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Department of Finance and Accounting: IBS, IFHE, Hyderabad
Department of Finance and Accounting: IBS, IFHE, Hyderabad
Department of Finance and Accounting: IBS, IFHE, Hyderabad
Semester: III
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Dr. D Satish
Area Head, Department of Finance & Accounting
Resource Persons:
Dr. M.V. Narasimha Chary (Course Coordinator)
Dr. D. Srinivasa Chary
Prof. C. Anita
Dr. Pramod Mantravadi
Dr. P. Bhanu Sireesha
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Basics of AFM, FM1 and FM2 divided into 6 parts covered in 6 sessions.
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1. FAQs on Broader Topic: Financial Accounting
1. Definition of Accounting
Accounting is a systematic process of identifying, recording, measuring, classifying, verifying, summarizing,
interpreting and communicating financial information for use by the end users. It reveals profit or loss for a
given period and the value and nature of a firm’s assets, liabilities and owners’ equity.
Identify accounting information, record all relevant information, measure in monetary terms, similar
transactions classified into groups, verifying the correctness of the recording, find the net balances by
summarizing, analyse to arrive at results, interpret to understand the impact of the result and communicate to
the end users.
2. All concepts
Business entity concept
Every business gets a separate legal status as compared to its owners. All activities will be conducted on the
name of the business and not the persons who own / operate / or otherwise are associated with the entity.
Examples are: Gujarat Polymers Ltd., Infosys Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., Reddy & Associates.
Cost concept
In accounting, all transactions are recorded at their cost only (not at the market value).
Duality concept
Every transaction has 2 aspects and accounting involves recording both these aspects. Hence, it is called dual
aspect concept.
Economic resources of an entity are assets. Claims of various parties against these assets are equities. Equities
are of 2 types – liabilities (claims by outsiders) and owners’ equity (claims by owners).
This gives rise to an equality between the two, Assets = Liabilities + Equity.
Accrual concept
Whether the transactions are involving cash movement or not, accounting information needs to be recorded
for such transactions on the basis of the time of happening and its certainty of happening. In contrast to this
concept, there is cash method also available. Example: Goods purchased on credit will be recorded on the date
of purchase rather than the date of payment for it.
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for reporting to outsiders. In India, the financial year (Apr to Mar) is taken as the accounting period by all
business entities.
Matching concept
Every sale has revenue attached with expenses. To measure the net effect of the sale, there is a need to
recognize both these aspects in the same accounting period. When an event affects both revenues and
expenses, the effect on each of these should be recognized in the same accounting period. First identify the
revenue realizable for the accounting period, then match the corresponding expenses incurred to generate such
revenue.
Consistency concept
In accounting, once an entity decides to follow one accounting method, it should use the same method for all
subsequent events of the same character unless it has a sound reason to change it. Frequent changes will make
it difficult to make comparisons across periods.
Realization concept
The realization concept indicates the amount (how much) of revenue that should be recognized from a given
sale. It says that the amount to be recognized as revenue should be the amount that is reasonably certain to be
realized, i.e., the amount that customers are reasonably certain to pay. For example, if there is a sale of goods
at a discount, then the revenue to be recorded should be the lower amount (after deduction of the discount),
and not the normal price.
Conservatism concept
This concept says, recognize revenues only when they are reasonably certain and recognize expenses as soon
as they are reasonably possible.
Materiality concept
According to this concept, trivial matters may not be considered. Accountants do not attempt to record events
so insignificant that the work of recording them is not justified by the usefulness of the results. So, insignificant
events may be disregarded from individual recording and probably can be clubbed into a category called
miscellaneous items and recorded.
Full disclosure
Unlike the materiality concept, all important information will have to be compulsorily be disclosed in the
accounts. According to this concept, all important information about the financial condition and activities of the
entity must be disclosed in the reports. In case the information is not possible to show in the financial
statements, the information must be presented separately under notes.
1. Types of accounts:
Accounts are basically classified into three types:
Personal accounts: The accounts of those aspects of the transactions involving persons (natural, artificial or
representative)
Real accounts: The accounts of those aspects of the transactions involving possessions of the business (any
asset, owned and used for conducting the business, can be tangible or intangible)
Nominal accounts: The accounts of those aspects of the transactions involving incomes, revenues, expenses and
losses of the business.
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2. Golden rules of accounting:
For Personal accounts, the rule is: Debit the receiver, and Credit the giver
For Real accounts, the rule is: Debit what comes in, and Credit what goes out
For Nominal accounts, the tule is: Debit all expenses and losses, and Credit all incomes and gains
Description:
‘PPE’ (possession / asset) is Real account, ‘Bank’ (your money maintained in the bank account, is a
possession / asset) is Real account.
Description:
‘Depreciation’ and ‘Amortization’ are treated as Nominal account (they are expenses for the business),
‘PPE’ (possession / asset) is Real account, ‘Patents’ (possession / asset) is Real account.
Description:
‘ICICI Bank Loan’ (Bank is the person who offered loan to the company, i.e., the company is having a
business activity with a bank) is Personal account, ‘Interest on bank loan’ (expense) is Nominal account,
‘Bank’ (possession / asset) is Real account.
Description:
‘Income tax’ (expense) is Nominal account, ‘Bank’ (possession / asset) is Real account.
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Professional tax A/c is credited with the amount deducted from employees’ salary [This is a receipt of
money from employees, which needs to be paid off to the tax department later by the company, and
falls under the category ‘nominal account’]
For example, Rs.10000 has been paid as salary to the employee, after deducting Rs.1000 as income tax,
Rs.1500 as employees share of provident fund, but before employers’ share of provident fund Rs.1500.
The journal entry for such transaction will be:
On 1 March, 2020:
Big Bazaar A/c ……………………………. Dr. Rs.10,00,000
To Sales A/c Rs.10,00,000
On 28 October, 2020:
Bank A/c ……………………………………… Dr. Rs.2,00,000
Bad debts A/c ……………………………… Dr. Rs.8,00,000
To Big Bazaar A/c Rs.10,00,000
Description:
‘Big Bazaar’ is Personal account, ‘Sales’ (revenue generated) is Nominal account, ‘Bank’ is Real account,
‘Bad debts’ (loss faced due to non-payment) is Nominal account.
Provision for bad and doubtful debts expenses A/c …… Dr. Rs.10,00,000
To Provision for bad and doubtful debts A/c Rs.10,00,000
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Description:
‘PBDD Expenses’ is Nominal account, PBDD is exceptional account created to reduce asset.
Description:
‘Bank’ is Real account, ‘Expenses on Public Issue’ (capital expenses) (Nominal account), ‘Equity Share
Capital’ (represents the creation of liability to owners) (Personal account), ‘Securities Premium’ (capital
receipt, it is the extra amount contributed by the owners) (Nominal account).
Description:
‘Retained Earnings’ (balance of accumulated profits) is exceptional account, ‘General Reserve’
(accumulated profits set aside) is exceptional account. Both accounts involve the owners’ funds, where
balance from one account is transferred to another account.
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(b) For payment of annual dividend:
Proposed Annual Dividend A/c ………. Dr. Rs.10,00,000
To Bank A/c Rs.10,00,000
Description:
‘Retained Earnings’ (balance of accumulated profits) is exceptional account, ‘Proposed annual dividend’
(accumulated profits set aside) is temporarily created account, ‘Bank’ is real account.
Sub-topic: 3. Financial Statements of different sectors (Corporates, Banks & Financial Services)
1. Accounting equation
Assets = Owners Equity + Liabilities
Non-Current Assets + Current Assets = Owners Equity + Non-Current Liabilities + Current Liabilities
5. What is the difference between profit and loss account and income & expenditure statement?
P&L account is prepared for the business organization whose aim is to earn profit by running business
whereas Income and Expenditure statement is prepared for non-profit organizations, like Trusts.
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For Banks: Interest income, interest expenses, non-interest income, provisions for credit losses, non-
interest expenses and income tax expenses
Retained earnings represents that part of the total earnings that have been retained for use (reinvested)
in the business. It is that part of the profit that has been retained in the business for further use in the
operations of the business after the distribution of the dividends to the owners. Hence, it is the
difference between the total earnings of the entity from its inception to date and the total amount of
dividends paid out to its shareholders over its entire life.
[The owners’ equity increases through earnings, the results of profitable operations of the entity, and
decreases when earnings are paid out in the form of dividends.]
EPS ‘Earnings per Share’ (EPS) is the amount of earning attributable to each equity share, or it is the
portion of the company’s profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock of the company.
Net worth Net worth is a synonym used for the term owners’ equity. It includes paid in capital and
retained earnings.
13. Who has the first right on the cash flows of the firm: a bondholder or shareholder?
A bond holder always has the first right. Shareholders including those who own preferred stock, must
wait until bondholders are paid during a bankruptcy before claiming company assets.
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15. What is EBITDA?
EBITDA denotes the gross operating margin of the entity. It stands for the earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization.
18. What are the different activities in a business shown on the cash flow statement?
The Cash Flow Statement showcases the cash generated and used during a period. It involves (a)
Operating activities (where business activities accounting to cash are considered); (b) Investing activities
(involving sale and purchase of assets of the company); and (c) financing activities (involving generation
and redemption of equities and other liabilities).
20. What do you understand by (a) procure to pay; (b) order to cash; (c) manufacturing execution
process?
(a) Procure to pay is the process of integrating purchasing and payables systems to create greater
efficiencies. It exists within the larger procurement management process and involves four key
stages: selecting goods and services; enforcing compliance and order; receiving and reconciliation;
and invoicing and payment.
(b) Order to cash process refers to a company’s business process for the entire order processing
system. This is a set of business processes to manage from sales order right through to customer
payments. It helps define the company’s success and its relationships with customers.
(c) Manufacturing execution process is an information system that monitors and tracks the process of
producing manufactured goods on the factory. Its overall goal is to make certain that manufacturing
operations are effectively executed to improve production output.
21. Can the profit of a company decrease though its revenue increases? Explain.
Profit of the company is the net of its revenues after deducting the expenses for the period. It is the
residual of all revenues and gains over all expenses and losses for the period. When revenues increase,
there could be increase in COGS, increase in expenses, decrease in allocated asset / resource value,
increase in borrowing interest, increase in tax, etc., thus resulting in a drop in the net income of the
company.
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22. Is it possible for a company to show positive cash flows but be in grave trouble?
Yes, it is possible, if a company sells off inventory but delays payables it is in such a position.
23. How is it possible for a company to show positive net income but go bankrupt?
A case of deteriorating working capital is an example of this situation. Here the trade receivables are
increasing and trade payables are lowering, for the company to go bankrupt.
24. Why are increases in trade receivables a cash reduction on the cash flow statement?
Since our cash flow statement starts with net income, an increase in trade receivables is an adjustment
to net income to reflect the fact that the company never actually received those funds.
25. I buy a piece of equipment. Walk me through the impact on the 3 financial statements.
Initially, when the equipment is purchased, there is no impact in the Profit and Loss account, the cash
goes down, and PP&E goes up in the Balance Sheet (BS), and the purchase of PP&E is a cash outflow in
the Cash Flow Statement (CFS).
Over the life of the asset: depreciation reduces the net income in the Profit and Loss account, PP&E
goes down by the depreciation, retained earnings go down in the BS, and depreciation is added back in
the cash from operations section as it is a non-cash expense that reduced the net income in the CFS.
26. What is a deferred tax liability and why might one be created?
Deferred tax liability is a tax expense amount reported on a company’s income statement that is not
actually paid in that time period, but is expected to be paid in the future. It arises when a company
actually pays lesser amount of taxes than they show as an expense on their P&L account for the period.
Differences in depreciation expense between Indian GAAP and Ind AS can lead to differences in income
between the two, which ultimately leads to differences in tax expense reported in the financial
statements and taxes payable.
27. How do you categorize interest and dividend in a Cash Flow Statement?
According to para 30, AS-3, In the case of a financial enterprise, the interest paid and the interest and
dividend received will be classified as cash flows arising from operating activities. Whereas, in the case
of other enterprises, cash flows arising from interest paid should be classified as cash flows from
financing activities while the interest and dividends received should be classified as cash flows from
investing activities. Dividends paid should be classified as cash flows from financing activities only.
