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INTRODUCTION
Financial statement analysis reviews financial information found on
financial statements to make informed decisions about the business. The
income statement, statement of retained earnings, balance sheet, and
statement of cash flows, among other financial information, can be
analyzed. The information obtained from this analysis can benefit
decision-making for internal and external stakeholders and can give a
company valuable information on overall performance and specific areas
for improvement. External stakeholders use it to understand the overall
health of an organization as well as to evaluate financial performance
and business value. Internal constituents use it as a monitoring tool for
managing the finances. The analysis can help them with budgeting,
deciding where to cut costs, how to increase revenues, and future capital
investments opportunities.
Business decisions are made on the basis of the best available estimates
of the outcome of such decisions. According to Meigs and Megis (2003),
the purpose of financial statement analysis is to provide information
about a business unit for decision making purpose and such
information need not to be limited to accounting data. While ratios and
other relationships based on past performance may be helpful in
predicting the future earnings performance and financial health of a
company, we must be aware of the inherent limitations of such data.
b) EMPLOYERS:
Also need these report in making collection bargaining agreements
(CBA) with the management, in the case of labour unions or for
individuals in discussing their compensation, promotion and
rankings.
c) PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS:
They make use of financial statement to assess the viability of
investing in a business. Financial analysis are often used by
investors and are prepared by professionals (financial analyst),
thus providing them with the basis for making investment
decisions.
d) FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS:
Financial institutions (banks and other leading company) use
them to decide whether to grant a company with fresh working
capital or extend debt securities (such as a long term bank loan or
debentures) to finance expansion and other significant
expenditures.
e) GOVERNMENT ENTITIES:
Government entities (tax authorities) need financial statements to
ascertain the property and accuracy of taxes and other duties
declared and paid by accompany.
f) VENDORS:
They require financial statement to access the credit worthiness of
the business.
Balance Sheet
The balance sheet is one of the three fundamental financial
statements and is key to both financial modeling and accounting.
The balance sheet displays the company’s total assets and how the
assets are financed, either through either debt or equity. It can also
be referred to as a statement of net worth or a statement of
financial position. The balance sheet is based on the fundamental
equation:
Types of assets:
There are majorly two types of assets:
• Tangible assets
• Intangible assets
•
Tangible assets- Those assets that have a physical form and can
be seen and touched
.
Intangible assets- Those assets that do not have a physical form
and are usually very hard to evaluate. They have no material value
to the owner.
Current Assets
Current assets have a one-year or less lifespan, which means they can be
easily converted into cash. Such asset classes include cash and cash
equivalents, accounts receivable, and inventory. Cash is the most basic
type of current asset, and it also includes unrestricted bank accounts and
checks. Some major current assets are:
- Cash and cash equivalents- The most liquid asset, cash, appears
on the balance sheet's first line. Cash Equivalents are also
included in this line item and include assets with short-term
maturities of less than three months or assets that the company
can liquidate quickly, such as marketable securities. In general,
companies will disclose what equivalents they include in the
balance sheet footnotes.
- Inventory - It consists of raw materials, work-in-process goods,
and finished goods. This account is used by the company when
it reports sales of goods, usually under the cost of goods sold in
the income statement
- Accounts Receivable - An account receivable is a customer's
IOU. Many businesses allow customers to buy goods on credit
and pay for them later. Accounts receivable is an
acknowledgment from the customer that the company owes
money for the goods.
- Short-term investments- It includes securities brought and held
for sale in the near future to generate income on short term
price difference.
- Prepaid expenses- These are the expenses paid in cash and
recorded as assets before they are consumed. The phrase net
current assets are often used and refer to the total of current
assets less the total of current liabilities.
Liability-A liability is a financial obligation of a company that
results in the company sacrificing future economic benefits to
other entities or businesses. A liability can be used as an
alternative to equity as a source of financing for a business.
In addition, certain liabilities, such as accounts payable or income
taxes payable, are required components of day-to-day business
operations. Liabilities can help businesses organize successful
operations and accelerate value creation.
Poor liability management, on the other hand, can have serious
consequences, such as a drop in financial performance or, worse,
bankruptcy. Furthermore, liabilities influence the company's
liquidity and capital structure.
Types of Liability:
- Current liabilities-These are short term financial obligations
that are paid off within one year current operating cycle. These
liabilities are reasonably expected to be liquidated within a year.
