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Gearing ratio

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  • November 2, 2020 at 1:36 am #593790
    gayathree1234
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    Hi sir,

    there are many formulae to calculate ratios. I want to calculate using Debt/Equity. Should we take the total equity and total liability? because the liabilities includes provisions as well.

    Provision for pension x
    Deferrred tax liabilites x
    Total non-current provision x

    Non-current financial liabilites x
    other non-current liabilites x
    Total non-current liabilites x

    Non-current provisions & llabilites x

    Equity:
    Issued capital x
    Capital reserves x
    Retained earnings x
    Total equity x
    So which are the items i must take to calculate the gearing?
    Thank you…

    November 2, 2020 at 8:52 am #593813
    John Moffat
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    For the gearing ratio we use long-term liabilities just as in Paper FA (was F3). However in Paper FM it is more common to use market values of equity and long-term debt rather than the nominal values.

    The calculations (and the implications) are all explained in my free lectures. The lectures are a complete free course for Paper FM and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well. You cannot expect me to type out all of my lectures here 🙂

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