Define these terms: financial statement, balance sheet, income statement, ratio analysis. Describe four types of financial ratios and explain the use of each.

What will be an ideal response?


Financial statement: a summary of some aspect of an organization's financial status.
Balance sheet: a summary of an organization's overall financial worth (assets and liabilities) at a specific point in time.
Income statement: a summary of an organization's financial results (revenues and expenses) over a specified period of time.
Ratio analysis: the practice of evaluating financial ratios, such as:
Liquidity ratio: how easily an organization's assets can be converted into cash.
Debt management ratio: how easily an organization can meet its long-term financial obligations.
Asset management ratio: how effectively an organization is managing its assets.
Return ratios: return on investment or return on equity; how effective management is generating a return, or profits, on its assets.

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