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Colgate Palmolive (India) : Mid-Term Assignment Subject: Accounting For Managerial Decision Making
Colgate Palmolive (India) : Mid-Term Assignment Subject: Accounting For Managerial Decision Making
Mar'19 Mar'18
12Months 12Months
= (1205.77 - 248.57)/1102.02
= 957.2/1102.02
= 0.87
( Average total assets= total assets at the beginning of the year + at the end / 2)
=1524.45 + 1524.63/ 2
=1524.54
( Average total assets= total assets at the beginning of the year + at the end / 2)
=1524.63+1273.81/2
=1399.22
INTERPRETATIONS:
Current ratio for the financial year 2017-18 was 1.18 and for the financial
year 2018-19 is 1.09 i.e. there is a decrease in current ratio because of
decrease in current assets which indicates that company needs to pay some
of its current liabilities to improve its current ratio.
Quick ratio for the financial year 2017-18 was 0.96 and for the financial year
2018-19 is 0.87 i.e. there is a decrease in quick ratio which indicates that
companies financial position and liquidity has been decreased which further
suggests that company will struggle in paying its debts.
Operating profit margin for the financial year 2017-18 was 26.56 and for the
financial year 2018-19 is 27.69 i.e. there is a increase which indicates that
company is improving the efficiency of controlling its overall costs.
Assets turnover ratio for the financial year 2017-18 was 2.99 and for the
financial year 2018-19 is 2.93 i.e. there is a decrease which indicates that it is
not efficiently using its assets to generate sales. Company can increase a
low asset turnover ratio by continuously using assets, limiting purchases
of inventory, and increasing sales without purchasing new assets.
Inventory turnover ratio for the financial year 2017-18 was 15.36 and for the
financial year 2018-19 is 17.91 i.e. there is a increase which indicates that the
company's product is in demand. It could also mean the company initiated an
effective advertising campaign or sales promotion that caused a boost in
sales.