Using material from Weeks 3 and 4, you and your colleagues will prepare a report that presents the calculated financial ratios
Using material from Weeks 3 and 4, you and your colleagues will prepare a report that presents the calculated financial ratios and an explanation of what the calculated ratios mean. This is where meaning is found in financial statements.
The Final Presentation:
- Should be at least six to eight pages long (excluding cover page and references page) and must be compliant with APA style as outlined by the Writing Center (Links to an external site.)’s APA Style (Links to an external site.)
- Your report must include the following:
- You must offer an introduction and a strong thesis statement. Tell your reader what you intend to accomplish. You should also identify the limitations that prevent a time-series or cross-sectional analysis of the derived ratios.
- Present your ratio analysis and demonstrate your ability to derive meaning from financial statement. Be sure to present ration calculations and interpretations grouped under designated section headings (see example below).
- Summarize your findings and identify takeaways for your reader.
The text is a primary reference source and should be used in addition to at least one additional reference.
The following ratios were defined, computed, and reviewed in prior weeks. The computations are the basis for extracting meaning from the financial statements provided.
Each category heading should appear as a section heading in your final report. An adequate description of a ratios meaning can be accomplished in two to four sentences. For example, Total Asset Turnover is a general efficiency ratio that measures management’s efficient or inefficient use of short-term and long-term assets. The ratio is calculated as follows:
Total Asset Turnover = Sales/Total Assets. Assume sales of $8,000,000 and total assets of
$4,000,000. Total Asset Turnover in this example – $8,000,000/$4.000.000 = 2.
We might describe the calculation as follows:
Total Asset Turnover is a general measure of management’s use of total assets to generate sales.
The larger the number, the better the use of assets. In this case, sales revenue of $2.00 per asset dollar indicates management is using assets reasonable well. A negative ratio would be a concern.
Also note that you are approaching this assignment as an entrepreneur with access to limited information. You have no historical data: the financial statements you are using are your pro forma statements. You also lack access to competitor financials. As such, time-series and cross-sectional benchmarking cannot be accomplished. As such, use your judgment and generally accepted standards about financial ratios to develop meaning as was done in the Total Asset Turnover example above.
Required Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
- Current Ratio
- Quick Ratio
Leverage Ratios
- Debt to Equity
- Debt to Total Assets
- Interest Coverage
Management Efficiency Ratios
- Accounts Receivable Turnover
- Days Sales Outstanding
- Days of Inventory
- Accounts Payable Turnover
Profitability Ratios
- Gross Margin
- Operating Margin
- Return on Assets
- Return on Equity
In your presentation,
- Create an introduction and a strong thesis statement. Identify the limitations that prevent a time-series or cross-sectional analysis of the derived ratios.
- Create a ratio analysis that derives meaning from financial statements by grouping derived ratios under designated four section headings (Liquidity Ratios, etc).
- Create a summary that includes three findings the team feels are significant.
The Extracting Meaning from Financial Statements presentation
- Must be four to six double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center (Links to an external site.)’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource.
- Must include a separate title page with the following:
- Title of paper
- Student’s name
- Course name and number
- Instructor’s name
- Date submitted
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- Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
- Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
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PROJECT RATIOS 2
Project Ratios
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Kevin Sessions
BUS 368 Venture Capital & Banking
Edward Crawford
Feb 28, 2022
Introduction
Financial ratios are helpful tools for business managers and stakeholders to assess and compare financial relationships between accounts on a company's financial statements. They allow for financial analysis throughout a company's history, economic, or employment market (Ahrendsen, B. L., & Katchova, A. L., 2018). We will discuss the various financial ratios and their impact on business financial position.
Liquidity Ratios
A liquidity ratio is a financial ratio used to assess a company's capacity to meet its short-term borrowing needs (Asbari, M. 2020). The current, quick, and cash ratios are the three most crucial liquidity ratios. During credit evaluation, investors consider choosing liquidity ratios above 1.0. A company with healthy liquidity ratios has a high chance of being approved for credit.
