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Public Issue: This is normal issue of shares to general public. A company can issue shares to
public to raise more capital , this is done at the market price. Public issues have higher cost of
issue ( this means the company has to incur high expenses when issuing the shares I.e.
advertising and administration ). The main advantage of issuing shares is that no interest has to
be paid on it and the company only have to provide a return when they actually make profits.
Rights Issue : A rights issue represents the offer of shares to the existing shareholders in
proportion to their existing holding at a lower price compared to the market value.
• Rights issue are cheaper to administer and less risky way of raising capital
• Shareholders will get some incentive as they will get shares at a lower price.
Disadvantages
• The company could have raised more funds through a public issue
Bonus Issue: Is the issue of shares to existing shareholders for free .When the company is
short of cash and can’t give dividends so they give out shares for free to the ordinary
shareholders. Other reasons for bonus issue include.
When doing bonus issue company will always use capital reserves first and then the revenue
reserves i.e.
We use share premium first and then revaluation reserve but if we don’t have enough
balance in both of these reserves then we will move to
• General Reserve
RESERVES
The
net
assets
of
the
company
are
represented
with
capital
and
reserves.
While
capital
represents
the
claim
that
owners
have
because
of
the
number
if
shares
they
own,
reserves
represent
the
claim
that
owners
have
because
of
the
wealth
created
by
the
company
over
the
years
but
not
distributed
to
them.
There
are
two
main
types
of
reserves:
Revenue
Reserve
The
reserves
which
arise
from
profit
(Trading
activities
of
the
company).
These
are
transferred
from
the
Appropriation
account.
Examples
include
General
Reserve
and
Retained
Profit
(Profit
and
Loss).
Dividends
can
only
be
paid
to
the
amount
of
revenue
reserve
on
the
balance
sheet.
i.e.
the
maximum
dividend
possible
is
the
sum
of
both
revenue
reserves.
Capital
Reserve
These
are
reserves
which
the
company
is
required
to
set
up
by
law
and
cannot
be
distributed
as
dividends.
They
normally
arise
out
of
capital
transactions.
These
include
Share
Premium
and
Revaluation
Reserve.
Share
Premium
Share
premium
occurs
when
a
company
issues
shares
at
a
price
above
its
nominal
(par)
value.
This
excess
of
share
price
over
nominal
value
is
what
is
known
as
share
premium.
What
are
the
uses
of
Share
Premium?
1. Issue
Bonus
Shares
2. Write
off
Formation
(Preliminary
Expenses)
3. Write
off
Goodwill.
Revaluation
Reserve
When
value
of
Assets
go
up
,
companies
are
allowed
to
revalue
them
upwards
but
gain
has
to
be
recorded
in
a
reserve
rather
then
income
statement
.
This
reserve
can
only
be
used
to
issue
bonus
shares
or
devalue
the
same
asset
which
was
revalued
upwards
before
RATIOS
PROFITABILITY
GROSS
PROFIT
MARGIN
(
Gross
Profit
x
100
)
Net
Sales
While
the
gross
profit
is
a
dollar
amount,
the
gross
profit
margin
is
expressed
as
a
percentage
of
net
sales.
The
Gross
Profit
Margin
illustrates
the
profit
a
company
makes
after
paying
off
its
Cost
of
Goods
sold.
The
Gross
Profit
Margin
shows
how
efficient
the
management
is
in
using
its
labour
and
raw
materials
in
the
process
of
production
(In
case
of
a
trader,
how
efficient
the
management
is
in
purchasing
the
good).
There
are
two
key
ways
for
you
to
improve
your
gross
profit
margin.
First,
you
can
increase
your
process.
Second,
you
can
decrease
the
costs
of
the
goods.
Once
you
calculate
the
gross
profit
margin
of
a
firm,
compare
it
with
industry
standards
or
with
the
ratio
of
last
year.
For
example,
it
does
not
make
sense
to
compare
the
profit
margin
of
a
software
company
(typically
90%)
with
that
of
an
airline
company
(5%).
Reasons
for
this
ratio
to
go
UP
(opposite
for
down)
1. Increase
in
selling
price
per
unit
2. Decrease
in
purchase
price
per
unit
due
to
lower
quality
of
goods
or
a
different
supplier.
3. Decrease
in
purchase
price
per
unit
due
to
bulk
(trade)
discounts.
4. Extensive
advertising
raising
sales
volume
(units)
along
with
selling
price.
5. Understatement
of
opening
stock.
6. Overstatement
of
closing
stock.
7. Decrease
in
carriage
inwards/Duties
(trading
expenses)
8. Change
in
Sales
Mix
(maybe
we
are
selling
some
new
products
which
give
a
higher
margin).
NET
PROFIT
MARGIN
(
Operating
Profit
x
100
)
Net
Sales
Net
profit
margin
tells
you
exactly
how
the
management
and
operations
of
a
business
are
performing.
Net
Profit
Margin
compares
the
net
profit
of
a
firm
with
total
sales
achieved.
The
main
difference
between
GP
Margin
and
NP
Margin
are
the
overhead
expenses
(Expenses
and
loss).
