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Financial Analysis (Chapter 3). Ratio Analysis Liquidity Asset Utilization Debt Utilization Profitability Market Value DuPont Relationships Ratio Analysis and Wealth Maximization Some Analytical Problems. RATIO ANALYSIS. Ratio Defined: Simply one number divided by another.
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Financial Analysis(Chapter 3) • Ratio Analysis • Liquidity • Asset Utilization • Debt Utilization • Profitability • Market Value • DuPont Relationships • Ratio Analysis and Wealth Maximization • Some Analytical Problems
RATIO ANALYSIS • Ratio Defined: • Simply one number divided by another. • Why Calculate Ratios? • Make data more meaningful. • High - Low - Avg: How do you judge? • Industry Averages: • Dun & Bradstreet • Robert Morris Associates • Trade Associations
Ratio Analysis (Continued) • Prior Period Ratios: • Calculated from the firm’s previous financial statements (e.g., trend analysis) • Current Goals: • Often, goals are stated in the form of ratios. • Benchmarking: • A group of “selected” companies (e.g., form your own industry).
Common Size Ratios • Common Size Balance Sheet • Each item is stated as a % of total assets. • Common Size Income Statement • Each item is stated as a % of sales.
Liquidity Ratios • Liquidity Ratios: • Ability to meet short-term obligations
Asset Utilization Ratios Effective use of assets in the process of generating sales. • Receivables Ratios • Note: Ideally, credit sales should be used for the receivables ratios. However, only total sales are available at times. AKA: Days Sales Outstanding
Asset Utilization Ratios (Continued) • Inventory Turnover Note: COGS is sometimes used in lieu of sales, and average inventories may replace ending inventories.
Asset Utilization Ratios (Continued) • Asset Turnover Ratios • Note: Net fixed assets equals gross fixed assets minus accumulated depreciation.
Debt Utilization Ratios(Use of Financial Leverage) • Leverage Ratios:
Debt Utilization Ratios (Continued) • Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio* *Could also be adjusted to include principal payments on loans.
Profitability Ratios(Ability to Earn an Adequate Return) • Profit Margins:
Profitability Ratios(Continued) • Return on Investment Ratios: AKA: ROI
DuPont Relationships (ROA)
Market Value Ratios(Investors’ Reactions) • Notes: (1) Book Value Per Share = (Com Equity)/(# of Shares) (2) Cash flow per share equals net income plus depreciation or amortization divided by the number of shares outstanding.
Ratio Analysis andWealth Maximization Expenses Net Profit Margin Return on Assets Return on Total Equity Sales Return on Common Equity Total Asset Turnover Debt to Assets Ratio Preferred Stock Financing Assets
Ratio Analysis and WealthMaximization (Continued) Return on Common Equity Book Value Per Share Earnings Per Share = X Price Earnings Ratio Earnings Per Share X = Price Per Share
Some Analytical ProblemsInvolving Asset Quality • It is possible to increase ROI by avoiding the purchase of new plant and equipment (i.e., keep the asset base low). Of course, the firm may suffer in the long run. • A high level of accounts receivable may improve the current ratio, but what if a large percentage of accounts are uncollectible?
Some Additional Analytical Problems • Inflation • Sales and profits may increase simply because of rising prices, even without an increase in physical volume. • Replacement costs of assets may be higher than historical costs. • Inventory Accounting • If firms employ different techniques (e.g., LIFO, FIFO), comparability of ratios is impaired. • Industry Averages • Some firms operate in more than one.