Current Ratio = Current Assets / Current Liabilities
When current assets exceed current liabilities, the ratio is larger than 1.0, which is desirable. If the ratio is equal to 1.0, it indicates that the current assets are just enough to cater for the short-term liabilities, and when the ratio is less than 1.0, it indicates that the corporation is unable to meet its short-term obligations (Putra, A. H. P. K.,2021)
Quick Ratio = (Cash + Accounts Receivables + Marketable Securities) / Current Liabilities
Divide the total of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, and account receivables by the company's current obligations to get the quick ratio. When a company's quick ratio is less than 1, it does not have enough liquid assets to cover its current liabilities and should be avoided. If the quick ratio is significantly lower than the current ratio, current assets rely mainly on inventory. Because inventories are not included in current assets, the fast ratio is more conservative than the current ratio (Asbari, M. 2020).
Leverage Ratios
A leverage ratio is a type of financial ratio that shows how much debt a company has compared to other entities on its statement of financial position, profit and loss account, or cash flow statement (Pedrosa, Í. 2019). These ratios show how debt and equity finances can be used to finance the company's assets and activities.
Debt to Equity = Total liabilities / Total Shareholders' Equity.
This ratio indicates how much debt you have every $1.00 of equity. A debt-to-equity ratio of 0.5 means that for every $1.00 in equity, you have $0.50 in debt. A debt-to-equity ratio greater than 1.0 shows more debt than equity. So, if the debt-to-equity ratio is 1.5, you have $1.50 in debt for every $1.00 in equity. A debt-to-equity ratio below 1.0 is considered to be good. However, a negative ratio is too risky for an entity (Katchova, A. L. 2018).
Debt to Total Assets = Total liabilities / Total assets
When measured over a while, this ratio of debt-financed assets to total assets demonstrates how a company's assets have grown and acquired through time. A ratio of more than one indicates that debt is used to fund a significant share of the assets. i.e., the corporation owes more money than it owns (Pedrosa, Í. 2019). A high ratio can also signal that a corporation is putting itself in danger of owing on its debts whenever interest rates unexpectedly spike.
Interest Coverage = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) / Interest expense
It is a leverage metric used to assess a firm's ability to pay interest on its existing obligations. Lenders frequently utilize this ratio to assess the riskiness of lending money to a company. A greater interest coverage ratio implies that the company is better financially and can satisfy its interest commitments. On the other hand, an interest coverage ratio of less than one indicates that the company is in dire financial shape and cannot pay off its short-term interest commitments (Katchova, A. L. 2018).
Management Efficiency Ratios
Efficiency Ratio shows the proportion of how much a business manages its day-to-day operations. These ratios, in general, look at how well a corporation uses its assets and manages its debts (Guerard, J. B.,2021)
Accounts Receivable Turnover = Revenue / Average Accounts Receivables
This ratio indicates how rapidly a business recovers payments from its clients. It is a measure of how effective a firm's credit practices are and the amount of receivables investment required to keep the company's sales level up. A higher accounts receivable turnover is a benefit to any entity. If an organization's accounts receivable turnover is too low, it implies that it is having trouble retrieving from its clients or that it is extending credit too freely (Kumoro, D. F. C.,2020)
Accounts Payable Turnover = Total Purchases / Average Accounts Payables
Although accounts payable are liabilities rather than assets, their pattern is significant since they are a significant funding source for operating activities, influencing operational efficiency. This percentage is significant since it indicates how well a business manages its bills. A higher accounts payable turnover ratio implies that the company is not keeping track of its bills well or that its suppliers are not providing advantageous credit terms. It is preferable to have a low turnover of accounts payable (Kumoro, D. F. C., 2020).
Days Sales Outstanding = (Accounts Receivable / Net Credit Sales) x Number of days
Day's sales outstanding measures the average number of days that it takes a company to collect payment for a sale. It is often determined on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis. To compute DSO, divide the average accounts receivable during a given period by the total value of credit sales during the same period and multiply the result by the number of days in the period measured (Yuwono, T., & Asbari, M. 2020).
