Financial Performance Assessment 1

Which group needs to decide whether to provide finance to a company?

• Investors and Financial institutions

• Company managers

• Supplier

• Customers

What are the initial sources of information for financial performance analysis?

• Company financial statements and financial databases

• Market trends and stock prices

• Customer feedback and surveys

• Employee performance reviews

Which of the following is an example of a financial database used for financial performance analysis?

• Datastream

• Google Analytics

• SurveyMonkey

• QuickBooks

What is revenue or sales turnover?

• The cost incurred in producing goods

• The amount made from selling goods and services

• The expenses for administration

• The profit after taxes

What does COGS stand for?

• Cost of Goods Sold

• Cost of General Services

• Cost of Gross Sales

• Cost of Government Services

What is deducted from sales to calculate gross profit?

• Operating costs

• Depreciation

• Cost of Goods Sold

• Taxes

What does OPEX stand for?

• Operating Expenses

• Operational Expenditure

• Operating Exports

• Operational Exports

What results from deducting depreciation and amortisation from EBITDA?

• Gross Profit

• Net Income

• Earnings Before Interest and Taxes

• Operating Profit

Which group receives payment first from a company's gains?

• Government

• Shareholders

• Lenders

• Employees

What does deducting interest from EBITDA result in?

• Net income

• Earnings before taxes (EBT)

• Profit after taxes (PAT)

• Gross profit