28. How would you deal with the following while preparing final accounts?
a. Outstanding and prepaid expenses
b. Bad debts and provision for doubtful debts
Outstanding expenses are recognized as expenses in the Profit and Loss account and are also a current
liability in the Balance Sheet.
Prepaid expenses are expenses for a period beyond the current accounting period, hence are reduced
from the total expenses paid in the Profit and Loss account and are a current asset in the Balance Sheet.
Bad debts are the actual loss of revenue and provision for doubtful debts are an expected loss of
revenue. These are reduced from the trade receivables in the current assets of the balance sheet and
are to be reduced from the total revenue receivable in the Profit and Loss account.
29. What is a deferred tax asset and why might one be created?
Deferred tax asset arises when a company actually pays more in taxes to the Income Tax department
than they show as an expense on their income statement for the period.
Differences in revenue recognition, expense recognition and net operating losses can create deferred
tax assets.
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2. FAQs on Broader Topic: Cost & Management Accounting
1. Classification of costs:
a. Nature of elements: Costs are divided into three categories, material cost, labor cost and
expenses. This type of classification is useful in determining the total cost.
b. Functions: Costs are divided according to the function for which they have been incurred, like
production cost, selling cost, distribution cost, administrative cost, research cost, development
cost, pre-production cost, conversion cost, etc.
c. Traceability: Costs are divided as direct costs and indirect costs. Direct costs are the costs that can
be identified with or attributed to the end product. Costs that cannot be identified or attributed
to the final product in particular are called Indirect costs.
d. Variability: Costs are classified into three categories, fixed cost, variable cost and semi-variable
(behavior-wise) cost. Fixed cost is that cost which remains constant at all levels of production, and
is incurred irrespective of the volume of output. Variable cost tends to vary with the volume of
output and is directly in proportion with every increase or decrease in the volume. Semi-variable
cost is partly fixed and partly variable in relation to output, and does not vary proportionately, but
does not remain stationary at all times.
e. Controllability: Costs are classified as controllable and uncontrollable costs. Controllable costs are
those costs that can be influenced by specific actions, whereas the costs that cannot be influenced
by any actions are Uncontrollable costs.
f. Normality: Costs are classified as normal and abnormal costs. Normal cost is the cost normally
incurred at a given level of output under the conditions at which that level of output is normally
attained. The cost that is not normally incurred at a given situation and conditions is called
Abnormal cost.
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5. What are overheads? Classify and give examples.
Overheads are costs that cannot be directly traced to the units of production. It refers to the ongoing
expense of operating a business and cannot be immediately associated with the products or services
being offered. However, overheads are still vital to business operations as they provide critical support
for the business to carry out profit making activities. Overheads are broadly classified as manufacturing
overheads, administrative overheads, selling and distribution overheads. Examples include production
facilities, depreciation of assets and equipment, rent of factory building, etc. under the manufacturing
overheads category. Under administrative overheads, we have employee salaries, office equipment and
supplies, legal and audit fees, etc. Under selling and distribution overheads we have salesmen’s salaries
and commission, travel expenses, entertainment costs, packaging and transportation costs, etc.
6. What is cost sheet / statement of cost? What is the need of preparing it?
Cost sheet is a statement prepared to show the various elements of cost, like prime cost, factory cost,
cost of production and total cost. It is prepared at regular intervals, so that assessment can be made
about the progress of the business. Cost sheet shows the cost per unit of any product at every level of
production which helps to know the stage of production and the price at which that particular
production stage has.
It helps the management in fixing selling prices; it acts as a guide to the management and helps in
formulating production policy; it enables to keep control over cost of production.
7. How many types of inventories can be maintained (for manufacturing / trading / services companies)?
There are three categories of inventories in a manufacturing sector: (a) raw materials (which are waiting
to be worked on), (b) work-in-progress (which are being worked on) and finished goods (which are ready
for shipping). For a firm carrying on trading activity, inventory will be restricted to finished goods and
supplies. In general, services sector does not involve in any tangible inventory; however, extensive
tangible inventory is required for wholesale and retail service providers as well as food service
providers.
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Cost sheet format:
STATEMENT OF COST AND PROFIT
Particulars Rs. Rs. Rs.
Opening Raw Material Inventory
Add: Materials Purchased
Add: Freight on Material
Less: Purchases Returns
Less: Closing Raw Materials Inventory
Materials Consumed (A)
Direct Labor (B)
Other Direct Expenses (C)
PRIME COST (A+B+C)
Add: Factory Overheads:
All Items of indirect expenses incurred at factory level
Gross Works Cost
Add: Opening WIP Inventory
Less: Closing WIP Inventory
WORKS COST / FACTORY COST
Add: Administration Expenses:
All Items of indirect expenses incurred at office / administration level
COST OF PRODUCTION
Add: Opening Finished Goods Inventory
Less: Closing Finished Goods Inventory
COST OF GOODS SOLD
Add: Selling & Distribution Expenses:
All Items of indirect expenses incurred at selling and distribution level
COST OF SALES
Add: Profit
TOTAL SALES REVENUE
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3. Draw and explain CVP interrelations through a graph.
8. How does calculation of BEP help me in decision making? / Name a few applications of marginal
costing.
The concept of marginal costing is practically applied in the following situations:
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(a) Evaluation of Performance: The evaluation of the performance of various departments or products
can be evaluated with the help of marginal costing which is based on contribution generating
capacity.
(b) Profit Planning: This technique through the calculation of P/V Ratio helps the management to plan
the activities in such a way that the profit can be maximized.
(c) Fixation of Selling Price: This technique assists the management to fix the price in such a way so that
prices fixed can cover at least the variable cost.
(d) Make or Buy Decisions: It helps the management in taking decisions whether to continue producing
a product or to buy it from an outside source.
(e) Optimizing Product Mix: To maximize profits and increase sales volume, it is necessary to decide an
optimized mix or proportion in which various products of a company can be sold.
(f) Cost Control: It is a technique of cost classification and cost presentation which enable the
management to concentrate on the controllable costs.
(g) Flexible Budget preparation: As the marginal costing particularly classifies costs as fixed and variable
costs which facilitate the preparation of flexible budgets.
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e. Implementation of activity-based costing in service industry is difficult as the tracing of costs to
service delivery may result in too many cost drivers.
