The proportionality of financial ratios: Implications for ratio classifications

Applied Financial Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 535-541

  Kallunki, Juha Pekka ^a   Martikainen, Teppo ^a   Perttunen, Jukka ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

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EID: 0012340146     PISSN: 09603107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096031096333999     Document Type: Article

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