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- S H R U T H I S H R E E S H I V A G U R U
LEVERAGES
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MEANING OF LEVERAGES
A general meaning of the term leverage refers to anincreased means of accomplishing some purposeleverages allows you to accomplish certain things
which are otherwise not possible like lifting of heavyobjects with the help of leverage. This conceptapplies to business also.
In financial management the term leverage is used
to describe the firms ability to use fixed cost assetsor funds to increase the return to its ownersi.e,equity shareholders.
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Definition
According to JAMES HORNE
the employment of an asset or sources of funds forwhich the firm has to pay a fixed cost or fixed return
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Format for leverage calculation
PARICULARS RS
Sales(-) variable costCONTRIBUTION(-)fixed costEBIT(-)interest
EBT(-)TaxEAT
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
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Types of leverages
There are 3 types of leverages:-
Financial leverage or trading on equity
Operating leverage
Composite leverage
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Financial leverage
A firm needs funds to run and manage its activities.The funds are first needed to set up an enterpriseand then to implement expansion, diversificationand other plans. A decision has to be made regardingthe composition of funds. The funds may be raisedthrough two sources : owners, called owners equityand outsiders, called creditor's equity.
The use of long term fixed interest bearing debt andpreference share capital along with equity sharecapital is called as financial leverage
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Computation of financial leverage
Financial leverage = EBIT
EBT
(OR)
=EBITEBIT-I
WHERE,
EBIT= earning before interest and taxEBT = earning before tax
I = interest.
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problem
Sales = 2,00,000
Variable cost =70,000
Fixed cost = 1,00,000
Interest expenditure =3,668Calculate the financial leverage.
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SOLUTION
Sales = 2,00,000(-) variable cost 70,000CONTRIBUTION 1,30,000
(-)fixed cost 1,00,000EBIT 30,000
(-)interest 3668EBT 26,332
FINANCIAL LEVERAGE = EBITEBT
30,00026,332
= 1.13 times.
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Significance of financial leverage
Planning of capital structure : it is concerned withraising of long term funds from shareholders andcreditors. A financial manager should decide the ratio
between the fixed cost funds and ESC. The effects ofborrowing on cost of capital and financial risk have to be
discussed before selecting a financial capital structure. Profit planning: The EPS is affected by the degree of
financial leverage. If the profitability of the concern isincreasing then fixed cost funds will help in increasingthe availability of profits for equity stock holders.
Therfore, financial leverage is impt for profit planningthe level of sales and resultant profitability is helpful inprofit planning.
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Limitations of financial leverage
1) DOUBLE-EDGED WEAPON-trading on equity is adouble edged weapon. It can be successfully employedto increase the earnings of the shareholders only whenthe rate of earnings of the company is more than thefixed rate of interest/dividend on
debentures/preference shares.2) BENEFICIAL ONLY TO COMPANIES HAVING
STABILITY OF EARNINGS-Trading on equity isbeneficial only to the companies having stable andregular earnings. This is so because interest on
debentures is a recurring burden on the company and acompany having irregular income cannot pay intereston its borrowings during lean years.
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3) INCREASES RISK AND RATE OF INTEREST.-Another limitation of trading on equity is on account ofthe fact that every rupee of extra debt increases the riskand hence the rate of interest on subsequent loans alsogoes on increasing. It becomes difficult for the company
to obtain further debts without offering extra securitiesand higher rates of interest reducing their earnings.
4) RESTRICTIONS FROM FINANCIALINSTITUTIONS- The financial institutions also imposerestrictions on companies which resort to excessive
trading on equity because of the risk factor and tomaintain a balance in the capital structure of thecompany.
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Operating leverage
Operating leverage results from the presence of fixedcost that helps in magnifying the operating income.In simple words, fixed cost remaining the sameincrease in the sales increases the operating profit.
Hence, the operating leverage occurs only whenthere is fixed cost.
If a firm does not have fixed costs then there will be nooperating leverage. The percentage change in sales
will be equal to percentage change in profit. Whenfixed costs are there, the percentage change in profits
will be more than the percentage in sales volume.
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Computation of operating leverage
OPERATING LEVERAGE = CONTRIBUTION
EBIT
(OR)
CONTRIBUTION= SALES- VARIABLE COSTOPERATING PROFIT = CONTRIBUTION FIXED
COST
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PROBLEM ON OPERATING LEVERAGE
Following information is taken from the records of ahypothetical company.
