MA CHP 2 Vertical Bls
MA CHP 2 Vertical Bls
MA CHP 2 Vertical Bls
Module 1
Financial Statement Analysis
Meaning of Financial Statements
Every business concern wants to know the various financial aspects for effective decision making.
The preparation of financial statement is required in order to achieve the objectives of the firm as a
whole.The term financial statement refers to an organized collection of data on the basis of accounting
principlesand conventions to disclose its financial information. Financial statements are broadly grouped
in to two statements:
In addition to above financial statements supported by the following statements are prepared to meet
theneeds of the business concern:
as follows :
(1) Income Statements: The term ‘Income Statements’ is also known as Trading, Profit and Loss
Account. This is the first stage of preparation of final accounts in accounting cycle. The purpose of
preparing Trading, Profit and Loss Accounts to ascertain the Net Profit or Net Loss of a business concern
during the accounting period.
(2) Balance Sheet: Balance Sheet may be defined as “a statement of financial position of any
economic unit disclosing as at a given moment of time its assets, at cost, depreciated cost, or other
indicated value, its liabilities and its ownership equities.” In other words, it is a statement which indicates
thefinancial position or soundness of a business concern at a specific period of time. Balance Sheet may
also bedescribed as a statement of source and application of funds because it represents the source where
the funds.
Statement of Changes in Financial Position: Income Statements and Balance sheet do not disclose the
operational efficiency of the concern. In order to measure the operational efficiency of the concern it is
essential to identify the movement of working capital or cash inflow or cash outflow of the business concern
during the particular period. To highlight the changes of financial position of a particularfirm, the statement
is prepared may emphasize of the following aspects :
(c) Fund Flow Statement is prepared to know the changes in the firm’s working capital.
(d) Cash Flow Statement is prepared to understand the changes in the firm’s cash position.
(e) Statement of Changes in Financial Position is used for the changes in the firm’s
totalfinancial position.
Financial Statements are prepared on the basis of business transactions recorded in the books of
Original Entry or Subsidiary Books, Ledger, and Trial Balance. Recording the transactions in the books
ofprimary entry supported by document proofs such as Vouchers, Invoice Note etc.
According to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, “Financial Statement reflects a
combination of recorded facts, accounting conventions and personal judgments and conventions
applied which affect them materially.” It is therefore, nature and accuracy of the data included in the
financial statements which are influenced by the following factors :
(1) To provide adequate information about the source of finance and obligations of the finance
To provide reliable information about the financial performance and financial soundness of
the concern.
(2) To provide sufficient information about results of operations of business over a period of time.
(3) To provide useful information about the financial conditions of the business and
movement ofresources in and out of business.
(4) To provide necessary information to enable the users to evaluate the earning
(l) Financial Statements are normally prepared on the basis of accounting principles, conventions
and past experiences. Therefore, they do not communicate much about the profitability,
solvency, stability, liquidity etc. of the undertakers to the users of the statements.
(2) Financial Statements emphasis to disclose only monetary facts, i.e., quantitative information
andignore qualitative information.
(3) Financial Statements disclose only the historical information. It does not consider
changes inmoney value, fluctuations of price level etc. Thus, correct forecasting for future is
not possible.
(5) Information disclosed by financial statements based on accounting concepts and conventions.
It isunrealistic due to difference in terms and conditions and changes in economic situations.
2) Competitors. Entities competing against a business will attempt to gain access to its
financial statements, in order to evaluate its financial condition. The knowledge they gain
could alter their competitive strategies.
3) Customers. When a customer is considering which supplier to select for a major contract,
it wants to review their financial statements first, in order to judge the financial ability of a
supplier to remain in business long enough to provide the goods or services mandated
in the contract.
4) Employees. A company may elect to provide its financial statements to employees, along
with a detailed explanation of what the documents contain. This can be used to increase
the level of employee involvement in and understanding of the business.
financial statements in order to determine whether the business paid the appropriate
amount of taxes.
6) Investment analysts. Outside analysts want to see financial statements in order to decide
whether they should recommend the company's securities to their clients.
7) Investors. Investors will likely require financial statements to be provided, since they are
the owners of the business and want to understand the performance of their investment.
9) Rating agencies. A credit rating agency will need to review the financial statements in
order to give a credit rating to the company as a whole or to its securities.
10) Suppliers. Suppliers will require financial statements in order to decide whether it is safe
to extend credit to a company.
11) Unions. A union needs the financial statements in order to evaluate the ability of a
business to pay compensation and benefits to the union members that it represents.
Presentation of financial statements is the important part of accounting process. To provide more
meaningful information to enable the owners, investors, creditors or users of financial statements to
evaluate the operational efficiency of the concern during the particular period. More useful information are
required from the financial statements to make the purposeful decisions about the profitability and
financial soundness of the concern. In order to fulfil the needs of the above, it is essential to consider
analysis and interpretation of financial statements.
The term “Analysis” refers to rearrangement of the data given in the financial statements. In other
words, simplification of data by methodical classification of the data given in the financial statements.
The term “interpretation” refers to “explaining the meaning and significance of the data so
simplified.”
Both analysis and interpretations are closely connected and inter related. They are complementary
to each other. Therefore presentation of information becomes more purposeful and meaningful—both
Metcalf and Tigard have defined financial statement analysis and interpretations as a process of
evaluating the relationship between component parts of a financial statement to obtain a better understanding
ofa firm’s position and performance.
The facts and figures in the financial statements can be transformed into meaningful and useful
figures through a process called “Analysis and Interpretations.”
In other words, financial statement analysis and interpretation refer to the process of establishing
the meaningful relationship between the items of the two financial statements with the objective of
identifyingthe financial and operational strengths and weaknesses.
Under this form of comparative financial statements both the comparative Profit and Loss
Accountand comparative Balance sheet are covered. Such comparative statements are prepared not
only to the comparison of the various figures of two or more periods but also the relationship between
various elements embodied in profit and loss account and balance sheet. It enables to measure
operational efficiency and financial soundness of the concern for analysis and interpretations. The
followinginformation may be shown in the comparative statements:
(a) Figures are presented in the comparative statements side by side for two or more years.
Trend Analysis is one of the important technique which is used for analysis and interpretations
of financial statements. While applying this method, it is necessary to select a period for a number
of years in order to ascertain the percentage relationship of various items in the financial
statements comparing with the items in base year. When a trend is to be determined by applying
this method, earliest year or first year is taken as the base year. The related items in the base year
are taken as 100 and based on this trend percentage of corresponding figures of financial
statements in the other years are concluded. This analysis is useful in framing suitable policies
and forecasting in future also.
In This Case
In This Case
“Total Funds Employed=totalNet
“Net Sales=100%” Sales=100%”
17,00,000 17,00,000
Q2. The Following items appears in the Financial Statements of M Ltd. As on 31st December 2021.
Q4. The balance sheet of XYZ LTD. is given for the year 2014. Convert them into vertical Balance Sheet.
Liabilities Rs Assets Rs
Equity Share Capital 1,91,000 Building 2,00,000
Capital Reserve 70,000 Plant and Machinery 55,000
Revenue Reserve and surplus 30,000 Furniture 20,000
Trade Creditors 40,000 Freehold Property 12,000
Bills Payable 60,000 Goodwill 30,000
Bank Overdraft 80,000 Cash Balance 20,000
Provision 20,000 Sundry Debtors 35,000
Inventories 57,000
Investments (Temporary) 42,000
Bills Receivable 20,000
Total 4,91,000 Total 4,91,000
Liabilities Rs Assets Rs
Equity share Capital 3,00,000 Goodwill 80,000
Reserves and Surplus 1,50,000 Land and Building 1,50,000
10% Mortgage Debentures 2,15,000 Plant and Machinery 2,00,000
Sundry Creditors 1,30,000 Patent Rights 21,500
Bank Overdraft 40,000 Stock in Trade 1,43,500
Provision for Tax 35,000 Sundry Debtors 2,40,000
Cash in Hand 5,000
Cash at Bank 10,000
Preliminary Expenses 20,000
Particulars Rs Particulars Rs
To Opening stock 35,000 By Sales 8,30,000
To Purchase 7,50,000 By Closing Stock 80,000
To Gross Profit 1,25,000
9,10,000 9,10,000
To depreciation 47,000 By Gross Profit
To Other Expenses 18,000 By Interest 1,25,000
To Tax provision 37,000 5,000
To Proposed Dividend 20,000
To Net Profit 8,000
Total 1,30,000 Total 1,30,000
Q8.Following is the Profit and Loss Account of Well balanced Limited for the year ended 31st March 2003.
You are required to prepare Vertical Income Statement for purpose of analysis.
Particulars Amount Particulars Amount
To opening stock 7,00,000 By sales
To purchase 9,00,000 Cash 5,20,000
To wages 1,50,000 Credit 15,00,000
To factory expenses 3,50,000 20,20,000
To office salaries 25,000 Less : returns 20,000 20,00,000
To office rent 39,000 By closing stock 6,00,000
To postage and telegram 5,000 By dividend on investment 10,000
To director fees 6,000 By profit on sale of furniture 20,000
To salesman salaries 12,000
To advertising 18,000
To delivery expenses 20,000
To debenture interest 20,000
To depreciation
On office furniture 10,000
On plant 30,000
On delivery van 20,000
To loss on sale of van 5,000
To income tax 1,75,000
To net profit 1,45,000
Particulars Amount
Sales 10,57,000
Closing stock 4,60,000
Purchases 8,35,000
Loss on sale of assets 45,000
Advertising 32,700
Rent 18,750
Profit on sale of shares 25,000
Provision for taxation 1,00,000
Salaries 35,750
Salesman’s salaries 14,250
Depreciation 36,000
Sales return 57,000
Depreciation on delivery van 8,000
Printing and stationery 17,500
Audit fees 12,000
Opening stock 2,25,000
Dividend received on shares 15,000
You are required to rearrange above income statement in vertical form.
Q10. The account of synthetic industries limited submits the following statements for 2016-17.
Trading and profit and loss account for the year ended 31-3-2017
Particulars Rs Particulars Rs
To Opening Stock 25,000 By Sales 6,25,000
To Purchase 5,00,000 By Closing Stock 25,000
To Gross Profit C/D 1,25,000
6,50,000 6,50,000
To Depreciation On Assets Let Out 50,000 By Gross Profit B/D 1,25,000
Particulars Rs Rs
Equity shares capital 11,00,000
Plant and machinery 12,00,000
Sales 37,00,000
Purchases 17,00,000
Sundry debtors 9,00,000
Sundry creditors 8,50,000
Wages 3,50,000
Opening stock 1,20,000
Salaries 1,80,000
Advertisement 75,000
Telephone charges 35,000
Furniture 2,00,000
Investment ( Long Term ) 5,00,000
Interest received 40,000
Loss on sale of furniture 20,000
Commission 60,000
Profit / loss 1,20,000
Interim dividend 50,000
General reserves 1,00,000
Cash at bank 3,20,000
Bills receivable 2,00,000
59,10,000 59,10,000
Adjustments
1. Stock on 31st March 2004 was valued at Rs 3,00,000.
2. Make provision of Rs 3,00,000 for Income tax.
3. Depreciate Plant and Machinery @ 20% and Furniture @ 10%
Q12. Following is balance sheet of M/S Surendra Ltd. as on 31st March 2017.
Liabilities Rs Assets Rs
Equity Share Capital 2,50,000 Land And Building 2,00,000
10% Preference Share Capital 1,50,000 Machinery 2,50,000
General Reserve 2,00,000 Furniture 2,00,000
8% Debentures 1,50,000 Investment 90,000
Creditors 1,00,000 Stock 35,000
Bills Payable 50,000 Debtors 50,000
Cash 40,000
Bills Receivables 30,000
Preliminary Expenses 5,000
Total 9,00,000 Total 9,00,000
Q13. From the following Income statement of M/S Anant Traders Prepare a common size revenue
Statement in a form suitable for analysis.
Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March 2017
Particulars Rs Particulars Rs
To Administrative Expenses 5,00,000 By Gross Profit 16,00,000
To Selling Expenses 2,00,000 By Other Income 30,000
To Interest 90,000
To Income Tax 2,60,000
To Net Profit C/D 5,80,000
Total 16,30,000 Total 16,30,000
Cash sales-Rs 12,00,000, credit sales- Rs 48,30,000, Sales return- Rs 30,000. Treat interest as Operating
Expenditure.
Comparative Questions
Q15. From the following Financial Statements of Vaibhav Ltd. prepare Comparative Financial statements.