Accounting KPIs LkdIn
Accounting KPIs LkdIn
EBITDA VS INCOME
VS FLOW
DEFINITION & PURPOSE
A measure of a company's overall financial The cash a company generates after accounting
The total profit of a company after all expenses,
performance and is used as an alternative to for cash outflows to support operations and
including taxes and interest, have been
simple earnings or net income. The purpose maintain capital assets. The purpose is to To
deducted from revenue. The purpose is to
is to provide a clear view of the operational understand how much cash is available for
gauge the overall profitability of a company,
profitability of a company, excluding the reinvestment in the business, debt reduction,
including all its expenses.
effects of financial and accounting decisions dividend payments, or other uses.
CALCULATION
TAX CAPEX
KEY RATIOS
EBITDA margin -insights into a company's Net margin - Measures a company's overall operations FCF rate - Percentage of sales available for new
ability to generate operating profits from its by examining the proportion of revenue remaining investments, dividend or debt repayments, after
core operations, excluding the impact of after deducting all expenses, including COGS and covering operating expenses and investments.
financing decisions, tax regulations, and indirect costs FCF Realization - shows you how well you are
non-cash expenses. Return on Equity - Measures the profitability and capable of converting profit into cash flow
efficiency of a company in generating profits from its
shareholders' equity
APPLICABILITY
Useful for comparing companies within Applicable for overall profitability analysis Vital for assessing the liquidity and financial
the same industry and for companies with and is crucial for investors and stakeholders. flexibility of a company, especially for
significant debts or tax structures. investors and creditors.
ADVENTAGES
Get a sense of a company's Incorporates all expenses, including Measures how effectively a company
operational profitability without the operational, financial, and tax-related converts its sales into actual free cash.
impact of financing, taxes, and non- costs
cash items. Helpful in evaluating a company's
Give a complete picture of ability to generate cash and manage its
Provides a way to compare the profitability, Widely used in earnings capital structure.
operational profitability of companies reports and is a key determinant of a
across different tax jurisdictions and company’s share price. Indicates the cash available for
capital structures. dividends, debt repayment, and
reinvestment.
DISADVENTAGES
By ignoring interest, taxes, depreciation, Items like one-off gains or losses, Can be significantly affected by
it can paint an overly optimistic picture, changes in tax laws, or restructuring capital expenditure decisions, which
especially for capital-intensive costs can distort the net profit margin. can vary greatly year-to-year.
businesses.
Different financing structures and tax Requires a deeper understanding of
Companies with a lot of debt or jurisdictions can make comparisons the company’s cash flow statement,
significant capital expenditures might between companies trickier. especially discerning between
appear healthier than they really are. operational cash flows and capital
May not accurately reflect the cash expenditures.
Not under GAAP so it can be subject of position of a company.
speculations
WINNER
Whether the company's net Whether the company's net Whether the company's net
ACCOUNT income is a good indicator of
its cash-generating ability.
income is a good indicator of
its cash-generating ability.
income is a good indicator of
its cash-generating ability.
RECEIVABLES Calculate ration net income to Calculate ration net income to Calculate ration net income to
free cash flow free cash flow free cash flow
Whether the company's net Whether the company's net Whether the company's net
CASH AND income is a good indicator of
its cash-generating ability.
income is a good indicator of
its cash-generating ability.
income is a good indicator of
its cash-generating ability.
EQUIVALENTS Calculate ration net income to Calculate ration net income to Calculate ration net income to
free cash flow free cash flow free cash flow
Whether the company's net Whether the company's net Whether the company's net
income is a good indicator of income is a good indicator of income is a good indicator of
INVENTORY its cash-generating ability. its cash-generating ability. its cash-generating ability.
Calculate ration net income to Calculate ration net income to Calculate ration net income to
free cash flow free cash flow free cash flow
Whether the company's net Whether the company's net Whether the company's net
PREPAID income is a good indicator of
its cash-generating ability.
income is a good indicator of
its cash-generating ability.
income is a good indicator of
its cash-generating ability.
EXPENSES Calculate ration net income to Calculate ration net income to Calculate ration net income to
free cash flow free cash flow free cash flow
Cash
Account Receivable
175
450
1,310
500
1,135
50
Revenue
COGS variable
10,000
6,000
11,000
6,600
1,000
600
Net income 1,190 1,390 Determine the financial health and
Inventories
Other current assets
200
100
300
150
100
50
COGS fixed
COGS
200
6,200
200
6,800
0
600
Depreciation and amortization
Impairment of receivables
100
10
100
10
performance of a business. This
Current assets 925 2,260 1,335
Gross profit 3,800 4,200 400
Impairment of inventories
Losses (gains) from sale of non-current assets, net
10
70
10
40
includes evaluating aspects such as
profitability, liquidity, solvency, and
0
Intangible assets 100 200 100 (Incerease) or decrease of other current assets (100) (60)
Overhead - variable 1,000 1,100 100 (Incerease) or decrease in account receivables (250) (60)
Tangible assets 300 400 100
operational efficiency.
