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Question
Explain the usefulness of trend percentages in interpretation of financial performance of a company.
Solution
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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| Particulars | 2016 Rs. |
2017 Rs. |
| I. Equity and Liabilities |
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1. Shareholders' Funds |
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(a) Share capital |
4,00,000 | 3,00,000 |
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(b) Reserves and surplus |
1,50,000 | 1,00,000 |
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2. Non-Current Liabilities |
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(a) Loan from IDBI |
3,00,000 | 1,00,000 |
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3. Current Liabilities |
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(a) Short-term borrowings |
70,000 | 50,000 |
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(b) Trade payables |
60,000 | 30,000 |
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(c) Other current liabilities |
1,10,000 | 1,00,000 |
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(d) Short-term provisions |
10,000 | 20,000 |
| Total | 11,00,000 | 7,00,000 |
| II. Assets |
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1. Non-Current Liabilities |
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(a) Fixed assets |
4,00,000 | 2,20,000 |
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(b) Non-current investments |
2,25,000 | 1,00,000 |
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2. Current Assets |
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(a) Current investments |
80,000 | 60,000 |
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(b) Stock |
1,05,000 | 90,000 |
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(c) Trade receivables |
90,000 | 60,000 |
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(d) Cash and cash equivalents |
1,00,000 | 85,000 |
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(e) Short term loans and advances |
1,00,000 | 85,000 |
| Total | 11,00,000 | 7,00,000 |
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Particulars |
31st March, 2015 |
31st March, 2014 |
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Revenue from Operations |
₹ 60,00,000 |
₹ 45,00,000 |
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Employee Benefit Expenses |
₹ 30,00,000 |
₹ 22,50,000 |
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Depreciation |
₹ 7,50,000 |
₹ 6,00,000 |
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Other Expenses |
₹ 15,50,000 |
₹ 10,00,000 |
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Tax Rate |
30% |
30% |
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