unit 2.1 18 measuring and increasing profits
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Purpose: To identify aspects of a business’s
performance to aid decision making Quantitative process – may need to be
supplemented by qualitative factors to get a complete picture
5 main areas:
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� Liquidity – the ability of the firm to pay its wayf Investment/shareholders – information to enable
decisions to be made on the extent of the risk and the earning potential of a business investment
l Gearing – information on the relationship between the exposure of the business to loans as opposed to share capital
b Profitability – how effective the firm is at generating profits given sales and or its capital assets
l Financial – the rate at which the company sells its stock and the efficiency with which it uses its assets
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Also referred to as the ‘Quick ratio’ (Current assets – stock) : liabilities 1:1 seen as ideal The omission of stock gives an indication of the cash the firm
has in relation to its liabilities (what it owes) A ratio of 3:1 therefore would suggest the firm has 3 times as
much cash as it owes – very healthy! A ratio of 0.5:1 would suggest the firm has twice as many
liabilities as it has cash to pay for those liabilities. This might put the firm under pressure but is not in itself the end of the world!
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Looks at the ratio between Current Assets and Current Liabilities
Current Ratio = Current Assets : Current Liabilities Ideal level? – 1.5 : 1 A ratio of 5 : 1 would imply the firm has £5 of assets to cover
every £1 in liabilities A ratio of 0.75 : 1 would suggest the firm has only 75p in assets
available to cover every £1 it owes Too high – Might suggest that too much of its assets are tied up
in unproductive activities – too much stock, for example? Too low - risk of not being able to pay your way
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Earnings per share – profit after tax / number of shares
Price earnings ratio – market price / earnings per share – the higher the better generally. Comparison with other firms helps to identify value placed on the market of the business.
Dividend yield – ordinary share dividend / market price x 100 – higher the better. Relates the return on the investment to the share price.
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Gearing Ratio = Long term loans / Capital employed x 100
The higher the ratio the more the business is exposed to interest rate fluctuations and to having to pay back interest and loans before being able to re-invest earnings
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Profitability measures look at how much profit the firm generates from sales or from its capital assets
Different measures of profit – gross and net Gross profit – effectively total revenue
(turnover) – variable costs (cost of sales) Net Profit – effectively total revenue
(turnover) – variable costs and fixed costs (overheads)
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Gross Profit Margin = Gross profit / turnover x 100
The higher the betterEnables the firm to assess the impact of
its sales and how much it cost to generate (produce) those sales
A gross profit margin of 45% means that for every £1 of sales, the firm makes 45p in gross profit
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Net Profit Margin = Net Profit / Turnover x 100 Net profit takes into account the fixed costs involved
in production – the overheads Keeping control over fixed costs is important – could
be easy to overlook for example the amount of waste - paper, stationery, lighting, heating, water, etc. e.g. – leaving a photocopier on overnight uses enough electricity to
make 5,300 A4 copies. (1,934,500 per year) 1 ream = 500 copies. 1 ream = £5.00 (on average) Total cost therefore = £19,345 per year – or 1 person’s salary
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Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) = Profit / capital employed x 100
Be aware that there are different interpretations of what capital employed means – see http://www.bized.ac.uk/compfact/ratios/ror3.htm for more information!
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The higher the better Shows how effective the firm is in using its
capital to generate profit A ROCE of 25% means that it uses every £1 of
capital to generate 25p in profit Partly a measure of efficiency in organisation
and use of capital
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Asset Turnover = Sales turnover / assets employed Using assets to generate profit Asset turnover x net profit margin = ROCE
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Stock turnover = Cost of goods sold / stock expressed as times per year
The rate at which a company’s stock is turned over A high stock turnover might mean increased efficiency?
But: dependent on the type of business – supermarkets might have high stock turnover ratios whereas a shop selling high value musical instruments might have low stock turnover ratio
Low stock turnover could mean poor customer satisfaction if people are not buying the goods (Marks and Spencer?)
