The Altman Z-Score is a formula for determining whether a company, especially in manufacturing, is approaching bankruptcy.
The formula takes into account the coefficients of profitability, debt load, liquidity, solvency and activity.
An Altman Z-score close to 0 suggests that the company may be on the verge of bankruptcy, while a score close to 3 suggests that the company is in a sound financial position.
Accounting ratios, an important subset of financial ratios, are a group of metrics used to measure a company’s performance and profitability based on its financial statements.
The acid test, or quick ratio, compares a company’s shortest-term assets to its shortest-term liabilities to see if the company has enough cash to pay off its immediate liabilities, such as short-term debt.
Activity Ratio broadly describes any type of financial measure that helps investors and analysts evaluate how effectively a company is using its assets to generate revenue and cash.
Performance Based Management (ABM) is a means of analyzing a company’s profitability by looking at every aspect of its business to determine its strengths and weaknesses.
Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) is a measure showing the relationship between the relative costs and benefits of a proposed project, expressed in monetary or qualitative terms.
The CAPE ratio is used to analyze the long-term financial performance of a public company, taking into account the impact of various economic cycles on the company’s profit.
Capital expenditures are payments for goods or services that are recognized or capitalized on a company’s balance sheet, rather than expensed on the income statement.