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Project Report On Financial Analysis With Respect To Various Ratios
Project Report On Financial Analysis With Respect To Various Ratios
INTRODUCTION
Published financial statements are the only source of information about the activities and
affairs of a business entity available to the public, shareholders, investors and creditors, and the
governments. These various groups are interested in the progress, position and prospects of such
entity in various ways. But these statements howsoever, correctly and objectively prepared, by
themselves do not reveal the significance, meaning and relationship of the information contained
therein. For this purpose, financial statements have to be carefully studied, dispassionately
analyzed and intelligently interpreted. This enables a forecasting of the prospects for future
earnings, ability to pay interest, debt maturities both current as well as long-term, and probability
of sound financial and dividend policies. According to Myers, “financial statement analysis is
largely a study of relationship among the various financial factors in business as disclosed by a
single set of statements and a study of the trend of these factors as shown in a series of statements”
Thus, analysis of financial statements refers to the treatment of information contained in the
financial statement in a way so as to afford a full diagnosis of the profitability and financial position
of the firm concerned. The process of analyzing financial statements involves the rearranging,
comparing and measuring the significance of financial and operating data. Such a step helps to
reveal the relative significance and effect of items of the data in relation to the time period and/or
between two organizations. Interpretation, which follows analysis of financial statements, is an
attempt to reach to logical conclusion regarding the position and progress of the business on the
basis of analysis. Thus, analysis and interpretation of financial statements are regarded as
complimentary to each other.
TYPES OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
A distinction may be drawn between various types of financial analysis either on the basis
of material used for the same or according to the modus operandi or according to the objective of
the analysis.
1. External Analysis It is made by those who do not have access to the detailed records of
the company. This group, which has to depend almost entirely on published financial statements,
includes investors, credit agencies and governmental agencies regulating a business in nominal
way. The position of the external analyst has been improved in recent times owing to the
governmental regulations requiring business undertaking to make available detailed information
to the public through audited accounts.
2. Internal Analysis The internal analysis is accomplished by those who have access to the
books of accounts and all other information related to business. While conducting this analysis,
the analyst is a part of the enterprise he is analysing. Analysis for managerial purposes is an internal
type of analysis and is conducted by executives and employees of the enterprise as well as
governmental and court agencies which may have regulatory and other jurisdiction over the
business.
1. Horizontal Analysis: When financial statements for a number of years are reviewed and
analyzed, the analysis is called ‘horizontal analysis’. As it is based on data from year to year rather
than on one date or period of time as a whole, this is also known as ‘dynamic analysis. This is very
useful for long term trend analysis and planning.
2. Vertical Analysis:
It is frequently used for referring to ratios developed for one date or for one accounting period.
Vertical analysis is also called ‘Static Analysis’. This is not very conducive to proper analysis of
the firm’s financial position and its interpretation as it does not enable to study data in perspective.
This can only be provided by a study conducted over a number of years so that comparisons can
be effected. Therefore, vertical analysis is not very useful.
Analytical methods and devices used in analyzing financial statements are as follows:
1. Comparative Statements
3. Trend Ratios
4. Ratio Analysis
Ratio analysis is used to evaluate relationships among financial statement items. The ratios
are used to identify trends over time for one organization or to compare two or more organizations
at one point in time. Ratio analysis focuses on three key aspects of a business: liquidity,
profitability, and solvency. Ratio Analysis is an important tool for any business organization. The
computation of ratios facilitates the comparison of firms which differ in size. Ratios can be used
to compare a firm's financial performance with industry averages. In addition, ratios can be used
in a form of trend analysis to identify areas where performance has improved or deteriorated over
time. Ratio is the symptoms like the blood pressure, the pulse or the temperature of an individual.
Just as in the case of an individual, a doctor or a valid by reading the pulse of a patient or by
studying the blood pressure or the temperature of a patient can diagnose the cause of his ailment,
so also a financial analyst through ration analysis of the employment of resources and its overall
financial position. Just as in medical science the symptoms are passive factors, to diagnose them
properly depends upon the efficiency and the expertise of the doctor, so also to derive right
conclusions from ratio analysis will depend upon the efficiency and depth of understanding of the
financial analyst.
Gross profit ratio expresses the relationship of gross profit to net sales or turnover. Gross
profit is the excess of the proceeds of goods sold and services rendered during a period over their
cost, before taking into account administration, selling and distribution and financing charges.