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Debtor Days = Debtors / sales turnover x 365 Shorter the better Gives a measure of how long it takes the business to
recover debts Can be skewed by the degree of credit facility a firm
offers
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This test consists of 10 questions designed to test your understanding of Profit and Loss Accounts as well as analysis of P&L account analysis.
The links provide you with a choice of answer, along with explanations and solutions.
You will need a calculator to complete this test.
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A Profit and Loss Account shows us a snapshot in time of the companies trading activities.
a. Falseb. True
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The Profit and Loss Account is a historical record of trading activities, normally showing the previous 12 months
Your answer is correct.
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A Balance Sheet gives us a snapshot in time of a companies assets and liabilities. The Profit and Loss Account is a historical record of trading activities, normally showing the previous 12 months
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Sales less Cost of Sales gives us?A. Net ProfitB. ExpensesC. Gross Profit
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Net Profit is found by taking expenses fromGross Profit. Try Again
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Total expenses are found by adding together individual expenses, or by taking Net Profitfrom Gross Profit. Try again.
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Correct. Sales less Cost of Sales =Gross Profit.
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A firm has an opening stock of £37,000, a closing stock of £29,000, and has purchasing during the year stock costing £121,000. What is the firms cost of sales?
A. £115,000B. £129,000C. £140,000
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Wrong. To calculate cost of sales add purchases toopening stock and take away closing stock. Try again.
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Correct. To calculate cost of sales you added purchases to opening stock and took away closing stock.
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Wrong. To calculate cost of sales add purchases toopening stock and take away closing stock. Try again.
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A firm has a gross profit of £854,000 and a net profit of £421,000. What are the firms expenses?
A. £1,275,000B. £450,000C. £433,000
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Wrong. To find expenses take net profitfrom gross profit. Try again.
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Wrong. To find expenses take net profitfrom gross profit. Try again.
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Correct. To find expenses you took net profitfrom gross profit.
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Which of the following defines mark up?A. The % difference between net profit and gross
profitB. The difference between purchase price and gross
profit, as a % of purchase price.
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Wrong. Mark up is the difference between purchase price and gross profit, as a % of purchase price.
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Correct Mark up is the difference between purchase price and gross profit, as a % of purchase price.
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A firm with gross profit of £67,000 has a sales figure of £521,000. What is the firms gross profit margin.?
A. 12.86%B. 7.77%C. 34%
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Correct. You calculated Gross Profit as a Percentageof Sales.
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Wrong. To find GPM you must calculate Gross Profit as a Percentageof Sales.
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Wrong. To find GPM you must calculate Gross Profit as a Percentageof Sales.
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Which of the following defines The Bottom Line?A. The lowest level sales can fall to if the firm is to
stay profitable.B. Profit remaining after all costs of the firmhave been paid
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Wrong. The bottom line is Profit remaining after all costs of the firmhave been paid
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Correct.
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Which of the following firms is likely to have the highest GPM?A. A supermarketB. A restaurantC. A travel agent
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Wrong. Supermarkets have low GPM’s
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Correct. Restaurants have high GPM’s. With ahigh level of expenses, this is to be expected.
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Wrong. Good Net profits will depend upona high level of sales, each with a low gross profitmargin.
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Which of the following firms is likely to have low expenses in proportion to cost of sales
A. A jewelersB. A restaurantC. A petrol station
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Wrong. This type of business has a high proportionof expenses to cost of sales.
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Wrong. This type of business has a high proportionof expenses to cost of sales.
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Correct. This type of business has a low proportionof expenses to cost of sales.
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A computer firm has just launched its new intelligent mouse onto the market. The total costs of production are £3.00, the retail price is £8.00. What is the % mark up?
A. 62.5%B. 60%C. 166.67%
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Wrong. To find % mark up, calculate the difference between production and retail prices,as a % of production price.
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Wrong. To find % mark up, calculate the difference between production and retail prices,as a % of production price.
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Correct.To find % mark up, you calculated the difference between production and retail prices,as a % of production price.
