In a Credit Monitoring Arrangement (CMA) data report and a Project Report for bank analysis, various financial measurements and signs are used to check the financial health and viability of a project or business. Here are some of the main indicators commonly looked at:
Current Ratio: This ratio checks a company’s near-term financial health by dividing current assets by current liabilities. It gauges the ability to cover short-term bills.
Quick Ratio (Acid-Test Ratio): Similar to the current ratio but excludes inventory. It gives a more cautious view of available funds.
Debt Equity Ratio: This ratio shows how much of the capital structure is composed of debt compared to equity, highlighting financial leverage and risk.
Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR): DSCR assesses a business’s capacity to manage its debt obligations. It’s calculated by comparing earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) to debt interest and principal payments.
Return on Investment (ROI): ROI gauges the profitability of a project or investment by comparing gains or losses to the initial investment cost.
Return on Equity (ROE): ROE evaluates the return generated for the shareholders’ equity investment in the business.
Gross Profit Margin: This ratio indicates the percentage of revenue retained as gross profit after subtracting the cost of goods sold.
Net Profit Margin: It measures the percentage of revenue retained as net profit after all expenses, including interest and taxes.
Operating Profit Margin: It evaluates the profitability of the core business operations, excluding non-operating income and expenses.
Inventory Turnover Ratio: This ratio indicates how efficiently a company manages its inventory by dividing the cost of goods sold by the average inventory.
Receivables Turnover Ratio: This ratio assesses how quickly a company collects its accounts receivable by dividing total credit sales by average accounts receivable.
Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio: It measures how efficiently a company utilizes its fixed assets to generate revenue, calculated by dividing total revenue by the net book value of fixed assets.
Working Capital Turnover Ratio: This ratio assesses how effectively a company utilizes its working capital to generate sales and is calculated by dividing total revenue by working capital.
Payback Period: It indicates the time required for a project to recover its initial investment from the cash inflows generated.
Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis: Evaluates the present value of future cash flows to determine the project’s feasibility.
Break-Even Analysis: Determines the sales level at which a project or business neither makes a profit nor incurs a loss.