Basket

Basket Wonders’
Wonders’ Balance
Balance
Sheet
Sheet (Asset
(Asset Side)
Side)
Basket Wonders Balance Sheet (thousands) Dec. 31, 2007a
Cash and C.E. $ 90 a. How the firm stands on
Acct. Rec.c 394 a specific date.
Inventories 696 Prepaid Exp d b. What BW owned.
5 Accum Tax Prepay c. Amounts owed by
10 customers.
Current Assetse d. Future expense items
$1,195 Fixed Assets (@Cost) f
already paid.
1030 Less: Acc. Depr. g
e. Cash/likely convertible
(329) Net Fix. Assets $ 701
to cash within 1 year.
Investment, LT 50 Other
Assets, LT 223 Total
f. Original amount paid.
Assets b $2,169 g. Acc. deductions for
1 wear and tear.
 Basket
Basket Wonders’
Wonders’ Balance
Balance
Sheet
Sheet (Liability
(Liability Side)
Side)
Basket Wonders Balance Sheet (thousands) Dec. 31, 2007
Notes Payable $ 290 a. Note, Assets =
Acct. Payablec 94 Liabilities + Equity.
Accrued Taxes d 16 Other b. What BW owed and
Accrued Liab. d 100 ownership position.
Current Liab. e $ 500 c. Owed to suppliers for
Long-Term Debt f 530 goods and services.
Shareholders’ Equity d. Unpaid wages, salaries,
Com. Stock ($1 par) g 200 etc.
Add Pd in Capital g 729 e. Debts payable < 1 year.
Retained Earnings h 210 f. Debts payable > 1 year.
Total Equity $1,139 g. Original investment.
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Total Liab/Equitya,b $2,169 h. Earnings reinvested.
 Basket
Basket Wonders’
Wonders’
Income
Income Statement
Statement
Basket Wonders Statement of Earnings (in thousands)
for Year Ending December 31, 2007a
Net Sales $ 2,211 a. Measures profitability
Cost of Goods Sold b 1,599 over a time period.
Gross Profit $ 612 b. Received, or receivable,
SG&A Expenses c 402 from customers.
EBITd $ c. Sales comm., adv.,
210 Interest Expensee officers’ salaries, etc.
59 EBT f $ d. Operating income.
151 Income Taxes e. Cost of borrowed funds.
60 EATg $ 91 f. Taxable income.
Cash Dividends 38 g. Amount earned for
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Increase in RE $ 53 shareholders.
 Use
Use of
of Financial
Financial Ratios
Ratios

A Financial Ratio is Types of

an index that relates Comparisons
two accounting
numbers and is Internal
obtained by dividing Comparisons
one number by the External
other. Comparisons

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 External
External Comparisons
Comparisons and
and
Sources
Sources of
of Industry
Industry Ratios
Ratios
This involves
comparing the ratios
of one firm with those
of similar firms or with
industry averages.

Similarity is important
as one should
compare “apples to
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apples.”
 Liquidity
Liquidity Ratios
Ratios
Balance Sheet Ratios Current

Current Assets
Liquidity Ratios Current Liabilities

Shows a firm’s ability For Basket Wonders

to cover its current December 31, 2007
liabilities with its
current assets. $1,195 = 2.39
$500
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 Liquidity
Liquidity Ratio
Ratio
Comparisons
Comparisons
Current Ratio
Year BW Industry
2007 2.39 2.15
2006 2.26 2.09
2005 1.91 2.01
Ratio is stronger than the industry average.
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 Liquidity
Liquidity Ratios
Ratios
Balance Sheet Ratios Acid-Test (Quick)

Current Assets - Inv

Liquidity Ratios Current Liabilities

Shows a firm’s For Basket Wonders

ability to meet December 31, 2007
current liabilities
$1,195 - $696 = 1.00
with its most liquid $500
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assets.
 Liquidity
Liquidity Ratio
Ratio
Comparisons
Comparisons
Acid-Test Ratio
Year BW Industry
2007 1.00 1.25
2006 1.04 1.23
2005 1.11 1.25
Ratio is weaker than the industry average.
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 Financial
Financial Leverage
Leverage Ratios
Ratios
Balance Sheet Ratios Debt-to-Equity

Total Debt
Financial Leverage Shareholders’ Equity
Ratios
For Basket Wonders
December 31, 2007
Shows the extent to
which the firm is $1,030 = .90
financed by debt. $1,139
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 Financial
Financial Leverage
Leverage
Ratio
Ratio Comparisons
Comparisons
Debt-to-Equity Ratio
Year BW Industry
2007 .90 .90
2006 .88 .90
2005 .81 .89
BW has average debt utilization
11
relative to the industry average.
 Financial
Financial Leverage
Leverage Ratios
Ratios
Balance Sheet Ratios Debt-to-Total-Assets

