1. Three publicly traded companies that is Padini Malaysia, Parkson Malaysia, Bonia Malaysia listed in Bursa Malaysia which operate within the same industry. One of the main company to research is Padini Malaysia, and the other competitors are use for comparison purpose. 

2. Required to find all the necessary financial information from the companies' Annual Reports, on the companies' website, online searching etc. 

3. Calculate the financial ratios listed at the end of this document by using the financial information of the selected companies. Have to calculate the financial ratios of at least 5 years for each company. 

4. Evaluate the performance of the main company compared to the other competitors. Is the firm performing better or worse than others in their industry?

 

Question
a) Company Background and Introduction
b) Shows all calculation using an appropriate formula.
c) Discussion and analysis of ratios
d) Correct explanation of news articles. Writing is logical, thoughts are ordered. Number and quality of resources used.
e) Conclusion and recommendation

 

Required ratio calculations are listed below:

A. Profitability Ratios: 

1. Return on equity (ROE)
2. Return on total assets (ROTA)
3. Gross profit margin (GPM)
4. Operating profit margin (OPM)
5. Net profit margin (NPM)
6. Earnings per share (EPS) growth
7. Revenue growth

 

B. Liquidity Ratios:

1. Current ratio (CR)
2. Quick ratio (QR)

C. Activity Ratios:

1. Inventory turnover (IT)
2. Average collection period (ACP)
3. Average payment period (APP)
4. Total assets turnover (TAT)

D. Debt:

1. Debt ratio (DR)
2. Times interest earned ratio (TIER)

E. Market:

1. Price/ Earnings (P/E) ratio
2. Price/Book (P/B) ratio

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

Solution a Company Background and Introduction Padini Malaysia is a publicly traded company listed on Bursa Malaysia It operates in the retail industry specializing in the manufacturing and retailing ... View the full answer