Week 5 Assignment - SAUNAK
Week 5 Assignment - SAUNAK
• E13-7
On average it takes P&G 31 days to collect on its accounts receivable, and 59 days to sell
its inventory.
• P13-3
REQUIREMENTS VALUE
Net Income Average Total SE
Return on equity (ROE)
$ 8,630.00 $ 2,893.50 298.3%
o For ROE – Avg Total SE = Avg of SE from current & previous year
o For ROA – Avg Total Assets = Avg of Total Assets from current & previous year
o For IT – Avg Inventory = Avg of Inventory from current & previous year
o For QR – Required Asset accounts = Cash & Cash Eq + Net Acc Receivable +
Marketable Securities
• P13-9 requirement 1
Net Income Weighted avg common shares outstanding Used for next
Earnings per Share
$ (406.00) $ 24,488.00 -0.02
o For ROE – Avg Total SE = Avg of SE from current & previous year
o For IT – Avg Inventory = Avg of Inventory from current & previous year
o For QR – Required Asset accounts = Cash & Cash Eq + Net Acc Receivable +
Marketable Securities
o Earnings Per Share calculation done to feed into the P/E ratio computation
Coke has a lower Return on Equity (0.40) as compared to Pepsi (0.51), but Pepsi’s
approach to financing & operation would leave it potentially more exposed to market
and/or economic fluctuations. Coke on the other hand has a more conservative approach.
Let’s analyze the key financial indicators for each company’s performance:
Profitability (Net Profit Margin - NPM) Coke has higher profitability overall (NPM 0.23).
Pepsi (NPM 0.10) while being lower, generates higher sales volume as evidenced by its
Pepsi is better at generating revenue from its assets (AT 0.95) as compared to Coke (AT
0.48). Coke is on the other hand more ecicient in using its long term assets (Fixed AT 4.8
v.s. 3.56 for Pepsi). Pepsi keeps suppliers happier, collecting on recievables 18 days later
Pepsi is ultimately using more debt to boost its equity (FL 5.40) as compared to Coke (FL
3.56). This might be indicative of a more aggressive operating & marketing strategy. This is
further reinforced by Pepsi’s debt in relation to its sharehoder equity (Debt-To-Equity 4.39
While both have similar Asset situations (around $100 Bn), Pepsi carries significantly more
Liability ($ 11 Bn more than Coke) with a more tenuous Current Ratio (0.85)
APPENDIX:
Financial Leverage
Return on Equity
Coca-Cola 0.40
PepsiCo 0.51
Coca-Cola 85.31
PepsiCo 46.00
Debt-To-Equity Ratio
Current Ratio