6. Advantages of activity-based costing over traditional costing for service / manufacturing sector.
a. In traditional costing system, overhead costs are assumed to be influenced by only the units
produced, whereas in Activity based costing the cost drivers are used to segregate the costs to
various products and / or services.
b. Activity based costing improves product costing procedure by recognizing different fixed overhead
costs at batch level and product level.
c. It also helps in ascertaining areas where cost reductions are possible.
d. It can lead to improved decision making such as fixing selling price and highlighting the area where
the cost reduction is possible.
e. It can be applied to budgeting as well.
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3. FAQs on Broader Topic: Time Value of Money
2. State the relationship between effective rate of interest and the stated annual rate of interest.
EIR=[1+ stated annual interest rate/m]^ m -1
where m=frequency of compounding per year
8. Explain Annuity?
Annuity represents a series of equal payments (or receipts) occurring over a specified number of
equidistant periods.
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13. What is Intra-Year Compounding?
Here compounding is done more than once a year.
14. Can the real rate of return be larger than the nominal rate?
Yes, when the compounding is done more than once a year.
15. Which one you will prefer: an investment that pays 5 percent a year on which interest is compounded
(a) quarterly, (b) semi-annually, (c) annually? Why?
Quarterly –compounded because the effective interest is maximum for this alternative.
16. As you increase the length of time involved, what happens to future values?
Future value increases
17. As you increase the length of time involved, what happens to present values?
Present value decreases
18. What happens to a future value if you increase the interest rate keeping all other parameters
constant?
Future value increases
19. What happens to a present value if you increase the discount rate keeping all other parameters
constant?
Present value decreases
20. What all do you need to find out the present value of an investment?
Future value of the investment, interest rate, period of investment.
21. “A rational human being has a time preference for money.” Do you agree?
Yes. Because the value of Rs.1000 today is more than Rs.1000 after one year. Inflation, present
investment opportunities, preference for present consumption, risk and uncertainty in future are the
reasons for this.
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6. What does Market Value of a Bond?
Market value is the price at which the bond is usually bought or sold. Market value may be different
from par value or redemption value.
14. How are values of bonds affected when the market rate of interest changes?
There is an inverse relationship between the value of a bond and the market interest rate. The bond
value would decline when the market interest rate rises and vice-versa.
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19. Difference between market value and enterprise value
Market cap is the total value of all outstanding shares of the company's stock. It is calculated by
multiplying the stock's current share price and the number of shares outstanding. is a more accurate
measure of a company's real worth because it takes into consideration its debt obligations.
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4. What is Risk-Adjusted Discount Rate?
The discount rate that applies to a particular risky stream of income; the riskier the project’s income stream,
the higher the discount rate.
5.What is the major problem in using this approach to handle risk in capital budgeting?
The constant risk-adjusted discount rate is not valid over the life span of project. It is also quite difficult to specify
risk-adjusted discount rate properly to measure the degree of increasing risk.
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4. FAQs on Broader Topic: Corporate Performance
Sub-topic: 1. Identifying and Interpreting Key Financial Ratios for any Industry / Company
A sustainable business performance by a firm requires effective planning and financial management. Ratio
analysis is a tool that throws light on financial results and trends over time, and provide key indicators of
organizational performance. Managers can use ratio analysis to pinpoint strengths and weaknesses, from which
necessary strategies and initiatives can be formulated.
Investors / Funders may use ratio analysis to compare results against other organizations or make judgments
concerning management effectiveness
For ratios to be useful and meaningful, they must be:
• Calculated using reliable, accurate financial information
• Calculated consistently from period to period
• Used in comparison to internal benchmarks and goals
• Used in comparison to other companies in the same industry
• Viewed both at a single point in time and as an indication of broad trends and issues over time
• Carefully interpreted in the proper context, considering there are many other important factors and
indicators involved in assessing performance
Liquidity
• Liquidity is a key factor in assessing a company's basic financial health. Liquidity is the amount of
cash and easily-convertible-to-cash assets a company owns to manage its short-term debt
obligations. Before a company can prosper in the long term, it must first be able to survive in the
short term
• The two most common metrics used to measure liquidity are the current ratio and the quick ratio
• The Current Ratio is equal to current assets divided by current liabilities; This directly measures the
ability of the company to pay back short-term debts and payables with its liquid assets
• The Quick Ratio, also known as the Acid Test, is a conservative measure of liquidity. This is because
it excludes inventory from assets and also excludes the current part of long-term debt from
liabilities. Thus, it provides a more realistic or practical indication of a company's ability to manage
short-term obligations with cash and assets on hand. A quick ratio lower than 1.0 is often a warning
sign, as it indicates current liabilities exceed current assets.
Solvency
• Related to liquidity is the concept of solvency—a company's ability to meet its debt obligations on an
ongoing basis, not just over the short term. Solvency ratios calculate a company's long-term debt in
relation to its assets or equity
• Debt ratio measures the relative amount of a company’s assets that are provided from debt:
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• Debt ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets
• Debt to Equity ratio (D/E) calculates the weight of total debt and financial liabilities against shareholders’
equity:
• Debt to Equity ratio = Total liabilities / Shareholder’s equity
• Interest coverage ratio shows how easily a company can pay its interest expenses:
• Interest coverage ratio = Operating income / Interest expenses
• Debt service coverage ratio reveals how easily a company can pay its debt obligations:
• Debt service coverage ratio = Operating income / Total debt service
• Debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio is generally a solid indicator of a company's long-term sustainability because it
provides a measurement of debt against stockholders' equity, and is, therefore, also a measure of investor
interest and confidence in a company.
• A lower D/E ratio means more of a company's operations are being financed by shareholders rather than by
creditors
• A high D/E ratio can indicate aggressive usage of Debt to take benefit from tax-deductibility of interest costs,
but at the same time can increase the firm’s potential financial risk
• D/E ratios vary widely between industries; Highly capital-intensive industries usually tend to have high D/E
ratios
Operating Efficiency
• A company's operating efficiency is key to its financial success. Efficiency ratios, also known as activity financial
ratios, are used to measure how well a company is utilizing its assets and resources. Some Common efficiency
ratios are:
• Asset Turnover Ratio measures a company’s ability to generate sales from assets:
• Asset turnover ratio = Net sales / Average total assets
• Inventory Turnover Ratio measures how many times a company’s inventory is sold and replaced over a given
period:
• Inventory turnover ratio = Cost of goods sold / Average inventory
• Accounts Receivable Turnover Ratio measures how many times a company can turn receivables into cash
over a given period:
• Receivables turnover ratio = Net credit sales / Average accounts receivable
• Days’ Sales in Inventory measures the average number of days that a company holds on to inventory before
selling it to customers:
• Days’ Sales in Inventory = 365 days / Inventory turnover ratio
Profitability
• Companies can survive for some years without being profitable, operating on the goodwill of creditors and
investors. But to survive in the long run, a company must eventually attain and maintain profitability.
