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How to Build a DCF Model

How to Build a DCF Model: Step-by-Step Tutorial

By Andrew Stotz

A DCF model projects a company’s future cash flows, discounts them to today’s value, and produces an estimate of what the business is intrinsically worth. It is the core analytical tool in DCF valuation, the method used by investment banks, equity research analysts, and corporate finance teams to value companies based on fundamentals rather than…

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what is current ratio

What Is Current Ratio?

By Andrew Stotz

The current ratio or working capital ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a firm’s ability to pay its short term liabilities. Short term liabilities are debts or any obligation that is due within one year.

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what is quick ratio

What Is Quick Ratio?

By Andrew Stotz

The quick ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a firm’s ability to pay its short term liabilities with its most liquid assets.

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what is payables deferral

What Is Payables Deferral?

By Andrew Stotz

The period of time a firm takes to pay back their suppliers or creditors for their material purchases is known as payable deferral.

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what is cash conversion cycle

What Is Cash Conversion Cycle?

By Andrew Stotz

The amount of time it takes a firm to convert its inventory into cash is known as the cash conversion cycle. In other words, it is the time taken for firms to convert their resources into cash.

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what is gross profit margin

What Is Gross Profit Margin?

By Andrew Stotz

The gross profit margin compares the difference between the revenue and cost of goods sold, against revenue. It is represented in the form of a percentage and is used to evaluate the company’s financial health.

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what is ebit margin

What Is EBIT Margin?

By Andrew Stotz

EBIT margin stands for Earning Before Interest and Tax margin. This margin helps stakeholders understand the cost of running the firms as well as profitability.

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what is ebit return on assets

What Is EBIT Return On Assets?

By Andrew Stotz

EBIT return on asset measures the firm’s earnings before interest and tax with respect to the firm’s total asset. The main focus on this ratio is the income and the total asset.

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what is return on invested capital

What Is Return On Invested Capital?

By Andrew Stotz

Return on invested capital is a method of calculation in which you measure the performance of a company in terms of profitability.

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what is return on equity

What Is Return On Equity?

By Andrew Stotz

ROE is another method to measure the profitability of a company. The ROE divides the net income of a company with the shareholder’s equity.

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