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You have now completed the test. For further more detailed revision please use the case studies on
the ALoA web site. www.aloa.co.uk
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There are two key factors for business survival:Profitability Solvency
Profitability is important if the business is to generate revenue (income) in excess of the expenses incurred in operating that business.
The solvency of a business is important because it looks at the ability of the business in meeting its financial obligations.
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Financial Statement Analysis will help business owners and other interested people to analyse the data in financial statements to provide them with better information about such key factors for decision making and ultimate business survival.
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Purpose: To use financial statements to evaluate an
organisation’s Financial performance Financial position.
To have a means of comparative analysis across time in terms of:
Intracompany basis (within the company itself) Intercompany basis (between companies) Industry Averages (against that particular industry’s averages)
To apply analytical tools and techniques to financial statements to obtain useful information to aid decision making.
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Financial statement analysis involves analysing the information provided in the financial statements to:
Provide information about the organisation’s: Past performance Present condition Future performance
Assess the organisation’s: Earnings in terms of power, persistence, quality and growth Solvency
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To perform an effective financial statement analysis, you need to be aware of the organisation’s: business strategy objectives annual report and other documents like articles about
the organisation in newspapers and business reviews. These are called individual organisational factors.
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Requires that you: Understand the nature of the industry in which
the organisation works. This is an industry factor.
Understand that the overall state of the economy may also have an impact on the performance of the organisation.
→ Financial statement analysis is more than just “crunching numbers”; it involves obtaining a broader picture of the organisation in order to evaluate appropriately how that organisation is performing
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The commonly used tools for financial statement analysis are: Financial Ratio Analysis Comparative financial statements analysis:
Horizontal analysis/Trend analysis Vertical analysis/Common size analysis/ Component
Percentages
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Financial ratio analysis involves calculating and analysing ratios that use data from one, two or more financial statements.
Ratio analysis also expresses relationships between different financial statements.
Financial Ratios can be classified into 5 main categories: Profitability Ratios Liquidity or Short-Term Solvency ratios Asset Management or Activity Ratios Financial Structure or Capitalisation Ratios Market Test Ratios
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3 elements of the profitability analysis: Analysing on sales and trading margin
focus on gross profit Analysing on the control of expenses
focus on net profit Assessing the return on assets and return on
equity
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Gross Profit % = Gross Profit * 100 Net Sales
Net Profit % = Net Profit after tax * 100Net Sales
Or in some cases, firms use the net profit before tax figure. Firms have no control over tax expense as they would have over other expenses.⇒ Net Profit % = Net Profit before tax *100
Net Sales
Return on Assets = Net Profit * 100 Average Total Assets
Return on Equity = Net Profit *100Average Total Equity
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Short-term funds management Working capital management is important as it signals the firm’s
ability to meet short term debt obligations.
For example: Current ratio
The ideal benchmark for the current ratio is $2:$1 where there are two dollars of current assets (CA) to cover $1 of current liabilities (CL). The acceptable benchmark is $1: $1 but a ratio below $1CA:$1CL represents liquidity riskiness as there is insufficient current assets to cover $1 of current liabilities.
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Working Capital = Current assets – Current Liabilities
Current Ratio = Current Assets Current Liabilities
Quick Ratio = Current Assets – Inventory – Prepayments Current Liabilities – Bank Overdraft
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Efficiency of asset usage How well assets are used to generate revenues
(income) will impact on the overall profitability of the business.
For example: Asset Turnover
This ratio represents the efficiency of asset usage to generate sales revenue
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Asset Turnover = Net SalesAverage Total Assets
Inventory Turnover = Cost of Goods SoldAverage Ending Inventory
Average Collection Period = Average accounts Receivable Average daily net credit
sales*
* Average daily net credit sales = net credit sales / 365
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Long term funds management Measures the riskiness of business in terms of debt
gearing.
For example: Debt/Equity This ratio measures the relationship between debt and
equity. A ratio of 1 indicates that debt and equity funding are equal (i.e. there is $1 of debt to $1 of equity) whereas a ratio of 1.5 indicates that there is higher debt gearing in the business (i.e. there is $1.5 of debt to $1 of equity). This higher debt gearing is usually interpreted as bringing in more financial risk for the business particularly if the business has profitability or cash flow problems.
