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Best Way Cement Financial Analysis
Best Way Cement Financial Analysis
Submitted to:
Sir Tahir
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Our foremost thanks are due to Almighty Allah for making us enable
to complete this project in the due course of time.
Apart from that we recognize the interest of Sir Tahir for developing
motivation and confidence in generating and interpreting this out put.
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Introduction:
Bestway Cement Limited is part of the Bestway Group of the United Kingdom.
Bestway Group was founded by Sir Mohammed Anwar Pervez nearly thirty
three years ago on what could be best described as one man’s vision and
passion. Since then it has translated into a unique and successful group of
businesses spread across the globe with the help of committed, professional and
hardworking management and staff, together with loyal customers and
suppliers. The Group has a well diversified portfolio incorporating within its
folds cement manufacturing, global banking, wholesale cash & carry business, a
string of retail outlets, real estate investment, ethnic food and beverage import
and distribution and milling of rice. Recently the group has embarked upon a
large power generation project in Pakistan thus further diversifying its
operations and revenue base.
Bestway is U.K’s second largest cash and carry operator in terms of turnover
with group annual turnover in excess of US Dollars 3.6 billion and profits in
excess of US Dollars 135 million; the second largest cement producer in
Pakistan and joint owner of Pakistan’s third largest bank, United Bank Limited.
Its rice milling facilities are one of the largest of its kind in the country. The
group is the largest overseas Pakistani investor with investments in excess of
US Dollars 1 billion and a global workforce of over 22,000 people spread over
four continents.
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Vision
To Produce High Quality Cement At The Lowest Cost
Corporate Mission
Our mission is:
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Products:
These are the products manufactured by the Bestway Cement
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TYPES OF RATIOS:
There are 5 main types
1) Liquidity Ratio
2) Profitability Ratio
3) Debt Ratio
4) Asset Activity Ratio
5) Market Value Ratio
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Liquidity
Ratio
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Liquidity Ratio:
It tells the short term paying ability of the firm.
1) Current Ratio:
Formula = Current assets
Current liabilities
Year 2005: C.A = 1463229017 = .8687
C.L 1684317665
Interpretation:
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2) Acid Test Ratio:
Formulae = quick assets
Current liabilities
Interpretation:
Quick assets are calculated by deducting prepaid and inventory from current assets.
If we compare the figures of inventory and prepaid with total current assets we see that
contribution of both is not very much high and that is the reason that quick ratio do not
differ a lot from current ratio. However in 2004 (113143807Rs) a lot of inventory is tied up as
compared with 2005 (93439984Rs).
3) Working Capital
Formulae= Current Assets – current Liabilities
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Year 2005: W.C = C.A –C.L
=1463229017 – 1684317665
= - 221088648
=906486303 – 983168136
= - 76681833
Interpretation:
Negative amount shows that current liabilities are more than current assets.
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Debt
Ratio
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Debt Ratio:
Basic measure of the creditors claim is represented by debt ratio; it states total liabilities as a
percentage of total assets.
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Interpretation:
Interpretation:
This ratio represent a comparison between debt and equity and tell that in 2005 and 2004
debt financing is more as compared to equity contribution so the company is highly geared
company.
Therefore creditors have no cushion n safety if company decided to wind up the business.
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Profitability
Ratio
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Profitability Ratio:
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Interpretation:
Cost of goods sold in 2004 is very high as compared to 2005.
In 2004 against each 1Rs of sale Company have earned .4 paisa of gross profit this shows
that C.G.S is .6 paisa against 1Rs of sales which is very high.
Similarly in 2005 against each 1Rs of sales company have earned .43 paisa of gross profit this
shows that C.G.S is .57 paisa against 1Rs of sales which is also very high.
Decrease in C.G.S in 2005 shows that cost control is improved as compared in 2004.
According to the ratio of both years company has not control over its cost.
Interpretation:
In 2005 sales have increased due to which net profit generated by the firm against 1Rs has
increased to .26 paisa than in 2004 i.e. .25 paisa.
Increase in sale in 2005 might be because that the company have increased its quality,
reduce its cost which was not the case in 2004.
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In 2005 N.P increased because operating expenses of company in this year decrease.
3) Return on Assets:
How efficiently assets are utilized and how much operating income is generated by an asset of 1 $
Interpretation:
Due to increase in salaries and wages in 2005 operating income has decreased to 15 % as
compared to operating income in 2004 i.e. 16 %
Against 1Rs in 2004 and 2005 company have earned operating income of .15 and .16 paisa
respectively.
4) Return on Equity:
For one dollar capital contribution by the owner how much return does he gets
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T.S.E 2859220034
Interpretation:
Ratio shows that shareholders have got profit of .25 paisa and .23 paisa against 1Rs share.
Shows that company is moving a step toward betterment and trying to reduce operating
cost and cost of sales which has resulted in increase in gross profit and operating income in
2005 due to which net profit of share holders has increased.
Asset Activity
Ratio
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Asset Activity Ratio:
How efficiently current assets are utilized by the company
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Year 2004: net sales (credit sales) = 2665965550 = 64.04 times
Account receivable 41630455
Interpretation:
In 2005 company has recovered its amount from creditors at a faster rate then in 2004.
Reason might be that the company might have adopted tight credit policy due which bad
debts have decreased.
Increase in account receivable in 2005 might be because of the fact that sales have
increased.
Interpretation:
Company on average takes 5 days to recover its amount from the creditors in 2005 and in
2004 it used to take 6 days to recover its amount
Company might have adopted tight credit policy (e.g. 2/15 – 2/8) due to which no of days
have gone down in 2005 which is a good sign for the company.
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3) Inventory turnover rate:
Number of times inventory is turned into cash
Interpretation:
In 2005 due to increase in sales no of times of inventory transformation into cash have
increased.
In 2005 company have transformed its inventory into cash 21.26 times and in 2004 it has
transformed its inventory into cash 14.1 times.
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Inventory turn over rate 14.1
Interpretation:
Company on average takes 17 days to complete one cycle of transforming inventory into
cash in 2005 and in 2004 it used to take 26 days.
Reduction in days in 2005 shows that in 2005 company is utilizing its assets efficiently then it
was in 2004 may be because of increase in demand due to which sales have increased.
Market
value
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Ratio
Value Ratio:
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Year 2005: current stock price = 18 = 4.1
Earning per share 4.37
Interpretation:
The investors expectation and current market condition is shown by this ratio.
2) Dividend yield
How much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
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Interpretation:
How much cash flow you are getting for each Rs invested in equity position is shown by this
ratio.
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2. Facilitates inter-firm comparison:
It provides data for inter-firm comparison. Ratios highlight the factors
associated with successful and unsuccessful firm. They also reveal strong firms
and weak firms, over-valued and under-valued firms.
3. Helps in planning:
It helps in planning and forecasting. Ratios can assist management, in its basic
function of forecasting.Planning, coordination, control and communications.
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