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Chapter2
Introduction
Financial statement have to major uses in financial analysis first, they one
used to present a historical recover of the firms financial development when
competed over a number of years a trained analyst can determine important
financial factors that have in the ended the growth and Current assets of the firm.
Second, they are used to here cast a course of action for the firm.
A performance financial statement is prepared for a future period. It is the
financial managers estimate of the firms future performance.
The operation and performance of a business depends on many
individuals are collective decisions that are continually made by its management
team. Every one of these decisions ultimately causes a financial impact, for
better or works on the condition and the periodic results of the business. In
essence, the process of managing involves a series of economic choices that
activates moments of financial resources connected with the business.
Some of the decisions management makes one major, such as investment
in a new facility, raising large amounts of debts or adding a new line of products
or services. Most other decisions are part of the day-to-day process in which
every functional area of the business is managed. The combine of effect of all
decisions can be observed periodically when the performance of the business is
judged through various financial statements and special analysis.
These changes have profoundly affected all our lives and it is important
for corporate managers, share holders, tenders, customers and suppliers to
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investment and the performance of the corporations on which then relay. All
who depend on a corporation for products, services, or a job must be med about
their companys ability to meet their demands time and in this changing world.
The growth and development of the corporate enterprises is reflected in their
financial statement.
LIQUIDITY AND PROFITBILITY
Liquidity and profitability are two important demanders in determining the
soundness of an enterprise.
Liquidity means ability of a firm to meet its current obligations when they
become due for payment. It has two aspects quantitative and qualitative.
Qualitative aspect implies the quantum of current assets a firm possesses
irrespective of making any difference between various types of current assets
such as inventories, cash and so on. Qualitative aspect reforms the quality of
current in terms of their realization in to cash considering time dimension
involved in maturing different components of current assets.
Profitability is the capacity of earning profits and due most important
measure of performance of affirms. It is generally assumed that there is negative
relationship between liquidity and profitability i.e. higher liquidity results in
lower profitability and vice-versa.
Objectives of the Study
To study the growth and development of the company. To study the behavior of liquidity and profitability of the companies. To analyze the factors determining the liquidity and profitability. To comparative study of selected companies on the basis of selected
ratios.
Statement of the problem
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Development of industries depends on several factors such as financial
personnel technology, quality of the product and marketing art of these.
Financial aspects assume a significant role in determining the growth of
industries. All of the companys operations virtually affect its need for cash.
Most of these data covering operations areas are however outside the direct
responsibility of the financial executives. Values top management appreciates
the value of good financial executives to know the profitability and liquidity of
the concern. The firm whose present operations are inherently difficult should
try to makes its financial analysis to enable its management to stay on top of its
working position. In this context the researcher is interested in undertaking on
analysis of the financial performance of companies to examine and to understand
how management of finance plays a crucial role of the financial performance
analysis of selected companies in India has been undertaken.
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
A basic limitation of the traditional financial statements comprising the
balance sheet and the profit and loss account is that they dont give all
information related to the financial operations of the firm. Nevertheless, they
provide some extremely useful information to the extent that the balance sheet
mirrors the financial position on a particular date in terms of the structure of
assets, liabilities and owners equity and so on, and the profit and loss account
shows the results of operation during a certain period of times in terms of the
revenue obtained and the cost incurred during the year. Thus the financial
position and operations statement provides a summarized a view of the financial
position and operations of the firm. The analysis of financial statement is thus an
important aid to financial analysis.
The first task of the financial analyst is to select the information relevant
to the decisions under consideration from the total information from the total
information contained in the financial statements. The second step is arranged
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the information in the way to highlight significant relationship. The final step is
interpretation and drawing of inferences and conclusions. In the brief financial
analysis are the processes of selection, relation and evaluation.
