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Miland group (Sydney) is considering taking over ABC Construction located in New Castle in order to...
Miland group (Sydney) is considering taking over ABC Construction located in New Castle in order to expand its construction operation. Below are ABC’s key financial figures for the past two years.
ABC Construction Income
Statement Extract
|
Account |
2015 |
2016 |
|
Sales |
230,000 |
320,000 |
|
Cost of Sales |
115,000 |
165,000 |
|
Wages |
30,000 |
45,000 |
|
Transport |
25,000 |
35,000 |
|
Marketing |
15,000 |
20,000 |
|
Total Costs |
185,000 |
265,000 |
|
Profit |
45,000 |
55,000 |
ABC Construction Balance Sheet Extract 30 June 2016
|
Current Assets |
30,000 |
|
Non-Current Assets |
120,000 |
|
Current Liabilities |
15,000 |
|
Non-Current Liabilities |
70,000 |
|
Net Assets |
65,000 |
1. Conduct the vertical and horizontal analysis for ABC Construction by filling out the template below.
|
Account |
2015 |
2016 |
Difference ($) |
Difference (%) |
Percentage of sales |
|
|
2015 |
2016 |
|||||
|
Sales |
230,000 |
320,000 |
||||
|
Cost of Sales |
115,000 |
165,000 |
||||
|
Wages |
30,000 |
45,000 |
||||
|
Transport |
25,000 |
35,000 |
||||
|
Marketing |
15,000 |
20,000 |
||||
|
Total Costs |
185,000 |
265,000 |
||||
|
Profit |
45,000 |
55,000 |
||||
2. Calculate and interpret the results for current ratio and debt to equity ratio.
3. What is your advice to Miland group on this acquisition?
Homework Answers
Answer #1
Answer) – 2)
As shown above current ratio is satisfactory (2:1), which indicate current assets twice as large as current liabilities. It shows that the company is financial sound. Debt to equity ratio is also satisfactory (1.31:1) which shows that the company is aggressive in financing its growth with debt.
Answer) - 3)
I firmly believe Miland group should takeover ABC Construction in order to expand its construction operations. With satisfactory current ratio and debt to equity ratio ABC construction will help Miland to achieve its objective. Horizontal and vertical analysis also shows that the company is doing well in every aspect. Sales , wages and total cost percentage increased which means company is aggressively financing its growth. Because of that profit is decreased in current year but will be high in future.
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