Gross profit ratio is expressed as follows:
Ratio analysis
Ratio analysis is the comparison of line items in the financial statements of a business.
Ratio analysis is used to evaluate a number of issues with an entity, such as its liquidity,
efficiency of operations, and profitability. This type of analysis is particularly useful to
analysts outside of a business, since their primary source of information about an organization
is its financial statements. Ratio analysis is less useful to corporate insiders, who have better
access to more detailed operational information about the organization.
There are several hundred possible ratios that can be used for analysis purposes, but only a
small core group is typically used to gain an understanding of an entity. These ratios include:
Current ratio.
Compares current assets to current liabilities, to see if a business has enough cash to
pay its immediate liabilities.
Determines the ability of a business to effectively issue credit to customers and be paid
back on a timely basis.
Compares the proportion of debt to equity, to see if a business has taken on too much
debt.
This is the percentage of earnings paid to investors in the form of dividends. If the percentage
is low, it is an indicator that there is room for dividend payments to increase substantially.
Calculates the proportion of earnings generated by the sale of goods or services, before
administrative expenses are included. A decline in this percentage could signal pricing
pressure on a company's core operations.
Inventory turnover.
Calculates the time it takes to sell off inventory. A low turnover figure indicates that
a business has an excessive investment in inventory, and therefore is at risk of having obsolete
inventory.
Net profit ratio.
Calculates the proportion of net profit to sales; a low proportion can indicate a bloated
cost structure or pricing pressure.
Compares the price paid for a company's shares to the earnings reported by the business. An
excessively high ratio signals that there is no basis for a high stock price, which could presage
a stock price decline.
Return on assets.
STRATEGICAL TOOLS
The collected data were analysis with help of ratio analysis, comparative and column
charts.
COLLECTION OF DATA
Balance Sheet,
Profit and loss Accounts
Financial statement analysis is very much helpful in assessing the financial position and
profitability of a concern. The main objectives of analyzing the financial statements are as follows:
1. The analysis would enable the present and the future earning capacity and the
profitability of the concern.
2. The operational efficiency of the concern as a whole as well as department wise can be
assessed. Hence the management can easily locate the areas of efficiency and inefficiency.
3. The solvency of the firm, both short-term and long-term, can be determined with the
help of financial statement analysis which is beneficial to trade creditors and debenture
holders.
4. The comparative study in regard to one firm with another firm or one department with
another department is possible by the analysis of financial statements.
5. Analysis of past results in respects of earning and financial position of the enterprise is
of great help in forecasting the future results. Hence it helps in preparing budgets.
1. Owing to the fact that financial statements are compiled on the basis of historical costs,
while there is a market decline in the value of the monetary unit and resultant rise in prices,
the figures in the financial statement loses its functions as an index on current economic
realities. Again the financial statements contain both items. So an analysis of financial
statements cannot be taken as an indicator for future forecasting and planning.
TABLE - 1
CURRENT RATIO
Formula:
Current Ratio
2.93
2.72 2.53 2.62
2.36
LIQUID RATIO
Formula:
LIQUID RATIO
Liquid Ratio
1.97
1.36 1.36
1.12 1.06
Formula:
Proprietary Ratio
40 42.42
36.2 37.55
33.9
Formula:
52.06
Formula:
71
56.97 52.91
50.78 47.67
Formula:
Debt equity ratio =Total long term debt /Total shareholders fund
0.93
0.75 0.74 0.78
0.68
Formula:
73.8
62.22 66.27
56.48 53.13
OPERATING RATIO
Formula:
OPERATING RATIO
Operating Ratio
63.27
61.88 61.44
59
54.16
The ratio of each item of expense or each group of expense to net sales is known as
“Expense ratio”. The expense ratio brings out the relationship between various elements of
operating cost & net sales. Expense ratio analyzes each individual item of expense or group of
expense& expresses them as a percentage in relation to net sales.