Ratio analysis is a widely used tool of financial analysis. It is defined as
the systematic use of ratio to interpret financial statements so that the strength
and weakness of a firm as well as its historical performance and current financial
conditions can be determined. The term Ratio refers to the numerical or
quantitative relationship between two items variables. The relationship can be
expressed as
Percentages Fractions Proportion of numbers
These alternative methods of expressing items, which are related to each
other, are for purposes of financial analysis refer to as Ratio analysis.
BASIS OF COMPARISION
Ratios are relative figures reflecting the relationship between variables. They
enable analysis to draw conclusion regarding financial operations. The use of
ratios as a tool of financial analysis continuous their comparison, for a single
ratio like absolute figure, fails to reveal the true position.
Trend ratios Inter firm comparison Comparison of items single years financial statements of a firm. Comparison with standards
Trend ratios involve a comparison of the ratios of a firm overtime is
present ratios are compared with past ratios for the same firm. The trend ratios
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indicate the direction of the change in performance, improvement, deterioration
or constancy over the years. The Inter firm comparison including comparison of
the ratios of a firm with those of others in the same line of business or the job the
industry has a whole reflects the performances in relation to its competitors.
Other types of comparison may relate to comparison of items within a
single years financial statement of a firm and comparison with standard.
Financial analysis is an important technique of accounting, which makes
the financial statements as user oriented, more understandable and meaningful.
Here the term analysis which is opposite of synthesis in general
breaking/separating a thing into its components, establishing existing
relationship, so as to draw meaningful inference.
ADVANTAGES OF FINANCAIL ANALYSIS
1. It provides the full diagnosis of the profitability and financial soundnessof the business that is it determines the measure of efficiency of operation
and gauze the financial position of the business.
2. It helps the identifying the weakness and strength of the firm.3. It enables the management to take decision on logical and scientific
method in an intelligible way.
4. It helps the other to understand the decision easily that is it makesstatement as users oriented.
5. It helps to verify and examine the correctness and accuracy of thedecision.
6. It minimizes personal experience and institution in decision-making.7. It helps in deciding the future prospects of the firm.8. It investigates the future potentiality of the firm.9. It considers some useful quantitative aspects also.
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DISADVANTAGES OF THE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Though the financial statement analysis is an important analysis is an
important accounting tool and makes the statement simple, it has some
disadvantages, which have to be kept in mind while making analysis.
1. The analysis of financial statement requires some specialized knowledgeand which involve costs.
2. The analysis is ineffective when the financial statements itself has somelimitations.
3. Analysis should be done very carefully, otherwise wrong conclusionsmay draw.
4. Analysis becomes difficult as the data for more number of years and orfor many companies is taken.
5. Analysis will be less effective when the data and accounting methods arenot uniform.
6. The influence of the personal judgment, direction, intention, totally maynot be eliminated which may result in wrong decision making also.
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RATIO ANALYSIS
Alexander Wall is considered to be the pioneer of ratio analysis. He
presented after a serious a detailed system of ratio analysis in 1990. He explained
that the work of interpretation could be made easier by establishing quantitative
relationships between the facts given in the financial statements.
The focus of financial analysis is on key figures in the financial statements
and significance relationships that exist between there. This analysis relationship
between component parts of financial statements to obtain a better understanding
of the firms position and performance.
MEANING OF RATIO
Generally speaking a ratio is simply one figure expressed in terms of another
and thus it is an assessment of one number in relationship must be established onthe basis of some scientific and logical methods. Thus a ratio is a mathematical
relationship between two items and expressed in quantitative form. When this
definition of ratio is explained with reference to the items shown in financial
statements, then it called Accounting Ratios. Hence, an accounting ratio is
defined as quantitative relationship between two or more items of the financial
statements.
Thus ratio analysis is widely is used tool of financial analysis. It is
defined as the systematic use of ratio to interpret the financial Statements so that
the strengths and weakness of a firm as well as its historical performance and
current financial condition can be determined. The term ratio refers to the
numerical or quantitative relationship between two item/variable.
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CLASSIFICATION OF RATIOS TYPES OF RATIOS
The ratios can be classified into four types:
LIQUIDITY RATIOS
Liquidity ratios measure the firms ability to meet current obligations.
