Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

The asset turnover ratio compares a company's total average assets to its total sales. The ratio helps investors determine how efficiently a company is using its assets to generate sales. The success ...

The fixed-asset turnover ratio measures the amount of sales a business generates for every dollar invested in fixed assets. The ratio equals net sales divided by average net fixed assets. A high fixed ...

Two important financial ratios used for analysis by investors and creditors include the total asset turnover ratio and the profit margin. Total asset ratio falls under the category of asset ...

Net sales are the total sales over a period of time after accounting for any returns, discounts or other price reductions. (Some investors will also deduct the costs of any good sold from “net sales,” ...

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In this article, we will take a look at the 12 most important financial ratios to analyze a company. If you want to skip our detailed analysis, you can go directly to 5 Most Important Financial Ratios ...

Just over a week after Yingli Green Energy issued a SEC filing detailing the extent of its indebtedness, analysis shows the PV manufacturing giant to have a very high 95% liability to asset ratio and ...