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Analysis of Financial Performance
Analysis of Financial Performance
INTRODUCTION
In this project, I have taken the following three ratios to study and find suggestions.
Liquidity ratios
Profitability ratios
Solvency ratios
Simple average
The arithmetic mean is the simple average, or sum of a series of numbers divided by the
count of that series of numbers. In the world of finance, the arithmetic mean is not usually an
appropriate method for calculating an average, especially when a single outlier can skew the
mean by a large amount.
Simple average = summation of respective ratios from 2016- 2020 / total number
of years
In this project, I have used simple average method to elucidate the averages for all the ratios
that are analysed during the period of study. Hence, simple average method is explained
above.
I .LIQUIDITY ANALYSIS
To meet its commitments, business needs liquid funds. The ability of the business
to pay the amount due to stakeholders as and when it is due is known as liquidity, and the
ratios calculated to measure it are known as ‘liquidity ratios’. These are essentially short-term
in nature.
an essential accounting tool that is used to determine the current debt repaying ability of a
borrower. Simply, this ratio reflects whether an individual or business can pay off the short
Considering the liquid assets, present financial obligations are analysed to validate the
Reserve requirement, a bank regulation that sets the minimum reserves each bank must
hold.
Quick ratio (also known as an acid test) or current ratio, accounting ratios used to
determine the liquidity of a business entity
In accounting, the liquidity ratio expresses a company's ability to repay short-term creditors
out of its total cash. It is the result of dividing the total cash by short-term borrowings.
They are
Current ratio
Quick ratio or liquid ratio
Cash ratio or absolute liquid ratio
Note: The entire amounts used in all the ratio analysis are to be taken as they are in
crore values.
CURRENT RATIO
Current ratio refers to a technique that measures the capability of a business to meet
its short-term obligations that are due within a year. The current ratio considers the weight of
the total current assets versus the total current liabilities. A generally acceptable current ratio
is 2:1.
Current assets = Inventories +Sundry debtors+ cash and cash equivalents + cash and bank
balances + loans and advances + disposalInvestments + accruals + prepaid expenses + bills
receivables
Current liabilities = Creditors for goods and services +short term loans + Bank overdraft +
cash credit + outstanding expenses+ Provision for taxation + dividend payable
INTERPRETATION
In the above table, current ratio fluctuates from year to year. Highest level of current ratio is
satisfied during the year 2018(1.35:1). And the average current ratio maintained during the
year 2017, 2020 and 2021 is 0.87:1 and all the current ratios for respective years are above
the ideal ratio standard. Hence the company maintains good liquidity position.
LIST OF CHARTS
LIQUIDITY RATIOS
1.6
1.4
1.2
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Since it indicates the company’s ability to instantly use its near-cash assets
(assets that can be converted quickly to cash) to pay down its current liabilities, it is also
called the acid test ratio. A generally acceptable quick ratio is 1:1.
Current liabilities = Creditors for goods and services +short term loans + Bank overdraft +
cash credit + outstanding expenses+ Provision for taxation + dividend payable
INTERPRETATION
In the above table, quick ratio is higher in 2018(0.9:1) and the ratio is consistently increasing
from year to year. And the simple average of 5 year’s quick ratio is 0.39:1. The agreed liquid
ratio is not 1:1. Hence the company is not maintaining optimum ratio.
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Current liabilities = Creditors for goods and services +short term loans + Bank overdraft +
cash credit + outstanding expenses+ Provision for taxation + dividend payable
Formula: Cash ratio = cash & bank balances + current investments / current liabilities
INTEERPRETATION
In the above table, a cash ratio fluctuates with small amount of changes from year
to year. But they are all above ideal ratio 0.5 and the average ratio for 5 years is 1.3584:1.
Hence the company maintains adequate cash ratio. The company has higher cash ratio during
the year 2020(1.951:1).
II. SOLVENCY RATIOS
Solvency ratios are a key component of the financial analysis which helps in determining
whether a company has sufficient cash flow to manage the debt obligations that are due.
Solvency ratios are also known as leverage ratios. It is believed that if a company has a low
solvency ratio, it is more at the risk of not being able to fulfil its debt obligation and is likely
to default in debt repayment.
