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DH Chemicals
DH Chemicals
DH Chemicals
Below is the ratio analysis of Dawood Hercules Chemicals Ltd. for the year 2005-2006.
Current Ratio:
The firm’s quick ratio has been excellent as compared with all other firms in the
industry in both years. The firm is the most liquid in the industry because it can pay
all the current liabilities with its current assets deducting inventory.
Cash Ratio:
Industry Average:
2006: 0.049
2005: 0.061
Analysis:
The cash ratio has decreased significantly in 2006 because it has significantly
low amount of cash & bank balances. In 2006, DH chemicals had Rs0.0w08 of cash to
settle down Rs. of current liabilities.
The firm does not hold that too much cash like the other firms in the industry that’s why
its cash ratio is below industry average in both years.
Equity Multiplier:
Industry Average:
2006: 1.95
2005: 1.74
Analysis:
The Equity Multiplier of the company has decreased in 2006 as compared to
2005.the company has decreased it equity multiplier but was not able to manage it
functions properly therefore it is earning loss.
Interest Coverage Ratio = Earning before interest & tax = 1496657314 = 2.69 times
(2006) Interest 555469279
Interest Coverage Ratio = Earning before interest & tax = 2518638188 = 9.76 times
(2005) Interest 258059216
Industry Average:
2006: 2.30
2005: 7.91
Analysis:
The Interest Coverage ratio of the company has decreased in 2006 as compared
to 2005.In 2006 the company is able to pay interest payments for 2.69 times but the
company was able to pay its interest payments about 10 times in 2005. This happened
due to increase in the interest payments & decrease in the EBIT. The EBIT has decreased
in 2006 because of lower return from short term investments.
The company’s performance is very good in paying the interest payments in both years
because the interest coverage ratio is higher than the industry average.
Cash Coverage Ratio:
Analysis:
The Receivable Turnover Ratio of the company has increased significantly in
2006 as compared to 2005 which represent a great improvement in the credit policy of
the firm because it is now able to collect its receivables within 0.2353.days as compared
with 0.43 days in 2005.
If we observe & compare the Receivable turnover ratio with the industry average, we see
that it is much much higher than the industry average. By analyzing it, we can say that
the firm doesn’t sell its inventory on credit.
Analysis:
The Total Asset Turnover Ratio of the company has decreased in 2006 as
compared to 2005 because of increase in Total Assets. The Rs 1 invested in assets
generated Rs 0.26 Sales in 2005 but the Rs .1 invested in total assets generated RS 0.24
of Sales in 2006.
dh chemicals is not utilizing its assets efficiently like the other firms in the industry
because the Rs1 invested by dh chemicals in assets generated sales of worth Rs 0.26 &
Rs 0.24 in 2005-06 respectively while the industry on the average is getting sales of
worth Rs 1.09 & Rs 1.145 in 2005-06.
Analysis:
The Capital Intensity Ratio of the company has increased in 2006 as compared
to 2005 so now more amounts of assets is required for the generation of sales. In 2005,
DH chemicals required assets of worth Rs. 3.886 in order to generate Sales of worth Rs 1
but in 2006, the company required an investment of Rs 4.17 in its assets to generate Sales
of worth Rs 1.
The company has to utilize more assets for the generation of sales in 2006 as compared to
2005 which means that the company’s ability to manage & utilize its assets has a little bit
decreased in 2006 relative to 2005.
If we compare the capital intensity ratio with the industry average, we see that it is
utilizing more assets than the others to generate sales of worth Rs1. The firm is not
utilizing its assets efficiently.
Profitability Ratios
Analysis:
The Gross Profit Margin of the company has decreased in 2006 as compared to
2005 because , although., the sales have increased in 2006 but the cost of sales have
increased significantly that’s why Gross Profit has decreased in 2006 .
This ratio can be interpreted as:
The company gets Rs. 0.3378 of Gross Profit from the sales of Rs.1 in 2006 while the
company obtained Rs.0.3829 of Gross Profit from the sales of Rs.1.
The firm’s profitability is in a very good position as compared with the industry average
because the G.P. Margin ratio of DH chemicals is higher than the industry average in
both years. It means that the firm is getting more profit from its sales than the industry
average.
Net Profit Margin:
Return on Assets:
Industry Average:
2006: 0.110
2005: 0.174
Analysis:
The Return on Assets of the company has decreased in 2006 as compared to
2005. In 2005, Rs 1 invested in total assets generated Rs1 0.2243 of net profit but Rs. 1
invested in assets generated Rs.0.1271 of net profit in 2006.
The company is not able to manage its assets as efficiently as in 2005. The net profit has
decreased and the investment in total assets has increased.
But if we compare it with the industry average, we see that the firm’s performance is not
so bad because the firm’s ROA is higher than the industry average in both years.
Return on Equity:
Analysis:
The Return on Equity of the company has decreased in 2006 as compared to
2005. The one rupee invested by shareholders generated Rs.0.3066 of Net Income in
2005 but it generated Rs 0.2215 of Net Income in 2006. This decrease is caused by
decrease in Net Profit.
The firm is getting more profit from the funds provided by the shareholders than the
industry average.
Earning per share:
Industry Average:
2006: 11.73
2005: 25.02
Analysis:
The firm’s EPS has decreased in 2006 because of two factors:
a) The Net Profit has decreased
b) The firm has issued more shares.
But still, the firm’s shareholders are in a good position because the industry average is
below the firm’s EPS.
DUO-PONT ANALYSIS:
Return on Equity can be expressed as the product of Return on Assets and Equity
Multiplier:
2006 2005
ROE = ROI * Equity Multiplier ROE = ROI * Equity Multiplier
The ROE has decreased in 2006 due to decrease in ROA. Now we investigate the reason
for decrease in ROA, we see that the money invested in total assets have increased but
the net income has decreased as compared to 2005.
Now, we further divide ROE, into three components as:
= 0.3066
FOR 2006:
= 0.2215
ANALYSIS: