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Prolexus Berhad Financial Statement

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Based on the annual report of Prolexus Berhad, we can make a comparison between year 2014 and 2013 by calculate the accounting ratios to access the performance and position of the company. The ratios are analysed and interpreted in conjunction with financial statements. There are 5 types of ratios in order to bring out the analysis.
The first type of ratio is profitability. It has 3 category of measurement to bring out the profitability ratio; Gross profit, net profit and return on capital employed (ROCE). As we can see from the gross profit of 2014 is 0.67% higher than 2013. Gross profit is the profit of the company that deduct the cost of goods sold by revenue. This means that the revenue of the company in 2014 is higher and the cost of goods …show more content…

The company can know how efficiency is the company operate by using the following ratios. In order to measure the efficiency of the company is inventory turnover, number of days inventory, and number of times asset turnover. From the table we can see that it has a small gap between the inventory turnover of 2014 and 2013. The inventory turnover of 2013 is 12.07 times and the inventory turnover of 2014 is 12.03 times that only have 0.04 times lesser than 2013. There are many aspects that can affect the performance of inventory turnover such as product lifestyle, inventory management procedures, seasonality, and pricing strategies. To improve the inventory turnover, Prolexus Berhad can adjust the price of the product that can balance the need for profit and provide a good value to their customers. Next, number of days inventory is the 2nd category in efficiency ratios. It measures the time (days) it takes a company to sell off its all inventory. During the year of 2013 to 2014, the number of days inventory has increased from 30.23 days to 30.33 days. It might not be a good sign for 2014 as the lower the number of day is better so that they can save the major cost of keeping the inventory. The inventory turnover is relevant to the number of days inventory due to when the inventory turnover is low, the number of days inventory will …show more content…

Capital structure is the way a company finances its assets. Some may be fully equity financed and some will be depends on debt. Same with the previous accounting ratios, it also has 2 categories by measuring the capital structure. From the gearing, we can know that 2014 have a higher percentage of number compare to 2013. During the year from 2014 to 2013, the percentage has increased from 3.07% to 5.92% which means that the risk of the company to lend to is getting higher and it will be more risky to invest in. A low-geared company with a ratio of 10% would be able to pay off debt several times over and would be considered low-risk by both investors and lenders. Companies with higher ratios, upwards of 50% for example, represent a greater risk, because even a brief period of reduced profits or a sudden increase in interest rates could mean bankruptcy and loan default. So, the company needs to lower the gearing percentage to have a greater financial

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