FS Analysis Part I Case Study
FS Analysis Part I Case Study
You are to prepare an analysis of where this company is now, what it must it do to regain its financial
health, and what actions should be taken.
1. Calculate the 2023 current and quick ratios based on the projected balance sheet and income statement data.
What can you say about the company’s liquidity position in 2021 and 2022 and as projected for 2023?
2. Calculate the 2023 inventory turnover, days sales outstanding (DSO), fixed asset turnover, and total assets
turnover. How does the company’s utilization of assets stack up against other firms in its industry?
3. Calculate the 2023 debt and times-interest-earned ratios. Compare it with 2021 and 2022 and see if there is
improvement or none.
4.Calculate the 2023 operating margin, profit margin, basic earning power (BEP), return on assets (ROA), and
return on Equity (ROE). What can you say about these ratios?
5. Calculate the 2023 price/earnings ratio and marked/ booked ratio. Does these ratios indicate that investors are
expected to have high or low opinion on the company?
6. What are some potential problems and limitations of financial ratio analysis?
7. What are some QUALITATIVE factors analysts should consider when evaluating a company’s likely future
financial performance?