Days of Inventory = (Average Inventory / Cost of Sales) x 365 days
This is the average number of days a corporation retains its goods before selling. Divide the average inventory cost by the cost of items sold, then multiply by the time integration, normally 365 days. The number of days in inventory can determine whether or not a company is working efficiently (Yuwono, T., & Asbari, M. 2020).
Profitability Ratios
Investors use profitability ratios to measure and evaluate how well a company can generate income (profit) from its financial operations over time (Krithika, M. 2017). They demonstrate how effectively a business uses its assets to generate profit and value for its shareholders. The high profitability ratio shows that the company is doing well in revenue, profit, and cash flow.
Gross Margin = Gross profit / Sales Revenue
Gross profit margin is calculated by dividing gross profit by sales revenue. It displays how much money a company makes after deducting the costs of producing its commodities. A higher gross profit margin ratio indicates that core activities are more efficient, allowing the company to meet expenditures, fixed costs, royalties, and depreciation while still producing net earnings. A low-profit margin, on the other hand, shows a high cost of goods sold, which can cause poor purchasing policies, low selling prices, low sales, severe market competition, or ineffective sales promotion techniques (Guerard, J. B., 2021)
Operating Margin = Operating Income / Sales
Operating profit margin – examines earnings as a proportion of sales before deducting interest and taxes. Companies with high operating profit margins can better cover fixed costs and interest on commitments, have a higher chance of surviving a global recession, and offer cheaper pricing than counterparts with lower profits. Because competent management may significantly improve a company's profitability by reducing its operational costs, the operating profit margin is usually used to gauge the strength of its administration (Yuwono, T., & Asbari, M. 2020).
Return on Assets = Net income / Total Assets
This ratio expresses how much profit a corporation makes after taxes for every dollar of assets it owns. It also calculates a company's asset intensity. The lower a company's earnings per dollar of assets, the more asset-intensive it is. To produce revenue, very asset-intensive businesses must make significant investments in machinery and equipment (Gultekin, M. 2021).
Return on Equity = Net Income / Shareholders Equity
Return on equity (ROE) is a profitability ratio that measures how successfully a firm manages its capital from its shareholders. The higher the return on equity (ROE), the better its management is at creating earnings from its equity funding. As with any financial data, comparing companies in the same industry when using ROE (Purnomo, A. 2018).
Conclusion
Financial ratios determine the profitability, solvency, liquidity level, and efficiency to survive in the industry. They are used to compare the financial statements of companies in the same industry (Asbari, M. 2020).
References
Ahrendsen, B. L., & Katchova, A. L. (2012). Financial ratio analysis using ARMS data. Agricultural Finance Review.
Balakrishnan, V., Kothandapani, G., & Krithika, M. (2017). A study on Profitability Ratio Analysis of the Sundaram Finance Ltd in Chennai. International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, 2(5), 135-137.
Guerard, J. B., Saxena, A., & Gultekin, M. (2021). Financing Current Operations and Efficiency Ratio Analysis. In Quantitative Corporate Finance (pp. 79-98). Springer, Cham.
HASANUDDIN, R., DARMAN, D., TAUFAN, M. Y., SALIM, A., MUSLIM, M., & Putra, A. H. P. K. (2021). The Effect of Firm Size, Debt, Current Ratio, and Investment Opportunity Set on Earnings Quality: An Empirical Study in Indonesia. The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business, 8(6), 179-188.
Kumoro, D. F. C., Novitasari, D., Yuwono, T., & Asbari, M. (2020). Analysis of the Effect of Quick Ratio (QR), Total Assets Turn Over (TATO), and Debt To Equity Ratio (DER) on Return On Equity (ROE) at PT. XYZ. Journal of Industrial Engineering & Management Research, 1(3), 166-183.
Pedrosa, Í. (2019). Firms’ leverage ratio and the Financial Instability Hypothesis: an empirical investigation for the US economy (1970–2014). Cambridge journal of economics, 43(6), 1499-1523.
