Below is an extract of the group financial statements for ZCCM-IH Plc for the year ended 31
Question:
Below is an extract of the group financial statements for ZCCM-IH Plc for the year ended 31st March 2018.
a) make a horizontal analysis for the Statement of Financial Position and the Statement of Comprehensive Income. ( 20 marks)
b) make a vertical analysis for the Statement of Financial Position and the Statement of Comprehensive Income. ( 20 marks)
c) Compute the following ratios for 2018 and 2017: ( 13 marks)
i. Gross Profit %
ii. Operating profit %
iii. Profit for the Year %
iv. Current Ratio
v. Acid Test Ratio vi. Cash Ratio
vii. Average Debt collection Period in days
viii. Average Creditor Payment Period in days
ix. Average Stock Holding Period in days
x. Total liabilities to Total Equity Ratio
xi. Total liabilities to Total Asset Ratio
xii. Return on Total Assets
xiii. Return on Equity
d) write a report to the Shareholder providing a detailed analysis of the financial performance and financial position of ZCCM-IH Plc using the information from the Annual Report and your answers to (a) to (c) above.
International Financial Reporting And Analysis
ISBN: 9781473766853
8th Edition
Authors: David Alexander, Ann Jorissen, Martin Hoogendoorn