Meaning of Ratio Analysis
Meaning of Ratio Analysis
Meaning of Ratio Analysis
The term ratio analysis refers to the analysis of the financial statements in conjunction
with the interpretations of financial results of a particular period of operations, derived
with the help of 'ratio'. Ratio analysis is used to determine the financial soundness of a
business concern.
Ratio analysis is a conceptual technique which dates back to the inception of accounting,
as a concept. Financial analysis as a scientific tool is used to carry out the calculations in
the area of accounting. In order to appraise the valid and existent worth of an enterprise,
financial tool comes handy, regularly. Besides, it also allows the firms to observe the
performance spanning across a long period of time along with the impediments and
shortcomings. Financial analysis is an essential mechanism for a clear interpretation of
financial statements. It aids the process of discovering, the existence of any cross-
sectional and time series linkages between various ratios.
DEFINITION
Ratio analysis is defined as. "The systematic use of ratio to interpret the financial
statement so that the strength and weakness of the firm as well as its historical
performance and current financial condition can be determined.
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Research Methodology:
A) Primary Data
1) Annual reports.
2) Company Website.
Analysis of Ratio
Analysis using ratios can be done in following ways.
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1. Forecasting and Planning:
The trend in costs, sales, profits and other facts can be known by computing ratios of
relevant accounting figures of last few years. This trend analysis with the help of ratios
may be useful for forecasting and planning future business activities.
2. Budgeting:
Budget is an estimate of future activities on the basis of past experience. Accounting
ratios help to estimate budgeted figures. For example, sales budget may be prepared with
the help of analysis of past sales.
4. Communication:
Ratios are effective means of communication and play a vital role in informing the
position of and progress made by the business concern to the owners or other parties.
6. Inter-firm Comparison:
Comparison of performance of two or more firms reveals efficient and inefficient firms,
thereby enabling the inefficient firms to adopt suitable measures for improving their
efficiency. The best way of inter-firm comparison is to compare the relevant ratios of the
organization with the average ratios of the industry.
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Ratio analysis helps to assess the liquidity position i.e., short-term debt paying ability of a
firm. Liquidity ratios indicate the ability of the firm to pay and help in credit analysis by
banks, creditors and other suppliers of short-term loans.
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12. Simplification of Financial Statements:
Ratio analysis makes it easy to grasp the relationship between various items and helps in
understanding the financial statements.
Ratio analysis is a widely used tool of financial analysis. Though ratios are simple to
calculate and easy to understand, they suffer from some serious limitations:
A single ratio usually does not convey much of a sense. To make a better interpretation a
number of ratios have to be calculated which is likely to confuse the analyst than help
him in making any meaningful conclusion.
There are no well accepted standards or rules of thumb for all ratios which can be
accepted as norms. It renders interpretation of the ratio difficult.
Change in accounting procedure by a firm often makes ratio analysis misleading e.g. a
change in the valuation of methods of inventories, from FIFO to LIFO increases the cost
of sales and reduces considerably the value of closing stocks which makes stock turnover
ratio to be lucrative and an unfavorable gross profit ratio.
4. Window Dressing:-
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Financial statements easily can be window dressed to present a better picture of its
financial and profitability position to outsiders. Hence one has to be very careful in
making a decision from ratios calculated from such financial statements. But it may be
very difficult for an outsider to know about the window dressing made by a firm.
5. Personal Bias:-
Ratio is only means of financial analysis and not an end in itself. Ratios have to be
interpreted and different people may interpret the same ratio in different ways.
6. Incomparable:-
Not only industries differ in their nature but also the firms of the similar business widely
differ in their size and accounting procedure etc.. It makes comparison of ratios difficult
and misleading. Moreover, comparisons are made difficult due to differences in
definitions of various financial terms used in the ratio analysis.
Ratios devoid of absolute figures may prove distortive as ratio analysis is primarily a
quantitative analysis and not a qualitative analysis.
