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Purpose of the Chapter: How analysts use historical financial statements in financial statement analysis. Calculate and interpret operating, credit, and investment ratios. Prepare a trend analysis of a company’s financial ratios. How analysts use financial statement analysis to help prepare a valuation forecast. The cautions analysts must consider when using financial statement analysis. Financial statement analysis are used to weigh and evaluate the operating performance of a firm. It access the profitability of the business firm, the firm’s ability to meet its obligations, safety of the investment in the business and effectiveness of management in running the firm.
At the bottom of the analysis, note that net income, as a percentage of sales, declined by 2.62 percentage points (6.67 percent to 4.05 percent). As a dollar amount, net income declined by 14,096 (33,333 to 19,237). Management should consider both the percentage change and the dollar amount change.
a. Liquidity ratios – allows the firm to measure its ability to pay its current obligations. b. Solvency ratios – allows the firm to measure its ability to pay long-term obligations. It access the firm’s ability to exist in the long run (going concern). c. Profitability ratios – allows the firm to measure its ability to earn an adequate return on sales, total assets and invested capital. It allows the firm to access if its capital is earning effectively through operations. Usually the firm’s rate of return is compared to a highest risk-free rate of return of an investment that is available in the market
Average Trade Payables = Beginning Payables + Ending Payables 2 Example: If Net Credit Purchase is 500,000 and Average Trade Payables is 200,000. Then: Accounts Payable Turnover = 500,000 = 2.5 times 200, f. Average Age of Trade Payables = at an average how many days will it take for payables to be paid. Formula is: Average age of Inventory = 365 days Inventory Turnover In the Previous Example, Average age of Inventory = 365 = 146 days
At an average it takes 146 days for accounts payable to be paid. Cash Conversion Cycle – The length of time for cash used to purchase inventory to be converted back to cash. Cash Conversion Cycle = Ave. Age of Receivable + Ave. Age of Inventory – Ave Age of Payable The acceptable liquidity ratios depends on the accepted standard of the entity but in no case should it be lower than one (1). A liquidity ratio of less than one indicates that the entity is no longer liquid. A very high liquidity ratio may indicate that the entity might not be utilizing its assets efficiently, To avoid underutilization of asset, the entity can either choose to expand their business, establish a new project or purchase long-term assets.
Example: If Total Liabilities is 300,000 and Total Assets is 400,000. Then: Debt Ratio = 300,000 = 75% 400, Debt Ratio shows the percentage of ownership of creditors to the total asset, in the example in shows that 75% of the total asset belongs to the creditors
financial statements but also to use that information to forecast the future.
d. CPA firm
Problems
Days inventory
Common stock, P2 par value; 100,000 shares authorized, issued, and outstanding. 10% noncumulative, nonconvertible preferred stock, P100 par value; 1,000 shares authorized, issued, and outstanding. Orchard’s common stock, which is listed on a major stock exchange, was quoted at P4 per share on December 31. Orchard’s net income for the year ended December 31 was P50,000. The yearly preferred dividend was declared. No capital stock transactions occurred. What was the price earnings ratio on Orchard’s common stock at December 31? A. 6 to 1 C. 10 to 1 B. 8 to 1 D. 16 to 1
The estimated inventory amount is: A. 840,000 C. 720, B. 600,000 D. 550,