NOTE
** Q2 SEPTEMBER 2017
KEY
ROE (Return
on Equity): this is used to measure
management performance, it indicates how well a company uses the capital from
shareholders to generate profit. The higher the ratio, the better and suggest
higher level of management performance.
ROA (Return on assets): it indicates the percentage of profit
that a company earns in relation to its overall total assets.it measures the
amount of profit made by a company per Naira of its assets, the higher the ratio, the better
ROTC
(Return on Total Capital): it
measures the profit earned using both debt and equity capital the higher the ratio, the better
RE/TA
(Retain Earnings to Total Assets): it
indicates the percentage of total assets that is funded by the retained
earnings of the company. It is an indicator of the degree to which the company
is retaining its profit and using it to finance assets instead of using debt to
finance business operation, the higher the ratio, the better.
DAR (Debt to
Asset Ratio): it shows the relationship between
company’s liabilities and its assets. It indicates the proportion of assets
that is financed by debt, the lower the ratio, the better.
OCFDR
(Operating Cash flow to Debt Ratio): it is an
estimate of the amount of time it would take a company to repay its debt if all
cash flow is devoted. The higher the ratio in percentage term the better.
EV/EBITDA
(Enterprise Value to Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and
Amortisation): it estimates the number of years
in which the company will repay its acquisition cost to the buyer through its
earnings.
DE (Debt to
Equity ratio): it provides an indication of a
company’s finance structure and whether the company is more reliant on
borrowing (debt) or shareholders capital to fund business operation, the higher
the ratio, the riskier the company.
FAIR VALUE: this is the value of the company relative to
the return on 2 years FGN Savings Bond.
BVS (Book
value per share): it is the
difference between company’s asset and its liability. it is a determinant of the value of a company equity
relative to the market value.
PE (Price to
Earnings): it indicates how much an investor
pays for every one Naira the company earns. It can also be said to be the
numbers of years it will take to recoup ones investment in the company.
EPS
(Earnings per share): It indicates
how much each share you own has earned.
P/BV (Price
to Book value):
OCF/S
(Operating cash flow per share):
