Stafford Library: Company Ratios Resource Guide: Help with Ratios

Information on Calculating and Understanding Financial Ratios

Consult the sites below to learn how to calculate specific ratios and how to analyze or interpret them.

AccountingCoach's Explanation of Ratios
6 Basic Financial Ratios and What They Reveal
Created by Glenn Wilkins and posted on the Investopedia website.
Financial Ratios
From the "Encyclopedia of Management" in the Gale Virtual Reference Library database.
Financial Ratios
From the "Encyclopedia of Small Business" in the Gale Virtual Reference Library database.
Financial Ratios
From the "Encyclopedia of American Business" in the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Price/Earnings (P/E) Ratio
From the "Encyclopedia of Small Business" in the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Return on Assets (ROA)
From the "Encyclopedia of Small Business" in the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Return on Investment (ROI)
From the "Encyclopedia of Small Business" in the Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Films on Demand Videos Explaining Business Ratios

The videos below have individual segments for which each can be played by itself. Click on the link for a video below and then on the appropriate segment link in the right column.

Ratio Analysis
This 2012 video produced by Video Education America has these segments:
1) Introduction: Ratio Analysis (5 minutes)
2) Liquidity (6 minutes)
3) Profitability (8 minutes)
4) Efficiency (9 minutes)
5) Gearing (3 minutes)
6) Investor Ratios (6 minutes)
Ratio Analysis: Business Finance Essentials
This 2015 video produced by Films for Humanities & Sciences has these segments:
1) Ratio Analysis Overview (3 minutes)
2) Current Ratio (3 minutes)
3) Quick Ratio (2 minutes)
4) Inventory Turnover Ratio (3 minutes)
5) Debt to Equity Ratio (3 minutes)
6) Return on Equity Ratio (2 minutes)
7) Net Profit Margin Ratio (2 minutes)
8) Ratio Analysis Summary (2 minutes)