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Debt/Equity ratio = Debt / Equity
Debt/Total Assets ratio = Debt *100Total Assets
Equity ratio = Equity *100Total Assets
Times Interest Earned = Earnings before Interest and TaxInterest
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Based on the share market's perception of the company.
For example: Price/Earnings ratio
The higher the ratio, the higher the perceived quality of the earnings by the share market.
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Earnings per share = Net Profit after taxNumber of issued ordinary shares
Dividends per share = Dividends Number of issued ordinary shares
Dividend payout ratio = Dividends per share *100 Earnings per share
Price Earnings ratio = Market price per share Earnings per share
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Trend percentage Line-by-line item analysis Items are expressed as a percentage of a base year This is a time series analysis For example, a line item could look at increase in
sales turnover over a period of 5 years to identify what the growth in sales is over this period.
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All items are expressed as a percentage of a common base item within a financial statement
e.g. Financial Performance – sales is the base
e.g. Financial Position – total assets is the base
Important analysis for comparative purposes Over time and For different sized enterprises
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We must be careful with financial statement analysis. Strong financial statement analysis does not
necessarily mean that the organisation has a strong financial future.
Financial statement analysis might look good but there may be other factors that can cause an organisation to collapse.
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The following financial statements of Walker Ltd were prepared in accordance with New Zealand GAAPs. Walker
Ltd is a diversified enterprise with its main interests in the manufacture and retail of plastic products.
The financial statements of Walker Ltd need to be analysed. An investor is considering purchasing shares in
the company. Relevant ratios need to be selected and calculated and a report needs to be written for the investor. The report should evaluate the company’s
performance and position
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2005 2006 Horizontal Analysis
$000 $000 $000 $000 Current Assets Bank 33.5 41.0 Accounts receivable 240.8 210.2 Inventory 300.0 370.8 574.3 622.0 108 Non-current assets Fixtures & fittings (net) 64.6 63.2 Land & buildings (net) 381.2 376.2 445.8 439.4 99 Total assets 1,020.1 1,061.4 104 Current Liabilities
Accounts payable 261.6 288.8 Income tax 60.2 76.0 321.8 364.8 113 Non-current liabilities Loan 200.0 60.0 30 Shareholders Funds
Paid-up ordinary capital 300.0 334.1 Retained profit 198.3 302.5 498.3 636.6 128 Total liabilities & equity 1,020.1 1,061.4 104
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2005 2006 Horizontal Analysis
$000 $000 $000 $000 Sales 2,240.8 2,681.2 120 Less Cost of goods sold 1,745.4 2,072.0 119 Gross profit 495.4 609.2 123 Wages & salaries 185.8 275.6 Rates 12.2 12.4 Heat & light 8.4 13.6 Insurance 4.6 7.0 Interest expense 24.0 6.2 Postage & telephone 9.0 16.4 Depreciation - Buildings 5.0 5.0 Fixtures & fittings 27.0 276.0 32.8 369.0 134 Net profit before tax
219.4
240.2 109
Less Income tax 60.2 76.0 126 Net profit after tax 159.2 164.2 103
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2005 2006 $000 $000 $000 $000 Cash flow from operations Receipts from customers 2,281 2,711.8 Payments to suppliers & employees (2,050) (2,460.4) Interest paid (24) (6.2) Tax paid (46.4) (60.2) Net cash flow from operating activities 160.6 185 Investing activities Purchase of non-current assets (121.2) (31.4) Net cash used in investing activities (121.2) (31.4) Financing activities Dividends paid (32.0) (40.2) Issue of ordinary shares 20.0 34.1 Repayment of loan capital -__ (140.0) Net cash outflow from financing activities (12) (146.1) Increase in cash & cash equivalents 27.4 7.5
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Credit purchases for the year 2006 were $2,142,800. General prospects for the major industries in which
Walker is involved look good with a forecast glut of oil set to reduce the cost of production and world demand for plastic remaining strong.