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PROJECT FINANCIAL RATIOS 10
Project Financial Ratios
Kevin Sessions
BUS 368 Venture Capital & Banking
Edward Crawford
Mar 7, 2022
Introduction
A sustainable business requires effective financial management. Calculation of financial ratios help to determine a company’s financial position (Kadim et al., 2020). I have calculated various financial ratios based on the financial statements. Some of the financial ratios I have calculated include management efficiency ratio, liquidity ratio, profitability ratio, and company’s leverage ratio.
Financial Ratios
1. Liquidity ratio
a. Current ratio
Current ratio = current assets / current liabilities.
Current ratio (201y) – $2,334,000 / $2,444,900
Current ratio = 0.95
Current ratio (201x) – $2,179,000 / $2,165,847
Current ratio = 1
b. Quick ratio
Quick ratio = (current assets – inventory) / current liabilities
Quick ratio (201y) = ($2,262,000 – $650, 000) / $2,444,900
Quick ratio = 0.66
Quick ratio (201x) = ($1,792,000 – $650, 000) / $2,165,847
Quick ratio = 0.53
c. Cash ratio
Cash ratio = (cash + cash equivalence) / total current liabilities
Cash ratio (201y) = $190,000 / $2,444,900
Cash ratio = 0.08
Cash ratio (201x) = $170,000 / $779,000
Cash ratio = 0.22
2. Leverage ratio
a. Debt to equity ratio
Debt to equity ratio = total liabilities / total shareholder equity
Debt to equity ratio (201y) = $2,444,900 / $2,690,000
Debt to equity ratio – 0.91
Debt to equity ratio (201x) = $2,165,847 / $2,790,000
Debt to equity ratio – 0.78
b. Equity multiplier
Equity multiplier = total assets / total shareholder’s equity
Equity multiplier (201y) = $2,334,000 / $2,690,000
Equity multiplier – 0.87
Equity multiplier (201x) = $2,179,000 / $2,790,000
Equity multiplier – 0.78
c. Debt to capitalization ratio
Debt to capital ratio = debt / (debt +shareholders equity)
Debt to equity ratio (201y) = $2,444,900 / $5,134,900
Debt to equity ratio – 0.48
Debt to equity ratio (201x) = $2,165,847 / $4,955,847
Debt to equity ratio – 0.44
d. Degree of financial ratio
Degree of financial ratio = %change in EPS / % change in EBIT
EPS = net income / number of stocks
Degree of financial ratio (201y) = 129.45 / $325,855
Degree of financial ratio- 3.97%
Degree of financial ratio (201x) = 95.75 /$235,855
Degree of financial ratio – 0.04%
e. Consumer leverage ratio
Consumer leverage ratio = total household debt / personal disposable income
Consumer leverage ratio (201y) = $2,444,900 / $103,516
Consumer leverage ratio – 23.60
Consumer leverage ratio (201x) = $2,165,847 / $76,606
Consumer leverage ratio – 28.27
f. Debt to EBITDA ratio
Debt to EBITDA ratio = total debt / EBITDA
Debt to EBITDA ratio (201y) = $2,444,900 / $325,855
Debt to EBITDA ratio – 7.5
Debt to EBITDA ratio (201x) = $2,165,847 / $235,855
Debt to EBITDA ratio – 9.18
g. Debt to ENITDAX RATIO
h. Interest coverage ratio
Interest coverage ratio = EBIT / interest expenses
Interest coverage ratio (201y) = $325,855 / $48,905
Interest coverage ratio – 6.66
Interest coverage ratio (201x) = $235,855 / $28,905
Interest coverage ratio- 8.15
i. Fixed charge coverage ratio
Fixed charge coverage ratio = (EBIT + lease payment) / (interest payment + lease payment)
Lease payment = revenue – operating income – Cost of Goods Sold 1292948
Fixed charge coverage ratio = ($325,855 + $1,267,093) / ($48,905 + $1,267,093)
Fixed charge coverage ratio –1.3×
Fixed charge coverage ratio = ($235,855 + $1,057,093) / ($28,905 + $1,057,093)
Fixed charge coverage ratio – 1.20 ×
3. Management efficiency ratio
a. Inventory turnover ratio
Inventory turnover ratio = Cost of Goods Sold / inventory
Inventory turnover ratio (201y) = $5,300,807 / $650,000
Inventory turnover ratio – 8.16
