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    Financial Ratios Quick Guide
    Financial Ratios Quick Guide
    Financial Ratios Quick Guide
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    Financial Ratios Quick Guide

    By Sam Ghosh

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    Financial Ratios help us get a quick idea about the health of a company. This book will discuss different types of ratios including - Profitability Ratios, Return Ratios, Leverage Ratios, Liquidity Ratios and Efficiency Ratios. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSam Ghosh
    Release dateJun 2, 2019
    ISBN9781393869962
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      Financial Ratios Quick Guide - Sam Ghosh

      Who and Why of this book

      Author Information

      Sam Ghosh is an Investment Advisor and Founder of Wisejay Pvt. Limited. He has an MBA in Finance from the University of Calgary, Canada, completed all three levels of the CFA program offered by the CFA Insititute, USA and holds various NISM and NCFM certifications.

      Why this book?

      Financial Ratios help us get a quick idea about the health of a company. This book will discuss different types of ratios including - Profitability Ratios, Return Ratios, Leverage Ratios, Liquidity Ratios and Efficiency Ratios.

      Copyright

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of Wisejay Private Limited , except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to support@wisejay.com, addressed Attention: Permissions Coordinator, at the address below.

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