TABLE – 9
MANUFACTURING EXPENSES
Formula:
5.29 5.5
5
4.47
3.98
Formula:
14.93
13.34 13.2 12.68
12.4
Formula:
4.04
2.5
1.6
0.48 0.47
SOURCES OF FUNDS
SHAREHOLDERS FUND
Share capital 5,00,00 5,00,00 0 0 0
LOANS
Secured 11,15,95 12,13,48 9753 0 8.03
APPLICATION OF FUNDS
FIXED ASSETS
Gross block 18,20,12 15,90,33
Less: depreciation 11,95,82 10,32,96
Net block 6,24,30 5,57,37
Capital work in progress 14,92 54,36
TOTAL 6,39,22 6,11,73 0 2749 4.49
In the year 2012-2013 there is no change in the share capital. The reserve and surplus
percentage increase 1.26 % during this year and secured loans also increase 8.03 %. The deffered
tax liabilities increase 11.82 % during the year and fixed assets decrease to 4.49 % between these
years. The investments decrease about 14.56 % according to the table at this year and sundry
debtors also decreases 3.83 % from this table. The cash and bank balance increases up to 1.31 %
from the table and loan and advances decrease to 15.66 % according to the table. The net current
assets increases up to 3.00 % and miscellaneous expenditure increases to 20.76 % from the knowledge
of the table. The operating income increases to 19.17 % during this year and other income decrease 4.35
% according to the table. There is a 13.98 % increase in the operating expenses and 6.47 % increase in the
employee cost. The interest decreases up to 9.99 % and available for appropriation increases to 75.05 %
according to the source of table.
COMPARITIVE YEAR FOR 2013-2014
2012-2013 2013-2014 Increase Decrease Percentage
SOURCES OF FUNDS
SHAREHOLDERS FUND
Share capital 5,00,00 5,00,00 0 0 0
LOANS
Secured 12,13,48 10,27,55 0 18593 18.09
APPLICATION OF FUNDS
FIXED ASSETS
Gross block 15,90,33 17,40,97
Less: depreciation 10,32,96 11,40,93
Net block 5,57,37 6,00,04
Capital work in progress 54,36 29,74
TOTAL 6,11,73 6,29,78 1811 0 2.87
In the year 2013-2014 there is no change in the share capital. The reserve and surplus
percentage increase 1.54 % during this year and secured loans also decrease 18.09 %. The deffered
tax liabilities decrease 22.52 % during the year and fixed assets increase to 2.87 % between these
years. The investments increase about 16.93 % according to the table at this year and sundry
debtors also increase 2.93 % from this table. The cash and bank balance increases up to 16.17 %
from the table and loan and advances increase to 65.41 % according to the table. The net current
assets decrease up to 4.66 % and miscellaneous expenditure decrease to 14.57 % from the knowledge of
the table. The operating income increases to 19.32 % during this year and other income increase 0.52 %
according to the table. There is a 19.57 % increase in the operating expenses and 17.80 % increase in the
employee cost. The interest increases to 3.95 % and available for appropriation increases to 52.04 %
according to the source of table.
COMPARITIVE TABLE FOR THE YEAR 2013-2015
LOANS
Secured 10,27,55 11,38,86 11131 0 9.77
APPLICATION OF FUNDS
FIXED ASSETS
Gross block 17,40,97 18,41,58
Less: depreciation 11,40,93 12,40,03
Net block 6,00,04 6,31,55
Capital work in progress 29,74 15,29
TOTAL 6,29,78 6,29,78 0 1300 2.10
MISCELLANEOUS 5,97 0 0 0 0
EXPENDITURE
TOTAL 37,23,11 40,35,07
OPERATING INCOME 739047 742031 2984 0 0.40
In the year 2013-2015 there is no change in the share capital. The reserve and surplus
percentage increase 5.01 % during this year and secured loans also increase 9.77 %. The deffered
tax liabilities increase 8.51 % during the year and fixed assets decrease to 2.10 % between these
years. The investments increase about 0.72 % according to the table at this year and sundry debtors
also increase 2.34 % from this table. The cash and bank balance increases up to 12.11 % from the
table and loan and advances decrease to 5.64 % according to the table. The net current assets
increase up to 10.08 % and miscellaneous expenditure remains 0 % from the knowledge of the table. The
operating income increases to 0.40 % during this year and other income increase 0.24 % according to the
table. There is a 2.86 % decrease in the operating expenses and 4.40 % increase in the employee cost. The
interest decreases to 14.12 % and available for appropriation increases to 37.29 % according to the source
of table.
