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According to [[College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)]], | According to [[College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)]], | ||
:[[Asset management ratios]]. Those ratios—accounts receivable turnover, average collection period, inventory turnover, and asset turnover—which measure how effectively a company uses its assets. | :[[Asset management ratios]]. Those ratios—accounts receivable turnover, average collection period, inventory turnover, and asset turnover—which measure how effectively a company uses its assets. | ||
| + | According to [[Fundamentals of Financial Management by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston (15th edition)]], | ||
| + | :[[Asset management ratio]]s. A set of ratios that measure how effectively a firm is managing its assets. | ||
==Related concepts== | ==Related concepts== | ||
*[[Accounting]] (alternatively known as [[accountancy]]) is management of [[financial data]], information, and knowledge about [[financial transaction]]s of [[legal entity|legal entiti]]es. [[Accountancy]] tends to include [[bookkeeping]] and, depending on a particilar enterprise, may also include [[quatitative analysis]] of [[financial data]] in the [[bookkeeping system]] and/or [[business intelligence]]. | *[[Accounting]] (alternatively known as [[accountancy]]) is management of [[financial data]], information, and knowledge about [[financial transaction]]s of [[legal entity|legal entiti]]es. [[Accountancy]] tends to include [[bookkeeping]] and, depending on a particilar enterprise, may also include [[quatitative analysis]] of [[financial data]] in the [[bookkeeping system]] and/or [[business intelligence]]. | ||
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*[[Principles of Accounting]]. | *[[Principles of Accounting]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:13, 1 November 2019
Asset management ratio is those ratios—accounts receivable turnover, average collection period, inventory turnover, and asset turnover—which measure how effectively a company uses its assets.
Definitions
According to College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition),
- Asset management ratios. Those ratios—accounts receivable turnover, average collection period, inventory turnover, and asset turnover—which measure how effectively a company uses its assets.
According to Fundamentals of Financial Management by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston (15th edition),
- Asset management ratios. A set of ratios that measure how effectively a firm is managing its assets.
Related concepts
- Accounting (alternatively known as accountancy) is management of financial data, information, and knowledge about financial transactions of legal entities. Accountancy tends to include bookkeeping and, depending on a particilar enterprise, may also include quatitative analysis of financial data in the bookkeeping system and/or business intelligence.
