Why Financial Ratio Analysis?
Can we compare FB and Google in terms of
performance? Efficiency?
Compare data of same business → over the period/past vs present
Compare data of a business with the similar business
Growth
LT stability
Achieve sus
Survival
Satisfaction
Max profit/sales/ROI
Who are interested what?
Profit?
Liquidity
Efficiency?
Gearing?
Investing?
Short-term lenders
Long-term lenders
Financial analysts
Investors
Government
Competitors
Employees
How to calculate?
Profit?
Liquidity?
Efficiency?
Gearing?
Investing?
How to calculate a ratio?: G rules
Ratios calculation
1 2
1
1
If BL involves:
1 2+
1
1
or
And/or
Use avr figure
Profitability?
Gross profit margin
Net profit margin
ROA
ROE
ROCE
?
?
?
?
Interpretations on Profitability
↑↓Gross profit
margin???
?
?
↑↓ Net profit margin???
?
↑↓Gross profit
margin???
↑↓ Net profit
margin???
↓↑
↓↑
↓↑
Sales vol/price
Production cost
Purchase cost
Staff/opt cost
Admin/ad/…..
If gross profit margin is the same….
Interpretations on Profitability
Market
Mx
These ratios: useful for comparing the company performance
over a number of years
ROA
ROCE
ROE
% Profit returned on
the amount invested
Effectiveness & efficiency
of resources deployment
Useful for comparing
2 or more companies
Or
Performance over years
Interpretations on Profitability
Efficiency?
BS 1 BS2 Avr
turnover
+
=
X 365
Credit purchase
Avr Inv turnover
2
Avr AR turnover
Avr AP turnover
X 365
X 365
COGS
COGS
X 365Avr TA turnover
Sales
Interpretations on efficiency
Cash sales + ↑↓ Credit sales
↑↓ Debtor
collection period
↑↓ working capital
↑↓ Inventory stock
↑↓ Inventory
held period
↑↓ working capital
Cost of warehouse
Obsolescence
↑↓ Credit purchase
↑↓ Credit
payment period
↑↓ suppliers’ goodwill
Performance efficiency
Interpretations on efficiency
X 365Avr TA turnover
Sales
TA
Age
conditions
valuation
recently
rent or
purchase
Liquidity?
Current asset
Current liabilities
(Current asset)-(Inv+Prepaid)
Current liabilities
Opt cash-flow
Current liabilities
Current ratio
Acid test ratio
Cash-Flow from
operating ratio
Interpretations on liquidity
How quickly settle the debt?
Higher the ratio → more liquidHigh liquidity
Current asset
Current liabilities Very high ratio means…
↑↑↑Cash or Inv or AR???
Can inv/AR be converted readily?
(Current asset)-(Inv+Prepaid)
Current liabilities
High liquidity Cash/cash equivalent
BS = snapshot
Manipulation risk to ↑??
Exercise pg 310
Financial Gearing?
Interest b/4 tax Interest b/4 tax
Tax Tax
Profit after tax Profit after tax
Dividend Dividend
>
<
<
<
ROE ROE>
Exercise pg 311
Financial Gearing?
LT liabilities
(LT liabilities+ Share Cap + Reserve)
Gearing ratio
EBIT
Interest expense
Interest coverage ratio
Total Liabilities * 100
Total Equity
Total Liabilities * 100
Total assets
Total equity * 100
Total assets
Debt to equity ratio
Debt ratio
Equity ratio
Financial Gearing?
Interpretations on financial gearing?
↑ gearing → ↑ risk
LT liabilities
(LT liabilities+ Share Cap + Reserve)
Gearing ratio
Company’s commitment to
LT lenders against LT liabilities
EBIT
Interest expense
Interest coverage ratio
How much EBIT cover
its interest payment
Investment ratios?
Net profit from Income statement (earning)
Reinvestment Dividend
DVD per share = DVD/share issued
DVD payout = DVD/earning
Earning per share = earning/share issued
Investment ratios?
Investment ratios?
if I buy a share of Appl, how much dvd will I earn?
How much market is confident on Appl earning power?
(Before I buy, I want to know)
How do I know the ability of Appl to pay dvd?
(Before I buy, I want to know)
DVD /share * 100
MP/share
MP /share * 100
Earning/share
Opt cash flow – pf share * 100
ordinary share issues
DVD yield
P/E ratio
Opt cash flow/share
Exercise pg 321
Why Financial Ratio Analysis?

