INTERPRETATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Ways of interpreting financial statements - Using individual items contained in financial statement. - Using ratios computed from items contained in Financial Statement (Ratio analysis) Reasons for interpreting accounts Accounts have to be analyzed and interpreted for the following logical points (1) Evaluation of the trading performance of a firm in order to have a measure of the quality of management running it. (2) Appraisal and monitoring
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Ratio Analysis: 2009 | 2010 | 0.53 | 0.51 | Current Ratio: Analysis: 2:1 is the benchmark of current ratio. Here in 2007 current asset is 0.53 against 1 current liability. In every year the company is unable to increase their current ration. Because the current ratio in 2010 decreases to 0.51. The company has a small amount of current asset for each amount of current liability in every year and its improvement was not that much remarkable. Though the company never crossed
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Ratio Analysis Ratio analysis is used to evaluate relationships among financial statement items. The ratios are used to identify trends over time for one company or to compare two or more companies at one point in time. Financial statement ratio analysis focuses on three key aspects of a business: liquidity‚ profitability‚ and solvency. Liquidity ratios Liquidity ratios measure the ability of a company to repay its short-term debts and meet unexpected cash needs. Current ratio. The current
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better known as ratio analysis. Ratios are among the more widely used tools of financial analysis because they provide clues to and symptoms of underlying conditions.2 Ratios help measure a company’s liquidity‚ activity‚ profitability‚ leverage and coverage.1 These five measured sections show how ratio analysis is used in decision-making‚ how a firm can measure its financial situation and financial performance‚ and the strengths and weaknesses of the company. The term ratio analysis can be broken
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Financial ratio analysis A reading prepared by Pamela Peterson Drake OUTLINE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. Introduction Liquidity ratios Profitability ratios and activity ratios Financial leverage ratios Shareholder ratios Introduction As a manager‚ you may want to reward employees based on their performance. How do you know how well they have done? How can you determine what departments or divisions have performed well? As a lender‚ how do decide the borrower will be able to pay back as promised? As a
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25‚ 2012 Re: Huffman Trucking Ratio Analysis Team B has completed a ratio analysis on Huffman Trucking. Our team has looked over financial statements to determine the liquidity‚ profitability‚ and solvency ratios of Huffman Trucking. These ratios provide detailed information to creditors‚ investors‚ and employees. Together‚ the ratios reveal data related to the performance and position of Huffman Trucking. What do the liquidity‚ profitability‚ and solvency ratios reveal about the company’s financial
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Financial Reporting II Review of Ratio Analysis Ratio analysis is a useful tool for analyzing financial statements. Calculating ratios will aid in understanding the company’s strategy and in understanding its strengths and weaknesses relative to other companies and over time. They can sometimes be useful in identifying earnings management and in understanding the effect of accounting choices on the firm’s reported profitability and growth. Finally‚ the ratios help in obtaining a better understanding
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RATIO ANALYSIS (ALL VALUES IN Rs. MILLION) 1. GROSS PROFIT MARGIN (%): GROSS PROFIT = NET SALES – COGS = TOTAL REVENUE – (Employee Benefit Expense + Operating and Other Expenses + Finance Costs) = 53107 – (22510+21598+1025) = 7974 GROSS PROFIT MARGIN = (NET SALES – COGS)/NET SALES = (7974/ 53107)*100 = 15.01497% 2. RETURN ON ASSET(RoA) RETURN ON ASSET = (PAT/TOTAL ASSET)*100 = (4606/63454)*100 = 7.258% This indicates that around 7.3% of all assets have been utilized
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Introduction to the companies. Cargills (Ceylon) PLC Cargills is Sri Lanka’s largest modern retailer. Its pioneer venture into modern trade was an innovation of the company’s trading legacy. Thereafter Cargills Food City continued to challenge the norm by taking to the masses what was traditionally an affluent focused business and offering ‘higher value for the lowest price’. Today the Cargills retail operation is spread across the island as ‘Cargills Food City’ supermarkets and ‘Cargills
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of financial statements | 2 | 4.1 Vertical analysis 4.2 Horizontal analysis | 23 | 4. Key ratios analysis | 4 | 5. Share issues | 5 | 6. Conclusion | 5 | 7. Bibliography | 6 | Table of Appendixes 1. Income statement – Horizontal and vertical analysis | 2. Statement of financial position – Horizontal and vertical analysis | 3. Ratio analysis - Liquidity and Profitability | 4. Ratio analysis – Efficiency and Investment | 5. FTSE 100 Index
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