Overhead - fixed 1,000 1,100 100 (Incerease) or decrease in inventories (120) (100)
Other investments and assets 100 150 50
Overhead costs 2,000 2,200 200 Increase (decrease) in trade payables (120) 250
Non-current assets 500 750 250
0 Increase (decrease) in other liabilities (100) 25
Gains from sale of non-current assets 50 50 0 CF from operating activities 690 1,605
Total assets 1,425 3,010 1,585 Losses from sale of non-current assets 120 90 (30)
Impairment of receivables 10 10 0 Sales of non-current assets 200 125
Trade payables 100 350 250 Impairment of inventories 10 10 0 Purchase of non-current assets 650 515
10% 5%
10% 2%
0% 33%
Magnitude Industry
10% 2%
Benchmarking
11% 9%
10% -8%
Direction
10%
10%
-8%
-8%
External Factors
11% 38%
Trends
0% 0%
0% 0%
0% 0%
Horizontal analysis
$
2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 HORISONTAL & VERTICAL
12%
11%
42%
-2%
Vertical analysis 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
$
Revenues 8% 11% 11% 11% 11% 12% 56% Revenues 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
COGS variable
COGS fixed
8%
8%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
Used in mulitple Use in single COGS variable 60% 60% 60% 60% 60%
Overhead - variable
Overhead - fixed
-2%
9%
41%
14%
13%
10%
13%
10%
10%
10% LY Revenue Overhead - variable 9% 12% 12% 12% 12%
Overhead - fixed 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%
Overhead costs 4% 26% 12% 11% 10%
Overhead costs 19% 22% 22% 22% 22%
EBITDA / Operating profit 16% -8% 5% 20% 15% Trends More control EBITDA / Operating profit 18% 15% 14% 15% 16%
PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS
EBT 16% 12% 11% 12% 13%
Net income 16% -19% 4% 22% 18% Net income 14% 10% 9% 10% 11%
LIQIUDITY ANALYSIS
EFICIENCY ANALYSIS
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SALES & MARGINS
CALCULATE
RETURN ON ASSETS - ROA Returns 2021 2022 2023 2024
ROE 29% 41% 36% 49%
Measures the profitability and efficiency of a company in ROCE 8% 12% 10% 13%
generating profits from its total assets. ROA 6% 8% 7% 9%
ROIC 9% 12% 11% 15%
NET INCOME
Most useful for comparing
companies in the same
TOTAL ASSETS industry. Different industries
use assets differently.
60% VISUALIZE
50%
40%
RETURN ON CAPITAL ENGAGED - ROCE
30%
20%
Measures the profitability and efficiency of a company in
generating returns from both its equity and debt capital. 10%
0%
EBIT Most suitable when comparing
the performance of companies
2021 2022 2023 2024
in capital-intensive sectors, like
EQUITY + LONG TERM manufacturing or utilities ROE ROCE ROA ROIC
DEBT
2
Asset utilization efficiency, assessed through
the asset turnover ratio.
FORMULA
Financial leverage, gauged by the equity
DuPont = Net profit margin x Asset turnover x Equity 3 multiplier, calculated as average assets
divided by average equity.
multiplier
Compare with
Understand the industry peers
meaning of the ratio
Result interpretation
Risk assessment
and action plan
RETURN ON CAPITAL Measures the profitability and efficiency of a company in generating returns Net profit /
EMPLOYED from both its equity and debt capital. (Equity + Long term debt)
Spread value of this Spread value of this This value will vary
assumptions from assumptions from due do assumption
4.52% to 16.52% e.g. 0.00% to 3.5% e.g. changes
Input tested
value in this cell
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
QUESTIONS TO ASK
➢ What ware changes in rations ➢ Why net working capital is ➢ How has the operational ➢ How has the operational
comparing last period negative? efficiency changed over time? efficiency changed over time?
➢ What are variance from budget ➢ Why cash ratio is high? ➢ Why current ratio is less than 1 ➢ Why current ratio is less than 1
➢ Is there a balance between ➢ Is high ROE is sustainable? ➢ Why revenue per employee is ➢ Why revenue per employee is
profitability and liquidity? much lower than Coca Cola much lower than Coca Cola