Chapter 13

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Chapter 13

Financial Statement Analysis

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Stockholders

Financial Statement Analysis

Creditors

Management

Will I be paid?

How good is our investment? How are we

performing?

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LIFO FIFO

Limitations of Financial Statement Analysis

Use of different accounting methods Changes in accounting methods

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Limitations of Financial Statement Analysis

Failure to understand trends or use industry ratios

Difficulty of making industry comparisons (i.e. conglomerates)????

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Limitations of Financial Statement Analysis

Nonoperating items on income statement

Effects of inflation

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Horizontal Analysis

Net SalesEarnings before factory sale Net earningsDividends paid

Increase (Decrease) 1999 1998 Dollars Percent

$2,062 $2,005 $57 2.8 % 308 298 10 3.3

308 305 3 1.0 154 151 3 2.0

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (in millions)

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Trend Analysis

Return onAvg. Equity

1999 1998 1997 19961995

26.8% 28.4% 28.9% 27.2%30.1%

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company

Tracking items over a series of years

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Vertical Analysis

Common-size statements recast items as a percentage of a selected item

Allows comparisons of companies of different size

Compares percentages across years to identify trends

%

%

%

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Dollars Percent$60,000 100% 24,000 40 36,000 60 6,000 10 30,000 50 3,000 5 27,000 45 10,000 17$ 17,000 28%

Common-Size Statements

Sales revenueCost of goods sold Gross profitSelling & admin. exp. Operating incomeInterest expense Income before taxIncome tax expense Net income

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Analysis of Liquidity

Nearness to cash Ability to pay debts as they become due

Cash Ratios

TurnoverRatios

WorkingCapitalRatios

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Working Capital

Excess of current assets over current liabilities

Lacks meaningful comparisons for companies of different size

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Current Ratio

Measure of short-term financial health Consider composition of current assets

Rule of thumb2:1

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Acid-Test (Quick) Ratio

Stricter test of ability to pay debts Excludes inventories and prepaid assets

Quick AssetsCurrent Liabilities

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Cash Flow from Operations to Current Liabilities

Focuses on cash only Covers period of time

Net Cash Provided by Operating ActivitiesAverage Current Liabilities

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Accounts Receivable Turnover

Net Credit Sales

Average Accounts Receivable

Indicates how quickly a company is collecting (i.e.

turning over) its receivables

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Accounts Receivable Turnover

Too fast

credit policies too stringent; may be losing sales

Too slow

credit department not operating effectively; possible quality problems

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Days’ Sales in Receivables

Represents the average # of days accounts are outstanding

360 DaysAccts. Receivable Turnover

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 28 29 30 3127

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Days’ Sales in Receivables

If this company’s credit terms are net 30, what would this tell you about the efficiency

of the collection process?

360 Days5.6 Times

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 28 29 30 3127

= 64 days

Example:

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Inventory Turnover

Represents the number of times per period inventory is turned

over (i.e. sold).

Cost of Goods SoldAverage Inventory

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Inventory Turnover

Circuit City 6.1 times per yearSafeway 9.5 times per year

Can you compare the two ratios?

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# of Days’ Sales in Inventory

Represents the average # of days inventory is on hand before its sold

# of Days in PeriodInventory Turnover Ratio

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 28 29 30 3127

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# of Days’ Sales in Inventory

Circuit City 59 days

Safeway 38 days

Do these averages seem reasonable?

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 28 29 30 3127

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Cash Operating Cycle

Time between purchase of merchandise and collection from the sale

# of days sales in receivables +

# of days sales in inventory

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Analysis of Solvency

Ability to stay in business over the long-term

Debt-to-EquityRatio

DebtService

Coverage

TimesInterestEarned

Cash Flowto Capital

Expenditures

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Debt-to-Equity Ratio

Total liabilitiesTotal Stockholders’ Equity

How much have creditors

contributed compared to

owners?

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Debt-to-Equity Ratio

Total liabilitiesTotal Stockholders’ Equity = .60

For every dollar contributed by

owners, creditors have loaned $.60

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Times Interest Earned Ratio

Measures ability to meet current interest payments

The greater the coverage the better

Net Income + Interest Expense + Income Tax ExpenseInterest Expense

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Debt Service Coverage Ratio

Measures amount of cash from operations available to service the debt

Cash Flow from Operations before Interest & TaxesInterest and Principal Payments

P + i

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Cash Flow from Operations to Capital Expenditures Ratio

Measures company’s ability to use operations (vs. creditors and owners) to finance acquisitions of productive assets

Cash Flow from Operations - DividendsCash Paid for Capital Acquisitions

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Analysis of Profitability

Rate of Return on Assets Return on Common S/E EPS P/E Ratio Dividend Ratios

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Rate of Return on Assets

Measures return to all providers of capital (creditors and owners)

Net Income + Interest Expense, net of taxAverage Total Assets

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Return on Common Stockholders’ Equity

Net Income - Preferred DividendsAverage Common Stockholders’ Equity

The owners earned 15%on their investment

in ABC Co... Not bad!

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Earnings per Share

Presents profits on a per-share basis

Net Income - Preferred DividendsWtd. # of Common Shares Outstanding

Certificate of Stock

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Price/Earnings Ratio

Relates earnings to the market price of the stock

Current Market PriceEarnings per Share

very high P/Every low P/E

possibly overvaluedpossibly undervalued

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Price/Earnings Ratio

Both companies have earnings of $2 per share. So why the different P/E

ratios?

P/E Ratios

Co. A = 6 to 1Co. B = 8 to 1

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Dividend Payout Ratio

Common Dividends per ShareEarnings per Share

We need to decide what % of the firm’s income we can return to

owners.

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Dividend Yield Ratio

Investors willing to forgo dividends in lieu of price appreciation

Common Dividends per ShareMarket Price per Share

usually < 5%=

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End of Chapter 13