Financial Accounting: Tools for Business

Decision Making
Ninth Edition
Kimmel ● Weygandt ● Kieso

Chapter 13
Financial Analysis:
The Big Picture
Prepared by
COBY HARMON
University of California, Santa Barbara
Westmont College
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
LO 1 Apply the concepts of sustainable income and
quality of earnings.
LO 2 Apply horizontal analysis and vertical analysis.
LO 3 Analyze a company’s performance using ratio
analysis.

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Learning Objective 1
Apply the Concepts of Sustainable
Income and Quality of Earnings

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Sustainable Income
The most likely level of income to be obtained by a
company in the future
Differs from actual net income by the amount of
unusual revenues, expenses, gains, and losses
included in the current year’s income
Income statements provide information on
sustainable income by separating operating
transactions from nonoperating transactions

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Statement of Comprehensive Income (1 of 2)
Cruz Company
Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the Year Ended 2022
Sales revenue $900,000
Cost of goods sold 650,000
Gross profit 250,000
Operating expenses 100,000
Income from operations 150,000
Other revenues (expenses) and gains (losses) 20,000
Income before income taxes 170,000
Income tax expense 24,000
Income from continuing operations 146,000
Discontinued operations (net of tax) 30,000
Net income 176,000
Other comprehensive income items (net of tax) 10,000
Comprehensive income $186,000

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Statement of Comprehensive Income (2 of 2)
A statement of comprehensive income includes
a. Net income and
b. Comprehensive income
Two major unusual items in this statement are
c. Discontinued operations and
d. Other comprehensive income
 Example: Unrealized gains or losses on available-
for-sale debt securities
 Unusual items reported net of taxes
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Discontinued Operations (1 of 3)
Disposal of a significant component of a business
Report income (loss) from discontinued operations in
two parts
• Income (loss) from operations, net of tax, and
• Gain (loss) on disposal, net of tax

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Discontinued Operations (2 of 3)
Illustration: During 2022 Acro Energy Inc. has income
before income taxes of $800,000. During 2022, Acro
discontinued and sold its unprofitable chemical
division. The loss in 2022 from chemical operations
(net of $60,000 taxes) was $140,000. The loss on
disposal of the chemical division (net of $30,000
taxes) was $70,000. Assume a 30% tax rate on
income.
Prepare a statement of comprehensive income for
ACRO for the year ended December 31, 2022.
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Discontinued Operations (3 of 3)
Acro Energy Inc.
Statement of Comprehensive Income (partial)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2022

Income before income taxes $800,000

Income tax expense 240,000
Income from continuing operations 560,000
Discontinued operations
Loss from operation of chemical division,
net of $60,000 income tax savings $140,000
Loss from disposal of chemical division,
net of $30,000 income tax savings 70,000 210,000
Net income $350,000

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Comprehensive Income (1 of 3)
Illustration: During 2022, Stassi Corporation purchased IBM bonds
for $10,500 as an investment, which it intends to sell sometime in
the future. At the end of 2022, Stassi was still holding the
investment, but the bonds’ market price was now $8,000. Stassi is
required to reduce the recorded value of its IBM investment by the
unrealized loss of $2,500. Should Stassi include this $2,500
unrealized loss in net income? Assume a tax rate of 20%.
Trading securities: Unrealized gains and losses are reported in the
“Other expenses and losses” section of the income statement.
Available-for-sale securities: Unrealized gains and losses are
reported as “Other comprehensive income” in stockholders’ equity.

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Comprehensive Income (2 of 3)
Classified as available-for-sale
→ Stassi did not purchase the investment for trading purposes

Stassi Corporation
Comprehensive Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2022
Net income $300,000
Other comprehensive income
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale
securities, net of $500 tax savings 2,000
Comprehensive income $298,000

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Comprehensive Income (3 of 3)
Stassi has common stock of $3,000,000, retained earnings of
$300,000, and an accumulated other comprehensive loss of
$2,000.

