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- Effect of Industry Characteristics on Financial Statement Relations. Effective financial statement analysis requires an understanding of a firms economic characteristics. The relations between various financial statement items provide evidence of many of these economic characteristics. Exhibit 1.22 (pages 6061) presents common-size condensed balance sheets and income statements for 12 firms in different industries. These common-size balance sheets and income statements express various items as a percentage of operating revenues. (That is, the statement divides all amounts by operating revenues for the year.) Exhibit 1.22 also shows the ratio of cash flow from operations to capital expenditures. A dash for a particular financial statement item does not necessarily mean the amount is zero. It merely indicates that the amount is not sufficiently large enough for the firm to disclose it. Amounts that are not meaningful are shown as n.m. A list of the 12 companies and a brief description of their activities follow. A. Amazon.com: Operates websites to sell a wide variety of products online. The firm operated at a net loss in all years prior to that reported in Exhibit 1.22. B. Carnival Corporation: Owns and operates cruise ships. C. Cisco Systems: Manufactures and sells computer networking and communications products. D. Citigroup: Offers a wide range of financial services in the commercial banking, insurance, and securities business. Operating expenses represent the compensation of employees. E. eBay: Operates an online trading platform for buyers to purchase and sellers to sell a variety of goods. The firm has grown in part by acquiring other companies to enhance or support its online trading platform. F. Goldman Sachs: Offers brokerage and investment banking services. Operating expenses represent the compensation of employees. G. Johnson Johnson: Develops, manufactures, and sells pharmaceutical products, medical equipment, and branded over-the-counter consumer personal care products. H. Kelloggs: Manufactures and distributes cereal and other food products. The firm acquired other branded food companies in recent years. I. MGM Mirage: Owns and operates hotels, casinos, and golf courses. J. Molson Coors: Manufactures and distributes beer. Molson Coors has made minority ownership investments in other beer manufacturers in recent years. K. Verizon: Maintains a telecommunications network and offers telecommunications services. Operating expenses represent the compensation of employees. Verizon has made minority investments in other cellular and wireless providers. L. Yum! Brands: Operates chains of name-brand restaurants, including Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut. REQUIRED Use the ratios to match the companies in Exhibit 1.22 with the firms listed above.Effect of Industry Characteristics on Financial Statement Relations. Effective financial statement analysis requires an understanding of a firms economic characteristics. The relations between various financial statement items provide evidence of many of these economic characteristics. Exhibit 1.23 (pages 6263) presents common-size condensed balance sheets and income statements for 12 firms in different industries. These common-size balance sheets and income statements express various items as a percentage of operating revenues. (That is, the statement divides all amounts by operating revenues for the year.) Exhibit 1.23 also shows the ratio of cash flow from operations to capital expenditures. A dash for a particular financial statement item does not necessarily mean the amount is zero. It merely indicates that the amount is not sufficiently large for the firm to disclose it. A list of the 12 companies and a brief description of their activities follow. A. Abercrombie Fitch: Sells retail apparel primarily through stores to the fashionconscious young adult and has established itself as a trendy, popular player in the specialty retailing apparel industry. B. Allstate Insurance: Sells property and casualty insurance, primarily on buildings and automobiles. Operating revenues include insurance premiums from customers and revenues earned from investments made with cash received from customers before Allstate pays customers claims. Operating expenses include amounts actually paid or expected to be paid in the future on insurance coverage outstanding during the year. C. Best Buy: Operates a chain of retail stores selling consumer electronic and entertainment equipment at competitively low prices. D. E. I. du Pont de Nemours: Manufactures chemical and electronics products. E. Hewlett-Packard: Develops, manufactures, and sells computer hardware. The firm outsources manufacturing of many of its computer components. F. HSBC Finance: Lends money to consumers for periods ranging from several months to several years. Operating expenses include provisions for estimated uncollectible loans (bad debts expense). G. Kelly Services: Provides temporary office services to businesses and other firms. Operating revenues represent amounts billed to customers for temporary help services, and operating expenses include amounts paid to the temporary help employees of Kelly. H. McDonalds: Operates fast-food restaurants worldwide. A large percentage of McDonalds restaurants are owned and operated by franchisees. McDonalds frequently owns the restaurant buildings of franchisees and leases them to franchisees under long-term leases. I. Merck: A leading research-driven pharmaceutical products and services company. Merck discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets a broad range of products to improve human and animal health directly and through its joint ventures. J. Omnicom Group: Creates advertising copy for clients and is the largest marketing services firm in the world. Omnicom purchases advertising time and space from various media and sells it to clients. Operating revenues represent commissions and fees earned by creating advertising copy and selling media time and space. Operating expenses includes employee compensation. K. Pacific Gas Electric: Generates and sells power to customers in the western United States. L. Procter Gamble: Manufactures and markets a broad line of branded consumer products. REQUIRED Use the ratios to match the companies in Exhibit 1.23 with the firms listed above.performance of National Company. Comment on overall financial position and financial health of the business. Identify problems and recommend possible solutions, if historical ratios of company are: Ratios201720182019 Current Ratio1.41.51.6 Acid Test Ratio0.850.740.63 Asset Turnover Ratio4 times3.22.5 Inventory Turnover Ratio6 times5.55 Collection Period6 times5.55 Account payable turnover8 times10 times12 times Total Debt to equity Ratio1.381.611.91 Interest cover543.5 Gross Profit Ratio20%22%23% Net Profit Margin8.5%6.7%3.8% Return on Equity20%21%24% Sales Growth Rate8%5%2% P/E Ratio1098 Fixed Asset Utilization Ratio21.71.4
- Which of the following best describes horizontal analysis? A comparing a company's financial statements with other companies B calculating key ratios to evaluate performance C comparing financial statement amounts from year to year for the same company D expressing each financial statement amount as a percentage of a budgeted amountIdentify which of the following six metrics a through f best completes questions 1 through 3 below. a. Days’ sales uncollected d. Return on total assets b. Accounts receivable turnover e. Total asset turnover c. Working capital f. Profit margin 1. Which two ratios are key components in measuring a company’s operating efficiency? Which ratio summarizes these two components? 2. What measure reflects the difference between current assets and current liabilities? 3. Which two short-term liquidity ratios measure how frequently a company collects its accounts?Time le The profitability and financial position of a firm can be judged to be improving, or deteriorating related to competitors in the industry by: OA. Measures of the past performance of the business B. Measures of both the past and current performances of the business O C. Comparing with industry average D. Rate of thumb measures Next p e
- Which of the following income statement figures would probably be the best indicator of a company's future performance? a. Total revenues b. Income from operations c. Net income d. Gross profitSee Image for Information Compute the following performance indices for both companies: Profit margin Asset turnover Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) Current ratio Debt equity ratio Compare and analyse the performance of the two companies computed in (1) above and explain what the board of Box Limited needs to do to achieve their objective . c. Which other non-financial measures can influence the decision of the board of Box Limited?Specialty Department Stores chief executive officer (CEO) has asked you to compare the company's profit performance and financial position with the average for the industry. The CEO has given you the company's income statement and balance sheet, as well as the industry average data for retailers. Assets \table[[Current assets, %,.71.1%
- What are financial ratios? Using numerical values from financial statements, financial ratios are created to obtain useful information about a company. Using the numbers on a company's balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement, quantitative analysis of a company's liquidity, leverage, growth, margins, profitability, rates of return, valuation, and other factors can be performed. Financial analysis ratio is used for 2 main purpose; to track the company’s performance and to make comparative judgements of the company performance. Users from outside: Retail investors, financial analysts, creditors, rivals, tax and regulatory authorities, and industry observers are internal users. Owners, employees, and the management team.4. The Intra-company basis compares data ______ that are often useful to detect changes in financial relationships and significant trends. * a. within a company b. with other company c. with industry averages d. with economic environment5. Profitability ratios Profitability ratios help in the analysis of the combined impact of liquidity ratios, asset management ratios, and debt management ratios on the operating performance of a firm. Your boss has asked you to calculate the profitability ratios of Diusitech Inc. and make comments on its second-year performance as compared with its first-year performance. The following shows Diusitech Inc.'s income statement for the last two years. The company had assets of $4,700 million in the first year and $7,518 million in the second year. Common equity was equal to $2,500 million in the first year, and the company distributed 100% of its earnings out as dividends during the first and the second years. In addition, the firm did not issue new stock during either year. Diusitech Inc. Income Statement For the Year Ending on December 31 (Millions of dollars) Year 2 Year 1 2,540 2,000 1,610 1,495 127 80 1,737 803 80 723 181 542 Net Sales Operating costs except depreciation and…