financial metrics
Business health indicators
Financial metrics are quantitative measures used to evaluate a company's performance, health, or value.
Common examples include profit margins, return on investment, debt-to-equity ratios, and earnings per share.
Investors, analysts, and managers use financial metrics to compare companies, track progress, and guide decisions: The board reviews key financial metrics every quarter.
- key performance indicatorsMeasurable values tracking success
- earnings per shareProfit allocated per stock
- price to earningsCost divided by profits
- dividend yieldDistribution as price percentage
- free cash flowAvailable corporate liquidity
working capital · market capitalization · balance sheet · return on investment · profit margin · gross margin · bottom line · EBITDA · net present value
financial metricsanecdotal evidence
Support from individual accounts
gut feelings · soft data · expert opinion · case studies · storytelling
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