Balance Sheet (partial)

Stockholders’ equity
Common stock $3,000,000
Retained earnings 300,000
Total paid-in capital and retained earnings 3,300,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (2,000)
Total stockholders’ equity $3,298,000

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Complete Statement of Comprehensive Income
Pace Corporation
Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the Year Ended December 31, 2022
Net sales $440,000
Cost of goods sold 260,000
Gross profit 180,000
Operating expenses 110,000
Income from operations 70,000
Other revenues and gains 5,600
Other expenses and losses 9,600
Income before income taxes 66,000
Income tax expense ($66,000 x 30%) 19,800
Income from continuing operations 46,200
Discontinued operations
Loss from operation of plastics division, net of income tax savings
$18,000 ($60,000 × 30%) $42,000
Gain on disposal of plastics division, net of $15,000 income taxes
($50,000 × 30%) 35,000 7,000
Net income 39,200
Other comprehensive income
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of income
taxes ($15,000 × 30%) 10,500
Comprehensive income $ 49,700

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Changes in Accounting Principle
Occurs when the principle used in the current year is
different from the one used in the preceding year
a. Example: Change in inventory costing methods such
as FIFO to average-cost
Changes permitted when management can show that
the new principle is preferable
Most changes in accounting principle reported
retroactively

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Quality of Earnings
A high quality of earnings provides full and
transparent information that will not confuse or
mislead users
Reduction of quality of earnings
a. Caused by variations in alternative accounting
methods used among companies which hampers
comparability
b. Examples
• FIFO versus LIFO inventory cost flow
• Straight-line versus declining-balance depreciation
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Pro Forma Income
Companies whose stock is publicly-traded are
required to present their income statement following
GAAP
Companies often report pro forma income
a. Excludes items that the company thinks are unusual
or non-recurring
Analysts and investors are often critical of using pro
forma income because these numbers often make
companies look better than they really are
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Improper Recognition
Improper recognition of revenue
a. Most common abuse of manipulating earnings
numbers to meet expectations
b. Such as channel stuffing (Bristol-Myers Squibb)
Improper capitalization of operating expenses
c. WorldCom
Failure to report liabilities
d. Enron

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Do It! 1: Unusual Items (1 of 2)
In its proposed 2022 income statement, AIR
Corporation reports income before income taxes
$400,000, unrealized gain on available-for-sale
securities $100,000, income taxes $120,000 (not
including unusual items), loss from operation of
discontinued flower division $50,000, and loss on
disposal of discontinued flower division $90,000. The
income tax rate is 30%.
Prepare a correct statement of comprehensive
income, beginning with “Income before income
taxes.”
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Do It! 1: Unusual Items (2 of 2)
Statement of Comprehensive Income (partial)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2022
Income before income taxes $400,000
Income tax expense 120,000
Income from continuing operations 280,000
Discontinued operations
Loss from operation of flower division, net of
$15,000 income tax savings $35,000
Loss on disposal of flower division, net of
$27,000 income tax savings 63,000 98,000
Net income 182,000
Other comprehensive income
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities,
net of $30,000 income taxes 70,000
Comprehensive income $252,000

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Learning Objective 2
Apply Horizontal Analysis and Vertical
Analysis

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Assessing Financial Performance
Investors are interested in
Core or sustainable earnings of a company
Making comparisons from period to period
 Three types of comparisons
• Intracompany basis
• Intercompany basis
• Industry averages

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Tools of Financial Statement Analysis

Three basic tools in financial statement analysis:

1. Horizontal analysis
2. Vertical analysis
3. Ratio analysis

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Horizontal Analysis
Technique for evaluating a series of financial
statement data over a period of time
Also called trend analysis
Purpose is to determine
a. Increase or decrease
b. Expressed as either an amount or a percentage

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 Balance Sheet Horizontal Analysis (1 of 2)
Condensed Balance Sheets
December 31 (in thousands) Increase (Decrease)
Assets 2022 2021 Amount Percent
Current assets $ 2,717 $ 2,427 $290 11.9
Property assets (net) 2,990 2,816 174 6.2
Other assets 5,690 5,471 219 4.0
Total assets $11,397 $10,714 $683 6.4
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities $ 4,044 $ 4,020 $ 24 0.6
Long-term liabilities 4,827 4,625 202 4.4
Total liabilities 8,871 8,645 226 2.6
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock 493 397 96 24.2
Retained earnings 3,390 2,584 806 31.2
Treasury stock (cost) (1,357) (912) (445) 48.8
Total stockholders’ equity 2,526 2,069 457 22.1
Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity $11,397 $10,714 $683 6.4