• Metrics for evaluating profitability are Operating Profit Margin (OPM) and Net Profit Margin (NPM)
• OPM allows investors to see the amount of profit a company makes from its core operations, before the
deduction of interest and taxes. This indicates a company's basic operational profit margin, after deducting
the costs of producing and marketing the company's products or services. It indicates how well the company's
management is able to control costs.
• OPM is key to determining a company's potential earnings, and therefore in evaluating its growth potential.
• It is also considered to be the best profitability ratio to assess how well-managed a company is since the
management of basic overhead costs and other operating expenses is critical to the bottom-line profitability
of any company.
• Operating margins vary widely between industries and should be compared between similar companies
• Operating margin is one of the best indicators of efficiency.
• NPM is the ratio of net profits to total revenues. It is crucial to consider the net margin ratio because a simple
rupee figure of profit is inadequate to assess the company's financial health.
• A company might show a net profit figure of several hundred crores, but if the profit represents a NPM of 2%
or 3%, then even the slightest increase in operating costs or marketplace competition could plunge the
company into the red
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• A larger net margin, especially compared to industry peers, means a greater margin of financial safety, and
also indicates a company is in a better financial position to commit capital to growth and expansion.
Illustration: Which are the important Financial Ratios to study in Banking Industry?
• Banks operate and generate profit in a different way than most other businesses
• Net interest margin is an important indicator in evaluating banks because it reveals a bank’s net profit on
interest-earning assets, such as loans or investment securities
• Banks with a higher loan-to-assets ratio derive more of their income from loans and investments
• Banks with lower levels of loan-to-asset ratios derive a relatively larger portion of their total incomes from
more-diversified, non-interest-earning sources, such as asset management or trading
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enough liquidity to cover any unforeseen fund requirements, which may affect capital adequacy and asset-
liability mismatch.
FAQs
12.Can you show the break -up of ROE estimation as per Du Pont Formula?
ROE = Profit Margin * Asset Turnover * Leverage Factor
= (Net Profit/Sales) * (Sales/Total Assets) * (Sales/Total Assets Equity)
14. Why is it complicated to compare a given ratio of two companies operating in different sectors/industries?
It is complicated to compare a given ratio of two companies operating in different sectors/industries because
the different nature of operations across industries makes the ratios vary from industry to industry
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15.What are three key financial ratios that Banks consider, while evaluating a loan proposal?
Leverage Ratio, Loan to Value Ratio and Debt Service Coverage Ratio
17. What is the difference between the current ratio and the acid test ratio?
The current ratio uses all of the current assets and divides their total by the total amount of current liabilities.
The acid test ratio uses only the following current assets (which are considered to be the "quick assets” and
divides their total by the total amount of current liabilities
Sub-topic: 2. Using concepts of Relative Valuation and Enterprise Value in Valuation of Companies
Enterprise value (EV) is a measure of a company's total value, often used as a more comprehensive alternative
to equity market capitalization. EV includes in its calculation the market capitalization of a company but also
short-term and long-term debt as well as any cash on the company's balance sheet.
• Enterprise value (EV) is a measure of a company's total value, often used as a more comprehensive alternative
to equity market capitalization.
• Enterprise value includes in its calculation the market capitalization of a company but also short-term and
long-term debt as well as any cash on the company's balance sheet.
• Market Capitalization does not fully represent a firm's value, as it leaves out factors, such as a company's debt
on the one hand and its cash reserves on the other. Enterprise value is basically a modification of market cap,
as it incorporates debt and cash for determining a company's valuation
• Enterprise value is used as the basis for many financial ratios that measure the performance of a company
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financial metric without the drawback of removing depreciation and amortization expenses related to
property, plant and equipment.
Limitations of Using EV
EV includes total debt, but it is important to consider how the debt is being utilized by the company's
management. For example, capital intensive industries such as the oil and gas industry typically carry significant
amounts of debt, which is used to foster growth. The debt could be used to purchase plant and equipment. As
a result, the EV would be skewed for companies with a large amount of debt as compared to industries with
little or no debt.
It is best to compare companies within the same industry to get a better sense of how the company is valued
relative to its peers
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• Using Market Capitalization, Enterprise Value and historical/projected financials, calculate) EV/EBITDA and
P/E multiples
• Value Target Company: Pick the appropriate benchmark valuation multiple for the peer group, and value the
target company based on that multiple. Typically, an average or median is used
There are various types of multiples that can be used in a Comps analysis. In general, multiples can be classified
in two broad categories: Operating multiples and Equity multiples. Operating multiples refer to the operating
results of the business as a whole while Equity multiples refer to the value created from the company that is
available to equity/shareholders.
For Operating Multiples, we use Enterprise Value as the numerator of the calculation, while for Equity Multiples,
we use Market Capitalization as the numerator. You should generally not use EV for equity-related performance
metrics, nor should you use Market Capitalization for enterprise-related performance metrics
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• The equity value shown in the consolidated financial statement will always show the value of the parent
company’s stake in its subsidiaries. Thus, if the parent company owns 80% of its subsidiary and its subsidiary
is worth Rs. 1,000, then the equity value reflects 80% of Rs.1,000, or Rs.800.
• A problem arises because, according to accounting regulations, the parent company must show 100% of all
other figures related to its subsidiaries if it owns more than 50% of its subsidiary.
• Parent company doesn’t reflect 80% of figures such as Total Sales, EBIT, and EBITDA. This creates a problem
regarding the calculation of various valuation ratios such as EV/Total Sales, EV/EBIT, and EV/EBITDA because
the numerator only reflects 80% of the subsidiary, whereas the denominator reflects 100% of the subsidiary.
