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This measure compares the totals of the current assets and current liabilities. The higher the current ratio, the greater the 'cushion' between current obligations and the business's ability to pay them.

What is Current Ratio?

100

This section of the CycleScape reports can help determine if purchasing new equipment makes sense.

What is the Smart Assets Moves section?

100

Total Current Assets / Total Current Liabilities

What is the current ratio?

100

For all companies, what should the % of revenue remaining be after subtracting all direct costs?

What is 50% (Gross Profit)?

100

It means there is room for improvement compared to the industry benchmark.

What does percentile 1 & 2 mean?

200

Proportion of the company's total debts to its total assets. A higher ratio means a large portion of the company assets are financed by debt, indicating higher financial risk.

What is Liabilities to Assets?

200

You can look here when the client asks how much Uncle Sam is going to want for taxes this Spring.

What is Savings for Taxes?

200

Revenue / Direct Labor Hours

What is Revenue per Hour?

200

The target return on fixed assets across all divisions.

What is 40%?

200

A higher number for this metric indicates that it takes longer to collect accounts receivable.

What are Accounts Receivable Days?

300

This financial metric measures the profitability and efficiency of these assets. It evaluates how effectively the company generates income from its investment in fixed assets.

What is Return on Fixed Assets?

300

A client is struggling to capture overhead expenses in their invoicing. This metric found in the "Estimating Corner" of the report might prove invaluable.

What is Overhead %?

300

(Fixed Assets / (Fixed Assets - Accumulated Depreciation))

What is the Asset Newness Ratio?

300

This division typically has the highest Materials expenses as a % of Revenue.

What is install?

300

This ratio is good to know workers capacity, it helps to determine how many workers to hire.

What is Revenue per Employee?

400

A financial metric that represents the level of sales or revenue at which a business covers all its costs and expenses.

What is the Breakeven Point?

400

A client is dumbfounded when looking at the trends in the KPI Playbook section. This section shows current and prior YTD values to help bring clarity to the percentages.

What are the Financial Reports?

400

Net Income + Interest Expense + Corporate Taxes + Depreciation + Amortization

What is EBITDA?

400

This division typically has a higher need for more employees (headcount)

What is maintenance?

400

Higher current assets than current liabilities

What makes a favorable current ratio?

500

The gap between the actual revenue level and the breakeven point. In other words, the amount that revenue can drop before losses begin to be incurred.

What is the Margin of Safety?

500

Comparing this graph to the target of 2.5% of total income can be an indicator on whether or not to replace a vehicle or equipment.

What is Repairs & Maintenance vs Target?

500

(Cash & Cash Equivalents - Opening Cash & Cash Equivalents) / Revenue x 100

What is Net Cash Flow %?

500

We want 2x of fixed operating expenses for this target.

What is Cash on Hand?

500

This means that the client relies more on Equity than in Liabilities to finance their Assets.

What is a higher Equity to Assets than a Liabilities to Assets ratio?