Example 1

You want to calculate Return on Investments, i.e., Net Income of the Year/(Total Equity + Long Term Liabilities)

The following accounts are defined in the account structure: PROFIT, 290, 230, CALCROI1 and CALCROI2.

Information in the Reports/Define Calculation window:

Account Definition tab

Table 1. Example 1 Account Definition tab variables and formulas
Variable	Name	Formula
INV	Total Equity + Long Term Liabilities	#290+#230
PROF	Net Year Profit	#PROFIT

Period Definition tab

Table 2. Example 1 Period Definition tab information
Variable	Actuality	Sign +/-	Formula	Average
P12	AC	+	+0

Calculation Definition tab

Table 3. Example 1, Calculation Definition tab information
Calc Account	Calc Account Name	Account Variable	Account Variable Name	Period Variable	Multiselect Copy From
CALCROI1	ROI numerator	PROF	Net Year Profit	P12
CALCROI2	ROI denominator	INV	Total Equity + Long Term Liabilities	P12

Run the function Calculate Fast Formulas for the calculation accounts CALCROI1 and CALCROI2. When the calculation is finished you can run the user-defined report where the two calculation accounts are divided and calculate the key ratio ROI.