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A. DRB-HICOM BERHAD
The current ratio for DRB-HICOM Company was increase from 0.54 in year 2017 to 0.58 in year 2018 and drop to 0.54 in
year 2019. The ratio has increase from year 2017 to year 2018 but decrease in year 2019 due to DRB-HICOM Company with the
ratio below than 1.00, it mean that the company is not able to pay off their short-term liabilities on times.
The quick ratio for DRB-HICOM Company was 0.46 in year 2017 and rise to 0.52 in year 2018. But the quick ratio decline to
0.45 in the 2019. The ratio shows increase from year 2017 to year 2018 due to the DRB-HICOM Company has improved its
liquidity, but it was decrease from year 2018 to year 2019. It shows the company still need to improve their quick ratio which is
greater than 1.00 so they can maintain the ability to pay its short term obligations to creditor without rely on inventory.
In these three years, DRB-HICOM Company shows a negative net working capital. In shows that the net working capital was
increased from –RM 13,130,856 in year 2017 to –RM 11,336,022 in year 2018 but it has declined to –RM 12,385,526 in year 2019.
To get positive of net working capital, the amount of current asset must excess the amount of liability. It shows that the company is
weak financial strength in cover current liability for growing their company performance.
The inventory turnover was increased from 0.39 times in year 2017 to 0.65 times in year 2018. In year 2019, the inventory
has drop to 0.25 times. The increase of inventory turnover in year 2017 to year 2018 reflect that the company was increase
effectiveness in manage the inventory. However, the ability of company in selling the inventory has drop in year 2018 to year 2019,
it reflect the ineffectiveness of inventory in generate sales.
Financial Formula Year
2017 2018 2019
ratio
5. Fixed Sales RM 897,315 RM 1,069,412 RM 644,252
¿ Asset RM 28,341,495 RM 27,404,133 RM 27,712,766
Asset
= 0.0317 =0.0390 = 0.0232
turnover
The fixed asset turnover of DRB-HICOM Company was increased from 0.0317 in year 2017 to 0.0390 in year 2018 and drop
to 0.0232 in year 2019. The increase of total asset turnover shows that DRB-HICOM Company in year 2017 to year 2018 has
increased in investment of fixed asset. Unfortunately, the total asset turnover has drop in year 2018 to year 2019 due to the
company has over-invested in fixed asset.
The total asset turnover in year 2017 is 0.0205 and increase to 0.0248 in year 2018. However it drops to 0.0151 in year
2019. It show DRB-HICOM Company has used asset efficiently to generate sales from year 2017 to year 2018, but company didn’t
used the asset wisely to generate sales in year 2018 to year 2019
Financial Formula Year
2017 2018 2019
ratio
7. Debt Ratio Total Debt RM 33,709,334 RM 32,909,561 RM 32,660,932
Total Asset RM 43,847,849 RM 43,195,433 RM 42,676,826
= 0.7688 =0.7619 = 0.7653
= 76.88% =76.19% = 76.53%
The debt ratio in year 2017 is 76.88% decrease to 76.19% in year 2018 and increase to 76.53% in year 2019. The decrease
of debt ratio in year 2017 to year 2018 shows that DRB-HICOM Company has taken less risk in their business activities to avoid the
increase of debt in company. However in year 2018 to year 2019 increase of debt ratio reflect the higher amount of debt to finance
asset.