AFM101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Dividend Yield, Financial Statement

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- compares earnings that a company generated during one before, before interest and
income tax expenses, to its interest expense for the same period
- represents margin of protection for the creditors
14. Cash Coverage Ratio: compares cash generated with cash obligations of the period
= Cash Flows from Operating Activities before Interest and Taxes / Interest Paid (from
statement of cash flows)
- Ability to make interest payments
15. Debt-to-Equity Ratio: expresses a company’s debt as a proportion of its shareholder’s
equity
= Total liabilities / Shareholder’s Equity
- Equity capital is much less risky than debt
Market Tests
- Market tests: ratios that tend to measure the market worth of a common share
16. Price/Earnings (P/E) Ratio: measures the relationship between the current market price
per share and its EPS
= Current Market Price per Share / Earnings per Share
- Reflects the stock market’s assessment of the company’s future business performance
- High ratio indicates that the market expects earnings to grow rapidly
- Share price is related to the present value of the company’s future earnings
- High P/E ratio can be good but if companies aren’t able to meet earnings expected,
there can be a negative impact on its share price
17. Dividend Yield Ratio: measures the relationship between the dividend per share paid to
shareholders and the current market price per share
= Dividend per Share / Market Price per Share
- This ratio for most companies is not high compared with returns on alternative
investments
- Investors can buy shares with low dividend yields if they think share price will increase
- Dividend yield is important for investors who buy shares for the dividends
Interpreting Ratios and Other Analytical Considerations
- Except for EPS, financial ratios have not been standardized
- Financial statements relay information based on various decisions
- Ratios are interpreted only by comparing them to other ratios
- There are limitations to ratio analysis
o Companies rarely use the exact same accounting policies
o Must understand the effects of accounting methods to interpret financial results
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= cash flows from operating activities before interest and taxes / interest paid (from statement of cash flows) Ability to make interest payments: debt-to-equity ratio: expresses a company"s debt as a proportion of its shareholder"s equity. Equity capital is much less risky than debt. Market tests: ratios that tend to measure the market worth of a common share: price/earnings (p/e) ratio: measures the relationship between the current market price per share and its eps. = current market price per share / earnings per share. Reflects the stock market"s assessment of the company"s future business performance. High ratio indicates that the market expects earnings to grow rapidly. Share price is related to the present value of the company"s future earnings. = dividend per share / market price per share. This ratio for most companies is not high compared with returns on alternative investments. Investors can buy shares with low dividend yields if they think share price will increase.

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