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Introduction
This chapter introduces financial
statement analysis techniques that are
used to accurately evaluate a
company’s performance. We will
assume that the financial statements
are fairly and accurately presented.
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Financial Ratios
Are Used By
Management for planning and evaluating
Credit managers and bankers to estimate
the riskiness of potential borrowers
Investors to evaluate corporate securities
Managers to identify and assess potential
merger candidates
Widely used and accepted technique
Use started in the 1920s
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Ratio Analysis
Many, many ratios
Choose the ones that are most relevant for
you
Must be compared with a standard and
also the past (three years, for example)
A financial ratio is only an indicator
One can possibly manipulate ratios
Accounting differences in firms
WorldCom (MCI), ENRON, HealthSouth,
Ahold, Tyco, etc.
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Major Financial
Statements Balance sheet
Common-sized balance sheet shows
assets, liabilities, and equity as a % of total
assets
Income statement
Common-sized income statement
shows income and expense items as a %
of net sales
Statement of cash flows
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Common-Sized Statements
Publicly-owned firms must publish
financial statements quarterly and
annually
Widely used in banking and investments
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Liquidity Ratios
Current ratio = Current assets
Current liabilities
Quick ratio = Current assets - Inventories
Current liabilities
Aging Schedule for Accounts Receivable
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Asset Management
Ratios
Average collection period =
Accounts receivable
Annual credit sales/ 365
Inventory turnover = Cost of sales
Average inventory
Fixed-asset turnover = Sales
Net fixed assets
Total asset turnover = Sales
Total assets
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Financial Leverage
Management
Debt ratio = Total debt
Total assets
Debt-to-equity ratio = Total debt
Total equity
Times interest earned = EBIT
Interest charges
Fixed charge coverage = EBIT + Lease payments
Interest + Lease payment +
P/S div before tax+ Before-tax
sinking fund
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Profitability Ratios
Gross profit margin =
Sales - Cost of sales
Sales
Net profit margin = EAT
Sales
ROI = EAT
Total Assets
ROE = EAT
Stockholders equity
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Market-Based
Ratios
P/E ratio = Market price per share
Current earnings per share
Market to book ratio =
Market price per share
Book value per share
Stock Price/ Free Cash Flow
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Dividend Policy
Ratios
Payout ratio = Dividends per share
Earnings per share
Dividend yield =
Expected dividends per share
Stock price
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Relationships Among
Ratios
ROI = EAT x Sales = EAT
Sales Total assets Total assets
ROE = EAT x Sales x Total assets
Sales Total assets Equity
ROE = Net Profit Margin x Total Asset
Turnover x Equity Multiplier
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Dupont Analysis
Widely used in industry
Shows impacts that operating changes
can have on returns
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Financial Ratio Analysis
Trend analysis 2002 2003 2004
XYZ current ratio 1.9 2.2 2.3
Cross-sectional analysis 2004
XYZ current ratio 2.3
Industry norms 2.5
Both simultaneously 2002 2003 2004
XYZ current ratio 1.9 2.2 2.3
Industry norms 2.5 2.4 2.5
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Some Sources of
Information
Trading Room (406 Sirrine
Hall)
Bridge (Telerate)
Bloomberg
Reuters
General Business File of
Cooper Library
Factiva
Mergent Database
TableBase
Reuters Business Insight
RMA Annual Statement
Studies
Reserves on 2nd
Floor
Visit Index Table 3 in
Library
Annual reports
10K’s - SEC EDGAR
Corporate Database
Standard and Poor’s
Value Line
Industry Norms and
Key Business Ratios
The Internet
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A Few of the Sources of
Information on the Web
http://www.bloomberg.com/
http://www.sec.gov/
http://finance.yahoo.com/
http://www.dnbcorp.com/
http://www.rmahq.org/
http://www.moodys.com/
http://www.hoovers.com/
But, please be careful. Remember you get
what you pay for…
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Quality of a firm’s earnings is
positively related to the proportion of cash earnings to
total earnings and to the proportion of recurring income to
total income.
