C2-S2- COMPARATIVE & COMMON-SIZE
STATEMENTS
Common-size Balance Sheet
Common-size Balance Sheet shows the percentage relation of each
assetlliability to total assets/total liabilities including capital (i.e., equity
and liabilities). In Common—size Balance Sheet, total assets or total of
equity and liabilities are taken as 100 and all the amounts are expressed
as percentage of the total. Comparative Common-size Balance Sheet for
different periods helps to highlight the trends in different items. If it is
prepared for different firms in an industry, it facilitates to assess the
relative financial soundness and helps in understanding their financial
strategy.
Objectives of Common-size Balance Sheet
1. To analyse the changes in individual items of Balance Sheet.
. To see the trend of different items of assets, equity and liabilities.
3. To assess the financial soundness and understand financial
strategy.
Preparation of Common-size Balance Sheet
First Column: In this column, items of Balance Sheet are written,
Second Column: In this column, Note number given against the line
item is written.
Third Column: In this column, amounts of different items (assets, equity
and liabilities) of previous year are written.
Fourth Column: In this column, amounts of different items (assets,
equity and liabilities) of current year are written.
Fifth Column: In this column, percentage relation of different items of
previous year's Balance Sheet to Total of Equity and Liabiliies/Total
Assets (taken as 100) are written.
Sixth Column: In this column, percentage relation of different items of
current year's Balance Sheet to Total of Equity and Liabiliies/Total
Assets (taken as 100) are written.
FORMAT OF COMMON-SIZE BALANCE SHEET
CCOMMON-SIZE BALANCE SHEET
oat.
ote as Pace!
Figuresasat | Figuesasat
theendof | theendof
Previous ear | Curent ear)
) 8 |
1 EQUITY AND WABILES |
1, Shareholder Funds |
(0) Shae Cott
(i) Eau Share Copal
(i) Preference Share Capal
(b) Reserves and Surplus
2. Non-Curant bles
(@) Long-term Borrowings
1) Longtem rons
4 Curent Lbs
(a) Short-term Borrowings
() Tade Paps
(c) Other Curent Lilies
(4 Shot tem Provsins
Toul
1, ASSETS
1, Won-Curent Assets
(a) Fred Ase
() Tangle Assets
(i) mangle Assets
(6). Non-curent Investments
(Longer oan and Advances
2, Curent Assets
(a) Curent Investments
(0) Inventories
(2) Trade ecehabls
(4) Cashand Cash Equilents
(@) Shot-tem Loans and Advances
(*) ter Curent Assets
Toul
Note It doesnot include lin tems of Balance Sheet acourtng treatment of which ar not tobe evaluated,
Q 26 (TS GREWAL) - COMMON-SIZE BALANCE SHEET
26. From the following information, prepare a Common-size Balance Sheet:
7 7 _BALANCE SHEET as ot 31st March, 2021 —
Particulars | Note 31stMarch, 31st March,
No 2021) 2020)
1. EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
1. Shareholders’ Funds
(a) Shar Capital 3290000 1800000
(b) Reserves and Surplus ‘800000 6.00000
2. Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Borrowings 600.000 1200000
800.000 12,00,000
400,000 48,00,000
(2) Property Plant and Equipment (Fixed Assets:
Tangible Assets
(8) Non-current Investments
2. Current Assets
(a) lnventories
(b) Trade Receivables
(@) Cashand Cash Equivalents
PERCENTAGE OF
ABSOLUTE AMOUNTS, BALANCE SHEET TOTAL ()
1ST MARCH, 202] 3187 MARCH, 22) 1ST MARCH, 202] 318T MARCH, 202}
eel ° CO ° o
EQUITY & UABILTIES
(2) Share Copal
(0) Reserves and Sup
2. Non Curent Lisblties
Lang Term Barras
2. Curent Lsbites
TOTAL
Wassers
(@) Proper, Pant & Equpmon (Fed Assets)
(0) Non Curent investments
(0) Tendo Roconabies
{€) Gash a Gash Equivalents