\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{reccur} \pdfinfo{ /Title (financial-ratios.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (reccur) /Subject (Financial Ratios Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{C48027} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{FBF7F1} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{Financial Ratios Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{reccur} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/137043/cs/28756/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}reccur \\ \uline{cheatography.com/reccur} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Published 2nd August, 2021.\\ Updated 12th August, 2021.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Leverage Ratios}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Debt Ratio}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Debt Ratio = Total Debt / Total Assets & measures the relative amount of company's assets that are financed by Debt \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{High Debt Ratio = Higher financial risk}}} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 0) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Debt Equity Ratio}}} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} D/E Ratio = Total Debt / Total Common Equity & ratio of firm's total liabilities to Equity Capital \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{High D/E Ratio indicates higher risk to the shareholders}}} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 0) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Equity Multiplier}}} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} Equity Multiplier = Total Assets / Total Common Equity & extent to which firm's assets are greater than the shareholder's equity \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 4) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{If EM is {\bf{5}}, it means investment in total assets is 5 times the investment by Equity Shareholders}}} \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 3) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 0) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Market Debt Ratio}}} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 1) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} Market Debt Ratio = Total Debt / (Total Debt + Market Value of Equity) & ratio between the market value of debt to the market value of debt and equity \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 4) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 0) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Liabilities to Assets Ratio}}} \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 1) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} LAR = Total Liabilities / Total Assets & show the share of total liabilities out of total assets \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 3) % Row 17 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 0) % Row 18 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Interest Coverage Ratio}}} \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 1) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Leverage Ratios (cont)}} \tn % Row 19 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ICR = Operating Income / Interest Expenses & shows how easily a firm can pay its interest expenses \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 20 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 0) % Row 21 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Debt Service Coverage Ratio}}} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 22 \SetRowColor{white} DSCR = Operating Income / Total Debt Service & reveals how easily a firm can pay its debt obligations \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 23 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{~} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Leverage Ratios or Debt Management Ratios}} indicate the extent to which debt financing is used by a firm. These ratios measure long-term solvency of a firm.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Liquidity Ratios}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Current Ratio}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Current Ratio = Current Assets / Current Liabilities & ratio of current assets and current liabilities. It measures the liquidity stand of a firm \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Ideal ratio is {\bf{2:1}} or more. A low CR, say 0.5:1, means company has Rs.50 for every Rs.100 of debt and can't cover it short-term debts}}} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 0) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Quick Ratio}}} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Quick Ratio = Quick Assets / Current Liabilities & also know as {\bf{Acid Test Ratio}} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Quick Ratio = (Current Assets - Inventories) / Current Liabilities & a measure of short-term solvency of a firm \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 4) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Reliable because assets forming part of quick assets are easily convertible into cash in short notice. Quick ratio of {\bf{1:1}} represents satisfactory financial situation}}} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 4) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 0) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Cash Ratio}}} \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Cash Ratio = (Cash + Cash Equivalents) / Current Liabilities & measures a firm's ability to pay off its short-term liabilities with cash and cash equivalents \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 5) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 0) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Operating Cash Flow Ratio}}} \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 1) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} OCFR = Operating Cash Flow / Current Liabilities & measure of the number of times a firm can pay off its current liabilities with the cash generated in a given period \tn % Row Count 34 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Liquidity Ratios}} are used to assess the short-term solvency position of a firm i.e. firm's ability to pay short term obligations out of current/liquid assets.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Assets Management (Performance) Ratios}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Inventory Turnover Ratio}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} ITR = Cost of Goods Sold / Inventory & measures how firm's investment in inventory is being used to generate sales \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{shows how rapidly inventory is turning into receivables through sales}}} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 0) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Days Sales Outstanding}}} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} DSO = (Receivables x No. of days) / Total Credit Sales & used to evaluate a firm's ability to collect its sales in timely manner \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 4) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{It is a measure of quality of debtors as It shows the average length of time that a firm takes to realize in cash after credit sales has been made}}} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 3) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 0) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Receivables Turnover Ratio}}} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} RTOR = Annual Credit Sales / Accounts Receivables & indicates the no. of times the firm collects its account receivables during a year \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 5) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Higher RTOR, higher the efficiency of management assets}}} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 2) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 0) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Fixed Assets Turnover Ratio}}} \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 1) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} FATOR = Sales / Net Fixed Assets & measures the effectiveness of a firm's ability to make efficient utilization of fixed assets \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 5) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{High FATOR indicates efficient utilization of fixed assets in sales generation}}} \tn % Row Count 31 (+ 2) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Assets Management (Performance) Ratios (cont)}} \tn % Row 15 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 0 (+ 0) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Total Assets Turnover Ratio}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 17 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} TATOR = Sales / Total Assets & measure of a firm's ability to make effective utilization of its total investment of generating sales revenue \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 6) % Row 18 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{High TATOR indicates efficient utilization of total assets in sales generation}}} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Assets Management Ratios}} measure the effectiveness of a firm's asset utilization. Also Called {\bf{Turnover Ratios or Efficiency or Performance Ratios}} because they indicate the speed with which assets are being converted into sales} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Market Values Ratios}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Price Earnings Ratio}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} PE Ratio = Market Price (per Share) / Earnings (per Share) & Ratio of company's stock price to the earnings per share \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{can only be calculated for listed companies. Higher PE ratio = higher growth rate of the firm}}} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 0) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Market to Book Value Ratio}}} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} MBVR = Market Value (per Share) / Book Value (per Share) & comparison of market value with book value of a firm \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{IF MTBR\textless{}1, undervaluation; IF MTBR \textgreater{} 1, overvaluation;}}} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 0) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Dividends Per Share}}} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} DPS = Total Dividends / No. of Shares & total dividends shared per unit share \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Higher DPS = much profitable for shareholders}}} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 1) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 0) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Dividends Payout Ratio}}} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 1) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} Payout Ratio = Dividends (per Share) / Earnings (per Share) & the amount of divident that a company gives out to its shareholders out to its current earnings \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 5) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{~} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 1) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Dividend Yield Ratio}}} \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 1) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} DYR = Dividend (per Share) / Share Price & measures the amount of dividends attributed to shareholders relative to the market value per share \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 5) % Row 17 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{~} \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Market Values Ratios}} represent the ratios that relate the firm's stock price to its earnings and Stock Value per Share} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.94103 cm} x{3.03597 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Profitability Ratios}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Net Profit Margin}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} NPM = Net Income / Sales & measures net income per Rupee of sales; it measures the operating efficiency \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 0) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Gross Profit Margin}}} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} GPM = Gross Profit / Sales & compares the gross profit to its net sales to show how much profit it makes after paying the cost of goods sold \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 5) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{GPM = (Sales - Cost of goods sold) / Sales} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{High GPM is a sign of good management efficiency to produce goods and services at low cost}}} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 0) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Earning Power Ratio}}} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{EPR = Operating Profit / Total Assets} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 0) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Return on Assets}}} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 1) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{RoA = Net Income / Total Assets} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 1) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 0) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Return on Equity}}} \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 1) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{RoE = Net Income / Total Equity} \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 1) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{~} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Profitability Ratios}} measure the operating efficiency of a firm} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}