Financial metric guides
Understand current ratio, free cash flow, equity ratio, ROE, ROA, operating margin, net margin, gross margin, revenue growth and EPS growth through formulas, interpretation ranges, real filing examples and company rankings.
- What is the current ratio? Formula, ranges and example
Learn the current ratio formula, how to interpret 100% and 200%, and a worked Toyota example. Explore current-ratio rankings for Japanese companies.
- What is free cash flow? Formula, interpretation and example
Learn free cash flow (FCF), its capex-based formula and how to read positive or negative values, with a Nintendo example and Japanese company rankings.
- What is the equity ratio? Formula, ranges and example
Learn the equity ratio formula, owners' equity versus total equity, and the 30–40% reference range, with a Toyota example and Japanese company rankings.
- What is ROE? Formula, ranges and example
Learn return on equity (ROE), its average-equity formula and how to interpret it, with a Toyota filing example and Japanese company rankings.
- What is ROA? Formula, ranges and example
Learn return on assets (ROA), its average-assets formula and how to interpret it, with a Toyota filing example and Japanese company rankings.
- What is the operating margin? Formula, ranges and example
Learn the operating margin formula and how to interpret operating profit relative to revenue, with a Toyota filing example and Japanese company rankings.
- What is net margin? Formula, ranges and example
Learn the net margin formula and how to interpret net profit relative to revenue, with a Toyota filing example and Japanese company rankings.
- What is gross margin? Formula, ranges and example
Learn the gross margin formula and how to interpret revenue after cost of sales, with a Toyota filing example and Japanese company rankings.
- What is revenue growth? Formula, ranges and example
Learn the year-over-year revenue growth formula and how to interpret rising or falling revenue, with a Toyota filing example and Japanese company rankings.
- What is EPS growth? Formula, ranges and example
Learn the year-over-year EPS growth formula and how to interpret changes in basic earnings per share, with a Toyota filing example and Japanese company rankings.