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Case Study 1: Financial Statement Analysis

Delisle Industries

Assume the role of Jolly Jeffers, CMC, and prepare a 3-page memorandum that analyzes the financial condition of Delisle Industries and makes recommendations relating to the company’s operational and financial problems and the proposed expansion.

The memo should be divided into sections entitled Liquidity, Asset Management, Long-term Debt Paying Ability, Profitability, and Recommendations. The memo should be single-spaced and use the 12-point Calibri font with 0.7-inch margins. All headings should use a 12-point Calibri font and be bolded.

The following financial exhibits for 2006 through 2010 should also be included:

· Ratio table

· Vertical analysis of income statements and balance sheets

· Horizontal analysis (index numbers) of income statements and balance sheets

· Cash flow statements (2007 through 2010)

· 5-part analysis of ROE

All ratios should be calculated based on year-end totals only – no averages should be used. The specific ratios to be used include:

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Industry Average

Liquidity

Current Ratio

Cash Ratio

Asset Management

Parts Inventory Turnover in Days

Work-In-Progress Turnover in Days

Finished Goods Turnover in Days

A/R Turnover in Days

A/P Turnover in Days

Cash Conversion Cycle

Fixed Assets Turnover

Total Asset Turnover

Long-term Debt-Paying Ability

LT Debt to Total Capitalization

Fixed Charge Coverage

Profitability

Gross Margin

Operating Profit Margin

Net Profit Margin

ROA

ROE

Analysis of ROE

EBIT/Sales

EBT/EBIT

NI/EBT

Total Asset Turnover

Debt Ratio

ROE

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Case 1: Delisle Industries

Evaluation Form

Total: _________ / 100

Letter Grade: _________

Accuracy of Financial Data – 25%

Ratio table

/10

Vertical/horizontal analysis

/5

Cash flow statements

/5

5-part analysis of ROE

/5

Thoroughness of Analysis – 50%

Liquidity

/8

Asset management

/14

Long-term debt-paying ability

/6

Profitability

/12

Recommendations

/10

Layout and Writing Quality – 25%

Memo layout

/5

Grammatical and spelling errors

/10

Writing style

/10

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