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Accounting I
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Introduction
• The aim of this project is to analyze automobile industry based on the financials and
ratios of the leading companies;
• Tools used: Key financial ratios, Z score and Cash flows analysis
Before 2015
1983-1992 1992-2007
1982 Onwards
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Industry Landscape
May'19 sales
• Mahindra (8%);
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Company Comparison
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MARUTI SUZUKI
Majority owned subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Suzuki.
Started in Gurgaon, Haryana as a partnership between the Indian
government and was known as Maruti Udyog Limited..
Now the undisputed market leader in the passenger vehicles segment in
India with a market share of 50 per cent in FY19.
Has made the most affordable cars for the Indian middle class for more
than three decades.
New models are being launched each year to hold the position of the
Chart Title leader in its home market.
86,020.30 Recorded its highest ever sales of 1,862,449 units during 2018-19, a year-
on-year increase of 4.7 per cent.
79,762.70
68,034.80
Net sales of the company reached Rs.830,385 million in FY19 while the
57,538.10
49,970.60
43,646.30
43,587.90
35,587.10
29,098.90
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Key Ratios Analysed
Following Financial Ratios have been analysed for automobile Industry as well as for Maruti Suzuki
and Hyundai:
• Profitability Ratios
• Gross Profit Margin Ratio (GP Margin ratio)
• Earnings before Depreciation, Interest and Tax Ratio (EBDIT)
• Net Profit Margin Ratio (NP Margin ratio)
• Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
• Turnover Ratios
• Inventory holding Period
• Debtors collection Period
• Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio
• Solvency/Liquidity Ratios
• Current Ratio
• Debt equity Ratio
• Cash Flow Ratios
• Altman’s Z-score 12
Profitability Ratios (1/2)
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Profitability Ratios (2/2)
Conclusion
• Positive GP margin ratio indicates Revenue exceeds direct costs
(Cost of good sold) for Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai.
• GP Margin ratio, NP Margin ratio, EBIT Margin ratio, ROCE are
positive for both the industries throughout the period considered.
• Industry GP margin ratio, NP margin ratio, EBIT margin ratio went
negative in FY’18 & FY’19 because of slowdown in the
automobile sector.
• ROCE is negative for the industry throughout the period considered
which shows that auto companies were not able to generate profits 14
Conclusion:
• Maruti Suzuki has a higher inventory holding period,
whereas Hyundai has lower than it. Hence Maruti
Suzuki has more money tied up than the other.
• Hyundai has a higher FATR than Maruti Suzuki,
hence it is performing better in terms of conversion
of fixed assets to revenue.
• In terms of Debt collection period, Hyundai is again
well ahead of the major competitor in the recent
15
years, hence has a much lower collection period.
Source: Capitaline as at Nov’19
Liquidity Ratios
Short-term ratio/Current Ratio (CR) Long-term ratio/Debt Equity Ratio
Conclusion* Conclusion*
• Threshold is 2.0 • Hyundai has progressively lower ratio
• Maruti Suzuki has a situation at hand (~0.1x)
(CR=~0.5x) • Maruti Suzuki has steep hike (~0.5x)
• Hyundai is in desirable situation (CR=~2x) • Portray degree of risk
• Maruti Suzuki is staring at ST capital crisis • Complemented by CR 16
• Markets will be more interested in Hyundai
Source: Bloomberg, Moneycontrol as at Nov’19
Cash Flow Ratios
Conclusion
• Cash flow from operations is on a
decreasing trend for automobile industry
• Industry has positive cash flow from
operating activities
• Maruti Suzuki has net cash inflow in
operations
• Investment cash flow is negative for
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automobile industry
Source: Bloomberg as at Nov’19
Altman’s Z-score
Conclusion
• Altman’s Z-score measures the
probability of bankruptcy;
• For Maruti Suzuki, it is always
greater than 6 for the period
considered.
• Hyundai & Industry’s z score is
unknown
Probability of
Z-score
bankruptcy
1.80 or less Very high
1.81 to 2.99 Not sure
3.0 or greater Very low
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Currently, trends are discouraging for the industry. Reasons may be many.
Government and the companies their self need to take corrective steps at
the earliest.
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