I. Current RatioII. Quick RatioIII. Cash RatioIV. Interval RatioV. Net Working Capital Ratio
LEVERAGE RATIOS
Leverage ratios show the proportions of debt and equity in financing the firms
assets.
I. Debt Equity RatioII. Capital Equity RatioIII. Proprietary Ratio
ACTIVITY RATIOS
Activity ratios reflect the firms efficiency in utilizing its assets.
I. Inventory RatioII. Fixed Assets Turnover RatioIII. Total Assets Turnover RatioIV. Current Assets Turnover RatioV. Collecting Period of Debtor RatioVI. Working Capital Turnover Ratio
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OVERALL PROFITABILITY RATIOS
Profitability ratios measure over all performance and effectiveness of the
firm.
I. Return of net worthII. Working Capital Turnover
LIQUIDITY RATIOS
Liquidity ratios measure the ability of the firm to meet the current
obligations in the short run, usually one year. Analysis of liquidity needs the
preparation of cash budgets,
Cash and fund flow statements.
A firm should ensure that it does not suffer from lack of liquidity and also it
does not suffer from lack of liquidity and also it is not too much highly liquid.
Lack of liquidity and also it is not too much highly liquid. Lack of liquidity
leads to the failure of the society to meet its obligations, results in also bad credit
image, idle assets earns nothing. A very high liquidity is also bad, idle assets
earn nothing. Therefore, it is necessary to strike a proper balance between
liquidity and lack of liquidity.
LEVERAGE RATIO
To judge the long-term financial position of the society leverage ratios are
calculated. These ratios indicate mix of funds provided by shareholders and
financiers. If the cost of debt is higher than the societys overall rate of return
the earnings of shareholders will be reduced. These ratios are used to measure
the financial risk and societys ability of using debt for the benefits of
shareholders.
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There are two types of ratios commonly used to analyze financial leverage:
Structural Ratios Coverage Ratios
Structural ratios are based on the proportion of debt and equity in the
financial structure of the firm.
Coverage ratios show the relationship between debt servicing
commitments and sources for meeting these.
PROFITABILITY RATIOS
Apart from the creditors both short term and long term also interested in the
financial soundness of a firm are the owners and management or the company
itself. The management of the firm is naturally eager to measure its operating
efficiency similarly the owners invest their funds in the expectation of reasonable
returns. The operating efficiency of a firm and its ability to ensure adequate
returns to its shareholders depends ultimately on the profit earned by it. The
profitability of a firm can be measured by its profitability ratios. In other words,
the profitability ratios are designed to provide answers to questions such as
Does the profit earned by the firm adequate? What rate of return does it represent? What is a rate of profit for various decisions and segments of the firms? What are the earnings per share? What was amount paid in dividends? What is a rate of return to equity holders?
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ACTIVITY RATIOS
Funds are invested in various assets to generate sales and profits Activity
Ratios are employees to evaluate the efficiency with which the society manges
and utilizes in assets. This ratio indicates the speed with which assets are being
converted into sales. Thus ratios indicate the relationship between sales and
assets.
Inventory turnover ratio which identifies the efficiency of the companyin selling in producers the ratio is calculated by dividing cost of goods
sold by inventory where cost off goods sold includes opening stock plus
directs wages plus directs wages plus manufacturing expenses and
subtracting closing stock.
Fixed assets turnover ratio shows the companys ability in generatingsales for each rupee of fixed assets it its calculated by dividing sales by
fixed assets.
Total assets turnover ratio shows the companys ability in generatingsales for each rupee of assets. It is calculated by dividing sales by total
assets.
Current assets turnover ratio shows the companys ability in generatingsales for each rupee of current assets. It is calculated by dividing sales
by current assets.
Working capital turnover ratio indicates the velocity of the utilization ofnet working capital.
