacturer) and getting it to its final selling point (retailer). |
Gross profit | subtract COGS from net sales to determine this. |
Overhead/operating expenses | add total variable expenses to total fixed expenses. |
Variable expenses | those costs that vary from month to month depending on the sales of the business. |
Fixed expenses | those costs that do not vary by month, such as rent. |
Net income from operations | to calculate the business's total operating expenses, subtract this number from gross profit. |
Net profit/loss before/after taxes | determined by adding or subtracting any additional income or expenses to net income from operations. after taxes : determined by subtracting total amount of federal, state, and local taxes from net profit/loss before taxes. |
Liquidity ratios | measures a business's capacity to pay off its debts. |
Activity ratios | measures the rate at which a business's assets can be converted into cash. |
Profitability ratios | measures a business's profits. |
Cash flow statement | details the flow of cash in to and out of a business. |