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Question No 1:
Kedzie Kord Company had following balance sheets and income statements over the last three years
Using common-size and percentage analysis, evaluate trends in the company's financial condition and
performance
Question No 3
The data for various companies in the same industry are as follows
Company
A B C D E F
$ $
Sales (in millions) 10.00 20.00 $8.00 $5.00 $12.00 $17.00
$ $ $ $
Total assets (in millions) 8.00 10.00 $6.00 $2.50 4.00 8.00
$ $ $ $
Net income (in millions) 0.70 2.00 $0.80 $0.50 1.50 1.00
Determine the total asset turnover, net profit margin, and earning power for
each of the companies
Question No 4
Cordillera Carson Company has the following balance sheet and income statement for 20X2 (in thousands)
On the basis of this information, compute (a) the current ratio, (b) the acid test ratio, ( c) the average collection period,
(d) the inventory turnover ratio, (e) the debt to net worth ratio, (f) the long term debt to equity ratio, (g) gross profit
margin, (h) the net profit margin, and (i) the return on equity
Question No 5
OTHER INFORMATION
Current ratio 3 to 1
Depreciation $ 500.00
Net profit margin 7%
Total liabilities. Shareholders equity 1 to 1
Average collection period 45 days
inventory turnover ratio 3 to 1
Assuming that sales and production are steady through out a 360-day year, complete the balance sheet and
income statement for the Vanier Corporation
Q. Playbus Ltd is a company established a few years ago to operate a small chain of retail toy
shops in Wales. The chain was built up from the original shop by the present owners who
continue to manage the business, but due to serious illnesses are considering putting the
company on the market.
Extracts from the accounts of Playbus Ltd for each of the past two years ended 30 September
2002 are as follows:
Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 30 September
2002 2001
£'000 £'000
Turnover 15,000 12,000
Cost of Sales (9.500) (7.000)
Gross Profit 5,500 5,000
Administrative Expenses (3,200) (2,900)
Interest (300) (100)
Profit before taxation 2,000 2,000
Taxation (1.000) (600)
Profit after Taxation 1.000 1400
Balance Sheet as at 30lh September
2002 2001
£'000 £'000
Fixed Assets 4,400 2,000
Current Assets
Stock 1500 1,000
Debtors 800 500
Cash 3.300 3.500
5,600 5,000
Creditors due within one year (2.000) 3.600 (1,500) 3,500
8,000 5,500
Long-term liabilities (2,500) (1,000)
5,500 4,500
Childplay plc has a much larger chain of retail toy outlets and is looking to expand. An
expansion either into Wales or into the North East would make a good strategic fit.
Childplay has already done a financial analysis of another potential takeover target, Greattoys
pic, which is quoted on the AIM market and is located in the North East.
Grealtoys shares are quoted with a price giving a Price Earnings ratio (PER) of 12X whilst the
average PER for the retail sector companies trading in similar products is
16X. Childplay has a PER of 20X.
The following financial statistics have been obtained for Greattoys for the same pair of time
periods as Playbus.
Playbus' annual average sales growth for the past 5 years in 2002 was 30%, which was lower
than in 2001 when it was 35 %. The sales growth from 2001 to 2002 was 25%.
Required
(a) Compute values for each year for not more than 10 ratios for Playbus which should be
used in your report in answer to (b) below.
(15 marks)
(b) Write a report for Childplay plc advising them on which of the two companies, Playbus
or Grealtoys, purely on financial grounds, would make the beuer takeover target. Use the
values computed in (a) and the other information provided in the question. Mention some
other pieces of information that are not available in the question, but which would be
useful to obtain to aid your deliberations.
(10 marks)
Q. The following information is available on the Shahnawaz Company:
Current Ratio 3 to 1
Depreciation Rs.500
Net profit margin 7%
Total liabilities/shareholders’ 1 to 1
equity
Average collection period 45 days
Inventory turnover ratio 3 to 1
Assume that sales and production are steady throughout a 360-day year; complete the balance
sheet and income statement for Shah Sahib Company. (15)