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LIQUIDITY RATIOS
It is extremely essential for a firm to be able to meet the obligations as they
become due. Liquidity ratios measure the ability of the firm to meet its current
obligations (liabilities). Infect, analysis of liquidity needs the preparation of cash
budgets and cash and funds flow statements; but liquidity ratios, by establishing
a relationship between cash and other current assets to current obligations,
provide a quick measure of liquidity. A firm should ensure that it does not suffer
from lack of liquidity, and also that it does not have excess liquidity. The failure
of a company to meet its obligations due to lack of sufficient liquidity, will result
in a poor credit worthiness, loss of credit worthiness, loss of creditors
confidence, or even in legal tangles resulting in the closure of the company. A
very high degree of liquidity is also bad; idle assets earn nothing. The firms
funds will be unnecessarily tied up in current assets. Therefore, it is necessary to
strike a proper balance between high liquidity and lack of liquidity. The most
common ratios which indicate the extent of liquidity are lack of it, are:
1) Current ratio and2) Quick ratio.
Other ratios include cash ratio interval measure and networking capital
ratio.
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1. Current Ratio
Current ratio is calculated by dividing current assets by current
liabilities.
Current assets
Current ratio = -----------------------
Current liabilities
Current assets include cash and other assets that can be converted into
cash within a year, such as marketable securities, debtors and inventories.
Prepaid expenses are also included in the current assets as they represent thepayments that will not be made by the firm in the future. All obligations
maturing within a year are included in the current liabilities. Current liabilities
include creditors, bills payable. Accrued expenses, short-term bank loan, income
tax liability and long-term debt maturing in the current year.
The current ratio is a measure of firms short-term solvency. It indicates
the availability of current assets in rupees for every one rupee of current liability.
A ratio is greater than one means that the firm has more current assets than
current claims against them Current liabilities.
2. Quick Ratio
Quick ratio also called Acid Test Ratio, because it is the acid test of
concerns financial soundness. It establishes a relationship between quick, or
liquid assets and current liabilities. An asset is a liquid if it can be converted into
cash immediately or reasonably soon without a loss of value.
Cash is the most liquid asset. Other assets that are considered to be
relatively liquid and included in quick assets are debtors and bills receivables and
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marketable securities (temporary quoted investments). Inventories are
considered to be less liquid. Inventories normally require some time for
realizing into cash; their value also has a tendency to fluctuate. The quick ratio
is found out by dividing quick assets by current liabilities.
Current assetsInventory
Quick ratio = -----------------------------------
Current liabilities
3. Cash Ratio
Since cash is the most liquid asset, it may be examined cash ratio and its
equivalent to current liabilities. Trade investment or marketable securities are
equivalent of cash; therefore, they may be included in the computation of cash
ratio:
Cash + Marketable securities
Cash ratios = -------------------------------------Current liabilities
4. Interval Measure
Yet another, ratio, which assesses a firms ability to meet its regular cash
expenses, is the interval measure. Interval measure relates liquid assets to
average daily operating cash outflows. The daily operating expenses will
be equal to cost of goods sold plus selling, administrative and general
expenses less depreciation (and other non cash expenditures divided by number
of days in a year (say 360).
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Current assetsInventory
Interval measure = -----------------------------------------Average daily operating expenses
5. Net Working Capital RatioThe different between current assets and current liabilities excluding
short-term bank borrowings is called net working capital (NWC) or net current
assets (NCA). NWC is sometimes used as a measure of firms liquidity. It is
considered that between two firms the one having larger NWC as the greater
ability to meet its current obligations. This is not necessarily so; the measure of
liquidity is a relationship, rather than the difference between current assets andcurrent liabilities. NWC, however, measures the firms potential reservoir of
funds. It can be related to net assets (or capital employed):
Net working capital (NWC)
NWC ratio = -------------------------------------(Current liabilities)
6. LEVERAGE RATIO
The short-term creditors, like bankers and suppliers of raw materials, are
more concerned with the firms current debt-paying ability. On other hand, long-
term creditors like debenture holders, financial institutions etc
are more concerned with the firms long-term financial strength. In fact a firm
should have a strong short as well as long-term financial strength. To judge the
long-term financial position of the firm, financial leverage, or capital structure
ratios are calculated. These ratios indicate mix of funds provided by owners and
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lenders. As a general rule there should be an appropriate, mix of debt and
owners equity in financing the firms assets.