While making ratio analysis, no consideration is made to the changes in price levels and
this makes the interpretation of ratios invalid.
9. Ratios No Substitutes:-
Ratio analysis is merely a tool of financial statements. Hence, ratios become useless if
separated from the statements from which they are computed.
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CLASSIFICATION OF RATIOS:
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Net Profit Ratio
Stock Turnover Ratio
3) Composite Ratio:
Return On Capital Employed
Return On Proprietors Funds
Return On Equity Capital
Dividend Payout Ratio
Debt Service Ratio
Debt Service Coverage Ratio
Debtors Turnover
Creditors Turnover
CURRENT RATIO :
The current ratio is the ratio of current assets to the current liabilities .It is calculated by
dividing current assets by current liabilities.
Current Liabilities
QUICK RATIO:
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.Quick ratio = Quick assets
Quick liabilities
It represents the excess of current assets over current liabilities. It is a measure of liquidity
calculated by subtracting current liabilities from current assets.
PROPRIETORY RATIO:
It establishes relationship between the propitiator or shareholders funds & total tangible
assets. The ratio indicates properties stake in total assets. Higher the ratio lowers the risk
and lower the ratio higher the risk. Debt equity ratio & current ratio affects the
proprietary ratio.
Total Assets
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
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It measures the relation between debt and equity in the capital structure of the firm. In
other words, this ratio shows the relationship between the borrowed capital and owners
capital.
Net Worth
Gross profit ratiomeasures the relationship between gross profits & sales; it is usually
represented in percentage.
Sales
OPERATING RATIO
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It is the relation between cost of goods sold & operating expenses on one hand & the
sales on the other hand. It measures the cost of operations per rupee of sales.
Sales
It indicates the efficiency of firm in producing and selling its products. High Ratio is good from
the view point of liquidity and vice versa. A low ratio would signify that inventory does not sell
fast and stably in the warehouse for a longtime.
This ratio is also known as net margin. This measures the relationship between net profit and
sales of a firm. Depending on the concept of net profit employed, it is calculated as follows
Net Sales
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RETURN ON CAPITAL EMPLOYED
This ratio shows the return on capital employed (share capital, reserve, retained earning and long
term borrowings) used in the organization.
= PBT
Capital employed
This is a measure of the protection available to creditors for payment of interest charges
by the company. The ratio shows whether the company has sufficient income to cover its
interest requirements by a wide margin. The interest coverage ratio is computed by
dividing profit before interest and tax by the interest expenses.
Interest
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Account Receivable
Account Payable
COMPANY PROFILE.
Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) was founded eight decades ago in 1926 by seven people of
Karur under the leadership of VSN RamalingaChettiar, mainly to cater to the financial
needs of varied customer segments. The bank was incorporated on November 03, 1926
under the Indian companies act, 1913 and obtained the certificate to commence business
on November 10, 1926, the bank obtained its license from Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
in June 1958 and in August 1958 it became a scheduled commercial bank.
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During 196165 LVB took over nine banks and raised its branch network considerably.
To meet the emerging challenges in the competitive business world, the bank started
expanding its boundaries beyond Tamil Nadu from 1974 by opening branches in the
neighboring states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh,
Gujarat, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Pondicherry.
Mechanization was introduced in the head office of the bank as early as 1977. At present,
with a network of 249 branches, 3 satellite branches and 6 extension counters, spread
over 14 states and the union territory of Pondicherry, the bank focus is on customer
delight, by maintaining high standards of customer service and amidst all these new
challenges, the bank is progressing admirably. LVB has a strong and wide base in the
state of Tamil Nadu, one of the progressive states in the country, which is politically
stable and has a vibrant industrial environment. LVB has been focusing on retail banking,
corporate banking and bank assurance.
The bank business crossed Rs. 12,606 crores as on March 31, 2009. The bank earned a
net profit of Rs. 50.30 crores. The net owned fund of the bank reaches Rs 453.70 crore.
