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INTRODUCTION
Comparison is the second step in RA. The ratio can be compared in three
different ways:
The RA is based on the premise that a single accounting figure by itself may
not communicate any meaningful information but when expressed as a
relative to some other figure, it may definitely give some significant
information. The relationship between 2 or more accounting
figures/groups is called a Financial Ratio. A Financial Ratio helps to
summarize a large mass of financial data into a concise form & to make
meaningful interpretations & conclusions about the performance &
position of the firm.
Broadly speaking, the operations and financial positions of the firms can be
described by studying its profitability, its long term and short-term
liquidity position and its operational activities. Therefore the ratios can be
studied by classifying into the following groups:
The term ‘Liquidity’ refers to the maintenance of cash, bank balance and
those assets which are easily convertible into cash in order to meet the
liabilities as and when arising. The terms ‘Liquidity ratios’ study the firm’s
short-term solvency and its ability to pay off the liabilities. The day-to-day
problems of financial management consist of the highly important task of
finding sufficient cash to meet current obligations. The short-term liquidity
risk arises primarily from the need to finance current operations.
The Current Assets include those assets, which are in the form of cash or
convertible into cash within a period of one year. The term current assets
also include Prepaid Expenses & Short-term investments, if any. The
current liabilities all types of liabilities, which will mature for payment
within the period of one year.
SIGNIFICANCE:
The Current Ratio shows the extent to which the current assets are quickly
convertible in to cash exceeds the liabilities that will be shortly payable.
The current ratio, so calculated is compared with a standard ratio.
Generally, a current ratio of 2:1 is considered to be satisfactory. A higher
ratio indicates poor investment policies of the management & poor
inventory control while a low ratio indicates lack of liquidity & shortage of
working capital.
B.) QUICK RATIO: - It is also called ‘Acid test or Liquid Ratio’.
Quick Ratio is worked out to test the short-term liquidity of the
firm in its current form. This ratio establishes the relationship
between liquid Current Assets & the Current liabilities. A currents
asset is considered to be liquid if it is convertible into cash without
loss of time & value. On the basis of this definition of liquid assets,
the inventory is singled out of total Current Assets as the inventory
is considered to be potentially liquid. The reason for keeping
inventories out is that it may become obsolete, unsaleable or out of
fashion & always require time for releasing into cash.
SIGNIFICANCE:
SIGNIFICANCE:
This ratio indicates whether or not Working Capital has been effectively
utilized in making sales. It shows the number of times a unit invested in a
working capital produces sale.
B.) Stock Turnover Ratio or Inventory Turnover
Ratio: - This ratio establishes the relationship between the cost
of goods sold during a given period & the average amount of
inventory carried during that period. It indicates whether stock
has been efficiently utilized or not, the purpose being to check
whether only the required minimum has been locked up in stocks.
OR
SIGNIFICANCE:
Stock turnover Ratio indicates whether stock has been efficiently used or
not. The purpose of this ratio is to check whether only the required
minimum amount has been invested in stock. Higher the ratio, better it is,
since it indicates that more sales are being produced by a rupee of
investment in stocks. A low Stock turnover may reflect a dull business, over
investment in stocks, accumulation of stock at the end of the period in
anticipation of higher prices or unsaleable goods etc.
C.) Fixed Assets Turnover Ratio: - This Ratio shows how to
well the fixed assets are being utilized. If compared with a
previous period, it indicates whether the investment in fixed assets
has been judicious or not.
The Ratio is calculated as follows: -
In computing Fixed Assets Turnover Ratio, the fixed assets are generally
taken at written down value at the end of the year.
Fixed Assets Turnover Ratio indicates how efficiently the fixed assets are
used. If there is an increase in the ratio, it will indicate that there is
improvement in the utilization of fixed assets. If there is a fall in the ratio,
it is a case for the management to investigate the fall; if fixed assets remain
idle for any reason, the Turnover Ratio will decrease.
The leverage ratios are also called as ‘Solvency Ratios’. The term
‘Solvency’ implies ability of a concern to meet its long-term indebtedness.
Some important solvency ratios are:
Debt means long term loans i.e. debentures, loan from long-term
financial institution. Equity means shareholders i.e. preference share
capital, equity share capital, reserves; Accumulated profits less losses &
fictitious assets like preliminary expenses.
SIGNIFICANCE:
Since the debt involves firm’s commitment to pay interest over the long run
& eventually to repay the principal amount, the financial analyst, the debt
lender, the preference shareholders, the equity shareholders & the
management pay close attention to the degree of indebtedness & capacity
of the firm to serve the debts. The more the debt a firm uses, the higher is
the probability that the firm may be unable to fulfill its commitments
towards its debt lender. The DE Ratio throws light on the margin of safety
available to the debt lenders of the firm. If a firm with a high DE Ratio fails
then a chunk of the financial loss may have to be borne by the debt holder
of the firm. The greater the DE Ratio, higher would be the risk of lenders.
Also the term of credit will become unfavorable to the firm. On the other
hand a low DE Ratio implies a low risk to lenders & creditors of the firm.
A question that now arises is that what should be the ideal DE Ratio. The
answer to the above question is that a balance between the proportions of
debt equity should be maintained so as to take care of the interest of
lenders, shareholders & the firm as a whole. In India, this ratio is taken as
acceptable as 2:1. If the DE Ratio is more then that, it shows a rather risky
financial position from long-term point of view. However, 1:1 is considered
as the ideal DE Ratio.
SIGNIFICANCE:
The ratio is of particular importance to the creditors who can find out the
proportion of shareholders funds in the total assets employed in the
business. A high proprietary ratio will indicate a relatively little danger to
creditors etc., in the event of forced reorganization or winding up of the
company. A low proprietary ratio indicates greater risk to the creditors
since in the event of loss a part of their money may be lost besides loss to
the proprietors of the business. A ratio below 50% may be alarming for the
creditors since they may have to loose heavily in the event of company’s
liquidation on the account of heavy losses.
