Research Article

[Retracted] The Comparison of Financing Efficiency of Small and Medium Enterprises in Economically Underdeveloped Regions in China: A Perspective Study

Table 1

Evaluation indicators of financing efficiency.

Indicator nameDefined formula

Input indicatorInterest cost = Interest expense − interest income from bank deposits
Gearing ratio = total liabilities/total assets
Net debt ratio = (Interest-bearing liabilities − money funds)/consolidated equity ∗ 100%

Output indicatorsCurrent asset turnover ratio (times) = net income from main business/total current assets
Cost margin = total profit/total cost ∗ 100%
Income from the main business = cost of main business + gross profit