Why Financial Ratio Analysis?

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Can we compareFB and Google in terms of performance? Efficiency?
  • 3.
    Compare data ofsame business → over the period/past vs present Compare data of a business with the similar business
  • 4.
  • 5.
    Who are interestedwhat? Profit? Liquidity Efficiency? Gearing? Investing? Short-term lenders Long-term lenders Financial analysts Investors Government Competitors Employees
  • 6.
  • 7.
    How to calculatea ratio?: G rules Ratios calculation 1 2 1 1 If BL involves: 1 2+ 1 1 or And/or Use avr figure
  • 8.
    Profitability? Gross profit margin Netprofit margin ROA ROE ROCE ? ? ? ?
  • 9.
    Interpretations on Profitability ↑↓Grossprofit margin??? ? ? ↑↓ Net profit margin??? ?
  • 10.
    ↑↓Gross profit margin??? ↑↓ Netprofit margin??? ↓↑ ↓↑ ↓↑ Sales vol/price Production cost Purchase cost Staff/opt cost Admin/ad/….. If gross profit margin is the same…. Interpretations on Profitability Market Mx These ratios: useful for comparing the company performance over a number of years
  • 11.
    ROA ROCE ROE % Profit returnedon the amount invested Effectiveness & efficiency of resources deployment Useful for comparing 2 or more companies Or Performance over years Interpretations on Profitability
  • 12.
    Efficiency? BS 1 BS2Avr turnover + = X 365 Credit purchase Avr Inv turnover 2 Avr AR turnover Avr AP turnover X 365 X 365 COGS COGS X 365Avr TA turnover Sales
  • 13.
    Interpretations on efficiency Cashsales + ↑↓ Credit sales ↑↓ Debtor collection period ↑↓ working capital ↑↓ Inventory stock ↑↓ Inventory held period ↑↓ working capital Cost of warehouse Obsolescence ↑↓ Credit purchase ↑↓ Credit payment period ↑↓ suppliers’ goodwill Performance efficiency
  • 14.
    Interpretations on efficiency X365Avr TA turnover Sales TA Age conditions valuation recently rent or purchase
  • 15.
    Liquidity? Current asset Current liabilities (Currentasset)-(Inv+Prepaid) Current liabilities Opt cash-flow Current liabilities Current ratio Acid test ratio Cash-Flow from operating ratio
  • 16.
    Interpretations on liquidity Howquickly settle the debt? Higher the ratio → more liquidHigh liquidity Current asset Current liabilities Very high ratio means… ↑↑↑Cash or Inv or AR??? Can inv/AR be converted readily? (Current asset)-(Inv+Prepaid) Current liabilities High liquidity Cash/cash equivalent BS = snapshot Manipulation risk to ↑?? Exercise pg 310
  • 17.
    Financial Gearing? Interest b/4tax Interest b/4 tax Tax Tax Profit after tax Profit after tax Dividend Dividend > < < < ROE ROE> Exercise pg 311
  • 18.
    Financial Gearing? LT liabilities (LTliabilities+ Share Cap + Reserve) Gearing ratio EBIT Interest expense Interest coverage ratio
  • 19.
    Total Liabilities *100 Total Equity Total Liabilities * 100 Total assets Total equity * 100 Total assets Debt to equity ratio Debt ratio Equity ratio Financial Gearing?
  • 20.
    Interpretations on financialgearing? ↑ gearing → ↑ risk LT liabilities (LT liabilities+ Share Cap + Reserve) Gearing ratio Company’s commitment to LT lenders against LT liabilities EBIT Interest expense Interest coverage ratio How much EBIT cover its interest payment
  • 21.
    Investment ratios? Net profitfrom Income statement (earning) Reinvestment Dividend DVD per share = DVD/share issued DVD payout = DVD/earning Earning per share = earning/share issued
  • 22.
  • 23.
    Investment ratios? if Ibuy a share of Appl, how much dvd will I earn? How much market is confident on Appl earning power? (Before I buy, I want to know) How do I know the ability of Appl to pay dvd? (Before I buy, I want to know) DVD /share * 100 MP/share MP /share * 100 Earning/share Opt cash flow – pf share * 100 ordinary share issues DVD yield P/E ratio Opt cash flow/share Exercise pg 321