BP Financial Performance and Ratio Analysis
Financial-ratio analysis converts accounting statements into relationships that help evaluate liquidity, profitability, leverage, efficiency, and market performance. The original essay applied ratio analysis to BP p.l.c., historically known as British Petroleum, using figures from a particular reporting period. That historical focus should be preserved because ratios must be interpreted within the same accounting year, currency, and set of published statements. BP is an integrated energy company whose financial results are

