Making Financial Ratios Actually Make Sense

Started in 2019 because I kept seeing business owners stare blankly at their financial reports. You know that look — numbers everywhere, but none of it clicks.

We're not accountants. We're educators who happen to care about financial literacy. Our goal is simple: help you read your business numbers the way you'd read a story about your own success or struggles.

Based in Adelaide, we've worked with over 400 Australian businesses who thought they'd never understand what a current ratio actually tells them. Spoiler: it's way less complicated than it sounds.

Financial education workshop session with business participants

Our Journey So Far

From a weekend workshop to a full education platform — here's how we got here.

01
2019

The Beginning

Started with a single Saturday workshop in a borrowed office space. Twelve attendees, most of them skeptical. By the end, everyone could explain what their debt-to-equity ratio meant without glazing over.

02
2021

Going Digital

Launched our online platform after dozens of requests. Turns out people prefer learning about liquidity ratios from their couch. Who knew? We added interactive calculators that actually explain what you're calculating.

03
2023

Industry Recognition

Named a recommended resource by the Australian Small Business Association. We also passed 300 completed programs — each one representing someone who now reads financial statements with confidence instead of dread.

04
2025

What's Next

Expanding our curriculum to cover cash flow forecasting and break-even analysis. Our autumn 2025 program launches in September, with early registration opening in July for those who want to finally understand their business finances.

What We Actually Care About

Plain Language

No jargon unless we explain it first. If we can't describe a financial concept to a 14-year-old, we need to rethink how we're teaching it. That's the standard.

Real Examples

Every ratio we teach comes with actual business scenarios. Not hypothetical perfect situations — real messy numbers from real businesses that needed to figure things out.

Patient Support

Some people get it in week two. Others need week six. We're here for both. There's no rush, no judgment, and absolutely no stupid questions in our learning space.

Students engaged in financial ratio learning activities
Interactive financial education materials and resources
Group discussion about financial metrics and ratios

Results We're Proud Of

We don't promise you'll become a financial wizard overnight. But over six years, we've helped hundreds of people move from "I have no idea what this means" to "I can actually use this information."

What really matters isn't the certificates we've handed out. It's the business owners who now catch problems in their cash flow before they become crises. It's the solo traders who finally understand which numbers to watch.

And yeah, we're proud of the recognition from industry bodies. But we're more proud when someone emails us three months after finishing the program to say they successfully negotiated better payment terms because they understood their working capital position.

420+

Program Completions

6

Years Teaching

94%

Would Recommend

2025

New Programs Coming

Who's Behind This

Small team. Big commitment to making finance education less painful.

Romy Castellano, Education Director at Hylarantixa

Romy Castellano

Education Director

Spent a decade in corporate finance before realizing my actual skill was translating financial concepts into something normal humans could understand. Started Hylarantixa after one too many dinner parties where friends asked me to explain their business reports.

I believe financial literacy shouldn't require a commerce degree. Our programs are designed for people who want to understand their numbers well enough to make better decisions — not become accountants.

When I'm not teaching, I'm probably arguing with my spreadsheet or trying to explain to my nephew why understanding profit margins matters even for his lawn mowing business.