Procedures and Steps for Conducting Corporate Financial Analysis.


1.2.1.2. Business performance report

The business performance report is a summary report that shows the financial situation of the enterprise at certain points in time. It is the results of the entire enterprise's production and business activities, and the results of each type of business activity (production, business, financial investment, and unusual activities). In addition, the business performance report also shows the enterprise's performance of its obligations to the state during that business period.

Based on the data in the business performance report, information users can check, analyze and evaluate the business performance of the enterprise during the period, compare it with previous periods and with other enterprises in the same industry, to get an overview of the business performance during the period, and the trend, in order to make appropriate management and financial decisions.

* Role:

The income statement aims to summarize the revenue, expenses and business results of an enterprise for a certain period. Evaluate the operating efficiency and profitability of the enterprise.

The business performance report also reflects the performance of the enterprise's obligations to the state budget regarding taxes and other payments.

* Structure of the business performance report:

* Analyze financial situation through business performance report

The process of assessing the general financial situation through the business performance report of the enterprise can be done through analyzing the following 2 contents:

- Analyze the results of activities

Profits from business activities need to be analyzed and evaluated in general between revenue, costs and results of each type of activity. From there, comments can be made on the revenue situation of each type of activity corresponding to the costs incurred to determine the results of each type of activity.


in the total activities of the entire enterprise.

- Analysis of main business production results

Business performance results reflect the results of operations brought about by business functions, in each accounting period of the enterprise, and are the main basis for evaluating and analyzing the effectiveness of all aspects and fields of operations, analyzing the causes and the level of influence of the basic causes on the overall results of the enterprise. The correct and accurate analysis of business performance reports will be important data for calculating and checking the amount of revenue tax and income tax that the enterprise must pay and the inspection and assessment of the management agencies on the quality of the enterprise's operations.

The data on the business performance report is used to calculate indicators on profitability, the status of fulfilling obligations to the state regarding payables. Along with the data on the balance sheet, the data on the business performance report is used to calculate the efficiency of capital use, indicators on profit margins, etc.

When analyzing and using data from business performance reports for financial analysis, it is necessary to pay attention to a number of issues:

- There is a close relationship between revenue, costs and profits. When the growth rate of revenue is greater than the growth rate of costs, profits increase and vice versa.

- Sales discounts and sales returns increase, showing that the quality of the business's goods does not meet customer requirements.

When using sales figures to calculate a ratio, net sales should be used.

1.2.2. Sequence and steps to conduct corporate financial analysis.

Information collection: financial analysis uses all sources of information capable of explaining and explaining the financial performance of the enterprise, serving the financial forecasting process. It includes both internal and external information, accounting information and other management information, information on quantity and value.


value...in which accounting information is reflected in the financial statements of enterprises, are particularly important sources of information. Therefore, financial analysis is actually the analysis of financial statements of enterprises.

Information processing: the next stage of financial analysis is the process of processing the collected information. In this stage, information users from different research and application perspectives have different information processing methods to serve the set analysis goals: information processing is the process of arranging information according to certain goals to calculate, compare, explain, evaluate, and determine the causes of the results to serve the prediction and decision process. Prediction and decision: collecting and processing information to prepare the necessary premises and conditions for information users to predict needs and make financial decisions. It can be said that the goal of financial analysis is to make financial decisions. For business owners, financial analysis aims to make decisions related to the business's operational goals of growth, development, and profit maximization. For lenders and investors in businesses, they make decisions on financing and investment, for business superiors, they make decisions on business management... 1.3.Methods of analyzing business finance

Financial analysis methods include a system of tools and measures to approach and study events, phenomena, internal and external relationships, financial flows and changes, and comprehensive and detailed financial indicators to assess the financial situation of enterprises.

1.3.1.Comparison method

When applying the comparison method, the following factors should be noted:

First: comparison conditions.


- There must be at least 2 quantities (2 indicators)

- Quantities (indicators) must ensure comparability. That is, unity in economic content, unity in calculation methods, unity in time and measurement units.

Second: identify the base for comparison.

The comparative base period depends on the purpose of the analysis. Specifically:

- When determining the trend and growth rate of an analytical indicator, the comparison base is determined as the value of the analytical indicator in the previous period or a series of previous periods (previous year). At this time, the indicator will be compared between this period and the previous period, this year and the previous year or a series of previous periods.

- When evaluating the implementation of the set goals and tasks, the basis for comparison is the planned value of the analyzed indicator. Then, compare the actual with the plan of the indicator.

- When determining the position of a business, the basis of comparison is determined as the industry average value or the analysis index of competitors.

Third: comparison technique.

The commonly used comparison techniques are absolute comparison and relative comparison.

- Compare by absolute numbers to see the absolute number fluctuations of the analyzed indicators.

- Compare by relative numbers to see how much the actual index increases or decreases compared to the base period.

