[Verse 1] Numbers dance across the page, tell a corporate tale Balance sheets and income streams, profits big or frail Activity ratios spin, how fast assets turn around Inventory days and cash cycles, efficiency can be found Liquidity keeps the lights on, current meets the test Quick and cash ratios whisper if we're financially blessed [Chorus] A-L-S-P-V, five ratios to memorize Activity, Liquidity, Solvency to analyze Profitability shines bright, Valuation takes the prize Financial stories crystallize before your very eyes Break it down, build it up, DuPont shows the way Three parts, five parts splitting margins every day [Verse 2] Solvency digs deeper still, debt to equity's embrace Times interest earned reveals if payments keep their pace Profit margins thick or thin, ROE and ROA declare Return on assets, sales, and more, management's true care Common-size makes giants small, percentages align Vertical slices, horizontal traces, trends begin to shine [Chorus] A-L-S-P-V, five ratios to memorize Activity, Liquidity, Solvency to analyze Profitability shines bright, Valuation takes the prize Financial stories crystallize before your very eyes Break it down, build it up, DuPont shows the way Three parts, five parts splitting margins every day [Bridge] Cross-sectional peers compete, industry benchmarks call Time-series tracks the journey, year by year we crawl Pro-forma paints tomorrow's scene, forecasting what's ahead Segment reporting breaks apart where revenues are fed DuPont three splits ROE clean: margin, turnover, leverage lean DuPont five goes further still, tax burden intervenes [Verse 3] Price to earnings, book value, ratios of worth Enterprise multiples soar beyond accounting birth EBITDA margins polish gross distortions from the past Working capital cycles fast, operations that will last Horizontal growth rates climb, vertical percentages stack Financial analysis techniques keep corporations on track [Outro] From ratios to forecasts, every metric has its place Financial analysis reveals each company's true face Remember A-L-S-P-V, DuPont's splitting art Common-size comparisons give analysts their start
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