Both of these parties and any other party such as creditors can measure the
profitability of the firm in terms of the profitability ratios, broadly, the
profitability ratios are calculated by relating the returns with the: -
Owner’s contribution
For e.g., if the GP Ratio of a firm comes out to be 30% this means that on
every 1-rupee sale, the firm is earning a gross profit of 30 paise.
SIGNIFICANCE:
GP Ratio is a reliable guide to the adequacy of selling prices & efficiency of
trading activities. This ratio should be adequate to cover the Administrative
& Marketing expenses & to provide for fixed charges, dividends & building
up of reserves. Higher the GP Ratio, the better it is. When GP Ratio is
studied as a time series, it may give the increasing or decreasing trend &
hence an idea of the level of operating efficiency of the firm. For a single
year, the GP Ratio may not indicate much about the efficiency level of the
firm.
2) Net Profit Ratio (NP Ratio):- The NP Ratio establishes
the relationship between the net profit (after tax) of the firm &
the net sales & may be calculated as follows:
SIGNIFICANCE:
SIGNIFICANCE:
The ROA shows as to how much is the profit earned by the firm per rupee
of assets used.
SIGNIFICANCE:
SIGNIFICANCE:
SIGNIFICANCE:
The ROE relates the profit available to equity shareholders. This ratio is
used to compare the performance of the company’s equity capital with that
of other companies, which are alike in equity. The investor will favor the
company with higher ROE.
2.) Earning Per Share (EPS): - The profitability of the firm can
also be measured in terms of number of equity shares. This is
known as EPS and is calculated as follows:
The EPS calculation in a time series analysis indicates whether the firms
EPS is increasing or decreasing.
SIGNIFICANCE:
The more the earning per share better are the performance and the
prospects profit of the company.
CURRENT RATIO
CURRENT RATIO
60000000 1.8
1.6
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1.4
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YEARS
QUICK RATIO
45000 1.6
40000 1.4
35000
1.2
30000
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15000
0.4
10000
5000 0.2
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2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
YEARS
(Rs. IN MILLIONS)
YEARS 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
NET SALES 25080.2 27985.2 32120.9 35362.7 39526.9
NET
WORKING
CAPITAL 7044.1 8495.2 11089.7 15177.7 20099.6
N.W.C.T.
RATIO 3.56 3.294 2.896 2.329 1.966
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
(Rs. IN MILLIONS)
YEARS 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
COST OF
GOODS
SOLD 21218.6 23295.7 25170.7 28994.6 26784.3
AVERAGE
STOCK 9446.25 9816.75 10401.78 11417.45 10510.47
S.T. RATIO 2.25 2.37 2.42 2.54 2.54
2.55
30000
2.5
25000 2.45
2.4
20000
2.35
15000
2.3 IO
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IL
10000 2.25
2.2
5000
2.15
0 2.1
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YEARS
(Rs. IN MILLIONS)
YEARS 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
NET SALES 25080.2 27985.9 32120.9 35362.7 39526.9
FIXED
ASSETS 2671.4 3216.8 3666.9 3915.4 4193.4
F.A.T.RATIO 9.38 8.7 8.75 9.031 9.425
40000
9.4
35000
9.2
30000
25000 9
20000 8.8
IO
A
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T
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SM
IL
15000
8.6
10000
8.4
5000
0 8.2
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
YEARS
0.04
25000
0.035
20000 0.03
0.025
15000
IO
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0.02
O
N
SM
IL
10000 0.015
0.01
5000
0.005
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YEARS
PROPRIETARY RATIO
60000 0.5
0.45
50000
0.4
0.35
40000
0.3
30000 0.25
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0.15
0.1
10000
0.05
0 0
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YEARS
(Rs. IN MILLIONS)
YEAR 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
GROSS
PROFIT 3861.6 4690.2 6950.2 8820.7 10532.5
NET
SALES 25080.2 27985.2 32120.9 35362.7 39526.9
G. P.
RATIO 15.39 16.75 21.63 24.94 26.64
40000
25
35000
30000 20
25000
15
20000
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A
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IL
15000 10
10000
5
5000
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YEARS
40000 18
16
35000
14
30000
12
25000
10
20000
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OM
8
N
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IL
15000
6
10000
4
5000 2
0 0
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YEARS
RETURN ON ASSETS
(Rs. IN MILLIONS)
YEARS 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
NET
PROFIT 2606.1 3161 4463.2 5830.08 7181.61
TOTAL
ASSETS 31750.4 40096.6 42045.9 50465.6 55390.3
RATIO 8.2 7.8 10.6 11.5 12.9
RETURN ON ASSETS
60000 14
12
50000
10
40000
8
30000
IO
A
R
T
6
O
N
SM
IL
20000
4
10000
2
0 0
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
YEARS
25000 48
46
20000
44
15000
IO
A
R
T
M
42
O
N
S
IL
10000
40
5000 38
0 36
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YEARS
EQUITY
SHAREHOLDERS`S
FUND 10633.2 12358.1 15800.7 20293.1 25723.1
RATIO 24.5 25.57 28.24 28.72 27.91
RETURN ON EQUITY
30000 30
29
25000
28
20000
27
15000 26
25 TIO
A
R
10000
N
S M
ILO
24
5000
23
0 22
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YEARS
(Rs. IN MILLIONS)
YEARS 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
NET
PROFIT 2606.1 3161 4463.2 5830.08 7181.61
NO. OF
EQUITY
SHARES 80 80 80 80 80
EPS 32.57 39.51 55.79 72.88 89.77
90
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6000
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YEARS