financial-analysis

Calculate financial ratios, interpret cash flow, and estimate break-even points.

364|53|Updated May 9, 2026
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npx skills add https://github.com/cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent-skills --skill financial-analysis-cosmicstack-labs
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Skill: financial-analysis
Source: https://github.com/cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent-skills/tree/main/categories/finance-legal/financial-analysis
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent-skills --skill financial-analysis-cosmicstack-labs

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps you analyze a business’s financial health by calculating key ratios, interpreting cash flow, estimating break-even, and turning results into a clear narrative for stakeholders.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Key Ratio Analysis: Assess profitability, liquidity, and efficiency using widely used formulas (e.g., gross margin, current ratio, DSO) to identify strengths and weaknesses.
  • Cash Flow & Break-Even Insights: Evaluate operating/investing/financing cash flow patterns and compute break-even units and revenue to understand risk and scalability.
  • Financial Storytelling: Present trends over multiple periods with benchmarks, leading indicators, assumptions, and risks to explain the “so what.”

Quick Start

Use the attached financial statements to produce a ratio summary, cash flow interpretation, break-even calculation, and a short stakeholder-ready financial narrative.

Frequently Asked Questions about financial-analysis

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I calculate financial ratios from standard financial statements?

Financial ratio analysis applies standard formulas like gross margin, current ratio, and DSO to attached financial statements to assess profitability, liquidity, and efficiency. The structured output identifies specific business strengths and weaknesses.

What is the best way to estimate break-even units and revenue from cash flow data?

Break-even estimation evaluates operating, investing, and financing cash flow patterns to compute the exact break-even units and revenue needed. This identifies operating sustainability risks and scalability thresholds for business planning.

How do I turn financial analysis results into a stakeholder-ready narrative?

Financial storytelling translates ratio analysis and cash flow interpretations into a clear narrative by presenting multi-period trends, benchmarks, leading indicators, assumptions, and risks to explain the business health impact.

Can I use this financial analysis approach for investor updates and ROI assessment?

ROI-style performance assessment and financial storytelling support investor updates by diagnosing operating sustainability and framing business health. It produces structured outputs with assumptions and leading indicators for consistent reporting.

Does financial ratio analysis require specific formats or dependencies to work?

Financial ratio analysis requires no specific dependencies, working directly with attached financial statements. It applies widely used formulas to produce structured outputs, maintaining consistent and repeatable analysis logic across scenarios.