Definitions of the financial statement ratios

Definitions of the financial statement ratios
 
Financial statement ratios by ratio categories Definitions Supplementary definitions
 
3.2.1 Liability structure 
Capital ratio Capital and reserves * 100 / Balance sheet total  
Risk capital ratio Risk capital * 100 / Balance sheet total Risik 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 total Inventories * 100 / Balance sheet total   
Trade debtors as a percentage of balance sheet total Trade debtors * 100 / Balance sheet total   
Cash at bank and in hand and short-term investments as a percentage of balance sheet total Cash 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 turnover Gross 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 sales Profit or loss   on ordinary activities before taxes * 100 / Net turnover  
Adjusted profit on sales Adjusted profit or loss on ordinary activities before taxes * 100 / Net turnover Adjusted 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 turnover Material costs   * 100 / Net turnover  
Staff costs as a percentage of net turnover Staff costs * 100 / Net turnover  
Labor costs as a percentage of net turnover Labor costs * 100 / Net turnover Labor 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 turnover Cash flow * 100 / Net turnover Cash 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 turnover Adjusted cash flow * 100 / Net turnover Adjusted 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 debt Cash flow * 100 / Debt Cash 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 debt Adjusted cash flow * 100 / Debt Adjusted 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 investments Cash flow * 100 / Investments Cash 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 ratio Investments * 100 / Net turnover  
Reinvestment ratio Investments * 100 / Value adjustments Value 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 turnover Value added * 100 / Net turnover  
Value added per euro staff costs Value added / Staff costs   
Value added per euro labor costs Value added / Labor costs Labor costs = 
Staff costs 
+ imputed entrepreneur’s remuneration
Turnover per euro staff costs Net turnover / Staff costs   
Turnover per euro labor costs Net turnover / Labor costs Labor costs = 
Staff costs 
+ imputed entrepreneur’s remuneration
3.2.7 Turnover
Asset turnover Net turnover / Assets  
Receiveables turnover Trade debtors * 100 / Net turnover  
Payables turnover Trade creditors * 100 / Net turnover Trade creditors = 
Trade creditors
+ notes payable
Operating working capital as a percentage of net turnover Operating working capital   * 100 / Net turnover Operating working capital = 
Inventories 
+ trade debtors 
- (trade creditors + notes payable)
3.2.8 Liquidity
Working capital ratio Current assets / Short-term liabilities