Interpretation of Accounts Hardy December 2010
Key Areas for Analysis- Overview From question, 5 ratios!! Profitability Liquidity Management Return on Capital For exam critical, you must explain- draw from the question
Look at the question Manufacturing company Falls in share price, property values Impairment losses $6m, charge to CofS $1.5m Investment losses $1.6m Redundancy $1.3m Increase in bank rate
Profitability Gross profit Gross profit/sales Gross Profit10000/36000=27.8%4000/29500=13.6% Gross profit (Severance & impairment) 10000/36000=27.8%4000/( )=15% Net profit3500/36000=9.7%(2100)/36000 Net profit (Severance & impairment) 3500/36000=9.7%[(2100) ]/36000=6.4%
Liquidity Current ratio Current assets/current liabilities Acid ration (Current ratios-inventory)/current liabilities
Liquidity Current ratio4800/4600= 104%6200/3400= 182% Acid Ratio2900/4600=63%4000/3400=118%
Management Ratios Receivables days (Receivables/sales)*365 Inventory days (Inventory/ Cost of sales)*365 Payables days (Payables/cost of sales)*365 Working capital cycle Receivable days + inventory days – payables days
Management Ratios Receivables days(2800/36000)365= 28 (2200/29500)365= 27 Inventory days(1900/26000)365= 27 (2200/25500)365= 32 Payables days(2800/26000)365= 39 (3400/25500)365= 49 WC Cycle = =10
Return on Capital Return on capital employed Gross profit/capital Net profit/capital
Return on capital employed Gross return on capital employed 10000/( )=35.7% 4000/21600=18.5 % Net return on capital employed 3500/28000= 12.5% Net return on capital employed 3500/28000= 12.5% [(2100) ]/28000= 8.2%
Banking Ratios Interest Cover Profit before interest/Interest Gearing Debt/Equity or Debt/(Debt+Equity)
Banking Ratios Interest Cover5500/500= 11(1900)/600= Interest Cover5500/500= 11[(1900) ]/600=4 Gearing (Debt/equity) 5000/23000= 21.7%4000/17600= 22.7% Gearing (Debt/debt+equity) 5000/28000= 17.9%4000/21600= 18.5%