You are Professional Accountant ( SA ) for registered accountants. A client of yours in the SME
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You are Professional Accountant SA for registered accountants. A client of yours in the SME sector is speculating shares on listed company on the JSE. The detail and name of the listed company is confidential at this stage and this is the information that you have been provided with
The company was founded some years ago and operates as a chain of specialist stores selling stationery, clothing and crockery and home ware on credit.
From January to present date, the shares have doubled in price and the market in general appears to be most impressed with the performance of the economy.
The growth in the share price has been accompanied by growth in the number of stores that have been opened or acquired through the take over of SMEs operating in the same market.
Extracts from the annual financial statements of the are as follows:
Statement of Financial Position at December
Equity and liabilities:
Issued shared capital
Retained income
Equity attributable to ordinary shares
Noncurrent liabilities
Long term loans
Current Liabilities
Creditors
Shareholders for dividends
Bank Overdraft
Total Equity and liabilities
Assets
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equip
Current Assets
Inventory
Trade & other receivables
Cash and bank balances
Total assets
Statement of Profit and Loss and Other Comprehensive Income for the years ended December
Turnover
Operating Profit
Net Finance Cost
Operating Profit before taxation
Income tax expense
Profit for the Year
Operating profit includes Depreciation and loss on sale of fixed asset
Required:
a Prepare the cash flows from operating activities for the company for using the available information
b Perform a financial review of the company based on calculating the following financial ratios and explain how it may be interpreted.
Debt equity ratio
Times interest earned
Current ratio
Debtors average collection period
Inventory turnover
Your answer should include an overall assessment of the company
c List the audit steps to verify the existence of inventory
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