Taking It to the Net — BTN 13-5
1. Profit margin ratio ……………..
$820,470/$7,146,079= 11.5%
$846,912/$7,421,768= 11.4%
2. Gross profit ratio ………………
Teamwork in Action — BTN 13–6
Part 1
Team reports should look something like the following:
Horizontal Analysis
Horizontal analysis is comparing a company’s financial statement amounts
across time. We compare data from comparative statements that are
horizontally aligned; that is, we compare the same items from one period to
another period. The change disclosed by the comparison is generally
expressed as a dollar amount and/or as a percent. For instance, we
compare sales of one period to sales of another and determine the dollar
amount of the increase or decrease.
We also determine the percent of increase or decrease in sales that this
change represents. This type of comparison is generally completed on a
line–by-line basis for both income statement and balance sheet items (and
sometimes for other financial statements).
Example: Assume that prior year sales equal $240,000, and current year