Conday and Co. Ltd has been in operation for three years and produces antique reproduction furniture for
Question:
Conday and Co. Ltd has been in operation for three years and produces antique reproduction furniture for the export market. The most recent set of financial statements for the business is set out as follows:
Notes:
1 The loan notes are secured on the land and buildings.
2 S elling and distribution expenses include £170,000 in respect of bad debts.
3 A dividend of £160,000 was paid on the ordinary shares during the year.
4 The directors have invited an investor to take up a new issue of ordinary shares in the business at £6.40 each making a total investment of £200,000. The directors wish to use the funds to finance a programme of further expansion.
Required:
(a) Analyse the financial position and performance of the business and comment on any features that you consider significant.
(b) State, with reasons, whether or not the investor should invest in the business on the terms outlined.
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Accounting and Finance An Introduction
ISBN: 978-1292088297
8th edition
Authors: Peter Atrill, Eddie McLaney