TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page

Certification

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Abstract

Proposal

Table of content

CHAPTER ONE  

1.0      Introduction

1.1      Statement of Problem

1.2      Purpose of the Study        

1.3      Research Methodology

1.4      Significant of Study

1.5      Definition of Terms

1.6      Limitation, and Scope of Study

1.7      Plan of the Study

CHAPTER TWO

2.1      Literature Review

2.2      Uses of Financial Ratio

2.3      Basis of Comparison

2.4      Advantage of Using Ratio

2.5      Classification of Ratio

2.6      The Usefulness of Financial Ratio in Prediction

2.7      Interpretation of Ratio

CHAPTER THREE

3.0    Research Methodology

3.1    History of Texaco Nigeria Plc.

3.2    Re-Statement of Research Question

3.3    Formation of Hypothesis

3.4    Study Population

3.5    Data Collection Method

3.6    Description of Research Instrument

3.7    Analytical Procedure  

3.8    Statistical Formulations

3.9    Limitation of the Methodology

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0      Analysis of Data and Presentation of Finding

4.1    Introduction

4.2    Computation and Presentation of Ratio

4.3    Capital Structures

4.4    Market Value Ratio

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0      Summary, conclusion and recommendation

5.1      Summary

5.2      Conclusion

5.3      Recommendation

5.4      Suggestion for further Studies

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.0      INTRODUCTION     

Accounting essential to all advance civilization which has moved beyond barter or counter trade is a means of each exchanging and has devised some sort of monetary system of payment.  Geofficy white led (1994p.89) individuals, corporate bodies and government (Local, State ad Federal) adopt one system of accounting r other which ranges from proper recording of income and expenditure to easy determination of profit or less from their business activities. According to Geofficy white head (1741p1) accounting is the controlling a business by keeping account book – keeping records measuring on interpreting “accounting ratio” and communicating these result to management and other interested parties. To American institution of certified public accountant is an art of recording classifying and summarizing significance manner and in term of money transaction event which are input at lead of financial character and interpreting, the result there of from the above definition, it is evident that statistic called “accounting ration” are prepared from the financial statement.  Balance sheet and trading profit and loss account.