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Question 1 – Refer to the 2013 Woolworths financial statements in Appendix 1. 1.1 What were the two major liabilities as at 30 June 2013? 1.2 Calculate the following ratios for Woolworths...

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Question 1 – Refer to the 2013 Woolworths financial statements in Appendix 1.
1.1 What were the two major liabilities as at 30 June 2013?
1.2 Calculate the following ratios for Woolworths (consolidated accounts):
2.1Cu
ent Ratio
2.2 Quick Ratio
2.3 Gross Profit Margin
2.4 Debt to Equity
Question 2 – As an analyst, you have extracted the following information from the accounts of Romeo Construction Co. Ltd.
Romeo Construction Co. Ltd
Statement of Comprehensive income for the years ended 30 June.
    
    20X4
    20X5
    20X6
    Sales
    $60,000
    $54,000
    $75,000
    Less Expenses
    
    
    
    Material
    $22,500
    $21,000
    $35,813
    Labou
    $15,000
    $13,500
    $18,000
    Production Expenses
    $7,500
    $6,000
    $6,750
    Administrative Expenses
    $7,500
    $7,500
    $8,250
    Finance Expenses
    $500
    $1,500
    $1,500
    Profit for the yea
    $6,000
    $4,500
    $4,687
    Other Comprehensive Income
    $0
    $0
    $0
    Total Comprehensive Income
    $6,000
    $4,500
    $4,687
Balance Sheet as at 30 June.
    
    20X4
    20X5
    20X6
    Work in progress
    $60,000
    $52,500
    $67,500
    Non-cu
ent assets
    $30,000
    $37,500
    $37,500
    
    $90,000
    $90,000
    $105,000
    Bank Overdraft
    $15,000
    $18,000
    $12,000
    Other cu
ent liabilities
    $15,000
    $12,000
    $18,000
    Shareholder funds
    $60,000
    $60,000
    $75,000
    
    $90,000
    $90,000
    $105,000
Other information
All profits have been distributed as dividends each year.
The company issued $15,000 of shares in 20X6.
Required
2.1 Commence on the profitability of the business.
2.2 Comment on the financial situation of the business.
2.3 What action do you suggest for the coming year?
 
Question 3 – The balance sheets and selected information given below for Katrina Ltd and Catherine Ltd for the year ended 30 June 20X2.
    
    KATRINA $
    KATRINA $
    CATHERINE $
    CATHERINE $
    Assets
    
    
    
    
    Cu
ent assets
    
    
    
    
    Cash at bank
    80,000
    
    220,000
    
    Marketable securities
    8,000
    
    190,000
    
    Accounts receivable (net)
    100,000
    
    130,000
    
    Merchandise inventory
    560,000
    
    300,000
    
    Total cu
ent asset
    
    748,000
    
    840,000
    Non-cu
ent assets
    
    
    
    
    Property, plant & equipment
    1,200,000
    
    1,280,000
    
    Intangibles
    6,000
    
    0
    
    Total non-cu
ent asset
    
    1,206,000
    
    1,280,000
    Total assets
    
    1,954,000
    
    2,120,000
    
    
    
    
    
    Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
    
    
    
    Cu
ent Liabilities
    
    180,000
    
    310,000
    Non-Cu
ent liabilities
    
    340,000
    
    330,000
    Paid-up capital ($10 value)
    
    1,300,000
    
    1,300,000
    Retained profits
    
    134,000
    
    180,000
    Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
    1,954,000
    
    2,120,000
    Other information
    
    
    
    
    Accounts receivable 1.7.X1
    130,000
    
    110,000
    
    Merchandise inventory 1.7.X1
    520,000
    
    420,000
    
    X1 – X2 Sales
    
    
    
    
    Cash
    852,000
    
    400,000
    
    Credit
    1,100,000
    
    1,500,.000
    
    X1 – X2 Cost of goods sold
    1,200,000
    
    1,100,000
    
    X1 – X2 Net profit
    310,000
    
    400,000
    
    X1 – X2 Interest expense
    60,000
    
    40,000
    
    Total shareholder’s equity 1.7.X1
    1,334,000
    
    1,380,000
    
    Total assets, 1.7.X1
    1,854,000
    
    2,020,000
    
    Tax rate: 30%
    
    
    
    
 
Required:
3.1 Calculate the cu
ent ratio, quick ratio, inventory turnover, accounts receivable turnover and average days sales uncollected for each company.
3.2 Which company do you think as a better liquid position? Why?
3.3 Calculate, for each company, the rate of return on total assets (ROA), asset turnover and net profit margin before after – tax cost of interest. Which company has the higher ROA? Why?
3.4 Calculate, for each company, the rate of return on ordinary shareholders’ equity (ROA), asset turnover and net profit margin and financial leverage ratios. Which company has the higher ROE? Why?
3.5 Which company is using leverage more effectively to increase the rate of return to ordinary shareholders? Explain.
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Kushal answered on Mar 25 2021
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Question 1 – Refer to the 2013 Woolworths financial statements in Appendix 1.
1.1 What were the two major liabilities as at 30 June 2013?
The two major liabilities that the Woolworths group has, as at 2013, are the debt they have undertaken and the other liabilities which comprise the liabilities arising from the operations and post retirement benefits that they will be providing to the employees.
1.2 Calculate the following ratios for Woolworths (consolidated accounts).
2.1Cu
ent Ratio
Cu
ent Ratio = Cu
ent assets / Cu
ent Liabilities
Cu
ent assets = cash + account receivables + inventory + marketable securities
Cu
ent Liabilities = trade payables + short term debt
Cu
ent ratio = 6226/ 6866 = 0.91
2.2 Quick Ratio
Quick ratio, we do not include the inventory assuming that they are not the cu
ent assets and it might take to clear that off.
Quick ratio = 2020 / 6866 = 0.29
2.3 Gross Profit Margin
Gross Profit Margin = Gross Profit / Net Sales = 15761 /58516 = 26.94%
2.4 Debt to Equity
Debt to equity ratio is one of the most important tools to understand the health of the company. It analyses the long term and short term debt and the equity to understand how likely the company is to pay the obligations to the debtors and whether the firm will be able o pay it down or not.
Debt to equity ratio = debt / equity = 4282 / 9300 = 0.46
Question 2 – As an analyst, you have extracted the following information from the accounts below
2.1 Commence on the profitability of the business.
As far as the profitability is concerned, the firm in the most recent year had net profit margins of 6% and it has declined fromn10% two years before. This raises signs of wo
y in the company due to deteriorating bottom line and increasing interest expense of the firm. As far s the operating expenses are concerned they are in line with the changes in the revenue. The firms profitability over the period of the time should keep going up due to the learning curve and we need to understand that profitability going down must be backed down by some changes in the strategic direction which will reap the long term benefits at the expense of the short term gains.
2.2 Comment on the financial situation of the...
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