With a fairly good quality of loan assets the net NPA of the bank was pegged at 1.24 % as
on March 31, 2009.
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Name of the Company : Laxmi Vilas Bank Limited
SWIFT : BSONBDDH
Website : www.Laxmivilasbank.com
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BALANCE SHEET OF LAXMI VILAS BANK AS ON
31STMARCH , 2016
SOURCES OF FUNDS
APPLICATION OF FUNDS:
Cash and balance with Reserve Bank of India 1,286.50 1,143.44 12.51%
Balances with banks and money at call and short 82.11 175.28 -53.16%
notice
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Profit And Loss For The Year Ended 31st March, 2016
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III. Profit & Loss
PAT 180.24 132.29 36.25%
Extraordinary Items 0.00 0.00 0.00%
Profit brought forward 0.08 0.07 20.35%
Adjusted Net Profit 0.00 0.00 0.00%
Total Profit & Loss 180.24 132.29 36.25%
Appropriations 180.32 132.35 36.24%
Equity Dividend (%) 30.00 20.00 50.00%
Earnings Per Share (in ) 10.04 7.38 36.02%
Book Value (in ) 88.70 82.48 7.55%
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Good share divided by market price per share.
Interest 1.23
> 2 is Good, It is used to determine how easily a company can pay
Coverage < 2 is Not interest on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing
Ratio (x) Good a companys EBIT by the interest expenses.
(For Banks
& NBFC
this is not
Valid)
Debt 15.9 < 2 is Good, A measure of a companys financial leverage calculated
Equity 8 > 2 is Not by dividing its total liabilities by stockholders equity.
Ratio (x) Good The debt/equity ratio also depends on the industry in
(For Banks which the company operates.
& NBFC
this is not
Valid)
Return On 17.9 > 5% is An indicator of how efficient management is at using its
Asset (%) 7 Good, assets to generate earnings. Calculated by dividing a
< 5% is Not companys annual earnings by its total assets
Good
Return On 11.32 > 18% is Also called Return on net worth, it measures a
Equity Good, companys profitability by revealing how much profit a
(%) < 18% is company generates with the money shareholders have
Not Good invested, it is calculated by dividing the net profit after
tax by shareholder's fund For high growth companies
you should expect a higher ROE.
SOLVED QUESTIONS
The following illustration explains composition and quality of Current Assets are more important
to comment on adequacy of current ratio, not merely basing on crude figures of current ratio.
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(Rs. in thousands)
X Z X Z
Liabilities Assets
1,00 1,00
1,000 1,000 0 0
Current Assets
Current Ratio =
Current Liabilities
= 50 150 700
Current Ratio of X
600
= 1.5
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Current Ratio of Z = 10 700 190
400
= 2.25
Illustration 1
(A) The only current assets possessed by a firm are cash Rs. 1,05,000, inventories Rs. 5,60,000
and debtors Rs. 4,20,000. If the current ratio for the firm is 2:1, determine its current liabilities.
(B) At the close of the year, a company has an inventory of Rs. 1,50,000 and cost of goods sold
Rs. 9,75,000. If the companys turnover ratio is 5, determine the opening balance of
inventory.
Solution:
Rs.
(A) Current Assets
Cash 1,05,000
Inventories 5,60,000
Debtors 4,20,000
Total current Assets 10,85,000
Current ratio of the firm is 2:1. If current assets are 2, Current liabilities are 1.
Current Assets
10,85,000
Current Liabilities = 2
= 5,42,500
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Illustration 2
The only current assets possessed by a firm are cash Rs. 1,05,000, inventories Rs. 5,60,000 and
debtors Rs. 4,20,000. If the current ratio for the firm is 2:1, determine its current liabilities.
At the close of the year, a company has an inventory of Rs. 1,50,000 and cost of goods sold Rs.
9,75,000. If the companys turnover ratio is 5, determine the opening balance of inventory.
