The book-to-ship ratio is a strong indicator of efficiency. If a business is continually failing to meet its deliveries on time, then this could have severe consequences.

Efficiency and operating ratios measure overheads as a percentage of operating revenues or fee income; in effect, they measure how efficiently a company is being operated.They are generally ...

I've long argued that the efficiency ratio is the single most important variable investors should examine before buying a bank stock. The main reason is counterintuitive, but it's important to ...

Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) reported second-quarter fiscal 2025 net income of $7.1 billion (versus $6.9 billion a year ...

Of the financial ratios typically used to gauge efficiency, inventory turnover is the best measure because it provides ongoing information about how well your business uses the materials it purchases.

The efficiency ratio is not a static number, ... I have also published two books through McGraw Hill, All About DRIPs and DSPs (2001), and The StreetSmart Guide to Overlooked Stocks (2002).

Much of the decline in banks’ market-to-book ratios in the postcrisis era can be attributed to a fall in profitability. The main causes of that decline are a reduction in leverage, reduced net ...

FUNDRAISING EFFICIENCY This shows the percentage of private donations left after subtracting the costs of getting them. The average for all 100 charities is 91%, meaning that it cost 9 cents to ...