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प्रश्न
Explain the usefulness of trend percentages in interpretation of financial performance of a company.
उत्तर
The Trend Analysis presents each financial item in percentage terms for each year. These Trend Analyses not only help the accounting users to assess the financial performance of the business but also assist them to form an opinion about various tendencies and predict the future trend of the business.
Usefulness and Importance of Trend Analysis
The following are the various importance of Trend Analysis:
1. Assists in forecasting
The trends provided by Trend Analysis help the accounting users to forecast the future trend of the business.
2. Percentage Terms
The trends are expressed in percentage terms. Analysing the percentage figures is easy and also less time consuming.
3. User Friendly
As the trends are expressed in percentage figures, so it is the most popular financial analysis to analyse the financial performance and operational efficiency of the company. In other words, one need not to have an in-depth and sophisticated knowledge of accounting in order to analyse these percentage trends.
4. Presents a Broader Picture
The trend analysis presents a broader picture about the financial performance, viability and operational efficiency of a business. Generally, companies prefer to present their financial data for a period of 5 or 10 years in forms of percentage trends, whereas the other techniques of Financial Analysis lack this popularity.
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Following are the balance sheets of Alpha Ltd. as at March 31st, 2016 and 2017:
Following are the balance sheets of Alpha Ltd. as at March 31st, 2016 and 2017:
| Particulars | 2016 Rs. |
2017 Rs. |
| I. Equity and Liabilities |
|
|
|
Equity share capital |
2,00,000 | 4,00,000 |
|
Reserves and surplus |
1,00,000 | 1,50,000 |
|
Long-term borrowings |
2,00,000 | 3,00,000 |
|
Short-term borrowings |
50,000 | 70,000 |
|
Trade payables |
30,000 | 60,000 |
|
Short-term provisions |
20,000 | 10,000 |
|
Other current liabilities |
20,000 | 30,000 |
| Total | 6,20,000 | 10,20,000 |
| II. Assets | ||
|
Fixed assets |
2,00,000 | 5,00,000 |
|
Non-current investments |
1,00,000 | 1,25,000 |
|
Current investments |
60,000 | 80,000 |
|
Inventories |
1,35,000 | 1,55,000 |
|
Trade receivables |
60,000 | 90,000 |
|
Short term loans and advances |
40,000 | 60,000 |
|
Cash at bank |
25,000 | 10,000 |
| Total | 6,20,000 | 10,20,000 |
You are required to prepare a Comparative Balance Sheet.
Following information is extracted from the Statement of Profit and Loss of Gold Coin Ltd. for the year ended 31st March, 2015:
|
Particulars |
31st March, 2015 |
31st March, 2014 |
|
Revenue from Operations |
₹ 60,00,000 |
₹ 45,00,000 |
|
Employee Benefit Expenses |
₹ 30,00,000 |
₹ 22,50,000 |
|
Depreciation |
₹ 7,50,000 |
₹ 6,00,000 |
|
Other Expenses |
₹ 15,50,000 |
₹ 10,00,000 |
|
Tax Rate |
30% |
30% |
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X Ltd. redeemed ₹ 1,00,000, 9% debentures at 10% premium. What will be the amount of 'Cash Flows from financing activities'?
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- Ratio Analysis
- Comparative Statements
- Common Size Statements
What are the most commonly used techniques of financial analysis?
Common size analysis is also known as _____ analysis.
Comparative analysis is also known as ______ analysis.
Consider the following statements.
Statement 1 - "Ratio analysis establishes relationship between two financial statements."
Statement 2 - "Ratio analysis is a tool of financial analysis
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Statement 1 - Ratio analysis helps in assessing the strengths and weaknesses in the performance of a business enterprise.
Statement 2 - "Ratio analysis is a tool for analyzing the financial statements of any enterprise."
What is the procedure for calculating trend percentage?
In cash flows, when a firm invests in Fixed Assets and Short-term Financial Investments results in:
Pick the odd one out:
Ratios provide a ______ measure of a company's performance and condition.
In the Common Size Balance Sheet figure of _______ is assumed to be 100.
Main objective of Common Size Statement of Profit and Loss is ______.
