Evaluating Company 's Strengths
A lot could be learned about a business by compiling all the relevant ratios taken from the business financial statement. Ratios taken from financial statement according to Sobel, M “MBA in a nutshell” are a testament of a given organization’s solvency; which is the ability of an organization to meet its financial obligations. These obligations are efficiency and profitability. While some ratios apply across the board of an industry, they also tend to differ by industry.
From the balance sheet given information, I would cull some of the following financial ratios: current, net working capital, quick, and debt-to-equity; I would
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Usually, according to Sobel, M “MBA in a nutshell”, one of the most common causes of new business failure is undercapitalization. Fledgling organization like Nano Brewery with solid product lines and good marketing efforts may nonetheless require a great deal of funding if it plans to expand. Liquidity Ratio or Quick Ratio: The liquidity ratio or quick ratio according to Sobel, M “MBA in a nutshell”, is another measure of short-term solvency, in relative terms. This is considered a conservative indicator, according to Sobel, M “MBA in a nutshell”, given that the assets represented in the numerator of the ratio do not include inventory, which is difficult to liquidate quickly. The formula that expresses this is:
Liquidity ratio = Cash + accounts receivable + marketable securities divided by Current liabilities Placing the values from the balance sheet into the formula
Liquidity ratio = $10,972.18 divided by $4,073 = 2.7
An organization’s quick ratio is supposed to be greater than 1.1. From the result above, we can see that we have 2.7. Debt-to-Equity Ratio: The debt-to-equity ratio according to Sobel, M “MBA in a nutshell” is a measure of longterm solvency, in relative terms. The formula that expresses this according to Sobel, M “MBA in a nutshell”:
Debt-to-equity ratio = Total liabilities divided by Total shareholders’ equity
Debt-to-equity ratio = $43,236 divided by $26,915 = 1.6 = 160% According to Sobel, M “MBA in a nutshell”, the
Quick ratio is another measure of liquidity. In quick ratio we consider only liquid assets and its standard ratio is 1:1. Quick ratio of Peyton Approved is 7.63. Thus, there is no doubt that the company has got excellent liquidity. Company has enough liquid assets to pay off current liabilities.
Liquidity is important for any firm as it is an assessment of the ability to pay its' liabilities in the short term. There are two main liquidity ratios: the current and the quick ratio. The current ratios divides the current assets by the current liabilities to assess how many times the current assets can pay the current liabilities (Elliott and Elliott, 2011). Traditional ratios are usually in the region of 1.5, but this may vary depending on the industry and nature of the business (Elliott and Elliott, 2011). The current ratio is shown in table 1.
The success of a business depends on its ability to remain profitable over the long term, while being able to pay all its financial obligations and earning above average returns for its shareholders. This is made possible if the business is able to maximize on available opportunities and very efficiently and effectively use the resources it has to create maximum value for all involved stakeholders. One way the performance of a company can be measured on critical areas such as profitability, its ability to stay solvent, the amount of debt exposure and the effectiveness in resource utilization, is performing financial analysis where a set of ratios provides a snapshot of company performance and future
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This ratio is similar to current ratio, except that it excludes inventory from current assets. Inventory is subtracted because it is considered to be less liquid than other current assets, that is, it cannot be easily used to pay for the company’s current liabilities. A company having a quick ratio of at least 1.0, is considered to be financially stable. It has sufficient liquid assets and hence, it will be able to pay back its debts easily (Qasim Saleem et al., 2011).
Before beginning an analysis of a company it is necessary to have a complete set of financial statements, preferably for the pas few years so that historical trends can be obtained. Ratios are a way for anyone to get an idea of the financial performance of a company by using the information contained in the financial statements. Ratios are grouped into four basic categories, liquidity, activity, profitability, and financial leverage. This document will use a variety of these ratios to analyze the firm, Sample Company, as of December 31,2000.
The analysis will be base on the most important ratios as, Liquidity, Profitability, and Solvency Ratios.
The quick ratio reflects on a company’s ability to meet its current liabilities without liquidating inventories that could require markdowns. It is a more stringent test of liquidity than the current ratio and may provide more insight into company liquidity in some cases. For Colgate-Palmolive, the quick ratio has declined from 0.73 in 2008 to 0.58 in 2010. While this does not necessarily mean a problem, a higher current ratio and quick ratio analysis will mean that the company will not have difficulty in meeting its short-term obligations from its operations and not by liquidating its assets.
These ratios help company in determining its capability to pay short-term debts. Liquidity ratios inform about, how quickly a firm can obtain cash by liquidating its current assets in order to pay its liabilities. General liquidity ratios are: current ratio and quick ratio. Current ration can be obtain by dividing company’s current assets by its’ current liabilities. Generally a current ratio of two is considered as good (Cleverley et al., 2011). Quick ratio also known as acid test determines company’s liabilities that need to be fulfilled on urgent basis. Quick ratio can be obtained by dividing quick assets by current liabilities. Quick ratio is considered as stricter because it excludes inventories from current assets. Generally a quick ratio of 1:1 is considered as good for the company. Higher quick
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These numbers come out to be lower than what is considered average for a normal manufacturing company in which a satisfactory current ratio is 2.0 while a good quick ratio is considered 1.5. However according to my research on the industry those numbers seem to be the norm.
The quick ratio of 1.46 is a further analysis into the actual monetary values that are highly liquid and excluding fixed assets as part of the assets. The CFO/Avg. current liabilities also show a healthy 73%, 28% in 2004, on average of which is still higher than the industry.
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Ratios describe the various relationships among accounts in the balance sheet and income statement. Financial ratios are important and helpful gauges of how an organization is functioning. An organization’s financial health, potential revenue, and even possible bankruptcy can be garnered from financial ratios. Information derived from financial statements is used to calculate most ratios and make projections. “Ratios help investors and lenders determine the risk associated with lending or investing funds in an organization” (GE Financial Healthcare Services, 2003, para 1). According to Finkler and Ward (2006), “the key to interpretation of ratios is benchmarks. Without a basis for comparison, it is
Interpretation: 53% of the total assets are financed through debts; the remaining 39% is financed through equity.