Financial Health of the Construction

Industry of Pakistan –
A Perspective of Major Stakeholders

Prepared By
Muhammad Umer
CE-48
 Scope
This study aims at the assessment of financial health
of major stakeholders of the construction

Objectives
This study has been undertaken with the
following objectives in:
• Benchmarking the level of assessment of
financial health of the construction industry
• Simple quantification of the financial health of
the construction industry to pave way for better
future for the construction industry
Research Gap 1/2

Mason and Harris (1979) suggested the application

of the ratio model to assist in contractor selection by
the client, in order to identify potentially insolvent
contractors and to avoid awarding them contracts
The use of such models by construction companies
can provide an early warning mechanism which
should serve as an effective monitoring tool for
avoiding continued poor corporate performance or
eventual insolvency (Edum-Fotwe et al, 1995)
Research Gap 2/2
It is was very early when ratio models in the
international construction industry were used as a
decision tool but even at the present moment
Pakistan Construction Industry can not adopt such
practice owing to scarce technical support and
lack of awareness. Hence there is a need to
develop ingenious methods and methodologies
that can help to rectify the practices of local
construction sector
Research Questions
• Which Financial Ratios forms the basis of
assessment of the financial health of Pakistan
Construction Industry by its major stakeholders?
• What is the present status of the financial health of
the construction industry via its major stakeholders,
considering the last fiscal year alone?
Research Methodology
• This research will consist of a literature review of
the relevant secondary data in the form of research
papers and books. In order to acquire primary data
a questionnaire has been developed and it is
planned that a simple survey methodology will be
adopted to have more responses by target audience

• The research will be based upon Quantitative

Analysis of the responses obtained
Sample Size
Its is planned to target following number of
respondents:
• Clients 05
• Contractors 20
• Consultants 10
• Project Managers 05

Total No. of respondents are 40

Introduction 1/2
• Construction sector and construction activities are
considered to be one of the major sources of
economic growth, development and economic
activities. (Khan, 2008)
• There are indications to suggest, that during times of
adverse conditions, the occurrence of insolvent
conditions seem to be on the increase. (Rwelamila et
al, 1997)
• Companies must base their business decisions on
accountable data for which information obtained
from financial analysis is of utmost importance. (Ya
Hsieh et al, 2001)
Introduction 2/2
• Significant in the analysis is the financial aspect,
and particularly financial ratios which often
express the signals that planning assumptions are
based on. Cannon and Hillebrandt, (1991)
• The finance function, performs two
complementary roles in ensuring the survival of a
corporate establishment: monitoring and
evaluating the implementation of its business
strategy. (Edum-Fotwe et al, 1995)
Literature Review 1/3
Financial analysis can be grouped into the
following:
▫ Ratio analysis,
▫ Sources and application of funds statement-cash flow
statement,
▫ Break-even analysis
However, financial analysis for corporate
evaluation is often limited to ratio analysis.
(Edum-Fotwe et al, 1995)
Literature Review 2/3

Traditional ratio analysis involves calculating

single ratio values by employing any two
financial figures

There are four broad categories of traditional

ratios:
• Liquidity ratios
• Profitability ratios
• Leverage ratios
• Activity ratios
Literature Review 3/3
• Liquidity ratios: measure a company’ s ability
to meet its short-term commitments
• Profitability ratios: measure the overall
performance, or returns, which management has
been able to achieve
• Leverage ratios: measure the extent to which a
company has been financed by debt and
shareholders’ funds
• Activity ratios: measure how well a company
has been using its resources
Expected Conclusions

At the end of the study it is expected that

several financial ratios will be identified that
are presently used or that have the potential to
be used as an assessment tool for the financial
health of the construction industry of Pakistan.
And further present scenario of the financial
performance of the major stakeholders can be
judged
References
• Khan, Ali Raza, (2008); “Role of Construction Sector in Economic
Growth: Empirical Evidence From Pakistan Economy”
• Rizwan U. Farooqui, Sarosh H. Lodi, S.F.A. Rafeeqi, Kamalesh
Panth (2007) “Assessing the Quality Culture in Client Organizations
in Pakistan Construction Industry – A Way Forward to Total
Quality Management Implementation in Pakistan.”
• Rwelamila, P D et al, (1997) Factors associated with insolvencies
amongst civil engineering contractors in south africa, cobra ’97
• Cannon, J. and Hillebrandt, P.M. (1991) UK contractors in national
and international markets. In Competitive Advantage in
Construction, Male, S.P. and Stocks, R.K. (eds), Butterworth-
Heinemann, Oxford, pp. 357± 72.
Thank You!