Answer 2 :- Calculations of ratios of financial statement of Santos Ltd. Particulars 2014 2013 PROFITABILITY: • Net Profit Margin (23.16) % 14.32 % • Gross Profit % 28.18 % 30.45 % • Return on Assets (6.74)% 4.71% • Earnings per share (95.6)¢ 53.3 ¢ EFFICIENCY: • Account Receivable Turnover 5.66 times 5.56 times • Inventory Turnover 6.72 times 6.80 times SHORT-TERM SOLVENCY: • Current Ratio 1.06 times 1.20 times • Acid Test 0.83 times 0.96 times • Cash Flow from Operations to Liabilities 0.95 times 0.94 times LONG-TERM SOLVENCY: • Debt to Equity 137% 102% • Debt to Total Assets 0.58% 0.50% MARKET BASED: • Price Earnings 8.59 times 27.60 times • Dividend Yield 4.24% 2.05% Question- 3: comment on trends revealed by the ratios calculated in (2) above. Use the headings Profitability, Efficiency, Short term solvency, Long term solvency and market based. Where possible, relate the changes observed in these ratios to events in the business environment in general as discussed in (4) below. Answer- 3: Trends revealed by the ratios calculated in (2). The ratios calculated of The Santos Ltd. for the year 2014 and 2013 show both positive and negative trends. Below is a brief discussion of each trend in detail. 3.1 Profitability: As the name shows, Benefit proportion ascertains a benefit of organization; at the end of the day, it gives the accurate measure of pay which is left after all the expenses and costs. The benefit proportions demonstrated positive present
3. Do you expect this profit level to continue in subsequent years? Why or why not?
The following report is a brief comparative analysis of two of Australia’s largest deposit-taking financial institutions (FI), Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (ANZ) and Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac). This report seeks to identify which of the FIs has a greater aggregate return per dollar of equity and thus establish the highest performer, or most profitable, of the two. The Return on Equity Model (ROE) (Koch & MacDonald,
1. Using the current ratio, discuss what conclusions you can make about each company’s ability to pay current liabilities (debt).
Return on net assets = Net Income in Statement of Operations / Net Assets in the Balance Sheet
Also, according to its leverage ratios, the company’s debts are not only very high, but are also increasing. Its decreasing TIE ratio indicates that its capability to pay interests is decreasing. The company’s efficiency ratios indicate that despite the fact that its fixed assets are increasingly being utilized to generate sales during the years 1990-1991 as indicated by its increasing fixed asset turnover ratio, the decreasing total assets turnover indicate that overall the company’s total assets are not efficiently being put to use. Thus, as a whole its asset management is becoming less efficient. Last but not the least, based on its profitability ratios, the company’s ability to make profit is decreasing.
Based on Next Annual Report and Account January (2011), the chief executive's review present the A New Normal of company overview, due to the changing consumer environment, Next PLC need to have New avenues of growth, and brand new way to control cost, also, it will be important that retailer have to generate the healthy cash flow with cautious management. Furthermore, enable to know how company efficiently use asset to generate revenue and whether there was improvement between 2010 and 2011, the activity ratios have to calculate out. The ROCE in 2010 and 2011 were 38.91%,41.79%, this number showed how profit generated by capital employed, and the growth figure of ROCE lead to level up efficiency asset used.((NEXT PLC, 2011 page43, 45) The figure for inventory turnover, receivable turnover, and payable turnover in 2010 and 2011 were 46.81 days, 54.98 days; 66.07days, 68.23 days; 83.36days,81.3days; respectively. (ibid) It is clearly show that the inventory and receivable turnover in 2010 was taken lesser day than 2011, in which means inventories took less day to sold out to costumer and the cash credit receive more faster than the 2011, besides, the payable turnover had longer period than 2011, it was also a good example to illustrate that there was more cash flow holding by company, and the overall image of these figure present that the resource had been
5. A complete analysis of the company’s financial statements for a minimum of the most recent three years of available data including a comparison of the company's ratios to most recent year’s peer company average ratios. Complete the ratio calculations yourself. Do not copy them from another source.
1. Please conduct a financial ratio analysis using the data in Exhibit 2. How do the results reflect different strategies pursued by the 4 firms?
Before beginning an analysis of a company it is necessary to have a complete set of financial statements, preferably for the pas few years so that historical trends can be obtained. Ratios are a way for anyone to get an idea of the financial performance of a company by using the information contained in the financial statements. Ratios are grouped into four basic categories, liquidity, activity, profitability, and financial leverage. This document will use a variety of these ratios to analyze the firm, Sample Company, as of December 31,2000.
This paper examines financial ratio analysis by defining, the three groups of stakeholders that use financial ratios, the five different kinds of ratios used and their applications, the analytical tools used in analysis, and finally financial ratio analysis limitations and benefits.
Q.3 Why Superior Improved Profitability during the period January 1 to June 30, 2005? How useful was the data in Exhibit 4 for the purpose of this analysis?
The analysis of a company's financial statements helps in the determination of both the weaknesses and strengths of the concerned entity. Further, such an analysis helps in the determination of the future viability of firms. There are a wide range of techniques utilized in the analysis of financial statements. In that regard, it is important to note that the relevance of a horizontal, vertical as well as ratio analysis of a company's financial statements cannot be overstated. This is more so the case when it comes to the interpretation of the various dollar amounts presented in both the balance sheet and the income statement. In this text, I carry out a horizontal, vertical as well as ratio analysis of both The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo, Inc. The analysis' results will be critical in the evaluation of each company's performance. Findings will be used as a basis for recommendations on how each company can improve its financial status.
The aim of this paper is to analyse the financial position of Melbourne IT limited through the use of financial ratios, based on the annual report for the periods December 2012 and 2013. Financial ratios are useful since they measure a company’s performance and give an overview of the financial situation. Ratios are also used to analyse trends and to compare a firms financial figures to other competitors within the same industry.
Secondary information is collected for this case. This case study limited only one techniques of financial analysis that is Ratio Analysis and also taken a single company. Thus the conclusion of the analysis carried out in a professional manner will be able to correctly describe the evaluation of the company and to substantiate the user’s decisions.
The return on shareholders’ fund, capital employed, total assets all have gone down during this period. The ability of the company to pay its short term debt hasn’t varied much, but the administrative expenses have gone up by a very large amount.