[Verse 1]
Picture a bakery counting its cash
Revenue flowing, but where's the stash?
Gross margin whispers the first crucial tale
Raw ingredients versus total sale
Subtract the flour, the eggs, the cream
What percentage survives this baking dream?
[Chorus]
G-O-A-N-R, profits climbing the ladder far
Gross then Operating, Admin costs are fading
Net margin waiting, ROA creating
ROE completing what the balance sheet's narrating
Five ratios painting the profit acceleration
[Verse 2]
Operating margin digs much deeper still
Beyond the kitchen to the monthly bill
Salaries, rent, and advertising spend
Which companies make it to the very end?
Management wizards or wasteful spree?
This ratio holds the mystery key
[Chorus]
G-O-A-N-R, profits climbing the ladder far
Gross then Operating, Admin costs are fading
Net margin waiting, ROA creating
ROE completing what the balance sheet's narrating
Five ratios painting the profit acceleration
[Bridge]
Net margin strips away the final veil
Interest payments, taxes tell the tale
Return on Assets asks the vital question
"Every dollar invested, what's the progression?"
Return on Equity shareholders adore
"My ownership stake, what profits does it store?"
[Verse 3]
Analysts hunting through financial mazes
Compare these metrics across different phases
Industry benchmarks reveal the truth
Efficient giants versus squandered youth
Profitability's portrait crystal clear
Through ratios that make the patterns appear
[Chorus]
G-O-A-N-R, profits climbing the ladder far
Gross then Operating, Admin costs are fading
Net margin waiting, ROA creating
ROE completing what the balance sheet's narrating
Five ratios painting the profit acceleration
[Outro]
From revenue's peak to equity's floor
Five golden measures unlock the door
Gross, Operating, Net margins aligned
ROA and ROE complete the design