BUSINESS SL FORMULAE
acid test ratio (FB):
(Current assets − Stock) / Current liabilities
annual forecasted net cash flow:
Forecasted cash inflow − Forecasted cash outflows
average annual profit:
(Total returns − Capital cost) / Number of years
break-even level of output:
Fixed costs / Contribution per unit
break-even target price:
(Fixed costs / Production level) + Direct cost
capacity utilisation rate (FB):
(Actual output / Productive capacity) × 100
capital employed (FB):
Non-current liabilities + Equity
contribution per unit:
Selling price of a product − Direct costs per unit
creditor days (FB):
(Creditors / Cost of sales) × 365
current ratio (FB):
Current assets / Current liabilities
debtor days (FB):
(Debtors / Total revenue) × 365
defect rate (%):
(Number of defective products / Total output in time period) × 100
degree of operating leverage:
(Revenue − Total variable costs) / Operating profit
gross profit:
Sales revenue − Cost of sales
gross profit margin (%):
(Gross profit / Sales revenue) × 100
market share (%):
(Sales of business in time period / Total market sales in time period) × 100
net cash flow:
Total cash payments to a business (inflows) − Sum of cash payments made by it (outflows)
price elasticity of demand (PED):
Percentage change in quantity demanded / Percentage change in price
profit after tax:
Operating profit − Interest costs − Corporation tax
profit before interest and tax:
Gross profit − Overhead expenses
profit margin (%):
(Profit before interest and tax / Sales revenue) × 100
return on capital employed (%) (FB):
(Profit before interest and tax / Capital employed) × 100
revenue (or sales turnover):
Selling price × Quantity sold
revenue to achieve target profit:
(Fixed costs + Target profit) / (1 − Direct cost / Price)
target profit level of output:
(Fixed costs + Target profit) / Contribution per unit
total contribution:
Unit contribution × Output
units of production method:
Depreciation per unit = (Cost of asset − Residual value) / Total units produced
Annual depreciation = Depreciation per unit × Annual units produced