• It is usually not possible or practical to adjust the denominator because companies don’t disclose enough
information. Therefore, we adjust the numerator to reflect 100% of the subsidiary
13. How does Relative Valuation differ from Intrinsic Value Models?
• While relative valuation models seek to value a business by companies to other companies, intrinsic valuation
models see to value a business by looking only at the company on its own.
• The most common intrinsic valuation method is Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis, which calculates the
Net Present Value (NPV) of a company’s future cash flow.
• The benefits of a DCF model are that it includes lots of detail about the company’s business and isn’t
concerned with how other companies are performing. The drawbacks are that many assumptions are
required, and the company’s value is very sensitive to changes in some of those key assumptions
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14. What are the most common multiples used to value a company?
EV/EBITDA; EV/EBIT; P/E; and P/B
15. Can a company have a high EV/EBITDA multiple but a low PE multiple? When does it happen?
This relationship implies a significant difference between the firm’s enterprise value and its equity value. The
difference between the two is “net debt”. As a result, a company with a significant amount of net debt will likely
have a higher EV/EBITDA multiple.
The Balanced Scorecard (BSC), proposed by Robert Kaplan, provides executives with a comprehensive
framework that translates a company’s strategic objectives into a coherent set of performance measures. The
Balanced Scorecard is a management system that can motivate breakthrough improvements in such critical
areas as product, process, customer, and market development.
The BSC presents managers with four different perspectives from which to choose measures. It complements
traditional financial indicators with measures of performance for customers, internal processes, and innovation
and improvement activities. The Scorecard’s measures are grounded in an organization’s strategic objectives
and competitive demands. And, by requiring managers to select a limited number of critical indicators within
each of the four perspectives, the Scorecard helps focus this strategic vision. A balanced Scorecard is a
framework that organizations can use to align business activities to the organization’s strategy and vision
BSC combines both financial and non-financial performance measures to give a ‘balanced’ view of the
organization. Performance measures are established and monitored within each of the following four
perspectives:
• Financial
• Customer
• Internal business processes
• Learning and growth
The Scorecard brings together, in a single management report, many of the seemingly disparate elements of a
company’s competitive agenda: becoming customer oriented, shortening response time, improving quality,
emphasizing teamwork, reducing new product launch times, and managing for the long term
Unlike conventional metrics, the information from the four perspectives provides balance between external
measures like operating income and internal measures like new product development. This balanced set of
measures both reveals the trade-offs that managers have already made among performance measures and
encourages them to achieve their goals in the future without making trade-offs among key success factors. The
balanced Scorecard can serve as the focal point for the organization’s efforts, defining and communicating
priorities to managers, employees, investors, even customers. Although often viewed as a strategic tool, the
balanced Scorecard works equally well at the operational level.
BSC can enable companies to track financial results while simultaneously monitoring progress in building the
capabilities and acquiring the intangible assets they would need for future growth. The Scorecard wasn’t a
replacement for financial measures; it was their complement.
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5. FAQs on Broader Topic: Risk and Return
Alternatively, when we are concerned about ex-ante returns the following method is used.
𝑛
𝑅̅𝑖 = ∑ 𝑃𝑖 𝑅𝑖
𝑖=1
(or)
𝑛
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𝜎𝑖 = √𝜎𝑖2
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A beta of 1.0 means the stock’s return moves on average just as much as the market’s return. Beta above 1.0
implies the stock moves more than the market. Beta below 1.0 means the stock tends to move with the market
but less. Beta less than ‘0’ means the stock tends to move against the market, that is, in the opposite direction.
Zero Beta might indicate indifference.
19. How do you decompose total risk into ‘systematic’ and ‘unsystematic’ components?
There are two ways of doing it.
Method-1: Systematic risk is a product of squared beta and market variance whereas unsystematic risk is the
error term.
𝜎𝑖2 = 𝛽𝑖2 𝜎𝑀
2 2
+ 𝜎𝑒𝑖
Method-2: Systematic risk is a product of squared correlation coefficient and security variance whereas
unsystematic risk is the error term.
𝜎𝑖2 = 𝜌𝑖𝑀
2
𝜎𝑖2 + 𝜎𝑒𝑖
2
1. What is ‘covariance’?
Covariance is a measure of the directional relationship between the variability of returns of two securities in the
context of portfolio management.
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𝑛
Method-2: It is calculated by multiplying the correlation between the two variables by the standard deviation
of each variable.
𝜎𝑖𝑗 = 𝜌𝑖𝑗 𝜎𝑖 𝜎𝑗
8. What is the relationship between portfolio risk and number of stocks in the portfolio?
If the correlations of stocks were zero or negative, it might help to reduce/eliminate a major portion of the
portfolio risk. However, we may not be able to find stocks with zero or negative correlation all the time.
In that case, we tend to include stocks with smaller correlation coefficients. If we add more number of such
stocks in the portfolio, then the portfolio risk will be minimized.
So, the degree of correlation among the stocks plays an important role in deciding the number of stocks to be
added to a portfolio.
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9. How is expected return on a portfolio calculated?
The expected return on a portfolio is simply the weighted-average expected return of the individual stocks in
the portfolio, with the weights being the fraction of total portfolio value invested in each stock.
𝑛
𝑅𝑝 = ∑ 𝑊𝑖 𝑅̅𝑖
𝑖=1
𝛽𝑝 = ∑ 𝑊𝑖 𝛽̅𝑖
𝑖=1
3. What are the random events that contribute to the diversifiable risk?
The part of a stock’s risk that can be eliminated is called diversifiable risk. Diversifiable risk is caused by such
random events as lawsuits, strikes, successful and unsuccessful marketing programs, winning or losing a major
contract, and other events that are unique to a particular firm. Because these events are random, their effects
on a portfolio can be eliminated by diversification – favorable events in one firm will offset the unfavorable
events in another.
5. What is the required rate of return as per CAPM-SML approach? How do you calculate?
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As per CAPM-SML, any stock’s required rate of return is equal to the risk-free rate of return plus a beta-adjusted
market risk premium.
𝐸(𝑅𝑖 ) = 𝑅𝑓 + 𝛽𝑖 (𝑅𝑀 − 𝑅𝑓 )
9. What is capital market line (CML)? How do you calculate the expected returns by using CML?
The CML is a line that is used to show the rates of return, which depends on risk-free rates of return and levels
of risk for a specific portfolio.
