1.The elements of a mission statement including:
①Purpose
②Strategy
③Policies and standards of behavior
④Values and culture
2.A critical success factor is a performance requirement that is fundamental to competitivesuccess.
3.Profitability ratios
①Return on capital employed(ROCE)
=profit before interest and tax/(shareholders’funds+long-term liabilities)×100%
②Return on equity(ROE)=profit after tax/shareholders’funds×100%
③Asset turnover=sales/capital employed×100%
=sales/(shareholders’funds+long-term liabilities)×100%
④Profit margin=profit before interest and tax/sales×100%
Profit margin×asset turnover=ROCE
4.Debt and gearing ratios
①Debt-to-equity ratio=long-term liabilities/total equity×100%
②Interest cover=PBIT/Interest×100%
5.Liquidity ratios
①Current ratio=current assets/current liabilities
②Quick ratio(acid test ratio)=current assets minus inventory/current liabilities
6.Working capital ratios
①Inventory days=average inventory*365/cost of sales
②Receivables days=average trade receivables*365/sales
③Payables days=average trade payables*365/cost of sales(or purchases)
7.Non-financial performance measures
Non-financial performance measures are considered to be leading indicators of financial performance.
①Market share
②Innovation
③Growth
④Productivity
⑤Quality
⑥Social aspects
36.The balanced scorecard:
①financial perspective②external perspective
③customer perspective④learning and innovation perspective