Definitions of the Financial Statement Ratios



Definitions of the Financial Statement Ratios
 
Financial Statement Ratios by Ratio CategoriesDefinitionsSupplementary Definitions
 
3.2.1 Liability Structure 
Capital ratioCapital and reserves * 100 / Balance sheet total
Risk capital ratioRisk capital * 100 / Balance sheet totalRisik capital = 
Capital and reserves 
+ provisions for social costs 
+ other long-term provisions and accrued liabilities
Provisions as a percentage of balance sheet total Provisions * 100 / Balance sheet total Provisions =
Provisions for social costs 
+ all other provisions
Bank loans as a percentage of balance sheet total Bank loans * 100 / Balance sheet total 
Debt ratio Trade creditors * 100 / Balance sheet total Trade creditors = 
Trade creditors 
+ notes payable
3.2.2 Asset Structure
Tangible fixed assets as a percentage of balance sheet total Tangible fixed assets * 100 / Balance sheet total 
Financial fixed assets as a percentage of balance sheet total Financial assets * 100 / Balance sheet total 
Current assets as a percentage of balance sheet total Current assets * 100 / Balance sheet total 
Inventories as a percentage of balance sheet totalInventories * 100 / Balance sheet total 
Trade debtors as a percentage of balance sheet totalTrade debtors * 100 / Balance sheet total 
Cash at bank and in hand and short-term investments as a percentage of balance sheet totalCash at bank and in hand and short-term investments* 100 / Balance sheet total Cash at bank and in hand and short-term investments = 
Other current assets 
+ cash at bank and in hand
3.2.3 Profitability 
Gross operating profit as a percentage of net turnoverGross operating profit * 100 / Net turnover
Net operating profit as a percentage of net turnover Net operating profit * 100 / Net turnover
Financial income net of charges as a percentage of net turnover Financial income net of charges   * 100 / Net turnover
Net operating profit as a percentage of balance sheet total Net operating profit * 100 / Balance sheet total 
Profit or loss on ordinary activities before taxes as a percentage of equity Profit or loss on ordinary activities before taxes * 100 / Capital and reserves
Profit on salesProfit or loss   on ordinary activities before taxes * 100 / Net turnover
Adjusted profit on salesAdjusted profit or loss on ordinary activities before taxes * 100 / Net turnoverAdjusted profit or loss on ordinary activities before taxes =
Profit or loss on ordinary activities before taxes
+ total of all imputed values  
3.2.4 Expenses
Material costs as a percentage of net turnoverMaterial costs   * 100 / Net turnover
Staff costs as a percentage of net turnoverStaff costs * 100 / Net turnover
Labor costs as a percentage of net turnoverLabor costs * 100 / Net turnoverLabor costs = 
Staff costs 
+ imputed entrepreneur’s remuneration
Interest and similar charges as a percentage of net turnover Interest and similar charges * 100 / Net turnover
3.2.5 Self-Financing and Investment
Cash flow as a percentage of net turnoverCash flow * 100 / Net turnoverCash flow = 
Profit or loss on ordinary activities before taxes
+ value adjustments on intangible and tangible fixed assets
+ value adjustments on other financial fixed assets and current investments
+ provisions for social costs
- provisions for social costs of the previous year
+ other long-term provisions
- other long-term provisions of the previous year
Adjusted cash flow as a percentage of net turnoverAdjusted cash flow * 100 / Net turnoverAdjusted cash flow = 
Profit or loss on ordinary activities before taxes
-/+ imputed values
+ value adjustments on intangible and tangible fixed assets
+ value adjustments on other financial fixed assets and current investments
+ provisions for social costs
- provisions for social costs of the previous year
+ other long-term provisions
- other long-term provisions of the previous year
- imputed entrepreneur’s remuneration
Cash flow as a percentage of debtCash flow * 100 / DebtCash flow = 
Profit or loss on ordinary activities before taxes
+ total of imputed values
+ value adjustments on intangible and tangible fixed assets
+ value adjustments on financial fixed assets and investments in current assets
+ provisions for social costs
- provisions for social costs of the previous year
+ other long-term provisions
- other long-term provisions of the previous year 

Debt =
Total capital 
- capital and reserves 
- provisions for social costs 
- other provisions
Adjusted cash flow as a percentage of debtAdjusted cash flow * 100 / DebtAdjusted cash flow = 
Profit or loss on ordinary activities before taxes
-/+ imputed values
+ value adjustments on intangible and tangible fixed assets
+ value adjustments on financial fixed assets and other current investments
+ provisions for social costs
- provisions for social costs of the previous year
+ other long-term provisions
- other long-term provisions of the previous year

Debt =
Total capital 
- capital and reserves 
- provisions for social costs 
- other provisions
- other short-term investments
- cash at bank and in hand
Self-financing of investmentsCash flow * 100 / InvestmentsCash flow = 
Profit or loss on ordinary activities before taxes
+ value adjustments on intangible and tangible fixed assets
+ value adjustments on other financial fixed assets and current investments
+ provisions for social costs
- provisions for social costs of the previous year
+ other long-term provisions
- other long-term provisions of the previous year
Investment ratioInvestments * 100 / Net turnover
Reinvestment ratioInvestments * 100 / Value adjustmentsValue adjustments =
value adjustments on intangible and tangible fixed assets
+ value adjustments on financial fixed assets and other current investments
3.2.6 Productivity
Value added as a percentage of net turnoverValue added * 100 / Net turnover
Value added per euro staff costsValue added / Staff costs 
Value added per euro labor costsValue added / Labor costsLabor costs = 
Staff costs 
+ imputed entrepreneur’s remuneration
Turnover per euro staff costsNet turnover / Staff costs 
Turnover per euro labor costsNet turnover / Labor costsLabor costs = 
Staff costs 
+ imputed entrepreneur’s remuneration
3.2.7 Turnover
Asset turnoverNet turnover / Assets
Receiveables turnoverTrade debtors * 100 / Net turnover
Payables turnoverTrade creditors * 100 / Net turnoverTrade creditors = 
Trade creditors
+ notes payable
Operating working capital as a percentage of net turnoverOperating working capital   * 100 / Net turnoverOperating working capital = 
Inventories 
+ trade debtors 
- (trade creditors + notes payable)
3.2.8 Liquidity
Working capital ratioCurrent assets / Short-term liabilities