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Financial ratios are numerical tools that compare the relationships between different figures on a company’s financial statement. There are dozens of different financial ratios that analysts and investors can use to determine the efficacy of an investment and the performance of a business.

A weighted average assigns importance to values before calculating their average. This importance is represented mathematically by multiplying each value by its own predetermined "weight" number.

Retained earnings refer to the amount of net profit a company retains without paying it out as dividends to its shareholders.