Which ratios will each of the groups be interested in?
On this page you should complete the table below (you can do this by printing it out). In the left hand column there is a list of interest groups one by one. Your job is to complete the right hand column by giving two or three examples of ratios they might be interested in.
We have given an example of each to help you get started.
When you've filled in the gaps you will appreciate that it gives us some ideas about the ratios that each of the users we have identified would be interested in looking at.
Interest Group Ratios to watch
Investors Return on Capital Employed
Lenders Gearing ratios
Managers Profitability ratios
Employees Return on Capital Employed
Suppliers and other trade credit Liquidity
Customers Profitability
Governments and their agencies Profitability
Local Community
This could be a long and interesting list
Financial analysts Possibly all ratios
Environmental groups
Expenditure on anti-pollution measures
Researchers
Depends on the nature of their study
On this page you should complete the table below (you can do this by printing it out). In the left hand column there is a list of interest groups one by one. Your job is to complete the right hand column by giving two or three examples of ratios they might be interested in.
We have given an example of each to help you get started.
When you've filled in the gaps you will appreciate that it gives us some ideas about the ratios that each of the users we have identified would be interested in looking at.
Interest Group Ratios to watch
Investors Return on Capital Employed
Lenders Gearing ratios
Managers Profitability ratios
Employees Return on Capital Employed
Suppliers and other trade credit Liquidity
Customers Profitability
Governments and their agencies Profitability
Local Community
This could be a long and interesting list
Financial analysts Possibly all ratios
Environmental groups
Expenditure on anti-pollution measures
Researchers
Depends on the nature of their study