Term Papers on MANAGEMENT STUDIES

Term Paper Title	MANAGEMENT STUDIES
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MANAGEMENT STUDIES

ASSIGNMENT BRIEF

MODUAL MG 211 – FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Course: BA/BSc Management

Time Guide: 15-20 hours

Submission Date: 15.12.03


CONTENTS
Section                                                                                                    Page No.

1.Terms of Reference                                                                                   3

2. Procedure                                                                                                 3

                  3. Findings                                                                                                   4

            3.1. Profitability Ratios                                                                    4

3.2    Working Capital Efficiency Ratio                                            5

3.3    Investment Ratios                                                                     7

3.4    Liquidity Ratio                                                                          8

4. Conclusion  & Recommendations                                                            9

6. Bibliography                                                                                            11

7. Appendices                                                                                              12

Title
An investigation into the financial performance of Dickie Dirt Ltd. The report also includes accounting ratio analysis of the company over the past three years.

1.      Terms of Reference
Exodus Venture Capital Ltd has requested this report to disseminate information with the aid of accounting ratio analysis Dickie Dirt’s financial performance over the past three years. The author was requested to ascertain the company’s financial state identifying any limitations and assumptions made. The submission date is for the fifteenth of December 2003.

o Procedure.
The author, in order to complete the report studied several texts with regards to financial management. The author also researched many useful websites and journals with regards to accounting ratio analysis. Also all formulas used throughout the report can be found in the appendices section found at the closing part the report.

o Findings.
3.1  Ratio Analysis

According to Southworth, J (1997) financial ratio analysis is the calculation and comparison of ratios, which are derived from the information in a company's financial statements. The level and historical trends of these ratios can be used to make inferences about a company's financial condition, its operations and attractiveness as an investment. Profitability ratios, liquidity ratios, working capital efficiency ratios and investment ratios will all be a part of an in depth analysis of Dickie Dirt’s financial situation.

3.2  Profitability ratios.

Profitability ratios is used in accounting ratio analysis as it can work out how profitable a business is, and therefore identifying the attractiveness of investing in Dickie Dirt’s Ltd. The first profitability ratio to be discussed is gross profit margin. As Glautier & Underdown stated, the gross profit margin ratio tells the profit a business makes on its cost of sales, or cost of goods sold. For 2000 Dickie Dirt showed a gross profit margin of 66%. This rose steadily to 74% in 2001 and 81% in 2003.  This high gross profit margin indicates that the business in question can make a reasonable profit on sales, and showing by the trend over the past three years, Dickie Dirt seems to earn considerable profit on sales alone. Net profit margin according to Solomon, E (1997) indicates how much profit a company makes for every £1 it generates in revenue. Profit margins vary by industry, but all else being equal, the higher a company’s profit margin compared to its compet...

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