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Assignment 1 Partial Solution
Assignment 1 Partial Solution
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Question : 1
YoY Growth Rate in Sales
2015 2016 2017 2018
- 25.00% 24.29% 26.44%
The Sources and Uses Statement shows that SHS put most of its funds last year toward receivables and inventory.
And, it is getting most of its funds from trade creditors and retained profits.
So what do these increases in accounts receivables and inventories mean? Can receivables
ever be too high? Yes. SHS could be giving credit to customers who are not paying or
are taking too long to pay. Remember, these receivables are being partially funded by bank
borrowings, on which SHS has to pay interest. Can receivables be too low? All else being
equal, SHS would certainly prefer them to be lower. However, to get receivables lower,
SHS would have to restrict credit to customers, which may cause them to shop somewhere else
that provides more lenient credit. As noted above, extending credit is a service provided by
SHS and is part of what makes the firm competitive in the product market.
Can inventories ever be too high? What does it mean if inventory is too high?
Does it mean SHS has ordered too much product, which is sitting on the shelves, incurring
unnecessary storage, insurance, and financing costs. It could mean SHS has been ordering the
wrong inventory—products that people don’t want and are not buying, which it may
eventually have to scrap at a loss.
Can inventory be too low?
If the product customers are looking for is not in stock, they go elsewhere. SHS must balance having
sufficient quantity of inventory that customers want with the cost of having too much inventory.
The firm must have the right level and kind of inventory and be willing to extend credit to its customers.
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INTREPRETATION
Common-Size Common Base-Year Combined: Common-Size & Common Base
2017 2018
### 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018
4.4% 4.3% 1.14 1.14 1.29 1.0 0.9 0.8
18.3% 20.1% 1.23 1.50 1.92 1.1 1.2 1.3
37.8% 39.7% 1.23 1.58 1.94 1.1 1.2 1.3
3.3% 2.7% 1.00 1.00 0.93 0.9 0.8 0.6
63.9% 66.7% 1.21 1.47 1.80 1.1 1.1 1.2
36.1% 33.3% 1.03 1.08 1.17 0.9 0.8 0.8
100.0% 100.0% 1.13 1.30 1.52 1.0 1.0 1.0
1.1% 1.0% 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.9 0.8 0.7
38.9% 33.3% 1.08 1.17 1.17 1.0 0.9 0.8
16.0% 21.2% 1.36 1.80 2.79 1.2 1.4 1.8
2.8% 2.4% 0.80 1.00 1.00 0.7 0.8 0.7
58.8% 57.8% 1.12 1.27 1.47 1.0 1.0 1.0
11.1% 8.6% 0.92 0.83 0.75 0.8 0.6 0.5
69.9% 66.3% 1.07 1.18 1.30 0.9 0.9 0.9
8.3% 7.1% 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.9 0.8 0.7
21.8% 26.5% 1.64 2.45 3.49 1.4 1.9 2.3
100.0% 100.0% 1.13 1.30 1.52 1.0 1.0 1.0
Comprehensive Ratio analysis
INTREPRETATION
What happens to the Inventory at SHS?
The inventory goes into a warehouse, sits there for a certain period, and then gets sold.
On average, how long does it take before SHS sells its inventory?
This is Days Inventory Ratio, which is 90 days in 2012.
Given sales on credit, on average, how long does it take for SHS to get paid against sales?
This is Days Held in Receivables, which is 35 days in 2012.
This means it took 125 days on average from the time SHS purchased its inventory until it
was sold and paid for (90 days of inventory and 35 days of accounts receivable).
If on average it takes 125 days to convert purchases back into cash, how does SHS finance its purchases?
SHS takes trade credit from its suppliers. This is represented by accounts payable.
How long does it take SHS to pay off its accounts?
This is Days rec eivables. On average it takes SHS 46 days to pay off its trade creditors.
All in all, then, SHS takes 125 days to sell and collect payment for purchases. However,
it takes 46 days to make payment to its suppliers for purchases, which leaves 79
days of inventory and receivables that must be financed in other ways.
e its purchases?
Question: 2
Sources and Uses of Funds Statement for 2017-2018
Operating Activites:
$
Net Income 82.55
Changes in W.C
Increase in A.P 79
Increase in A.R -46
Increase in Inv. -78
Decrease in P.E 2
Investing Activities
$
Purchase of PPE -25
Financing Activities
$
Decrease in LT Debt -10
Question: 3
Combined Common Size and Base year Balance Sheet and Income Statement
Question 4:
corrected
2015-2018
2017 2018
1,740 155% 2,200 196%
265 154% 340 198%
1,416 156% 1,773 196%
340 158% 418 194%
1,341 155% 1,695 196%
399 155% 505 196%
267 156% 344 201%
132 153% 161 187%
32 107% 34 113%
100 179% 127 227%
35 179% 44 227%
65 179% 83 227%
cash 87
Accounts receivable 89
Inventory 91
Prepaid expenses 93
Current assets 95
Property, plant & equipment 97
Current portion of LT Debt 101
Bank loan 103
Accounts payable 105
Accruals 107
Current liabilities 109
Long-term debt 111
Total liabilities 113
Contributed capital 115
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