In your industry, what are some commonly used financial ratios? Go to the UPS we
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Question
In your industry, what are some commonly used financial ratios?
Go to the UPS website. Look through the annual report. Calculate the Current Ratio, Asset Turnover, ROA, ROE and Gross Profit Margin for UPS for 2015 and 2016
Assess the liquidity, efficiency and profitability of the company and summarize your findings.
In general, what are the limitations of financial ratios? Which limitations apply to your industry?
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Explanation / Answer
Sources: http://nasdaqomx.mobular.net/nasdaqomx/7/3521/5025/document_0/UPS_2016_Annual_Report-processed.pdf - Page 66,67
1. Current ratio: Current Assets/ Current Liabilities
for 2016, = 13,849/11,730 = 1.18
for 2015, = 13,208/10,696 = 1.23
2. ROA: return of Assets = Profit after Tax / Total Assets
for 2016, = 3,431 / 40,377 = 8.49%
for 2015, = 4,844 / 38,311 = 12.64%
3. ROE, Return on Equity = Profit after tax / Shareholders Equity
for 2016, = 3,431 / 429 = 799.96%
for 2015, = 4,844 / 2,491 = 194.46%
4. Gross profit margin = (Revenues - COGS) / Revenues
for 2016, = (60,906 - 34,770 - 1,538 - 9,129 -2,118) / 60,906 = 21.92%
For 2015, = (58,363 - 31,028 - 1,400 - 8,043 - 2,482) / 58,363 = 26.4%