Analyze financial information contained in a set of accounts or financial statements

Following set of financial statements is used to analyze the financial information:

ABC Company Limited
Profit & loss account
For the year ended Dec 31, 2016
Pounds
Sales            613 633
Cost of sales          (368 180)
Gross profit            245 453
Operating expenses          (134 999)
Operating profit            110 454
Income tax (30%)             (33 136)
Net profit              77 318

 

 

 

ABC Company Limited
Balance sheet
As on Dec 31, 2016
Pounds Pounds
ASSETS LIABILITIES
Current assets Long term liabilities      662 033
Cash and bank            183 825
Accounts receivables            621 067 Current liabilities
Total current assets            804 892 Accounts payable         97 533
Total liabilities      759 566
Fixed assets            311 228
Total assets         1 116 120 OWNER’S EQUITY
Share capital      100 000
Retained earnings      256 554
Total owner’s equity      356 554
Total liabilities and equity   1 116 120

 

 

Performance measures: These measures are used to gauge the financial performance of the business.

1 Return on capital employed (ROCE) = Operating profit
Equity + long term debt
Return on capital employed (ROCE) = 110 454
1 018 587
Return on capital employed (ROCE) = 11%
2 Return on equity (ROE) = Operating profit
Shareholders’ equity
Return on equity (ROE) = 110 454
356 554
Return on equity (ROE) 31%
3 Gross profit margin = Gross profit
Sales
Gross profit margin = 245 453
613 633
Gross profit margin = 40%
4 Net profit margin = Net profit
Sales
Net profit margin = 77 318
613 633
Net profit margin = 13%
5 Operating profit margin = Operating profit
Sales
Operating profit margin = 110 454
613 633
Operating profit margin = 18%

Financial status measures: These ratios are used to gauge the financial position/health of the business.

1 Current ratio = Current assets
Current liabilities
Current ratio = 804 892
97 533
Current ratio (times) = 8.25
2 Cash ratio = Cash balance
Current liabilities
Current ratio = 183 825
97 533
Current ratio (times) = 1.88
3 Working capital ratio = Net working capital*
Current liabilities
Working capital ratio = 707 359
97 533
Working capital ratio (times) = 7.25
Net working capital = Current assets – current liabilities

 

Analysis:

From profitability perspective the company seems to be doing fine as we can see the gross profit margin of 40% and operating profit margin of 18% and net profit margin of 13%.

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