Accounting Ratios
CBSE · Class 12 · Accountancy
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Meaning and Objectives of Accounting Ratios
- A ratio expresses relationship between two accounting numbers from financial statements
- Ratios can be expressed as fractions, proportions, percentages, or number of times
- Ratios must be calculated using meaningfully correlated numbers
Advantages and Limitations of Ratio Analysis
- Advantages: Simplifies complex figures, enables comparisons, identifies problem areas, helps in SWOT analysis
- Limitations: Based on historical data, ignores price-level changes, limited by accounting data quality
- Ratios don't provide solutions, only indicate problems
Liquidity Ratios
- Measure short-term solvency and ability to meet current obligations
- Based on relationship between current assets and current liabilities
- Two main ratios: Current Ratio and Quick/Liquid Ratio
Solvency Ratios
- Measure long-term financial stability and ability to meet long-term obligations
- Focus on relationship between debt and equity
- Important for long-term lenders and investors
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- CBSE Academic — cbseacademic.nic.in
- CBSE Official — cbse.gov.in
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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