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Informationen zum Autor STEVEN M. BRAGG, CPA, has been the chief financial officer or controller of four companies, as well as a consulting manager at Ernst & Young and auditor at Deloitte. He is the author of over thirty books primarily targeted toward corporate financial leaders (controllers, treasurers, and CFOs) and their needs. Bragg received a master's degree in finance from Bentley College, an MBA from Babson College, and a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Maine. Klappentext BUSINESS RATIOS AND FORMULAS A Comprehensive Guide THIRD EDITION Whether you're starting, running, or growing a business, Business Ratios and Formulas, Third Edition is essential reading, with nearly 250 operational criteria and clear, easy-to-understand explanations that can be used right away. An ideal tool for measuring corporate performance, this authoritative resource allows managers and auditors to pick and choose the tools they need to best assess their organization's performance. Each formula includes a complete description, explanation of the calculation, an example, and cautions regarding its use. The cautions are of particular use, since they describe those elements of a measurement that can be modified to deliver misleading results, different measurements that may work better in certain situations, usage on a trend line basis, and which other measurements should be used to reinforce indicated results. The Third Edition includes approximately twenty new ratios and formulas covering fixed-charge coverage ratio; free cash flow formula; capital-labor ratio; cash coverage ratio; value at risk formula; cash conversion efficiency metric; and open/close requisition ratio. For professionals needing to compile information about a company's long-term performance, the new edition describes how to use an electronic spreadsheet to compile a standard set of measurements, using Microsoft Excel as the template. Author and renowned accounting expert Steve Bragg categorizes performance measurements for accounting, engineering, logistics, production, and sales departments and also discusses topics related to efficiency, effectiveness, capacity, and market share. Chapter topics include measurements related to asset utilization, operating performance, cash flows, liquidity, capital structure, return on investment, and market performance. Accounting professionals, business managers, and operational consultants will turn to Bragg's peerless guide again and again to assess a host of organizational performance standards. Zusammenfassung Offers a complete appraisal of analytical tools available to managers to assess performance. This resource allows you to pick and choose the tools you need to best assess your organization's performance. It provides a tool for measuring corporate performance. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xv Acknowledgments xvii Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Chapter 2: Asset Utilization Measurements 5 Sales to Working Capital Ratio 6 Sales to Fixed Assets Ratio 7 Sales to Administrative Expenses Ratio 8 Sales to Equity Ratio 9 Sales per Person 10 Sales Backlog Ratio 12 Sales Returns to Gross Sales Ratio 13 Repairs and Maintenance Expense to Fixed Assets Ratio 14 Accumulated Depreciation to Fixed Assets Ratio 15 Capital to Labor Ratio 17 Fringe Benefits to Wages and Salaries Expense 18 Sales Expenses to Sales Ratio 19 Discretionary Cost Ratio 19 Interest Expense to Debt Ratio 20 Foreign Exchange Ratios 21 Overhead Rate 22 Goodwill to Assets Ratio 25 Overhead to Cost of Sales Ratio 26 Investment Turnover 27 Break-Even Point 28 Margin of Safety 29 Tax Rate Percentage 30 Chapter 3: Operating Performance Measurements 31 Operating Assets...
