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Cash Flow Statement Analysis (Appendix 1)
Operating Activities: It displays the cash flow that focuses on core business of the company.
Net cash provided by the company in initial years was in hundreds. But it grew tremendously
in 2014 to 1202. This growth in net cash reflects enhanced profitability and working capital.
Investing Activities: Cash flow provided by investing activities includes investments that
help the company grow. In this section, red numbers depicts that the company is making a lot
of investments to grow. Anandam is a typical example aggressive investments in fixed assets,
increasing from ₹2000 thousand in 2012-13 to ₹2,860 thousand in 2014-15. This indicates
Anandam's commitment to expanding its infrastructure, anticipating growth.
Financing Activities: Cash flow from financing activities includes all the activities related to
net flow of funds used to run the company including debt, equity, and dividends. Initially, the
company has a net cash inflow of 1936 (in ₹ thousands), mainly by issuing shares. In next
year, the inflow decreased to 900, but in 2015, it recovered with a net cash inflow of 1664,
largely due to long-term borrowing.
Despite improved operational cash flows, the net cash position saw a modest rise from ₹40
thousand in 2012-13 to ₹106 thousand in 2014-15. This underscores the company's
significant investments and rising borrowings.
Common size income statements depict the financial performance and position of the
company. From Common Size Income Statement, we can see that 90% of the sales were on
account and all the operating expenses, i.e., General, administration, and selling expenses,
depreciation, and interest expense are increasing. Moreover, net income has also declined
from 18% (2012) to 11% in 2014, due to poor management of operating expenses.
And, from the common size balance, we can analyze that company’s account receivables and
inventory has shown an enormous increase. In 2014, Account receivables has become 7 times
of the amount that was in 2012, from 300 to 2100. Furthermore, inventory has also increased
from 12.5% to 24.6%. This means company is unable to encash the account receivables on
time and is facing problems in selling the goods.
Moreover, Anandam’s investments in fixed assets have also reduced from 74.2% to 51.3%. It
can be said that company might be selling their fixed assets to pay the loans.
Apart from this, we can see that company’s equity share capital has fallen to 21.8%, it means
that Anandam’s shareholders might not be feeling secure. So, they pulled their money out of
the business. On the other hand, reserves and surplus have increased 14.1% to 20.5%, So, it
can be said that company is making profits. While, long term borrowings have shown a slight
change, current liabilities have become threefold.
Trend Analysis (Appendix 3)
The firm had significant growth in its fixed assets, cash and cash equivalents, accounts
payable, and inventory from 2013 to 2015. The 132% growth in fixed assets indicates a
significant capital expenditure budget. Over the course of three years, the company's
administrative expenditures climbed by 1250%, which may be the result of rapid expansion
or heightened marketing activities.
There is now 250% more cash and cash equivalents available, indicating a higher level of
short-term liquidity. The 500% and 700% increases in accounts receivable may indicate
longer credit terms. With a 469% and 703% increase in inventory, company is unable to sell
the goods. Equity share capital increased by 133% and 167% between 2013 and 2015,
respectively, indicating increased shareholder investment in the company.
The reserve and surplus increased by 285% and 515% between 2013 and 2015, respectively.
This growth may have been caused by retained earnings. The fact that long-term borrowings
increased by 340% indicates that the company needs long-term debt in order to function.
Current liabilities increased 665% between 2013 and 2015 and nearly doubled (1069%) in
2015, indicating delay in payments.
Hence, company is not able encash the account receivables and also facing problems in
selling the products.
The financial ratios of Anandam Manufacturing Company provide information about its
financial strength and stability when compared to industry benchmarks. Important
conclusions consist of:
Let's start by thinking about the current ratio. Although Anandam's ratio dropped from prior
years, they still have enough assets to pay off their existing obligations, as seen by their
1.60:1 ratio in 2014–2015 compared to the typical sector's 2.30:1. At 0.79:1, Anandam's
quick ratio is lower than the average. Therefore, the business may have trouble meeting its
short-term debt. This may cause suppliers and creditors to get concerned.
Anandam was only able to collect payments four times a year, compared to the sector's usual
seven times. This indicates that Anandam requires more time than the industry to collect
payments.
With an inventory turnover ratio of 2.56 as opposed to the industry average of 4.85 times,
Anandam has a substantially shorter turnover period—143 days as opposed to 75 days for the
industry.
In addition, the company's debt-to-equity and long-term debt-to-total-debt ratios are almost
twice as high as the industry average. This suggests that Anandam has racked up a lot more
debt compared to other businesses, which can prove to be an issue later on.
Moreover, Anandam's net profit margin and return on equity are somewhat lower, even if
their gross profit margin is in line with the industry. This shows that there is poor
management of the operating expenses which reduced the net income.
The interest coverage ratio decreased as well, going from 10 in the 2013–2014 period to 6 in
the 2014–2015 year, indicating possible difficulties dealing with interest costs.
In conclusion, the company should manage its account receivables, inventory and improve
income, to grow its industry position and ensure long-term financial health.
Loan Decision
After analysing the Anandam Manufacturing financial statements, as a loan officer, I am not
going to approve the loan. The following are the reasons supporting our decision:
1. The quick and current ratios of Anandam's liquidity are both lower than the industry
averages. This suggests that fulfilling short-term obligations may be difficult, which
raises questions about the company's capacity to take on more debt.
2. The business collects payments and sells its products more slowly than its
competitors. These inefficiencies may put a pressure on cash flows and may have an
impact on loan payback terms.
3. Company’s interest coverage ratio is also below the requirements. If company is
facing difficulties in paying the interest expense. So, how will it repay the debt.
4. Anandam has already 3 loans running and he is also left with no collateral security.
So, taking one more loan would be risky because future is uncertain.
5. And, company is also facing problems in converting the inventory to sales as
compared to his competitors.
6. Lastly, its account receivables are increasing at an increasing rate each year. Thus,
company has less flexibility to collect cash to run operation effectively.
Recommendations
Reference
• Goyal, V., & Mitra, S. K. (2016). Anandam Manufacturing Company: Analysis of Financial
Statements. Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation.