A BLUEPRINT OF RATIO ANALYSIS AS INFORMATION BASIS OF CORPORATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

TitleA BLUEPRINT OF RATIO ANALYSIS AS INFORMATION BASIS OF CORPORATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsAndrijasevic, M, Pasic, V
JournalProblems of Management in the 21st Century
Volume9
Issue2
Start Page117-123
PaginationContinuous
Date PublishedSeptember/2014
Type of ArticleOriginal article
ISSN2029-6932
Other NumbersICID: 1121900
Keywordsfinancial management, ratio analysis, Reliability
Abstract

Ratio analysis, due to its simplicity, has, for a long time, been one of the most frequently used methods of financial analysis. However, the question is how its results are a good basis for assessment of financial condition of a company by the external users of financial reports. If one takes into account numerous limitations, one can rather say that ratio analysis is a rough approximation of financial situation. What are the limitations, can they be overcome and in what way, can they, at least, be reduced, and to what extent the user has to take a reserved attitude when making business decisions on the basis of ratio analysis? The last but not the least, we should accept the fact that by insisting on financial analysis other aspects of the analyses are, in practice frequently marginalized, thus neglecting the fact that actually they themselves in the most direct manner point to the causes of potential disorders in business activities of a company.

URLhttp://oaji.net/articles/2014/450-1410981470.pdf
DOI10.33225/pmc/14.09.117
Refereed DesignationRefereed
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