Fixed assets turnover ratio

Meaning: this ratio establishes a relationship among net sales and fixed assets.

Objective: the objective of computing this ratio is to verify the efficiency with which the fixed asset are utilized.

Components: there are two components of this ratio which are as under:

Net sales

Net fixed assets

Note: an advance for purchase of fixed assets is not an operating fixed asset.

Computation: this ratio is computed by dividing the net sales by the net fixed assets. This ratio is usually expressed as x number of time. In the form of a formula this ratio might be expressed.

Interpretation: it shows the firm ability to generation sales per rupee of investment in fixed assets. In general higher the ratio is the more efficient the management and utilization of fixed assets and vice versa. It may be noted that there is no direct relationship among sales and fixed assets since the sales are influenced by other factor as well e.g., quality6 of product delivery terms credit terms after sales service advertisement and publicity etc.