Large non-cash component in the earnings
Significant non-recurring transactions in the income figure
Quality of a firm’s balance sheet is
positively related to the ratio of the market value of the
firm’s assets to book value of assets and inversely
related to the amount of its hidden liabilities.
Presence of obsolete inventories and charging off
assets
Hidden assets
Assets have market values significantly below book values
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Problems in Reporting
Time of revenue recognition
Pension Fund Earnings Assumptions
Amortization of intangible assets
Including all losses and debt
Off-Balance-Sheet Financing - ENRON
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Ratios Can Be Misleading
Differing accounting practices
Might be significant dispersion in the
ratio for the industry
Many firms operate in more than one
industry - Industry classification
Financial ratios provide a historical
record of performance
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The Bridge System
Turn on Monitor
Log on
Click on Telerate
Double Click on the background
Go to Analytics Page
Type: /LU/Company for Ticker Symbol
Type: the Ticker Symbol/CF
CF = Corporate Fundamentals
Scroll through the Corporate Fundamentals
Type: the Ticker Symbol[Beta
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To Obtain the Latest
Corporate News
Tab to another page in Telerate
Double click on the background
Go to News Watch
Right Click then Search by Ticker Symbol
Type in the Ticker Symbol
Then double click on any headline story to
bring up the entire story.
You can print out the story or possibly save it
to a disk.
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Analysis Based on the
Market Value of the
Firm
Market value added ( MVA ) = Total
Market value – Total Capital
MVA is the market value of debt, preferred
stock, and common equity less the Capital
raised by investors or Retained Earnings.
The capital market’s assessment of the
accumulated NPV of all of the firm’s past
and present projected investment projects.
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Economic Value Added (EVA)
Economic value added ( EVA ) = [ Return
on total capital (r) – Cost of Capital (k )] x
Capital
EVA = EBIT(1 – Corporate tax rate) –
(Operating Capital)(k)
r = net operating profits after taxes divided by
beginning of year capital (Return on Capital)
k = Weighted After-Tax Cost of Capital
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EVA - Continued
The yearly contribution of a firm’s operations
to the creation of MVA.
EVA measures the extent to which the firm
has increased shareholder value in a given
year.
EVA represents the residual value that
remains after the cost of all capital, including
equity capital has been deducted.
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Increase Economic Value
Added (EVA)
Increase operating efficiency
Commit new resources that promise a
high return
Redirect resources to more productive
uses
Make prudent use of tax benefits of
debt financing
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Problems Caused by
Inflation Inventory profit as a result of timing of
price increases
Inventory valuation methods
( LIFO ) ( FIFO )
Rising interest rates causes a decline in
the value of long term debt
Differences in the reporting of earnings
Understatement of fixed assets
Recognition of sales
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The Cash Flow
Concept
Accounting income Vs Cash flow
Cash flow is the relevant source of value for the
firm
ATCF = EAT + Noncash charges
ATCF = EAT + Depreciation + Deferred taxes
Free Cash Flow (FCF) = EBIT(1 – T) – Net
Investment in operating capital
FCF = (EBIT(1 – T) + Depreciation) – Gross
investment in operating capital
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Statement of Cash
Flows
Presents the net cash provided by
operating, investing, or financing
activities
Direct method presents the net cash
provided by operating, investing, or
financing activities
Indirect method presents the adjustments
to net income to show net cash provided
Used for public financial reports
The final results are identical
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Complex International
Aspects of Financial
Statement Analysis
Influenced by fluctuating exchange
rates
SFAS No. 52 deals with foreign
currency translation
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Accuracy of Financial
Statements
External auditor
Generally accepted accounting
principles
People pose for a picture like a
corporation poses for a financial
statement
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Conclusion
Financial Statements
Balance Sheet
Income Statement
Statement of Cash
Flows
Common-sized
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Ratios
Liquidity
Asset management
Financial leverage
Profitability
Market-based
Dividend policy
DuPont Analysis
Sources of
information
Market Value Added
Economic Value
Added