- Non-Current- Liabilities that are not paid off within a year, or
within a business’s operating cycle, are known as non-current
liabilities or long-term liabilities. Such liabilities often involve
large sums of money necessary to undertake opening of a
business, major expansion of business, replace assets. These
liabilities are reasonably expected not to be liquidated within a
year.
- Contingent liability- Contingent liabilities are liabilities that
may occur, depending on the outcome of a future event.
Therefore, contingent liabilities are potential liabilities. For
example, when a company is facing a lawsuit of $100,000, the
company would incur a liability if the lawsuit proves successful.
However, if the lawsuit is not successful, then no liability would
arise. In accounting standards, a contingent liability is only
recorded if the liability is probable (defined as more than 50%
likely to happen). The amount of the resulting liability can be
reasonably estimated.
- Fixed liabilities- The liability which is to be paid of at the time
of dissolution of the firm is called fixed liability.
- Long-term debt- This account includes the total amount of
long-term debt. This account is derived from the debt schedule,
which outlines all of the company’s outstanding debt, the
interest expense, and the principal repayment for every period.
- Bonds payable- This account includes the amortized amount of
any bonds the company has issued.
Shareholder’s Equity- Shareholders’ equity is the amount that
the owners of a company have invested in their business. This
includes the money they’ve directly invested and the accumulation
of income the company has earned and that has been reinvested
since inception.
Shareholders’ equity tells you a lot about the financial health and
stability of a company and the attitude of the owners toward their
business.
“It can show if the owners are reinvesting in their business and
how much skin they have in the game.”
- Share capital- This is the value of funds that shareholders have
invested in the company. When a company is first formed,
shareholders will typically put in cash. For example, an investor
starts a company and seeds it with $10M. Cash (an asset) rises
by $10M, and Share Capital (an equity account) rises by $10M,
balancing out the balance sheet.
- Retained earnings- This is the total amount of net income the
company decides to keep. Every period, a company may pay out
dividends from its net income. Any amount remaining (or
exceeding) is added to (deducted from) retained earnings.
Format of Balance Sheet
Particulars Amount
Liabilities
1. Share capital xxx
Equity share capital xxx
Assets xxx
1. Fixed Assets xxx
Goodwill xxx
Land xxx
Building xxx
Leaseholds xxx
Plant & Machinery xxx
Furniture xxx
Trade marks xxx
Patents xxx
Vehicle xxx
2. Investment xxx
Income Statement
Also known as the profit and loss statement or the statement of revenue
and expense, the income statement primarily focuses on the company’s
revenues and expenses during a particular period.
The income statement is an important part of a company’s performance
reports that must be submitted to the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC). While a balance sheet provides the snapshot of a
company’s financials as of a particular date, the income statement
reports income through a particular time period and its heading
indicates the duration, which may read as “For the (fiscal) year/quarter
ended September 30, 2018.”
Ending of ………………….
Selling and
distribution expenses:
Carriage outward xxx
Advertisement xxx
Salesmen’s salaries xxx
Commission xxx
Insurance xxx
Travelling expense xxx
Bad debts xxx
Packing expenses xxx
Financial Ratios
While ratios offer useful insight into a company, they should be paired
with other metrics, to obtain a broader picture of a company's financial
health.
Investors can use ratio analysis easily, and every figure needed to
calculate the ratios is found on a company's financial statements.
Ratios are comparison points for companies. They evaluate stocks within
an industry. Likewise, they measure a company today against its
historical numbers. In most cases, it is also important to understand the
variables driving ratios as management has the flexibility to, at times,
alter its strategy to make its stock and company ratios more attractive.
Generally, ratios are typically not used in isolation but rather in
combination with other ratios. Having a good idea of the ratios in each of
the four previously mentioned categories will give you a comprehensive
view of the company from different angles and help you spot potential
red flags.
5. Market Value Book value per share The book value per
Ratios ratio = share ratio calculates
(Shareholder’s equity the per-share value
– Preferred equity) / of a company based
Total common on the equity
shares outstanding available to
shareholders
Raw material
Turnover = Cost of
raw Material used /
Average Raw
material inventory
Work in progress
turnover = Cost of
goods
manufactured /
Average work in
process inventory
Customers
Depreciation
Investments 173
Inventories 68
Cash Equivalents 26
Loan n Advances 18
Customers
Depreciation
Investments 860
Inventories 61
Loan n Advances 11
Customers
Investments 155
Inventories 256
Cash Equivalents 5
Loan n Advances 68