Solvency ratios are used by prospective business lenders to determine the solvency state of a
business. Companies that have a higher solvency ratio are deemed more likely to meet the
debt obligations while companies with a lower solvency ratio are more likely to pose a risk
for the banks and creditors. Solvency ratios vary with the type of industry, but as a good
measure a solvency ratio of 0.5 is always considered as a good number to have.
Solvency ratios should not be confused with liquidity ratios. They are totally different.
Liquidity ratios determine the capability of a business to manage its short-term liabilities
while the solvency ratios are used to measure a company’s ability to pay long-term debts.
They are
Equity ratios
Proprietary ratios
EQUITY RATIO
The equity ratio measures the amount of leverage that a business employs. It does so by
comparing the total investment in assets to the total amount of equity. If the outcome of
the calculation is high, this implies that management has minimized the use of debt to
fund its asset requirements, which represents a conservative way to run the entity.
Conversely, a low ratio indicates that a large amount of debt was used to pay for the
assets. Equity ratios that is higher than 0.50 are considered to be ideal ratio .
The formula for equity ratio is Equity ratio=shareholder’s equity / capital employed.
CAPITAL
SHAREHOLDER EQUITY RATIOS = SHAREHOLDER
YEARS EMPLOYED
EQUITY(Rs) EQUITY/CAPITAL EMPLOYED
(Rs)
2017 49659.00 88409.08 0.56
2018 61514.82 99507.00 0.62
2019 70454.71 111904.71 0.63
2020 74563.12 119521.26 0.62
2021 90488.33 135722.67 0.67
AVERAGE 0.62:1
INTERPRETATION
In the above table, all the equity ratios for the respective 5 years are greater
than 0.50 and the average equity ratio for 5 years is 0.9582.Hence Company maintains
adequate equity. Compared to other years of the study, company maintains higher equity
ratio in 2020 (0.968:1)
DEBTS TO EQUITY RATIO
Long term debts = long term borrowings+ long term debts + other long term loans
INTERPRETATION
In the above table, debt equity ratios for the years 2016 to 2020 stood below 1.0.Ideal
standard of ratio is attained during the year 2019 & 2020 (0.0001:1) and the company
has 0.00036:1 as average ratio during the period of the study. Hence the company have
optimum money to settle to shareholders of the company
PROPRIETORY RATIOS
The proprietary ratio (also known as net worth ratio) is used to evaluate the soundness of
the capital structure of a company. It is computed by dividing the stockholders’ equity by
total assets. The ideal proprietary ratio is 0.5 to 1
Proprietary funds = Equity share capital + preference share capital + Reserves & surplus.
PROPRIETARY RATIOS =
PROPRIETARY TOTAL
YEARS PROPRIETARY FUNDS /
FUNDS(Rs) ASSETS(Rs)
TOTAL ASSETS
INTERPRETATION
In the above table, the proprietary ratios for the years 2016-2020 are between 0.5 and 1. And
the average ratio also stood as 0.8076:1.The company maintains higher ratio in 2020
(0.857:1). Hence the company’s proprietary ratio is ideal.
III. PROFITABILITY RATIOS
Financial ratios quantify many aspects of a business and are an integral part of the financial
statement analysis. Financial ratios are categorized according to the financial aspect of the
business which the ratio measures. Liquidity ratios measure the availability of cash to pay
debt. Activity ratios measure how quickly a firm converts non-cash assets to cash
assets. Debt ratios measure the firm's ability to repay long-term debt. Profitability
ratios measure the firm's use of its assets and control of its expenses to generate an
acceptable rate of return. Market ratios measure investor response to owning a company's
stock and also the cost of issuing stock. These are concerned with the return on investment
for shareholders, and with the relationship between return and the value of an investment in
company's shares.
Between companies
Between industries
Between different time periods for one company
Between a single company and its industry average
Cash profit is the profit recorded by a business that uses the cash basis of accounting.
Under this method, revenues are based on cash receipts and expenses are based on cash
payments. Consequently, cash profit is the net change in cash from these receipts and
payments during a reporting period.
INTERPRETATION
In the above table, the cash profit of every year is constantly increasing. And
the average ratio for 5 years is 28.702 and the highest ratio is attained in 2020 (33.49%).
Hence the company is able to spend for operating activities in proper manner.
NET PROFIT RATIO
The net profit margin is a profitability ratio that expresses the profit from
business operations as a percentage of revenue or net sales. It accounts for all expenses a
business faces, not just the cost of goods sold. The ideal ratio for net profit ratio is between
10% and 20% or more.
