The financial accounts of a firm provide key information about how it is performing. However, looking at the accounting data in isolation offers little insight. Ratio analysis is a technique for analysing a business’ financial performance by comparing one piece of accounting information with another. Financial ratios are particularly useful because they allow us to compare and contrast:
• how different businesses have performed over a period of time
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