Fm-Answer-Key 2
Fm-Answer-Key 2
Fm-Answer-Key 2
Profitability - the ability of the firm to yield a sufficient amount of return on company sales assets and
invested capital.
Liquidity and Stability - the ability of the firm to meet or pay its current or short- term maturing
obligation.
Asset utilization or Activity - pertains to how efficient the company is in managing its resources.
Debt - Utilization or Leverage - pertains to the overall debt status of the company.
1. Its failure to consider changes in the purchasing power, inconsistencies, as well as dissimilarities in the
accounting principles used by the firms in the industry.
4. Its failure to read and understand the info in the notes to the FS.
5. FS that have not undergone external auditing procedures. It may not conform with GAAP.
6. FS that have not undergone external auditing procedures. It may be inaccurate or worse, fraudulent.
8. The reality that a firm or trading in the stock exchange and its FS are readily available does not
guarantee that the company in questions is financially stable and credit-worthy.
3. In the horizontal analysis, the items of the present financial year are compared with the base year's
amount, in both absolute and percentage terms. On the contrary, in vertical analysis, each item of the
financial statement is compared with another item in of that financial statement.
CONCEPT APPLICATION:
Prepare a horizontal and vertical analysis of TREN Corporation. Below your
computations, present a concise analysis, interpretation and conclusion about the result
of computations. Determine the company’s Free Cash Flow using the FCF formula.
TREN Corporation
Comparative Statement of Financial Position
December, 31, 2025
(in Thousand pesos)
Increase [decrease]
Assets
Current Assets
Noncurrent Assets
Current liabilities
Preference Shares
₱100 Par
Increase
(decrease)
In the table above, it shows all assets and liabilities of TREN corparation in two
different year, in this, we can say that TREN corporation has a good output in
managing their business in 2025. For example, in 2024, their total liabilities is ₱100,
000 while in 2025, it decreases into ₱73, 550, ranging the difference of -26.45%.
Furthermore, the total assets increases by ₱25, 850 ranging to 12. 925%.
While the Vertical Analysis is a static measurement, it includes a comparison of financial data
for only one period.