Installed capacity 1,000 units
Operating capacity 800 units
Selling price per unit RS 10Variable cost per unit RS 7
Calculate operating leverage under the following situation:
Fixed cost:
Situation A RS 800
Situation B RS1,200
Situation C RS1,500
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solution
SITUATION A(RS)
SITUATION B(RS)
SITUATION C(RS)
Sales
(-) variable cost
CONTRIBUTION
(-) fixed cost
OPERATING PROFIT (EBIT)
OPERATING LEVERAGE (C/OP)
BREAK EVEN POINT (F/C)*S
MARGIN OF SAFETY (OP/C)
8000
5600
2400
800
1600
1.5
2.667
66.7%
8000
5600
2400
1200
1200
2.0
4.000
50%
8000
5600
2400
1500
900
2.67
5.000
37.5%
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COMPOSITE LEVERAGE
While operating leverage is the result of production,financial leverage is the result of capital structure orfinancial decision. Both explain different types ofrisk of a business, put together they determine theoverall risk.
In simple terms, combined leverage explains thebusiness risk as a whole.
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Computation of composite leverage
Composite leverage = financial leverage* operatingleverage.
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Problem on composite leverage
A simplified income statement of ZENITH ltd is given below.Calculate and interpret its degree of operating leverage,degree of financial leverage and degree of composite leverage.
Income statement of ZENITH ltd for the year ended 31st march2005.
Sales 10,50,000
Variable cost 7,67,000
Fixed cost 75,000
EBIT 2,08,000
Interest 1,10,000
Taxes (30%) 29,000
Net income 38,000
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solution
(a) OPERATING LEVERAGE = CONTRIBUTION
EBIT
contribution = sales variable cost
=10,50,000 7,67,000= RS 2,83,000
=2,83,000/2,08,000 =1.36
Operating leverage of 1.36 indicates that 1% change insales is likely to result in 1.36% change in earnings
before interest and tax
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.
(b) FINANCIAL LEVERAGE = EBIT/EBTEBT= EBIT I = 2,08,000 1,10,000
=98,000FL= 2,08,000/98,000 =2.12
Financial leverage of 2.12 indicates that 1% change in EBIT is likely tocause a change of 2.12% in the net income of the company.
(c) COMBINED LEVERAGE = OL * FL=1.36*2.12
=2.88
Combined leverage of 2.88 indicates that 1% change in sales is likely toresult in 2.88% change in the net income of the company.
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problem
A firm has sales of rs.75,00,000 variable cost ofrs.42,00,000 and fixed cost of rs.6,00,000. it has a debtof rs.45,00,000 at 9% and equity of rs.55,00,000.
1. What is the firms ROI?
2. Does it have favorable financial leverage?3. If the firm belongs to an industry whose asset turnover
is 3, does it have a high or low asset leverage?
4. What are the operating, financial and combined
leverage of the firm?5. If the sales drop to rs.50,00,000, what will be the the
new EBIT?
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Solution- calculation of EBIT and EBT
SALES 75,00,000
(-) VARIABLE COST 42,00,000CONTRIBUTION 33,00,000(-)FIXED COST 6,00,000EBIT 27,00,000(-)INTEREST (45,00,000*9/100) 4,05,000EBT 22,95,000i. ROI = EBIT *100
CAPITAL EMPLOYEDCAPITAL EMPLOYED=EQUITY+ DEBT
=55,00,000+45,00,000=1,00,00,000
ROI= 27,00,000/1,00,00,000 *100=27%
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(2) DFL = EBIT/EBT = 27,00,000/22,95,000
=1.176
AS THE FIRMS ROI (27%) IS MUCH HIGHER THANTHE COST OF DEBT 9%), IT HAS A FAVOURABLEFINANCIAL LEVERAGE.
(3) ASSET TURNOVER =NET SALES/TOTAL ASSET
=75,00,000/1,00,000
=0.75 TIMES
AS THE FIRMS ASSET TURNOVER (0.75) IS MUCH
LOWER THAN THAT OF INDUSTRY (3 TIMES), ITHAS VERY LOW ASSET LEVERAGE.
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CALCULATION OF LEVERAGES
a) DOP= CONTRIBUTION/EBIT
=33,00,000/27,00,000 =1.222
b) DOF = EBIT/EBT
=27,00,000/22,95,000=1.176
c) DCL =DOP*DOF
=1.222*1.176= 1.437
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CALCULATION OF NEW EBIT WHEN SALESDROP TO RS.50,00,000
SALES 50,00,000
(-)VARIABLE COST 28,00,000
(50,00,000*42,00,000/75,00,000)CONTRIBUTION 22,00,000
(-)FIXED COST 6,00,000NEW EBIT 16,00,000