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you are considering joints and Fixes limited as a prospective supplier for your

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you are considering joints and Fixes limited as a prospective supplier for your company, H.M. Industries. Joints and Fixes Limited manufactures nuts and bolts, which are sold to industrial users. The financial statements for years 2011 and 2012 are given:

Abbreviated financial statements for year 2011

Income statements for the year ended 30 June

                        2011 ($)                                                                                        2012 ($)

revenue              1,180                          1,200                                                            

cost of sales          (680)                                                                                      (750)

Gross profit              500                                                                                       450

operating expenses (200)                                                                                    (208)

depreciation              (60)                                                                                       (75)

Operating profit        234                                                                                          167

Interest                       (-)                                                                                           (8)

profit before taxation 234                                                                                        167

taxation    (80)                                                                                           (48)

profit for the year     154                                                                                           111

Abbreviated financial statements for year 2012

                                              2011 ($)                                                                     2012 ($)

assets

Noncurrent assets

property, plant, and equipment                               702                                                                          687

Current assets

inventories                                                               148                                                                        236

trade receivables                                                   102                                                                          156

cash                                                                        3                                                                                  4

                                                                              253                                                                               396

Total assets                                                          955                                                                                 1,083

Equity and liabilities

equity

ordinary share capital ($1 shares,

fully paid                                                                   500                                                                                   500

Retained earnings                                                     256                                                                                   295

                                                                                   756                                                                                   795

Noncurrent liabilities

Borrowing-Bank loan                                                      -                                                                                     50

current liabilities

trade payables                                                                 60                                                                                 76

other payables and accruals                                             18                                                                              16

taxation                                                                                 40                                                                           24

short-term borrowings (all bank overdraft                             81                                                                           122

                                                                                             199                                                                        238

       Total equity and liabilities                                              955                                                                        1,083

Dividends were paid on ordinary shares of $70,000 and $72,000 for the years 2011 and 2012, respectively. use the given information to calculate the following financial ratios for both 2011 and 2012 (using year-end figures for statement of financial position items): 1 Return in capital employed, operating profit margin, settlement period for trade receivables, settlement period for trade payables, inventory turnover period. and comment on the performance of Joints and Fixes Limited from the viewpoint of considering supplying a substantial amount of goods to Joints and Fixes Limited on usual trade credit terms

                              

Explanation / Answer

Return on capital employed ROCE=EBIT/Capital employed 2011 2012 operating profit 234 167 captial employed: Total assets 955 1083 Current liabilities 199 238 captial employed 1154 1321 ROCE = 20.28% 12.64% operating profit margin=operating income/sales sales 1180 1200 operating profit margin 19.83% 13.92% Avg collection period=days*AR/credit sales 365*102/1180 365*156/1200                 31.55 47.45 settlement period for trade payables Average settlement = trade payable x 365 days / cost of sales 199*365/680 238*365/750               106.82               106.82