Leverage ratios may be calculated from the balance sheet items to determine
the proportion of debt in total financing. Many variations of these ratios exist;
but all these ratios indicate the same thing the extent to which the firms has
relied on debt in financing assets. Leverage ratios are also computed form the
profit and loss items by determining the extent to which operating profits are
sufficient to cover the fixed charges.
7. DEBT RATIO
Total debt (TD)Total debt (TD) + Net worth (NW)
Total debt (TD)= -----------------------------
Capital employed (CE)
Debt Ratio
The relationship describing the lenders contribution for each rupee of the
owners contribution is called debt-equity (DE) ratio is directly computed by
dividing total debt by net worth:
Total debt (TD)Debtequity ratio = -----------------------
Net worth (NW)
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8. Capital Employed to Net Worth Ratio
It is another way of expressing the basic relationship between debt and
equity. One may want to know: How much funds are being contributed together
by lenders and owners for each rupee of owners contribution? Calculating the
ratio of capital employed or net assets to net worth can find this out:
Total Debt
Debt Equity Ratio = ----------------------
Net worth (NW)
8. Activity Ratios
Funds of creditors and owners are interested in various assets to generate
sales and profits. The better the management of assets, the larger the amount of
sales. Activity ratios are employed to evaluate the efficiency with which the firm
manages and utilizes its assets. These ratios are also called turnover ratios
because they indicate the speed with which assets are being converted or turned
over into sales. Activity ratios, thus, involves a relationship between sales and
assets. A proper balance between sales and assets generally reflects that assets
are managed well. Several activity ratios are calculated to judge the
effectiveness of asset utilization.
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9. Inventory Turnover
Inventory turnover indicates the efficiency of the firm in producing and
selling its product. It is calculated by dividing the cost of goods sold by the
average inventory:
Cost of goods sold
Inventory turnover = --------------------------
Average inventory
The average inventory is the average of opening and closing balances of
inventory. In a manufacturing company inventory of finished goods is used to
calculate inventory turnover.
9.Debtors (Accounts Receivable) Turnover
A firm sells goods for cash and credit. Credit is used as a marketing tool
by number of companies. When the firm extends credits to its customers,
debtors (accounts receivable) are created in the firms accounts. Debtors are
convertible into cash over a short period and, therefore, are included in current
assets. The liquidity position of the firm depends on the quality of debtors to a
great extent. Debtors turnover is found out by dividing credit sales by average
debtors:
Credit salesDebtors turnover = -----------------
Debtors
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Debtors turnover indicates the number of times debtors turnover each
year generally, the higher the value ofdebtors turnover, the more efficient is the
management of credit.
To outside analyst, information about credit sales and opening and closing
balances of debtors may not be available. Therefore, debtors turnover can be
calculated by dividing Total sales by the year-end balances of debtors:
Debtors turnover = ------------
10.Total Assets Turnover
Net assets turnover can be computed simply by dividing sales by net sales
(NA):
Total Assets Turnover = --------------
It may be recalled that net assets (NA) include net fixed assets (NFA) and net
current assets (NCA), that is, current assets (CA) minus current liabilities (CL).
Since net assets equal capital employed, net assets turnover may also be called
capital employed, net assets turnover may also be called capital employed
turnover.