(𝑅𝑀 − 𝑅𝑓 )
𝐸(𝑅𝑝 ) = 𝑅𝑓 + 𝜎𝑝
𝜎𝑀
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13. What is a ‘Tangency Portfolio’?
Tangency portfolio, also known as market portfolio, is defined as the risky portfolio with the highest possible
Sharpe ratio. The steepest Capital Allocation Line (CAL), also known as Capital Market Line (CML), passes through
the Tangency portfolio.
14. What is ‘Tangency Point’ in the context of Capital Market Line (CML)?
The tangency point shows the optimal portfolio of risky assets which is known as the market portfolio.
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16. What is Minimum Variance Frontier?
The minimum variance frontier shows the minimum variance that can be achieved for a given level of expected
return.
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6. FAQs on Broader Topic: Capital Structure, Working Capital and Dividend Policy
01. What is capital structure? Name a few financial instruments used to raise capital?
Capital structure is a term which is referred to be the mix of sources from which the long-term funds are
raised. Financial instruments used to raise capital include, Ordinary Shares, Preference Shares, Bonds,
Warrants etc
05. How do you calculate the cost of equity using CAPM model?
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The cost of equity is the return that an investor expects to receive from an investment in a business. This
cost represents the amount the market expects as compensation in exchange for owning the stock of the
business, with all the associated ownership risks.
Cost of equity = Risk free rate of return + [Beta × (market rate of return – risk free rate of return)]
06. How do you calculate Cost of Debt? Why is cost of debt considered only post tax?
To calculate the cost of debt, a company must determine the total amount of interest it is paying on each
of its debts for the year. Then it divides this number by the total of all of its debt. The result is the cost of
debt. The cost of debt formula is the effective interest rate multiplied by (1 - tax rate).
Cost of Debt = Interest rate * (1-Tax Rate)
Cost of debt is considered post-tax because the interest paid on debt provides tax advantage.
09. How do you calculate the Cost of Debentures, using approximation method?
Cost of Debentures = Kd = [ I (1-t) + ((RV-NP)/n)] / (RV+NP)/2
11. What is meant by leverage? Why is increasing leverage also indicative of increasing risk?
Leverage results from using borrowed capital as a funding source when investing to expand the firm's asset
base and generate returns on risk capital. Leverage is an investment strategy of using borrowed money
specifically, the use of various financial instruments or borrowed capital to increase the potential return of
an investment. Leverage can also refer to the amount of debt a firm uses to finance assets.
The business borrows money with the promise to pay it back. Debt increases the company's risk of
bankruptcy. But if the leverage is used correctly, it can also increase the company's profits and returns
specifically its return on equity.
13. What is financial leverage? How do you calculate it? What does high/ low financial leverage indicate?
Financial leverage refers to the use of debt in the capital structure, with a view to enhance earnings to
equity shareholders (since interest on debt is deductible as business expense, for estimating taxable profits.
Financial leverage = EBIT / (EBIT – Interest – pre-tax preference dividend)
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High financial leverage indicates usage of more debt by company. Low financial leverage indicates usage of
less debt by company.
17. What is Miller and Modigliani hypothesis? What is the underlying logic under MM hypothesis?
MM hypothesis tells that firm's value is independent of capital structure. The same return can be received
by shareholders with the same risk.
MM Approach uses the logic of arbitrage to prove that two firms with similar risk (business risk) and return
cannot have value different from each other in long run.
18. What is net operating income theory (NOI)? What is the underlying logic under net operating income
theory (NOI)?
NOI, an approach in which both the value of the firm and the weighted average cost are independent of
capital structure.
NOI uses the logic that the advantage of using more of cheaper source of fund (debt) is completely offset
by the higher compensation demanded by equity owners. Equity owners demand higher return as they are
exposed to higher financial risk.
19. Explain a capital structure relevance theory. (Net income (NI) approach)
Net income (NI) approach is an approach in which both cost of debt, and equity are independent of capital
structure. Further the cost of debt is lower than cost of equity. Hence more the debt firm employs more will
be its value. In contrast to NOI approach, the overall cost of capital will come down with the infusion of
cheaper debt.
01. What is working Capital? Explain the different types of working capital?
Working Capital: Capital required for day-to-day operational requirement of a business unit is called
working Capital.
Working capital is basically of two types i) Gross working capital and ii) Net working capital
i. Gross Working Capital: The total of current assets is called the Gross working capital
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ii. Net Working Capital: The excess of current assets over the current liabilities is called net working
capital. (Current Assets – Current liabilities) It refers to the portion of working capital financed by long-
term sources of funds (which includes capital and reserves)
06. Calculate net- working capital in the following two cases and explain?
i.Current assets are Rs. 60 lakhs and current liabilities are Rs. 40 lakhs.
ii.Long term sources of funds including the Capital and reserves are Rs. 100 lakhs and non-current
liabilities are Rs 80 lakhs
Net working capital can be defined as two ways.
Amount in Lakhs of Amount in Lakhs of
LIABILITIES ASSETS
Rupees Rupees
Capital and Reserves 100 Fixed and Non-Current
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& Assets
Long Term Liabilities
CURRENT ASSETS 60
CURRENT LIABILITIES 40
TOTAL 140 TOTAL 140
09. Explain the methods of working capital finance? [Tandon Committee method – I (MPBF method)
and method – II)
Once upon a time, when the bank credit was scarce, the Tandon committee norms were mandatory.
Now they are optional. But still Banks are using them for working capital assessment.
Step. I: In both the methods, first the working capital gap is to be calculated. Working Capital Gap =
Current assets – (Current liabilities excluding short term Bank Borrowings)
Step. II: Subtract MARGIN from the above. Margin for Method No I is 25% on Working Capital
Gap and for Method No II is 25% on Current assets.
10. Explain the method of financing working capital for MSME units?
Working Capital finance for MSME units is done as per Nayak Committee recommendations. It is called
Turnover method. Under this method, at first the projected turnover of the MSME unit shall be acceptable
to both the Bank and Customer. The working capital finance shall be 20% of the projected turnover,
provided the customer brings in a margin (own funds) to the extent of 5% of the projected turnover.