Total Debt
Financial Leverage Total Assets
Ratios
For Basket Wonders
Shows the percentage December 31, 2007
of the firm’s assets
that are supported by $1,030 = .47
debt financing. $2,169
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 Financial
Financial Leverage
Leverage
Ratio
Ratio Comparisons
Comparisons
Debt-to-Total-Asset Ratio
Year BW Industry
2007 .47 .47
2006 .47 .47
2005 .45 .47
BW has average debt utilization
13
relative to the industry average.
 Coverage
Coverage Ratios
Ratios
Income Statement Interest Coverage
Ratios
EBIT
Interest Charges
Coverage Ratios
For Basket Wonders
Indicates a firm’s December 31, 2007
ability to cover
interest charges. $210 = 3.56
$59
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 Coverage
Coverage
Ratio
Ratio Comparisons
Comparisons
Interest Coverage Ratio
Year BW Industry
2007 3.56 5.19
2006 4.35 5.02
2005 10.30 4.66
BW has below average interest coverage
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relative to the industry average.
 Activity
Activity Ratios
Ratios
Income Statement / Receivable Turnover
(Assume all sales are credit sales.)
Balance Sheet
Ratios Annual Net Credit Sales
Receivables
Activity Ratios
For Basket Wonders
Indicates quality of December 31, 2007
receivables and how
successful the firm is in $2,211 = 5.61
its collections. $394
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 Activity
Activity Ratios
Ratios
Income Statement / Avg Collection Period
Balance Sheet
Days in the Year
Ratios
Receivable Turnover

Activity Ratios For Basket Wonders

December 31, 2007
Average number of days
that receivables are
outstanding. 365 = 65 days
(or RT in days) 5.61
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 Activity
Activity
Ratio
Ratio Comparisons
Comparisons
Average Collection Period
Year BW Industry
2007 65.0 65.7
2006 71.1 66.3
2005 83.6 69.2
BW has improved the average collection
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period to that of the industry average.
 Activity
Activity Ratios
Ratios
Income Statement / Payable Turnover (PT)
(Assume annual credit
Balance Sheet purchases = $1,551.)
Ratios
Annual Credit Purchases
Accounts Payable
Activity Ratios
For Basket Wonders
Indicates the
December 31, 2007
promptness of payment
to suppliers by the firm. $1551
= 16.5
$94
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 Activity
Activity Ratios
Ratios
Income Statement / PT in Days
Balance Sheet
Ratios Days in the Year
Payable Turnover
Activity Ratios
For Basket Wonders
December 31, 2007
Average number of days
that payables are 365
outstanding. = 22.1 days
16.5
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 Activity
Activity
Ratio
Ratio Comparisons
Comparisons
Payable Turnover in Days
Year BW Industry
2007 22.1 46.7
2006 25.4 51.1
2005 43.5 48.5
BW has improved the PT in Days.
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Is this good?
 Activity
Activity Ratios
Ratios
Income Statement / Inventory Turnover
Balance Sheet
Ratios Cost of Goods Sold
Inventory
Activity Ratios
For Basket Wonders
December 31, 2007
Indicates the
effectiveness of the $1,599 = 2.30
inventory management $696
practices of the firm.
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 Activity
Activity
Ratio
Ratio Comparisons
Comparisons
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Year BW Industry
2007 2.30 3.45
2006 2.44 3.76
2005 2.64 3.69
BW has a very poor inventory turnover ratio.
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 Activity
Activity Ratios
Ratios
Income Statement / Total Asset Turnover
Balance Sheet
Ratios Net Sales
Total Assets
Activity Ratios
For Basket Wonders
December 31, 2007
Indicates the overall
effectiveness of the firm $2,211 = 1.02
in utilizing its assets to $2,169
generate sales.
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 Activity
Activity
Ratio
Ratio Comparisons
Comparisons
Total Asset Turnover Ratio
Year BW Industry
2007 1.02 1.17
2006 1.03 1.14
2005 1.01 1.13
BW has a weak total asset turnover ratio.
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Why is this ratio considered weak?
 Profitability
Profitability Ratios
Ratios
Income Statement / Gross Profit Margin
Balance Sheet
Ratios Gross Profit
Net Sales
Profitability Ratios
For Basket Wonders
December 31, 2007
Indicates the efficiency
of operations and firm $612 = .277
pricing policies. $2,211
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 Profitability
Profitability
Ratio
Ratio Comparisons
Comparisons
Gross Profit Margin
Year BW Industry
2007 27.7% 31.1%
2006 28.7 30.8
2005 31.3 27.6
BW has a weak Gross Profit Margin.
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 Profitability
Profitability Ratios
Ratios
Income Statement / Net Profit Margin
Balance Sheet
Ratios Net Profit after Taxes
Net Sales
Profitability Ratios
For Basket Wonders
December 31, 2007
Indicates the firm’s
profitability after taking $91 = .041
account of all expenses $2,211
and income taxes.
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 Profitability
Profitability
Ratio
Ratio Comparisons
Comparisons
Net Profit Margin
Year BW Industry
2007 4.1% 8.2%
2006 4.9 8.1
2005 9.0 7.6
BW has a poor Net Profit Margin.
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 Profitability
Profitability Ratios
Ratios
Income Statement / Return on Investment
Balance Sheet
Ratios Net Profit after Taxes
Total Assets
Profitability Ratios
For Basket Wonders
Indicates the profitability December 31, 2007
on the assets of the firm
(after all expenses and $91 = .042
taxes). $2,160
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 Profitability
Profitability
Ratio
Ratio Comparisons
Comparisons
Return on Investment
Year BW Industry
2007 4.2% 9.8%
2006 5.0 9.1
2005 9.1 10.8
BW has a poor Return on Investment.
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 Profitability
Profitability Ratios
Ratios
Income Statement / Return on Equity
Balance Sheet
Ratios Net Profit after Taxes
Shareholders’ Equity
Profitability Ratios
For Basket Wonders
Indicates the profitability December 31, 2007
to the shareholders of the
firm (after all expenses $91 = .08
and taxes). $1,139
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