HSC Business Studies: An introduction to financial ratios

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A major part of the HSC Business Studies course is the topic of Finance.

In turn, a major part of the Finance topic is the study of financial ratios. This video is an introduction to the study of financial ratios. We'll take a look at the following things:

What's the point of financial ratios? (HINT: they help us tell a story about a business) (0:47)
What are the types of financial ratios we look at in HSC Business Studies (1:42)
The liquidity ratio (1:53)
The gearing ratios (2:27)
The efficiency ratios (3:13)
The profitability ratios (4:16)
Going in more depth on financial ratios (5:30)

I'll have links to the specific financial ratio videos as they're posted.

This is the HSC Business Studies syllabus:

I've sourced this information from a number of different places. I think the most important sources are:

1. Business Studies in Action (Chapman et al, any edition)

2. This Decoding HSC Business Studies book is outstanding. Fantastic info on answering specific HSC questions, including on Finance.