Solution:
Rs.
Cash 1,05,000
Inventories 5,60,000
Debtors 4,20,000
Current ratio of the firm is 2:1. If current assets are 2, Current liabilities are 1.
Current Assets
10,85,000
Current Liabilities = 2
= 5,42,500
ILLUSTRATION NO. 3
Rs.
6% Debentures 8,00,000
20,00,000
The company earns a profit of Rs. 4,00,000 before interest. Tax rate may be taken 50%. You are
required to:
(A) Explain the principles of Trading on Equity and Test the data for the principle.
(B) Elaborate the impact of changes in EBIT, both increase and decrease, on Return on capital employed
(ROCE) and Return on equity (ROE) with suitable examples, making the required valid assumption.
Solution:
(A) The process of using the debt in capital employed to magnify the return of equity shareholders
is called Trading on Equity.
The extent of benefit of debt depends on capital gearing ratio. If capital gearing of the company is
more than one, with the increase of EBIT, there would be a similar corresponding increase in ROCE.
Similarly, ROE also increases. But, the important point is the % increase of ROE would be more than %
increase of EBIT. The reverse also is true. To explain further, if EBIT increases by 10%, ROCE increases
by 10%. But, ROE increases more than by 10%. If EBIT falls by 10%, the ROCE also falls, similarly, by
10%. But, ROE falls more than 10%.
For this reason, trading on equity is said to be double-edged sword.
Capital Gearing Ratio = (Preference Share Capital + Debentures) / (Equity Share Capital + Reserves
and Surplus)
6,00,000 + 2,00,000
= 12,00,000
8,00,000
= 1.5
Capital Employed = Equity Share Capital + Reserves + Preference Share Capital + Debentures
+Long-term Loan
= 20,00,000
EBIT
4,00, 000
Return on Capital Employed = 100
20,00,000
= 20%
EBIT 4,00,000
3,52,000
7% Preference Dividend
= 1,48,000100 = 18.5%
8,00,000
= 30%
Profits Available to Equity Shareholders:
EBIT 6,00,000
5,52,000
7% Preference Dividend
= 2, 48,000100 = 31%
8,00,000
So, if EBIT increases by 50%, ROCE also has increased by similar 50% (from 20% to
12.5 30%). But ROE
has increased by 67.57% (increased from 18.5% to 31% i.e. 18.5100 )
2, 00, 000
Return on Capital Employed = 100
20, 00, 000
= 10%
Profits Available to Equity Shareholders:
EBIT 2,00,000
1,52,000
7% Preference Dividend
= 48,000 x 100
8,00,000
= 6%
ILLUSTRATION NO. 4
From the following information of Cherry & Cherry Company Ltd., prepare the balance sheet and
compute the return on capital employed (ROCE), Return on Total Assets (ROTA) and Return on Equity
(ROE):
Rs.
Current Assets 1,00,000
Investments in Treasury Bonds 1,00,000
Fixed Assets 5,00,000
Sales 5,00,000
Cost of Goods Sold 3,00,000
10% Debentures 1,00,000
Income from Treasury Bonds 10,000
Interest on Debentures 10,000
10% Preference Share Capital 1,00,000
Equity Share Capital 2,00,000
Capital Reserve 1,00,000
Provision for Tax at 30% of Net Profits
Stock 700
Debtors 190
1,000 1,000
EBIT**
Capital Employed (ROCE) = Capital Employed
= 2,00,000
Capital Employed = Net Fixed Assets + Current Assets Current Liabilities (Provision for
Taxation)
= 5,40,000
Return on Equity =
Net Profits after Tax Preference Dividend = 1,40,000 10,000
Equity Shareholders' Funds 2,00,000 +1,00,000 +1,40,000
** EBIT does not include income from Treasury Bonds as it is non-operating income. So, total assets, also, should not
include the relevant assets Treasury Bonds. When income is excluded, relevant assets of