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Formulas to Assess Financials

 

A)

How profitable is a company for every $1 in stuff they Sell?

1

How profitable is a company for every dollar they sell of inventory before expense?

Cost of Good Sold

 

=

Gross Margin.

Revenue

2

How profitable is a company for every dollar they sell of inventory after MOST expense?

EBITDA

=

Operating Margin

Revenue

3

How profitable is a company for every dollar they sell of inventory after ALL expense?

Net Income

=

Net Profit Margin

Revenue

4

How profitable is a company for every dollar they have of assets?

Net Income

=

Return on Assets

Assets

5

How profitable is a company for every dollar they have of equity?

Net Income

=

Return on Equity

Equity

B)

How do we know if a company has way too much debt

1

Does the company have more debt than assets?

Total Liabilities

=

Debt to Assets

Total Assets


** Point to be noted it should be not more than 1

Bank will not give you loan because they know you already have more debt on you.

2

Does the company have more debt than equity?

Total Liabilities

=

Debt to Equity

Total Equity

3

Can a company pay the interest on its debt

EBITDA

=

Interest coverage ratio

Interest

C)

How long does it take a company to turn stuff they sell into $ ?

1

How many days of inventory does a company have on hands?

(Inventory / Cost of Good Sold) * 365  =   Inventory Days on Hand (DOH)

D)

How is the company doing/ valued versus the competition?

1

Price

Same as Market Cap / Net Income

Earnings

Market Cap = Shares X Stock Price

2

P/E

PEG ratio

Growth

Growth is EPS % growth

3

Price

Price= Market Cap

Revenue

4

EV

EV= Market Cap + Debt - Cash & S.T. Investments.

EBITDA

5

EV

Of course we know that sales is same as revenue

Sales

6

Price

Free Cash Flow

7

Price

Book= Book value, Which is Assets- Liabilities

Book

 





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