Inventory turnover ratio (201x) = $4,600,807 / $650,000
Inventory turnover ratio- 7.07
b. Asset turnover ratio
Total asset turnover = total sales / total assets
Asset turnover (201y) – $6,893,755 / $2,262,000
Total asset turnover = 3.05x
Asset turnover (201x) – $5,893,755 / $1,792,000
Total asset turnover = 3.29x
Overall asset turnover (201x) – 3.29x
c. Fixed asset turnover
Fixed asset turnover = net sales / (fixed asset – depreciation) 1595727
Fixed asset turnover (201y) = $6,893,755 / ($2,100,000 – $364,273)
Fixed asset turnover – 3.97
Fixed asset turnover (201x) = $5,893,755 / ($1,950,000 -$354,273)
Fixed asset turnover – 3.69
d. Asset turnover ratio
Asset turnover ratio = total sales revenue / average annual assets
Asset turnover ratio (201y) = $6,893,755 / $2,334,000
Asset turnover ratio – 2.95
Asset turnover ratio (201x) = $5,893,755 / $2,179,000
Asset turnover ratio – 2.70
e. Account payable turnover
Account payable turnover ratio (201y) = total purchases / average account payable
Total purchases = (ending inventory + cost of goods) – beginning inventory
($650,000 + $6,893,755) – $650,000 = $6,893,755
Account payable turnover ratio = $6,893,755 / ($500,000 / 2)
Account payable turnover ratio – 27.57
1. Profitability ratio
Return on equity =net income / shareholder equity
Return on equity (201y) = $103,516 / $2,690,000
Return on equity – 0.04
Return on equity (201x) = $76,606 / $2,790,000
Return on equity – 0.03
b. Price to earnings ratio
Price to earnings ratio = share price / earnings per share
Price to earnings ratio (201y) = 129.23 / 112.5
Price to earnings ratio – 1.15
Price to earnings ratio (201x) = 95.75 / 112.5
Price to earnings ratio – 0.85
c. Gross profit
Gross profit = (revenue – cost of goods sold) / revenue* 100
Gross profit (201y) = ($6,893,755 – $5,300,807) / $6,893,755 * 100
Gross profit – 23.10 %
Gross profit (201x) = ($5,893,755 – $4,600,807) / $5,893,755 * 100
Gross profit – 18.75 %
d. Net profit
Net profit = (net profit / revenue) * 100
Net profit (201y) = $103,516 / $265,426
Net profit – 38%
Net profit (201x) = ($76,606 / $196,426) * 100
Net profit – 38%
e. Return on assets
Return on assets = net income / total assets
Return on assets (201y) = $103,516 / $2,334,000
Return on assets – 0.05
Return on assets (201x) = $76,606 / $2,179,000
Return on assets – 0.04
f. Return on capital employed
Return on capital employed = EBIT / capital employed
Capital employed = total assets – current liabilities
Return on capital employed (201y) = $325,855 / ($2,334,000 -$951,104)
Return on capital employed – 0.24
Return on capital employed (201x) = $235,855 / ($2,179,000 -$779,000)
Return on capital employed – 0.17
Conclusion
By calculating the company’s financial ratio(s), I have determined that the company is solvent, and investors can purchase shares and expect returns on their investment. The company has a high inventory turnover of 8.19. This indicates that the company achieves efficiency in purchase and production. Additionally, the company stocking is efficient and does not experience selling issues. Lastly, the company’s return on equity is -0.04. This indicates that the company is making more profits, thus having long-term financial viability (Zorn et al., 2018). However, the company’s cash ratio is less than 0.22, which is less than one. This means that there are more current liabilities than cash and indicates the company has insufficient cash to pay short-term debts.
References
Kadim, A., Sunardi, N., & Husain, T. (2020). The modeling firm's value based on financial
ratios, intellectual capital and dividend policy. Accounting, 6(5), 859-870.
Zorn, A., Esteves, M., Baur, I., & Lips, M. (2018). Financial ratios as indicators of
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