In
some
businesses
Gross
Margin
is
very
high
but
Net
Margin
is
low
due
to
high
expenses,
e.g.
Software
Company
will
have
high
Research
expenses.
Reasons
for
this
ratio
to
go
UP
(opposite
for
down)
All
the
reasons
for
GP
margin
apply
here.
Additionally
1. Increase
in
cash
discounts
from
suppliers
2. A
decrease
in
overhead
expenses
3. Increase
in
other
incomes
like
gain
on
disposal,
Rent
Received
etc.
Return
on
Capital
Employed
(ROCE)
This
is
the
key
profitability
ratio
since
it
calculates
return
on
amount
invested
in
the
business.
If
this
ratio
is
high,
this
means
more
profitability
(In
exam
if
ROCE
is
higher
for
any
firm
it
is
better
than
the
other
firm
irrespective
of
GP
and
NP
Margin).
This
return
is
important
as
it
can
be
compared
to
other
businesses
and
potential
investment
or
even
the
Interest
rate
offered
by
the
bank.
If
ROCE
is
lower
than
the
bank
interest
then
the
owner
should
shoot
himself.
This
ratio
can
go
up
if
profits
increase
and
capital
employed
remains
the
same.
Also
if
Capital
employed
decreases,
this
ratio
might
go
up.
Operating
Profit_
x
100
Capital
Employed
Net
Profit
before
Interest
and
Tax
Return
on
Total
Assets
This
shows
how
much
profit
is
generated
on
total
assets
(Fixed
and
Current).
The
ratio
is
considered
and
indicator
of
how
effectively
a
company
is
using
its
assets
to
generate
profits.
Operating
Profit_
x
100
Total
Assets
Return
on
Shareholders’
Funds/Return
on
Net
Assets/Return
on
Owners
capital
Since
all
the
capital
employed
is
not
provided
by
the
shareholders,
this
specifically
calculates
the
return
to
the
shareholders
(It’s
almost
the
same
thing
as
ROCE)
Net
Profit
after
Tax
x
100
Shareholders
Funds
O.S.C
+
P.S.C
+
RESERVES
NOTE:
Capital
Employed
=
Non
Current
Assets
+
Current
Assets
–
Current
Liabilities
OR
=
Total
Equity
+
Non
Current
Liabilities
LIQUIDITY
AND
FINANCIAL
As
we
know
a
firm
has
to
have
different
liquidity.
In
other
words
they
have
to
be
able
to
meet
their
day
to
day
payments.
It
is
no
good
having
your
money
tied
up
or
invested
so
that
you
haven’t
enough
money
to
meet
your
bills!
Current
assets
and
liabilities
are
an
important
part
of
this
liquidity
and
so
to
measure
the
firms
liquidity
situation
we
can
work
out
a
ratio.
The
current
ratio
is
worked
out
by
dividing
the
current
assets
by
the
current
liabilities.
CURRENT
RATIO
=
Current
assets
_
Current
liabilities
The
figure
should
always
be
above
1
or
the
form
does
not
have
enough
assets
to
meet
its
liabilities
and
is
therefore
technically
insolvent.
However,
a
figure
close
to
1
would
be
a
little
close
for
a
firm
as
they
would
only
just
be
able
to
meet
their
liabilities
and
so
a
figure
of
between
1.5
and
2
is
generally
considered
being
desirable.
A
figure
of
2
means
that
they
can
meet
their
liabilities
twice
over
and
so
is
safe
for
them.
If
the
figure
is
any
bigger
than
this
then
the
firm
may
be
tying
too
much
of
their
money
in
a
form
that
is
not
earning
them
anything.
If
the
current
ratio
is
bigger
than
2
they
should
therefore
perhaps
consider
investing
some
for
a
longer
period
to
earn
them
more.
However,
the
current
assets
also
include
the
firm’s
stock.
If
the
firm
has
a
high
level
of
stock,
it
may
mean
one
of
the
two
things,
1. Sales
are
booming
and
they’re
producing
a
lot
to
keep
up
with
demand.
2. They
can’t
sell
all
they’re
producing
and
it’s
piling
up
in
the
warehouse!
If
the
second
of
these
is
true
then
stock
may
not
be
a
very
useful
current
asset,
and
even
if
they
could
sell
it
isn’t
as
liquid
as
cash
in
the
bank,
and
so
a
better
measure
of
liquidity
is
the
ACID
TEST
(or
QUICK)
RATIO.
This
excludes
stock
from
the
current
assets,
but
is
otherwise
the
same
as
the
current
ratio.
ACID
TEST
RATIO
=
Current
assets
–
stock
Current
liabilities
Ideally
this
figure
should
also
be
above
1.5
for
the
firm
to
be
comfortable.
That
would
mean
that
they
can
meet
all
their
liabilities
without
having
to
pay
any
of
their
stock
and
still
have
some
buffer.
This
would
make
potential
investors
feel
more
comfortable
about
their
liquidity.
If
the
figure
is
below
1,
they
may
begin
to
get
worried
about
their
firm’s
ability
to
meet
its
debts.
Note
:
Working
Capital
=
Current
Assets
–
Current
Liabilities