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Financial Statement Analysis

Ratio Analysis Example

Prufrock Corporation Balance Sheet as of December 31,2008 ($ in millions)

Assets

 

 

 

Liabilities and Owners' Equity

 

Current assets

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

Cash

$98

 

 

Accounts payable

$344

 

Accounts receivable

$188

 

 

Notes payable

$196

 

Inventory

$422

 

 

Total

$540

 

Total

$708

 

Long-term debt

 

$457

Fixed assets

 

 

Owners' equity

 

 

 

Net plant and equipment

$2,880

 

 

Common stock and paid-in surplus

$550

Total assets

$3,588

 

 

Retained earnings

$2,041

 

 

 

 

 

Total

$2,591

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and owners' equity

$3,588

Prufrock Corporation 2008 Income Statement ($ in millions)

Sales

 

2311

Cost of goods sold

 

1344

Depreciation

 

276

Earnings before interest and taxes

 

691

Interest paid

 

141

Taxable income

 

550

Taxes (34%)

 

187

Net income

 

363

Dividends

121

 

Addition to retained earnings

242

 

*Create common size balance sheet and common size income statement.

*Calculate ratios for Prufrock Corporation

Short-term solvency or liquidity ratios

Liquidity ratio measures the firm’s ability to pay its bills over the short run without undue stress.

Current ratio=

*Do we have enough short-term liquid assets to cover our short-term debts?

Quick ratio (acid test ratio) =

*Do we have enough really liquid short-term assets to cover our short-term debts?

Long-term solvency, or financial leverage, ratios

Leverage ratio measures the form’s long-run ability to meet its obligations.

Total debt ratio=

What percentage of total assets is financed with either short- or long-term debt?

Debt-equity ratio=

Times interest earned=

* It measures how well a company has its interest obligations covered. Are we generating enough income to make out interest payments?

Asset management or turnover ratios

Turnover ratios measure asset use efficiency.

Inventory turnover=

*On average, how many times per year do we go through our inventory? (Excess inventory is expensive!)

Day’s sales Outstanding=

Fixed Assets Turnover Ratio=

Total Assets Turnover Ratio=

Profitability ratios

Operating margin=

Profit margin=

Return on assets (ROA) =

*What is profit per dollar of asset?

Return on equity (ROE) =

*What is the rate of return for stockholders?

Return on equity (ROE) = Profit margin * Total asset turnover * Equity multiplier

Market value ratios

(We assume that Prufrock has 33 million shares outstanding and stock sold for $88 per share at the end of the year.)

EPS=

Price-earnings ratio=

Market-to-book ratio=

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