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11.Current Assets Turnover
A firm may also like to relate current assets (or net working gap) to sales. It
may thus complete networking capital turnover by dividing sales by net working
capital:
Sales
Currentasset turnover =-------------------------
PROFITABILITY RATIOS
A company should earn profits to survive and grow over a long period of
time. Profits are essential, but it would be wrong to assume that every action
initiated by management of a company should be aimed at maximizing profits,
irrespective of concerns for customers, employees, suppliers or social
consequences. It is unfortunate that the word profit is looked upon as a term of
abuse since some firms always want to maximize profits at the cost of
employees, customers and society. Except such infrequent cases, it is a fact that
sufficient profits must be able to obtain funds from investors for expansion and
growth and to contribute towards the social overheads for welfare of the society.
Profit is the difference between revenues and expenses over a period of time
(usually one year). Profit is the ultimate output of a company, and it will have no
future if it fails to make sufficient profits. Therefore, the financial manager
should continuously evaluate the efficiency of the company in terms of profit.
The profitability ratios are calculated to measure the operating efficiency of the
company. Besides management of the company, creditors and owners are also
interested in the profitability of the firm. Creditors want to get a required rate of
return on their investment. This is possible only when the company earns
enough profits.
Generally, two major types of profitability ratios are calculated:
Profitability in relation to sales. Profitability in relation to investment.
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12.Net Profit Margin
Net profit is obtained when operating expenses; interest and taxes are
subtracted from the gross profit margin ratio is measured by dividing profit after
tax by sales:
Net Profit Ratio = --------------- X 100
Net profit ratio establishes a relationship between net profit and sales and
indicates and managements in manufacturing, administrating and selling the
products. This ratio is the overall measure of the firms ability to turn each rupee
sales into net profit. If the net margin is inadequate the firm will fail to achieve
satisfactory return on shareholders funds.
13.Net Margin Based on NOPAT
The profit after tax (PAT) figure excludes interest on borrowing. Interest
is tax deducts able, and therefore, a firm that pays more interest pays less tax.
Tax saved on account of payment of interest is called interest tax shield. Thus
the conventional measure of net profit margin-PAT to sales ratio is affected by
firms financial policy. It can mislead if we compare two firms with different
debt ratios. For a true comparison of the operating performance of firms, we
must ignore the effect of financial leverage, viz., the measure of profits should
ignore interest and its tax effect. Thus net profit margin (for evaluating operating
performance) may be computed in the following way:
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EBIT (1-T) NOPAT
Net Profit Margin = ------------------- = ---------------
16. Operating Expense Ratio
The operating expense ratio explains the changes in the profit margin
(EBIT to sales) ratio. This is computed by dividing operating expenses viz., cost
of goods sold plus selling expense and general and administrative expenses
(excluding interest) by sales.
Operating expenses ratio = ----------------------------
17. Return on Investment (ROI)
The term investment may refer to total assets or not assets. The funds
employed in net assets are known as capital employed. Net assets equal net
fixed assets plus current assets minus current liabilities excluding bank loans.
Alternatively, capital employed is equal to net worth plus total debt.
The conventional approach of calculating return of investment (ROI) is to
divide PAT by investments. Investment represents pool of funds supplied by
shareholders and lenders, while PAT represent residue income o shareholders;
therefore, it is conceptually unsound to use PAT in the calculation of ROI. Also,
as discussed earlier, PAT is affected by capital structure. It is, therefore, more
appropriate to use one of the following measures of ROI for comparing the
operating efficiency of firms:
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EBIT (1-T) EBIT (1-T)
ROI = ROTA = ----------------- = ----------------Total assets TA
EBIT (1-T) EBIT (1-T)ROI = RONA = ---------------- = ---------------
Net assets NA
18. Return on Equity (ROE)
Common or ordinary shareholders are entitled to the residual profits. The
rate of dividend is not fixed: the earnings may be distributed to shareholders or
retained in the business. Nevertheless, the net profits after taxes represent their
return. A return on shareholders equity is calculated to see the profitability of
owners investment. The shareholders equity or net worth will include paid-up
share capital, share premium, and reserves and surplus less accumulated losses.
Net worth also be found by subtracting total liabilities from total assets. The
return on equity is net profit after taxes divided by shareholders equity, which is
given by net worth:
Profit after taxes PATROE = ------------------------ = ---------
Net worth (Equity) NW
ROE indicates how well the firm has used the resources of owners. In
fact, this ratio is one of the most important relationships in financial analysis.
The earning of a satisfactory return is the most desirable objective of business.
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The ratio of net profit to owners equity reflects the extent to which this
objective has been accomplished. This ratio is, thus, of great interest to the
present as well as the prospective.
Shareholders and also of great concern to management, which has the
responsibility of maximizing the owners welfare.
The return on owners equity of the company should be compared with
the ratios of other similar companies and the industry average. This will reveal
the relative performance and strength of the company in attracting future
investments.
19. Earnings per Share (EPS)
The profitability of the shareholders investments can also be measured in
many other ways. One such measure is to calculate the earnings per share. The
earnings per share (EPS) are calculated by dividing the profit after taxes by the
total number of ordinary shares outstanding.
Profit after taxEPS = -------------------------------------
Number of share outstanding
20. Dividends per Share (DPS or DIV)
The net profits after taxes belong to shareholders. But the income, which
they will receive, is the amount of earnings distributed as cash dividends.
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Therefore, a large number of present and potential investors may be interested in
DPS, rather than EPS.
DPS is the earnings distributed to ordinary shareholders dividend by the
number of ordinary shares outstanding.
Earnings paid to shareholders (dividends)
EPS = ----------------------------------------------------
Number of ordinary shares outstanding
21. DividendPayout Ratio
The dividendpayout Ratio or simply payout ratio is DPS (OR Total equity
dividends) divided by the EPS (or profit after tax):
Equity dividends
Payout Ratio = -----------------------
Profit after tax
Dividends per share DPS
= --------------------------- = -------Earnings per share EPS
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ADVANTAGES OF RATIO ANALYSIS
Ratio analysis simplifies the comprehension of financial statement. Ratio analysis provides data for inter firm comparison Ratio analysis helps in planning forecasting trends in cost, sales, profit
and other related facts are revealed by the past ratios and future events
can be forecast on the basis of such trends.
Ratio may be used as an instrument of management control particularlyin the area of sales cost.
A ratio helps in investment decision to make profitable investment. Ratios also facilitate the function of communication. It can be easily
conveyed through the ratio as what as happened during the two
intervening periods.
Ratios may also be used as a measure of efficiency.
LIMITATIONS OF RATIO ANALYSIS
1.The analyst or the user must have comprehensive knowledge and experience
about the concern whose statements have been used for calculating these
ratios only the dependable conclusions may drawn thus ratios are signified
tools only in the hands of experts in the hands of quacks for whom they
may prove dangerous tools.
2.Ratios are not an end in themselves but they are a means to achieve a
particular end. Hence it totally depends upon user or analyst as what
conclusions is drawn on the basis of ratios calculated.
3.A single ratio in itself is not imported or as limited value because trends are
more significant in the analysis.
4.Another limitation is that of standard ratio with which the actual ratios may
be compared generally there is no such ratio, which may be treated as
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standard for the purpose of comparison because conditions of one concern
differ significantly from those of another concern.
5.The accuracy and correctness of ratios are totally dependent upon the
reliability of the data contained in financial statements on the basis of
which ratios are calculated.
6.When ratios are used in the comparative study of two concerns there must be
uniformity in the accounting plan used both concerns. Similarly there must
be consistency in the preparation of financial statements and recording
these transaction from year to year with in that concern.
7.analyst must be able to examine the nature of the data carefully. If
accounting data lack uniformity particularly definitional uniformity, then
ratio calculated on the basis of them will be misleading.
8.Ratios become meaningless if detached from the details, which they are
deriving and in fact, they should be used as supplementary to, and not
substitution of the original absolute figures.
9.The utility of ratios is largely dependent upon the method of presentation
also.
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10.Ratios make the comparatives study complicated and misleading onaccount of changes in price level.