INTERPRETATION
In the above table, the net profit for all years is above 20%. And the average ratio is 28.65 %
and high ratio is attained in 2020 (33.44%) among all the years. Hence the company may
expense net profits for financing operating expenses and may distribute dividends.
OPERATING PROFIT RATIO
Net sales include both Cash and Credit Sales, on the other hand, Operating Profit is
the net operating profit i.e. the Operating Profit before interest and taxes. Operating Profit
ratio helps to find out Operating Profit earned in comparison to revenue earned from
operations. The ideal standard for operating profit ratio is 15% or more.
Formula: Operating profit ratio = (Profit before interest & taxes / sales) *100
INTERPRETATION
In the above table, operating profit for all the yearis higher than 15%. And the average ratio is
41.638% and the highest ratio is attained in 2018 (43.15%) as compared to all the years
during the study. Hence the company has more liquidity position.
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIOS
The interest coverage ratio is used to determine how easily a company can pay its interest
expenses on outstanding debt. The interest coverage ratio is used to determine how easily a
company can pay its interest expenses on outstanding debt.
Interest = It is derived from statement of profit and loss of the tax of the company.
Formula: Interest coverage ratio = Earnings before interest and taxes / interest
INTERPRETATION
In the above table, the ratio fluctuates from year to year. Averagely, the company maintains
412.58 as interest coverage ratio. Highest ratio is achieved during the year 2017 (676.51:1),
compared to other 4 years. It is adequate for the company to pay off its interests.
ANALYSIS OF ANNUAL NET PROFIT
A company’s net profit is also known as its net income, net earnings or bottom line. It
represents the financial standing of a company after all its expenses have been paid off
from its total revenue.
Notably, it accounts for all financial transactions of a firm other than tax payment.
On the basis of this fundamental concept, business owners can avoid miscalculations and
develop sound financial strategies.
It shows the sales amount after these following are deducted from the company’s
total revenue.
Operating cost
Tax
Interest
Preferred stock dividends
Notably, total revenue is described as the total sales minus discounts and
refunds. On the other hand, operational expenses and overhead expenses also include the
cost of selling and delivering the product.
The net profit formula is expressed as –
In the above table, the net profit is constantly increasing from year to year. The higher net
profit is achieved in 2020 (15,136.05) (in billions). Average net profit achieved in 5 years is
Rs.11, 781.846billion.
ANALYSIS OF AMOUNT FINANCED FOR CORPORATE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) POLICY OF THE COMPANY
The CSR Committee of the Board comprises Mr. Ishaat Hussain (Chairman), Mr. O. P. Bhatt,
Mr. D. K. Mehrotra, Mr. Koushik Chatterjee and Mr. T. V. Narendran.
The Company has also set up a CSR Advisory Council. The council comprises 12 members,
all of whom are eminent personalities from academia and the development sector. The
members of the Advisory Council, with their years of experience and multi-functional
expertise, provide macro policy-level inputs to the CSR Committee and guide the Company's
approach towards CSR.
CSR activities, as per the Companies Act, 2013, may be undertaken by the Company through
a registered trust or a registered society. The Company undertakes the activities either
directly or in collaboration with the following delivery arms:
Tata Steel Rural Development Society (TSRDS), a registered society under Societies
Registration Act, 1860. The principal aim and objective of the society is to undertake,
promote, sponsor, assist or aid directly any activity/project/programme for the promotion and
growth of the rural economy, rural welfare, socio-economic development and upliftment of
the people in rural areas.
Tribal Cultural Society (TCS), a registered society under Societies Registration Act, 1860.
The main objective of the society is to promote and undertake cultural activities, cultural
education and training of the various tribes.
Tata Steel Skill Development Society (TSSDS), a registered society under Societies
Registration Act, 1860. The main aim and object of the society is to provide facilities for
technical and other skill enhancement trainings within the nation.
Tata Steel Family Initiatives Foundation (TSFIF), a registered trust under Indian Trusts Act,
1882. The objective of the trust is to undertake projects/programmes on reproductive health,
prevention of drug or alcohol addiction and empowerment of women through literacy and
income generation.
https://www.tatasteel.com/investors/annual-report-2015-16/html/corporate-
social-responsibility-activities.html