Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management: Frank K. Reilly & Keith C. Brown
Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management: Frank K. Reilly & Keith C. Brown
to accompany
Chapter 10
Chapter 10
Analysis of Financial Statements
Questions to be answered:
• What are the major financial statements
provided by firms and what specific
information does each of them contain?
• Why do we use financial ratios to examine the
performance of a firm and why is it important
to examine performance relative to the
economy and a firm’s industry?
Chapter 10
Analysis of Financial Statements
• What are the major categories for financial ratios
and what questions are answered by the ratios in
these categories?
• What specific ratios help determine a firm’s
internal liquidity, operating performance, risk
profile, growth potential, and external liquidity?
• How can the DuPont analysis help evaluate a
firm’s return on equity over time?
Chapter 10
Analysis of Financial Statements
• What is a quality balance sheet or income
statement?
• Why is financial statement analysis done if
markets are efficient and forward-looking?
Chapter 10
Analysis of Financial Statements
• What major financial ratios help analysts in the
following areas: stock valuation, estimating and
evaluating systematic risk, predicting the credit
ratings on bonds, and predicting bankruptcy?
Major Financial Statements
• Corporate shareholder annual and quarterly
reports must include
– Balance sheet
– Income statement
– Statement of cash flows
• Reports filed with Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC)
– 10-K and 10-Q
Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles (GAAP)
Net Sales
Total Asset Turnover
Average Total Net Assets
Operating Efficiency Ratios
• Net fixed asset turnover reflects utilization
of fixed assets
Net Sales
Fixed Asset Turnover
Average Net Fixed Assets
Operating Efficiency Ratios
• Equity turnover examines turnover for
capital component
Net Sales
Equity Turnover
Average Equity
Operating Profitability Ratios
• Operating profitability ratios measure
– 1. The rate of profit on sales (profit margin)
– 2. The percentage return on capital
Operating Profitability Ratios
• Gross profit margin measures the rate of
profit on sales (gross profit equals net sales
minus the cost of goods sold)
Gross Profit
Gross Profit Margin
Net Sales
Operating Profitability Ratios
• Operating profit margin measures the rate
of profit on sales after operating expenses
(operating profit is gross profit minus sales,
general and administrative (SG + A)
expenses)
Operating Profit
Operating Profit Margin
Net Sales
Operating Profitability Ratios
• Net profit margin relates net income to sales
Net Income
Net Profit Margin
Net Sales
Operating Profitability Ratios
• Common size income statement
– It lists all expense and income items as a
percentage of sales and provide useful insights
regarding the trends in cost figures and profit
margins
Operating Profitability Ratios
• Return on total capital relates the firm’s
earnings to all capital in the enterprise
Net Income
Return on Total Equity
Average Total Equity
Operating Profitability Ratios
• Return on owner’s equity (ROE) can be
computed for the common- shareholder’s
equity
Net Before Tax (NBT) Total Assets Net Before Tax (NBT)
Total Assets Common Equity Common Equity
Operating Profitability Ratios
EBIT Sales EBIT
Sales Total Assets Total Assets
Net Before Tax (NBT) Total Assets Net Before Tax (NBT)
Total Assets Common Equity Common Equity
This indicates the pretax return on equity. To arrive
at ROE we must consider the tax rate effect.
Operating Profitability Ratios
EBIT Sales EBIT
Sales Total Assets Total Assets
Net Before Tax (NBT) Total Assets Net Before Tax (NBT)
Total Assets Common Equity Common Equity
Net Before Tax Income Taxes Net Income
100%
Common Equity Net Before Tax Common Equity
Operating Profitability Ratios
In summary, we have the following five
components of return on equity (ROE)
Operating Profitability Ratios
EBIT
1. Operating Profit Margin
Sales
Operating Profitability Ratios
EBIT
1. Operating Profit Margin
Sales
Sales
2. Total Asset Turnover
Total Assets
Operating Profitability Ratios
EBIT
1. Operating Profit Margin
Sales
Sales
2. Total Asset Turnover
Total Assets
Interest Expense
3. Interest Expense Rate
Total Assets
Operating Profitability Ratios
EBIT
1. Operating Profit Margin
Sales
Sales
2. Total Asset Turnover
Total Assets
Interest Expense
3. Interest Expense Rate
Total Assets
Total Assets
4. Financial Leverage Multiplier
Common Equity
Operating Profitability Ratios
EBIT
1. Operating Profit Margin
Sales
Sales
2. Total Asset Turnover
Total Assets
Interest Expense
3. Interest Expense Rate
Total Assets
Total Assets
4. Financial Leverage Multiplier
Common Equity
Income Taxes
5. 100% Tax Retention Rate
Net Before Tax
Risk Analysis
• Risk analysis examines the uncertainty of
income flows for the total firm and for the
individual sources of capital
– Debt
– Preferred stock
– Common stock
Risk Analysis
• Total risk of a firm has two components:
– Business risk
• The uncertainty of income caused by the firm’s industry
• Generally measured by the variability of the firm’s
operating income over time
– Financial risk
• Additional uncertainty of returns to equity holders due
to a firm’s use of fixed obligation debt securities
• The acceptable level of financial risk for a firm depends
on its business risk
Business Risk
• Variability of the firm’s operating income
over time
Business Risk
• Measured by variability of the firm’s
operating income over time
• Earnings variability is measured by
standard deviation of the historical
operating earnings series
Business Risk
• Two factors contribute to the variability of
operating earnings
– Sales variability
– Operating leverage
Financial Risk
• Bonds interest payments come before earnings
are available to stockholders
• These are fixed obligations
• Similar to fixed production costs, these lead to
larger earnings during good times, and lower
earnings during a business decline
• This debt financing increases the financial risk
and possibility of default
Financial Risk
• Relationship between business risk and
financial risk
– Acceptable level of financial risk for a firm
depends on its business risk
Financial Risk
• Proportion of debt (balance sheet) ratios
indicate what proportion of the firm’s
capital is derived from debt compared to
other sources of capital, such as preferred
stock, common stock, and retained
earnings.
