Roundsby Ltd is a construction firm and Squaresby Ltd is property company which specialises in letting property
Question:
Roundsby Ltd is a construction firm and Squaresby Ltd is property company which specialises in letting property to prossional firms. The following is relevant
Roundsby Ltd Squaresby Ltd
N$ N$
N$1 Ordinal Shares 600,000 150,000
N$1 10 % Preference shares 15,000 450,,000
Retained profit 600,000 75,000
8% Debenture 75,000 450,000
Operating profit for the year 300,000 300,000
Current market price per ordinary share N$65 N$10,20
The rate of corporation tax is 25%
- (i) what do you understand by the term gearing
(ii) calculate gearing ratios for both Roundsy Ltd and Squares by Ltd
- Prepare a schedule for each company in which you indicate the profit remaining after allowing for debenture interest, taxation and the preference dividend.
- Calculate the earning per share for each company.
- Calculate the price earning ratio for each company
Construction accounting and financial management
ISBN: 978-0135017111
2nd Edition
Authors: Steven j. Peterson