COMPARITIVE TABLE FOR THE YEAR 2014-2016
SOURCES OF FUNDS
SHAREHOLDERS FUND
Share capital 5,00,00 5,00,00 0 0 0
LOANS
Secured 11,38,86 17,23,12 58426 0 33.97
APPLICATION OF FUNDS
FIXED ASSETS
Gross block 18,41,58 21,64,89
Less: depreciation 12,40,03 13,43,05
Net block 6,31,55 8,21,84
Capital work in progress 15,29 -
TOTAL 6,16,84 8,21,84 20500 0 2.49
MISCELLANEOUS 0 0 0 0 0
EXPENDITURE
TOTAL 40,35,07 47,66,94
OPERATING INCOME 742031 752145 10114 0 1.34
In the year 2014-2015 there is no change in the share capital. The reserve and surplus
percentage increase 8.91 % during this year and secured loans also increase 33.97 %. The deffered
tax liabilities decrease 3.59 % during the year and fixed assets increase to 2.49 % between these
years. The investments increase about 36.31 % according to the table at this year and sundry
debtors also increase 15.39 % from this table. The cash and bank balance increases up to 25.61 %
from the table and loan and advances increase to 15.28 % according to the table. The net current
assets increase up to 11.91 % and miscellaneous expenditure remains 0 % from the knowledge of the
table. The operating income increases to 1.34 % during this year and other income increase 0.20 %
according to the table. There is a 2.02 % increase in the operating expenses and 5.01 % increase in the
employee cost. The interest increases to 4.34 % and available for appropriation increases to 12.49 %
according to the source of table.
Findings
Gross profit and net profits are decreased during the period of study, which indicates that
firm’s inefficient management in manufacturing and trading operations.
Gross profit and net profits are increased during the period of 2012-13 which indicates that
firm’s efficient management in manufacturing and trading operations.
Liquidity ratio of the firm is not better liquidity position in over the five years. It shows that
the firm had not sufficient liquid assets.
The inventory of the firm in the first year has been sold very slow. And there is an increase
in the movement of the inventories but it slightly decreased in the last year. This may be a sign not
good to the firm.
The fixed assets turnover ratio of the firm has in 2012-13 the ratio is 0.85 and it increase in
the next 3years continuously and it again decrease in 2016-17.
The current assets turnover ratio is increasing during the period of 2004-06 and again it
decrease in the period of 2006-07. And again increase in next two year.
Direct Material cost ratio of the firm is has less material cost during the period of 2012-13
&2014-15 and it raised in the year of 2016-17
The cost of direct labour of the firm in the year of 2012-13 is 4.94%and it increasing up to
2015-16 and it decrease in the next year.
The cost of manufacturing overhead of the firm in the year of 2012-13 is 5.22% where it
compare to the next 3year it increase rapidly.
SUGGESTIONS
The financial policy of working capital management policy of the company has to
be revised. The firm follows an aggressive policy as far as working capital
management is concerned. According to this policy, Risk and Profitability should
be increased and the liquidity should be reduced. Though the company has
increased risk and reduced liquidity, the profitability has not increased. This is an
area into which the management needs to look. Future forecasts of cash should also
be made effectively in order to meet unexpected requirements.
As far as the inventory position is concerned, the company doesn’t have a sound
position. Better the quality, lesser would be the work-in-process. The rejected stock
has to go through further modifications until the quality department approves it.
This therefore remains as work-in-process and increases the value of the work-in-
process. Speeding up the quality checks can reduce the holding time of finished
goods.
Efforts should be made to keep the norms up to date. Thus a quarterly review is
suggested. Norms should be as realistic as possible as to give a correct estimate of
the inventory levels. The firm should make consistent efforts to increase its earnings
in order to move towards the path of growth.
It is suggested that the firm should neither have too high nor too low debtor turnover
ratio.
CONCLUSION
This project of Ratio analysis in the production concern is not merely a work of the project.
But a brief knowledge and experience of that how to analyze the financial performance of the firm.
The study undertaken has brought in to the light of the following conclusions. According to this
project I came to know that from the analysis of financial statements it is clear
that SHSSK Ltd. Have been incurring loss during the period of study. So the firm should focus on
getting of profits in the coming years by taking care internal as well as external factors.
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1. M.Y. KHAN, P.K.JAIN (1981), Financial Management, and Cost Accounting (third
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