Explain how common size statements are prepared giving an example.
Common size statements can be classified into two broad categories
(i) Common Size Income Statements
(ii) Common Size Balance Sheet
Common Size Statement is prepared in a columnar form for analysis. In a Common Size Statement, each item of the financial statements is compared to a common item. The analyses based on these statements are commonly known as Vertical Analysis. The following are the columns prepared in a Common Size Statement
(a) Particulars Column:This column shows the various financial items under their respective heads.
(b) Amount Columns :These columns depict the amount of each item, sub-totals and the gross total of a particular year.
(c) Percentage or Ratio Columns :These columns show the proportion of each item to the common item either in terms of percentage or ratio. The Common Size Statements can be presented in the following two ways. Method 1 Percentage column is shown beside the amount column of the year to which percentage column belongs.
Method 2 Amount columns are shown first and their percentage columns are shown after the amount columns.
Example :From the following information provided by Alfa Limited Prepare the Common Size Statements.
Explain the usefulness of trend percentages in interpretation of financial performance of a company.
What do you understand by analysis and interpretation of financial statements? Discuss its importance.
Describe the different techniques of financial analysis and explain the limitations of financial analysis.
What is the importance of comparative statements? Illustrate youranswer with particular reference to comparative income statement.
What do you mean by Common Size Statements?
State the importance of Financial Analysis?
List the techniques of Financial Statement Analysis.
What are Comparative Financial Statements?
State the meaning of Analysis and Interpretation.
Distinguish between Vertical and Horizontal Analysis of financial data.
What do you mean by Ratio Analysis?
State the meaning of financial statement analysis?
What does a Bearer Debenture mean?
What are various types of ratios?
What are limitations of financial statement analysis?
State the meaning of ‘Debentures issued as a collateral security’.
What relationships will be established to study?
(a) Inventory Turnover (b) Debtor Turnover
(c) Payables Turnover (d) Working Capital Turnover
List any three objectives of analysing financial statements?
What is meant by ‘Issue of debentures for consideration other than cash’?
Name the head under which ‘discount on issue of debentures’ appears in the balance sheet of a company.
How would you study the Solvency position of the firm?
State the importance of financial statements to
(i) shareholders
(ii) creditors
(iii) government
(iv) investors
What does a Bearer Debenture mean?
How would you deal with ‘Premium on Redemption of Debentures?
What are liquidity ratios? Discuss the importance of current and liquid ratio.
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.
Explain how financial statements are useful to the various parties who are interested in the affairs of an undertaking?
Prepare the format of statement of profit and loss and explain its items.