You are the audit senior on the audit of EasyLife Pty Limited, a large manufacturer of shoes.
Question:
You are the audit senior on the audit of EasyLife Pty Limited, a large manufacturer of shoes. EasyLife Pty Limited’s main market lies with 18 to 25 year olds.
This is the first year in which your firm has performed the audit. As part of the planning work, you have performed analytical procedures on an annualised basis and compared the results to industry averages and last year’s audited financial information. The results are given below:
Industry average | EasyLife Pty Limited | ||||
Ratio | 20X7 | 20X6 | 20X7 | 20X6 | |
1 | Current ratio | 2.84 | 3.27 | 1.89 | 2.24 |
2 | Receivables turnover ratio | 4.9 | 4.6 | 6.3 | 7.0 |
3 | Inventory turnover ratio | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
4 | Return on total assets | 7% | 5% | 13% | 11% |
5 | Net profit ratio | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
6 | Gross margin | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.18 |
Required:
Explain the general meaning of each of the above ratios, discuss the conclusions that you can draw about EasyLife financial position and identify potential audit risks to be investigated further.
Financial Accounting A User Perspective
ISBN: 978-0470676608
6th Canadian Edition
Authors: Robert E Hoskin, Maureen R Fizzell, Donald C Cherry