This document discusses ratio analysis, which involves comparing financial metrics like profitability, leverage, liquidity, and payout ratios across time periods, companies, or industries to analyze a company's performance and financial position. Various ratios are calculated from the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement for years 2007 and 2006 for a single company. The conclusion states that ratio analysis is a basic tool for financial analysis and an important part of strategic planning as it allows easy profiling of a company from its annual report.