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Balance Sheet Horizontal Analysis (2 of 2)
a. Changes in the assets section
b. Current assets increased $290,000, or 11.9% ($290 ÷ $2,427)
c. Property assets (net) increased $174,000, or 6.2%
d. Other assets increased $219,000, or 4.0%
e. Changes in the liabilities section
f. Current liabilities increased $24,000, or 0.6%
g. Long-term liabilities increased $202,000, or 4.4%
h. Changes in the stockholders’ equity section
i. Retained earnings increased $806,000, or 31.2%

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Income Statement Horizontal Analysis
(1 of 2)
Condensed Income Statements
For the Years Ended December 31 (in thousands)
Increase (Decrease)
2022 2021 Amount Percent
Net sales $11,776 $10,907 $869 8.0
Cost of goods sold 6,597 6,082 515 8.5
Gross profit 5,179 4,825 354 7.3
Selling and administrative expenses 3,311 3,059 252 8.2
Income from operations 1,868 1,766 102 5.8
Interest expense 321 294 27 9.2
Income before income taxes 1,547 1,472 75 5.1
Income tax expense 444 468 (24) (5.1)
Net income $ 1,103 $ 1,004 $ 99 9.9

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Income Statement Horizontal Analysis
(2 of 2)

Net sales increased $869,000, or 8.0% ($869 ÷

$10,907)
Cost of goods sold increased $515,000, or 8.5%
Selling and administrative expenses increased
$252,000, or 8.2%
Gross profit increased 7.3%
Net income increased 9.9%
• Can be attributed to the increase in net sales and a decrease
in income tax expense
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Vertical Analysis
a. A technique that expresses each financial statement item as a
percentage of a base amount
b. Also called common-size analysis
c. On a balance sheet we might express current assets as 22% of
total assets (total assets being the base amount)
d. On an income statement we might say that selling expenses are
16% of net sales (net sales being the base amount)

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Balance Sheet Vertical Analysis (1 of 2)
Condensed Balance Sheets
December 31 (in thousands)
2022 2021
Assets Amount Percent Amount Percent
Current assets $ 2,717 23.8 $ 2,427 22.6
Property assets (net) 2,990 26.2 2,816 26.3
Other assets 5,690 50.0 5,471 51.1
Total assets $11,397 100.0 $10,714 100.0
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities $ 4,044 35.5 $ 4,020 37.5
Long-term liabilities 4,827 42.4 4,625 43.2
Total liabilities 8,871 77.9 8,645 80.7
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock 493 4.3 397 3.7
Retained earnings 3,390 29.7 2,584 24.1
Treasury stock (cost) (1,357) (11.9) (912) (8.5)
Total stockholders’ equity 2,526 22.1 2,069 19.3
Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity $11,397 100.0 $10,714 100.0

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Balance Sheet Vertical Analysis (2 of 2)
Analysis of the balance sheet shows the following changes
a. Current assets increased $290,000 from 2021 to 2022, and
they increased from 22.6% to 23.8% of total assets
b. Property assets (net) decreased from 26.3% to 26.2% of
total assets
c. Other assets decreased from 51.1% to 50.0% of total assets
d. Retained earnings increased by $806,000 from 2021 to 2022
e. Total stockholders’ equity increased from 19.3% to 22.1% of
total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

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Income Statement Vertical Analysis (1 of 4)
Chicago Cereal Company
Condensed Income Statements
For the Years Ended December 31 (in thousands)
2022 2021
Amount Percent Amount Percent
Net sales $11,776 100.0 $10,907 100.0
Cost of goods sold 6,597 56.0 6,082 55.8
Gross profit 5,179 44.0 4,825 44.2
Selling and administrative expenses 3,311 28.1 3,059 28.0
Income from operations 1,868 15.9 1,766 16.2
Interest expense 321 2.7 294 2.7
Income before income taxes 1,547 13.2 1,472 13.5
Income tax expense 444 3.8 468 4.3
Net income $ 1,103 9.4 $ 1,004 9.2

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Income Statement Vertical Analysis (2 of 4)
Analysis of the income statements shows the following
changes.
a. Cost of goods sold as a percentage of net sales increased
from 55.8% to 56.0%
b. Selling and administrative expenses increased from 28.0% to
28.1%
c. Net income as a percentage of net sales increased from
9.2% to 9.4%
Increase in net income as a percentage of sales is due primarily
to the decrease in income tax expense as a percentage of sales.

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Income Statement Vertical Analysis (3 of 4)
Condensed Income Statements
For the Years Ended December 31, 2022
Chicago Cereal Giant Mills, Inc.
(in thousands) (in millions)
Amount Percent Amount Percent
Net sales $11,776 100.0 $17,910 100.0
Cost of goods sold 6,597 56.0 11,540 64.4
Gross profit 5,179 44.0 6,370 35.6
Selling and administrative expenses 3,311 28.1 3,474 19.4
Non-recurring charges and (gains) 0 - (62) (0.3)
Income from operations 1868 15.9 2,958 16.5
Other expenses and revenues
(including income taxes) 765 6.5 1,134 6.3
Net income $ 1,103 9.4 $ 1,824 10.2

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Income Statement Vertical Analysis (4 of 4)
Vertical analysis also enables you to compare companies of
different sizes.
a. Chicago net sales are much less than those of Giant, vertical
analysis eliminates the impact of this size difference
b. Chicago has a higher gross profit percentage 44.0%,
compared to 35.6% for Giant
c. But, Chicago’s selling and administrative expenses are 28.1%
of net sales, while those of Giant Mills are 19.4%
d. Chicago’s net income as a percentage of net sales is 9.4%,
compared to 10.2% for Giant

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Do It! 2: Horizontal Analysis
Summary financial information for Rosepatch Company.
December 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
Current assets $234,000 $180,000
Plant assets (net) 756,000 420,000
Total assets $990,000 $600,000

Compute the amount and percentage changes in 2022 using

horizontal analysis, assuming 2021 is the base year.
Increase in 2022
Amount Percent
Current assets $ 54,000 30% [($234,000 − $180,000) ÷ $180,000]
Plant assets (net) 336,000 80% [($756,000 − $420,000) ÷ $420,000]
Total assets $390,000 65% [($990,000 − $600,000) ÷ $600,000]

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Learning Objective 3
Analyze a Company’s Performance
Using Ratio Analysis

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Ratio Analysis (1 of 2)
Ratio analysis expresses the relationship among
selected items of financial statement data.
Financial Ratio Classifications
Liquidity Profitability Solvency
Measure short-term Measure the income Measure the ability
ability of the company or operating success of the company to
to pay its maturing of a company for a survive over a long
obligations and to given period of time period of time
meet unexpected
needs for cash

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Ratio Analysis (2 of 2)
A single ratio by itself is not very meaningful.
Types of comparisons
1. Intracompany comparisons for two years for
Chicago Cereal
2. Industry average comparisons based on median
ratios for the industry
3. Intercompany comparisons based on Giant Mills
as Chicago Cereal’s principal competitor

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 Liquidity Ratios
Working capital Current assets – Current Liabilities
Current assets
Current ratio
Current liabilities
Cost of goods sold
Inventory turnover
Average inventory
365 days
Days in inventory
Inventory turnover
Net credit sales
Accounts receivable turnover
Average net accounts receivable
365 days
Average collection period
Accounts receivable turnover
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Solvency Ratios
Total liabilities
Debt to assets ratio
Total assets
Net income + Interest expense +
Income tax expense
Times interest earned
Interest expense

Net cash provided Capital Cash

Free cash Flow by operating - -
activities expenditures dividends

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Profitability Ratios (1 of 2)
Net income – Preferred dividends
Earnings per share
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
Market price per share
Price-earnings ratio
Earnings per share
Gross profit
Gross profit rate
Net sales
Net income
Profit margin
Net sales
Net income
Return on assets
Average total assets

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Profitability Ratios (2 of 2)
Net sales
Asset turnover
Average total assets
Cash dividends declared on common stock
Payout ratio
Net income

Return on common Net income – Preferred dividends

stockholders’ equity Average common stockholders’ equity

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Statements for Ratio Analysis (1 of 3)
Chicago Cereal Company
Condensed Income Statements
For the Years Ended December 31 (in thousands)

