How would you study the Solvency position of the firm?
The solvency position of any firm is determined and measured with the help
of solvency ratios. In this way we can say that the ratios which throw light on the
debt servicing ability of the businesses in the long run are known as solvency
ratios. Solvency of a concern can be measured in two ways first to check the
security of Debt and second is to check the security of return on Debt. For
calculating the security of debt we calculate Debt-Equity Ratio, Proprietory Ratio,
Fixed Assets – Proprietory Fund Ratio, etc. And for calculating Security of Return on Debt we calculate Interest Coverage Ratio.
A brief description of the above mentioned ratios is as follows Debt Equity
Ratio :
Debt Equity Ratio: indicates the relationship between the external equities or
outsiders funds and the internal equities or shareholders funds. It is also known as external internal equity ratio. It is determined to ascertain soundness of the long term financial policies of the company.
Debt Equity Ratio = External Equities
Shareholders Funds
Proprietory Ratio/ Total Assets to Debt Ratio: Total assets to Debt Ratio or
Proprietory Ratio are a variant of the debt equity ratio. It is also known as equity
ratio or net worth to total assets ratio. This ratio relates the shareholder’s funds
to total assets. Proprietory/Equity Ratio indicates the long-term or future solvency position of the business. Formula of Proprietary/Equity Ratio
Proprietory or Equity Ratio = Shareholders Funds
Total Assets
Shareholder’s funds include equity share capital plus all reserves and surpluses
items. Total assets include all assets, including Goodwill. Some authors exclude
goodwill from total assets. In that case the total shareholder’s funds are to bedivided by total tangible assets. The total liabilities may also be used as the
denominator in the above formula.
Fixed Assets to Proprietor’s Fund Ratio: Fixed Assets to Proprietor’s Fund Ratio
establish a relationship between fixed assets and shareholders’ funds. The
purpose of this ratio is to indicate the percentage of the owner’s funds invested fixed assets. The formula for calculating this ratio is as follows The fixed assets are considered at their book value and the proprietor’s funds consist of the same
items as internal equities in the case of debt equity ratio.
Fixed Assets to Proprietors Fund = Fixed Assets
Proprietors Fund
Interest Coverage Ratio :This ratio deals only with servicing of return on loan as
interest. This ratio depicts the relationship between amount of profit utilise for
paying interest and amount of interest payable. A high Interest Coverage Ratio
implies that the company can easily meet all its interest obligations out of its
profit.
Interest Coverage Ratio = Net Profit before Interest and Tax
Interest on Long Term Loans
The current ratio provides a better measure of overall liquidity only when a
firm’s inventory cannot easily be converted into cash. If inventory is liquid, the
quick ratio is a preferred measure of overall liquidity. Explain.
The liquidity of a business firm is measured by its ability to satisfy itslong-
term obligations as they become due. What are the ratios used forthis purpose?
What relationships will be established to study?
(a) Inventory Turnover (b) Debtor Turnover
(c) Payables Turnover (d) Working Capital Turnover
What are liquidity ratios? Discuss the importance of current and liquid ratio.
What are various types of ratios?
What do you mean by Ratio Analysis?
The average age of inventory is viewed as the average length of time inventory is held by the firm or as the average number of days’ sales in inventory. Why?
What are important profitability ratios? How are these worked out?
List the techniques of Financial Statement Analysis.
State the meaning of financial statement analysis?
What does a Bearer Debenture mean?
Distinguish between Vertical and Horizontal Analysis of financial data.
What are limitations of financial statement analysis?
State the meaning of ‘Debentures issued as a collateral security’.
State the meaning of Analysis and Interpretation.
List any three objectives of analysing financial statements?
What is meant by ‘Issue of debentures for consideration other than cash’?
How will you disclose the following items in the Balance Sheet of a company;
(i) Loose tools
(ii) Uncalled liability on partly paid-up shares
(iii) Debentures redemption reserve
(iv) Mastheads and publishing titles (v) 10% debentures
(vi) Proposed dividend
(vii) Share forfeited account
(viii) Capital redemtion reserve
(ix) Mining rights
(x) Work-in-progress
‘Financial statements reflect a combination of recorded facts, accounting
conventions and personal judgements’ discuss.
What is meant by ‘Mortgaged Debentures’?
Explain how financial statements are useful to the various parties who are interested in the affairs of an undertaking?
What is meant by ‘Premium on Redemption of Debentures’?
State the meaning of Analysis and Interpretation.
Prepare the format of statement of profit and loss and explain its items.
What do you understand by analysis and interpretation of financial statements? Discuss its importance.
What are Comparative Financial Statements?