financial analysis
Definition
Assessment of the (1) effectiveness with which funds (investment and debt) are employed in a firm, (2) efficiency and profitability of its operations, and (3) value and safety of debtors' claims against the firm's assets. It employs techniques such as 'funds flow analysis' and financial ratios to understand the problems and opportunities inherent in an investment or financing decision.
financial analysis is in the Accounting & Auditing, Banking, Commerce & Finance and Statistics, Mathematics, & Analysis subjects.
financial analysis appears in the definitions of the following terms: cost benefit analysis (CBA), differential accounting, ratio analysis, Moody's Investors Service, financial ratios and breakeven analysis
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