Research Reports from the Department of Operations
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
6-1-1970
Abstract
Operations research techniques have been applied in fields like portfolio management, inventory control, and capital budgeting, but their use in accounting remains underdeveloped. This paper seeks to undertake a taxonomic analysis of financial ratios by developing a formal system for classifying the most commonly used financial ratios, identifying the most important dimensions measured within that set of ratios, and determining the relative importance of each ratio in measuring each dimension.
Keywords
Operations research, Ratio analysis, Business enterprise--Finance, Accounting
Publication Title
Technical Memorandums from the Department of Operations, School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
Issue
Technical memorandum no. 189
Rights
This work is in the public domain and may be freely downloaded for personal or academic use
Recommended Citation
Moffet, Denis, "A Taxonomic Analysis of Financial Ratios" (1970). Research Reports from the Department of Operations. 589.
https://commons.case.edu/wsom-ops-reports/589