13. Define the term “Receivables”. Explain their importance in working capital management?
Receivables, also called as accounts receivable, are debts owed to a firm by its customers for goods or
services used or delivered but not yet paid for. Receivables are created by expanding the line of credit to
customers and are listed as current assets on the company's balance sheet.
Accounts receivable management incorporates in all about ensuring that customers pay their invoices.
Good receivables management helps prevent overdue payment or non-payment. It is therefore a quick and
effective way to strengthen the company's financial or liquidity position.
14. What does Debtor’s turnover indicate? How is it calculated? Should it be higher or lower?
Debtor’s turnover ratio is also known as Receivables Turnover Ratio, Debtor’s Velocity and Trade
Receivables Ratio. It is an activity ratio that finds out the relationship between net credit sales and average
trade receivables of a business. Debtor’s Turnover is arrived at by dividing the net credit sales by average
receivables. Higher turnover indicates, faster recovery and good demand and quality of goods. It also speaks
on quality of the debtors.
15. What does Creditor’s turnover indicate? How is it calculated? Should it be higher or lower?
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Creditor’s turnover ratio is also known as Payables Turnover Ratio, Creditor’s Velocity and Trade Payables
Ratio. It is an activity ratio that finds out the relationship between net credit purchases and average trade
payables of a business.
It finds out how efficiently the assets are employed by a firm and indicates the average speed with which
the payments are made to the trade creditors.
Creditor’s turnover is calculated by dividing the Net Credit purchases by Average trade payables.
A high ratio may indicate Low credit period available to the business or early payments made by the
business.
16. What is Inventory turnover ratio? Explain its significance with suitable example.
Inventory turnover ratio (ITR) is an activity ratio and is a tool to evaluate the liquidity of company’s
inventory. It measures how many times a company has sold and replaced its inventory during a certain
period of time. Inventory turnover ratio is computed by dividing the cost of goods sold by average inventory
at cost.
A high ratio indicates fast moving inventories and a low ratio, on the other hand, indicates slow moving or
obsolete inventories in stock.
18. Explain the Cash Conversion Cycle / Working Capital Cycle / Operating Cycle?
The operating cycle is the time required for a company's cash to be put into its operations and then return
to the company's cash account.
19. Define “Net worth”
Net worth represents owners’ funds in the business. Net worth = Capital and reserves less Fictitious
assets.
20. Current assets are Rs 50 lakhs. It includes stock of Rs 20 lakhs. Current liabilities are Rs 30 lakhs. It
includes existing cash credit / Overdraft limit of Rs 10 lakhs. Calculate the following.
a) Current Ratio.
b) Quick / Acid Test Ratio
c) Gross Working Capital.
d) Net Working Capital
e) Working Capital Gap
f) Maximum Permissible Bank finance as per Tandon committee Method – I
g) Maximum Permissible Bank finance as per Tandon committee Method – II
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g MPBF – Method II Working Capital Gap – 25% on 30 – (0.25 *50) Rs 17.5 Lakhs
Current assets
03. What is the difference between Dividend payout ratio and Dividend per share?
Dividend pay-out ratio is a percentage measuring the percent of profits declared as dividend. Whereas
Dividend per share is expressed in Rupees. It states the amount of dividend that each shareholder will get.
05. What is the relation between Dividend payout ratio and Retention ratio?
The summation of both ratios gives us one. i.e., they measure two different aspects of the same equation.
06. Is the dividend paid on common stock taxable to shareholders? What about Preferred stock? Is it tax
deductible for the company?
Earlier a company declaring dividends used to pay Dividend distribution tax (DDT). However, the Finance
Act, 2020 changed the method of dividend taxation. The DDT liability on companies and mutual funds stand
withdrawn. Similarly, the tax of 10% on dividend receipts of resident individuals, HUF and firms in excess of
Rs 10 lakh (Section 115BBDA) also stands withdrawn. Hence forth, all dividend received on or after 1 April
2020 are taxable in the hands of the investor/shareholder.
The Finance Act, 2020 also imposes a TDS on dividend distribution by companies and mutual funds on or
after 1 April 2020. The normal rate of TDS is 10% on dividend income paid in excess of Rs 5,000 from a
company or mutual fund. However, as a COVID-19 relief measure, the government reduced the TDS rate to
7.5% for distribution from 14 May 2020 until 31 March 2021
07. Does the dividend paid by the company appear in the Profit and Loss statement? Is it a revenue or an
expense?
Dividend paid by a company is not shown in profit and loss statement. Dividend is an appropriation of profits
made in retained earnings statement. Dividend is neither revenue nor an expense.
15. How Bonus shares are issued? What is the source of funds for the issue of Bonus shares?
Bonus shares are issued to the existing shareholders, as fully paid shares, in proportion to their existing
holdings. Section 63 of Companies Act 2013, provides that a company may issue fully paid-up bonus
shares to its members, out of;
a) Its free reserves,
b) The securities premium account, or
c) The capital redemption reserve account.
16. What impact does Bonus issue has on the Balance sheet of a company?
A bonus issue is a simple reclassification of reserves, which causes an increase in the share capital of
the company on the one hand and an equal decrease in other reserves. The total equity of
the company therefore remains the same although its composition is changed.
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total value of the shares remains the same compared to pre-split amounts, because the split does not add
any real value.
18. What is the impact of Stock splits on the financial statements of a company?
A stock split will not change the general ledger account balances and therefore will not change the Rupee
value reported in the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet. Although the number
of shares increase, the total Rupee value will not change.
However, a stock's price is affected by a stock split. After a split, the stock price will be reduced, since the
number of shares outstanding has increased. Thus, although the number of outstanding shares increases
and the price of each share changes, the company's market capitalization remains unchanged.
20. Under what circumstances companies are permitted to buy back their shares?
Sections 68 to 70 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 17 of the Companies (Share Capital and
Debentures) Rules, 2014 deal with buy-back of shares. A company may purchase its shares out of:
• its free reserves;
• the securities premium account; or
• the proceeds of the issue of any shares or other specified securities.
However, no buy-back of any kind of shares can be made out of the proceeds of an earlier issue of the
same kind of shares.
Buyback of shares can be undertaken only when the company is solvent, and is permitted to do so as per
the Articles of association. A board resolution is required to be passed for buy back of shares and it should
be approved in AGM.
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