ratio
Definition
Result of one number or quantity divided by another. Ratios are the simplest mathematical (statistical) tools that reveal significant relationships hidden in mass of data, and allow meaningful comparisons. Some ratios are expressed as fractions or decimals, and some as percentages. Major types of business ratios include (1) Efficiency, (2) Liquidity, (3) Profitability, and (4) Solvency ratios.
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ratio is in the Accounting & Auditing, Banking, Commerce & Finance and Statistics, Mathematics, & Analysis subjects.
ratio appears in the definitions of the following terms:
accounting rate of return (ARR),
coke,
fixed charge coverage ratio,
total debt to total assets ratio,
after tax return on assets,
differential analysis,
short term debt to total debt,
fixed asset turnover ratio,
paper sizes,
Tobin's 'q' theory
and
ratio appears in these other terms:
solvency ratios,
depreciation to sales ratio,
cost of sales to payables ratio,
payout ratio,
bond ratio,
rational choice,
rationing function of price,
gearing ratio,
profitability ratios,
cost-benefit ratio
and
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