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jrubin

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List and define the five categories of ratios generally used in financial statement analysis.
 
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Companies furnish their employees with W-2 forms quarterly.
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The five categories of ratios are:(1) liquidity ratios, which measure a firm's ability to meet cash needs as they arise; (2) activity ratios, which measure the liquidity of specific assets and the efficiency of managing assets; (3) leverage ratios, which measure the extent of a firm's financing with debt relative to equity and its ability to cover interest and other fixed charges; (4) profitability ratios, which measure the overall performance of a firm and its efficiency in managing assets, liabilities, and equity; and (5) market ratios, which measure returns to stockholders and the value the marketplace puts on a company's stock.

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