Financial Risk
• Proportion of debt (balance sheet) ratios
Total Long - Term Debt
Debt - Equity Ratio
Total Equity
= RR x ROE
where: of Earnings Retained Return on Equity
g Percentage
g = potential growth rate
RR = the retention rate of earnings
ROE = the firm’s return on equity
Determinants of Growth
• ROE is a function of
– Net profit margin
– Total asset turnover
– Financial leverage (total assets/equity)
Comparative Analysis of Ratios
• Internal liquidity
– Current ratio, quick ratio, and cash ratio
• Operating performance
– Efficiency ratios and profitability ratios
• Risk Analysis
• Growth analysis
Analysis of
Non-U.S. Financial Statements
• Statement formats will be different
• Differences in accounting principles
• Ratio analysis will reflect local accounting
practices
The Quality of Financial
Statements
• High-quality balance sheets typically have
– Conservative use of debt
– Assets with market value greater than book
– No liabilities off the balance sheet
The Quality of Financial
Statements
• High-quality income statements reflect repeatable
earnings
• Gains from nonrecurring items should be ignored
when examining earnings
• High-quality earnings result from the use of
conservative accounting principles that do not
overstate revenues or understate costs
• Footnotes
– Provide information on how the firm handles balances
sheet and income items
The Value of
Financial Statement Analysis
• Financial statements, by their nature, are
backward-looking
• An efficient market will have already
incorporated these past results into security
prices, so why analyze the statements?
• Analysis provides knowledge of a firm’s
operating and financial structure
• This aids in estimating future returns
Specific Uses of Financial Ratios
1. Stock valuation
2. Identification of corporate variables
affecting a stock’s systematic risk (beta)
3. Assigning credit quality ratings on bonds
4. Predicting insolvency (bankruptcy) of firms
Stock Valuation Models
Valuation models attempt to derive a value based
upon one of several cash flow or relative valuation
models
All valuation models are influenced by:
• Expected growth rate of earnings, cash flows, or dividends
• Required rate of return on the stock
Financial ratios can help in estimating these critical
inputs
Stock Valuation Models
• Financial Ratios
1. Average debt/equity
2. Average interest coverage
3. Average dividend payout
4. Average return on equity
5. Average retention rate
6. Average market price to book value
7. Average market price to cash flow
8. Average market price to sales
Stock Valuation Models
• Variability Measures
1. Coefficient of variation of operating earnings
2. Coefficient of variation of sales
3. Coefficient of variation of net income
4. Systematic risk (beta)
• Nonratio Variables
1. Average growth rate of earnings
Estimating Systematic Risk
• Financial Ratios
1. Dividend payout
2. Total debt/total assets
3. Cash flow/total debt
4. Interest coverage
5. Working capital/total assets
6. Current Ratio
Estimating Systematic Risk
• Variability Measures
1. Variance of operating earnings
2. Coefficient of variation of operating earnings
3. Coefficient of variation of operating profit
margins
4. Operating earnings beta (company earnings
related to aggregate earnings)
Estimating Systematic Risk
• Nonratio Variables
1. Asset size
2. Market value of stock outstanding
Estimating the Ratings on Bond
• Financial Ratios
1. Long-term debt/total assets
2. Total debt/total capital
3. Net income plus depreciation (cash flow)/long term
senior debt
4. Cash flow/total debt
5. Net income plus interest/interest expense (fixed
charge coverage)
6. Cash flow/interest expense
Estimating the Ratings on Bond