2022 2021
Net sales $11,776 $10,907
Cost of goods sold 6,597 6,082
Gross profit 5,179 4,825
Selling and administrative expenses 3,311 3,059
Income from operations 1,868 1,766
Interest expense 321 294
Income before income taxes 1,547 1,472
Income tax expense 444 468
Net income $ 1,103 $ 1,004

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Statements for Ratio Analysis (2 of 3)
Chicago Cereal Company
Balance Sheets
December 31 (in thousands)
Assets 2022 2021
Current assets
Cash $ 524 $ 411
Accounts receivable 1,026 945
Inventory 924 824
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 243 247
Total current assets 2,717 2,427
Property assets (net) 2,990 2,816
Intangibles and other assets 5,690 5,471
Total assets $11,397 $10,714
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities $ 4,044 $ 4,020
Long-term liabilities 4,827 4,625
Stockholders’ equity 2,526 2,069
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $11,397 $10,714

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Statements for Ratio Analysis (3 of 3)
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended December 31 (in thousands)
2022 2021
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash receipts from operating activities $11,695 $10,841
Cash payments for operating activities 10,192 9,431
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,503 1,410
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment (472) (453)
Other investing activities (129) 8
Net cash used in investing activities (601) (445)
Cash flows from financing activities
Issuance of common stock 163 218
Issuance of debt 2,179 721
Reductions of debt (2,011) (650)
Payment of dividends (475) (450)
Repurchase of common stock and other items (645) (612)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities (789) (773)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 113 192
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 411 219
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 524 $ 411

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Nature of Liquidity Ratios
Measure the short-term ability of the company to pay
its maturing obligations and to meet unexpected
needs for cash
Interested in assessing liquidity
a. Short-term creditors such as bankers and suppliers

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1. Current =
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
Ratio
Chicago Cereal
2022 2021
$2,717
= 0.67 0.60
$4,044
Giant Mills
Industry Average 2022
1.06 0.67
Chicago has $0.67 of current assets for every dollar of current
liabilities.

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2. Accounts Net credit sales
=
Receivable Average net accounts receivable
Turnover
Chicago Cereal
2022 2021
$11,776
= 11.9 12.0
($1,026 + $945) ÷ 2
Giant Mills
Industry Average 2022
11.2 12.2

Measures the number of times, on average, the company collects

receivables during the period.

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3. Average 365 days
=
Collection Average accounts turnover
Period
Chicago Cereal
2022 2021
365
= 30.7 30.4
11.9
Giant Mills
Industry Average 2022
32.6 29.9

Analysts frequently use average collection period to assess the

effectiveness of a company’s credit and collection policies.

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4. Inventory =
Cost of goods sold
Average inventory
Turnover
Chicago Cereal
2022 2021
$6,597
= 7.5 7.9
($924 + $824) ÷ 2
Giant Mills
Industry Average 2022
6.7 7.4
The faster the inventory turnover, the less cash is tied up in
inventory and less chance of inventory becoming obsolete.

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5. Days in =
365 days
Inventory turnover
Inventory
Chicago Cereal
2022 2021
365
= 48.7 46.2
7.5
Giant Mills
Industry Average 2022
54.5 49.3

Measures the average number of days inventory is held.

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Nature of Solvency Ratios
Measure the ability of a company to survive over a
long period of time
Debt to assets ratio and times interest earned
provide information about debt-paying ability
Free cash flow provides information about solvency
and ability to pay additional dividends or invest in
new projects

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6. Debt to =
Total liabilities
Total assets
assets ratio
Chicago Cereal
2022 2021
$8,871
= 78% 81%
$11,397
Giant Mills
Industry Average 2022
55% 55%

Provides some indication of company’s ability to withstand losses

without impairing the interests of its creditors.

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7. Times Net Interest Income tax
Income + expense + expense
interest =
Interest expense
earned
Chicago Cereal
2022 2021
$1,103 + $321 + $444
= 5.8 6.0
$321
Giant Mills
Industry Average 2022
5.5 9.9

Provides an indication of company’s ability to meet interest

payments as they come due.