Benchmarks: There are no exact benchmarks for Walker Ltd
because it is a diversified company. The following are average indicators that relate to the plastic retailing and manufacturing industries for the year 2006. Gross profit margin25% Net profit margin 7% Inventory turnover 6 times Debt/equity ratio 0.6 : 1 Return on Assets 12% Return on Equity 20%
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Profitability ratios:
Benchmarks 2005 2006
Gross Profit Margin
Industry
25%
22% 22.7%
Net Profit Margin
Industry
7%
7.1% 6.1%
Return on Assets
12% 15.6% 15.5%
Return on Equity
Industry
20%
32% 26%
Important note: The calculations of the ratios in this illustration did not use “averages” for total assets, equity and inventory. The 2005 and 2006 year end figures were used and this is a slight variation to the formulas provided.
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Asset Management
ratios:
Benchmarks 2005 2006
Inventory Turnover
Industry
6 %
5.8 times 5.58 times
Asset Turnover Not given 2.2 2.53
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Liquidity ratios:
Benchmarks 2005 2006
Current Ratio Ideal standard
2:1
Acceptable standard
1:1
1.78:1 1.70:1
Quick Ratio Ideal standard
2:1
Acceptable standard
1:1
0.85:1 0.69:1
Days Payable Standard
30 days
Credit purchases not
available
49.19 days
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Financial Structure
ratios:
Benchmarks 2005 2006
Debt/Equity Industry
0.6:1
Standard benchmark
1:1
1.05: 1 0.67:1
TIE Standard benchmark:
Between 3 and 5. Below 3 risky. Above 5 very
favourable
10.14 times 39.74 times
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For the investor considering the purchase of shares in the company, the return they will earn is the key financial factor but an overall evaluation of the company’s performance and position is also important to get a better picture of how well the company is actually doing.
ROE in 2006 is 26%. Whether or not this is attractive depends on the perceived riskiness of this investment and other alternatives available but this return is certainly more attractive than current bank interest rates.
ROE has decreased by 4% but the company’s ROE at 26% is still better than the industry average of 20%
Riskiness of business is being reduced by the significant repayment of loan in 2006.
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Profitability The NP% and ROA ratios show a small downward trend in %
over the 2 year period. ROE% ratio show a more significant decrease but is still better than the industry average.
Gross Profit Margin is slightly unfavorable at about 2.3% below the industry benchmark of 25%.
The horizontal analysis information show that Sales have increased by 20%. However operating costs have increased by 34%.
Asset Management
IT has gone down slightly from 5.8 to 5.58 times.
IT is still close to the industry benchmark of 6 times.
AT has increased showing more sales being generated from asset usage
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Liquidity Current ratios of 1.78:1 (2005) and 1.70: 1
are at above acceptable levels but below ideal level.
Quick ratios appear more of a concern being below acceptable levels in both years and even more so in 2006 (0.69:1).
Raises some concerns over the liquidity of the business and inventory management (although IT ratio only shows a slight decline in 2006).
Days Payable is a concern as there may be poor debt payment management.
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Financial Structure Although slightly higher than D/E industry
benchmark (0.67:1), business has become less risky due to the significant repayment of loan in 2006.
TIE is extremely good for the business at 39.74 times (well above 5 the standard benchmark).
Cash flow situation Strong cash flow from operating activities
(increased from 160,600 to 185,000). Spending under investing activities suggest more
growth. Repayment of debt under financing activities
imply restructuring of business to have more equity funding rather than debt funding.
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Given:2) the strong forecast for the industry (ie general
prospects looking good and world demand for plastic products remaining strong),
3) the sales growth in this business, 4) acceptable ratios as they are quite close to the
industry averages, 5) good cash flows from operating activities and 6) favorable ROE, although it has decreased, it is still
better than the industry average ROE.
=> it is recommended that the investor purchase shares in the Walker Ltd company.