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 Net cash
8. Free provided Capital Cash
= by operating − −
Cash activities
expenditures dividends

Flow
Chicago Cereal
2022 2021
$1,503 − $472 − $475 = $556 $507

One indication of solvency is the Industry Giant Mills

Average 2022
amount of excess cash generated $895
na
after investing in capital (in millions)
expenditures and paying dividends.

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Nature of Profitability Ratios
Measure the income or operating success of a
company for a given period of time.
Income affects ability to obtain debt and equity
financing, liquidity, and ability to grow
Creditors and investors are interested in evaluating
profitability
Analysts use profitability as ultimate test of
management’s operating effectiveness

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Relationships Among Profitability
Measures
Profit margin

Return on
assets
Return on
common Asset turnover
stockholders’
equity Leverage
(debt to assets
ratio)

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9. Return on Common Stockholders’
Equity Net Income - Preferred dividends
=
Average common stockholders’ equity

Chicago Cereal
2022 2021
$1,103 - $0
= 48% 46%
($2,526 + $2,069) ÷ 2

Shows how many dollars of net Industry Giant Mills

income the company earned for Average 2022
each dollar invested by the owners. 19% 25%

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10. Return on =
Net income
Average total assets
Assets
Chicago Cereal
2022 2021
$1,103
= 10.0% 9.4%
($11,397 + $10,714) ÷ 2
Giant Mills
Industry Average 2022
5.3% 6.2%

Measures the overall profitability of assets in terms of the income

earned on each dollar invested in assets.

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11. Profit =
Net income
Net sales
Margin
Chicago Cereal
2022 2021
$1,103
= 9.4% 9.2%
$11,776
Giant Mills
Industry Average 2022
6.1% 8.2%

Measures of the percentage of each dollar of sales that results in

net income.

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12. Asset =
Net sales
Average total assets
Turnover
Chicago Cereal
2022 2021
$11,776
= 1.07 1.02
($11,397 + $10,714) ÷ 2
Giant Mills
Industry Average 2022
.87 .76

Measures how efficiently a company uses its assets to generate

sales.

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Composition of Return on Assets
Ratios Profit x Asset x Return
Margin Turnover on Assets

Net income x Net Sales x Net income

Net Sales Average Average
Total Assets Total Assets

Chicago Cereal
2022 9.4% x 1.07 times = 10.1%*
2021 9.2% x 1.02 times = 9.4%
*Difference from value due to rounding.

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13. Gross =
Gross profit
Net sales
Profit Rate
Chicago Cereal
2022 2021
$5,179
= 44% 44%
$11,776
Giant Mills
Industry Average 2022
30% 34%

Indicates a company’s ability to maintain an adequate selling price

above its cost of goods sold.

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 Net income – Preferred dividends
14. Earnings =
Weighted-average common
Per Share shares outstanding

Chicago Cereal
2022 2021
$1,103 - $0
= $2.63 $2.40
418.7
Giant Mills
Industry Average 2022
na $2.90

A measure of the net income earned on each share of common

stock.

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15. Price Earnings =
Market price per share
Earnings per share
Ratio
Chicago Cereal
2022 2021
$52.92
= 20.1 20.9
$2.63
Giant Mills
Industry Average 2022
35.8 24.3

Reflects investors’ assessments of a company’s future earnings.

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 Cash dividends declared on
16. Payout common stock
ratio =
Net income
Chicago Cereal
2022 2021
$475
= 43% 45%
$1,103
Giant Mills
Industry Average 2022
37% 54%

Measures the percentage of earnings distributed in the form of

cash dividends.

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Learning Objective 4
Compare Financial Statement Analysis
and Income Statement Presentation
Under GAAP and IFRS

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A Look at IFRS (1 of 2)
No significant differences exist in the analysis
methods used.
Basic objectives of the income statement are the
same under both GAAP and IFRS.
a.Both the IASB and the FASB are interested in
distinguishing normal levels of income from
unusual items in order to better predict a
company’s future profitability.

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A Look at IFRS (2 of 2)
Basic accounting for discontinued operations is the
same under IFRS and GAAP.
Accounting for changes in accounting principles and
changes in accounting estimates are the same for
both GAAP and IFRS.
Both GAAP and IFRS follow the same approach in
reporting comprehensive income.

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