1.3.2.Ratio analysis method

Ratio is the most common financial analysis tool, a ratio is the proportional relationship between two lines or two groups of lines of the balance sheet. The ratio analysis method is based on the standard meaning of the ratios of financial quantities in financial relations. The transformation of ratios is the transformation of financial quantities. In principle, the ratio method requires determining thresholds and norms to comment on and evaluate the financial situation of the enterprise, based on comparing the enterprise's ratios with the values โ€‹โ€‹of reference ratios.


In corporate financial analysis, financial ratios are divided into specific groups of indicators reflecting basic contents according to the analysis objectives of the enterprise. In general, there are the following 4 groups:

- Group of indicators on payment ability

- Group of indicators on financial structure and investment situation

- Activity index group

- Profitability index group

Each group of ratios includes many separate ratios reflecting each part of financial activities in each different case. Depending on the analytical perspective, the analyst chooses different groups of indicators to serve his analysis goals.

Choosing the right ratios and analyzing them will certainly reveal the financial situation. Ratio analysis allows for a complete analysis of trends because some signs can be concluded through observing a large number of separate research phenomena.

1.3.2.1.Group of indicators on payment capacity

a. General payment ratio



Total assets

Overall liquidity ratio (h1) =

Total debt

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General solvency ratio: indicates how many times a business can pay its liabilities with all its assets (this ratio must be greater than 1)

- If h1 > 1: it shows that the total value of the enterprise's assets is enough to pay the enterprise's current debts. However, not all existing assets are ready to be used to pay debts and not all debts must be paid immediately.

- If h1 < 1: signals the bankruptcy of the enterprise, the owner's equity is lost in its entirety, the total existing assets are not enough to pay the debt that the enterprise must pay.

b. Current ratio

- Current debt ratio (h2): shows how many times a business can pay its short-term debt with its short-term assets.


(Assets that can be converted into cash within 1 year or within 1 business production cycle)


General payment ratio (h2) =

Current assets

Total current liabilities

A current debt payment ratio greater than 1 shows that the enterprise has working capital (short-term assets > short-term debt), which means that the enterprise has used a part of long-term capital to finance short-term assets. Therefore, the financial situation of the enterprise is healthy, safe, and stable. On the contrary, if the ability to pay short-term debt is less than 1, it shows that the enterprise has no working capital. The financial situation of the enterprise is unstable and unsafe.

c.Quick payment ratio

Quick ratio: shows how many times a business can pay off its short-term debts with its cash and cash equivalents.

Quick ratio (h3)=

Current Assets โ€“ Inventory

Total current liabilities

If h3=1, it means that the business is maintaining its ability to pay quickly. If h3<1, it means that the business is having difficulty paying its debts.

If h3>1, it means that the business is suffering from capital stagnation, slow capital turnover, reducing capital usage efficiency.

d.Interest coverage ratio

Interest payable is a fixed cost, the source of interest payment is net profit before tax. Comparing the source of interest payment with the interest payable will tell us how much the business is willing to pay interest.

Interest coverage ratio (h5)=

Profit before tax

Interest payable

This ratio is used to measure the level of profit obtained by using capital to ensure interest payments to creditors. In other words, the interest coverage ratio tells us how well the borrowed capital has been used and how much profit it has made.


How much profit is left, is it enough to cover the interest payable?

1.3.2.2.Group of indicators on financial structure and investment situation

These ratios reflect the level of financial stability and autonomy as well as the ability to use debt of the enterprise. They are used to measure the capital contribution of the enterprise's owners compared to the financing of the enterprise by creditors. The origin and composition of these two types of capital determine the long-term solvency of the enterprise to a remarkable extent.

a. Debt ratio (hv)

The debt ratio reflects how much borrowed capital is in each unit of capital the enterprise is using.

Debt ratio (hv) =

Liabilities

Total capital

The higher the debt ratio, the less financial independence of the enterprise, the enterprise is bound and pressured by debt. However, the enterprise benefits because it can use a large amount of assets while only investing a small amount.

b.Self-funding ratio

The self-financing ratio or equity ratio is a financial indicator that measures the contribution of equity in the total current fixed assets of the enterprise.

Self-funding ratio =

Equity capital

x 100%

Total capital

The higher the self-financing ratio, the more the enterprise has its own capital, is highly independent from creditors, and therefore is not bound or pressured by debt.

c. Short-term asset investment rate

Investment ratio is the ratio of short-term assets to total assets of the enterprise.

Investment Rate =

Total current assets

x 100%

Total assets

The larger this ratio, the more it shows the importance of the asset.


short-term assets in the total assets of the enterprise, reflecting the situation of technical facilities, production capacity and long-term development trends as well as the enterprise's competitiveness in the market.

However, to conclude whether this ratio is good or bad depends on the business sector of each enterprise in a specific period.

d. Long-term asset self-financing ratio

The long-term asset self-financing ratio shows how much of a company's long-term assets are financed by equity, reflecting the relationship between equity and the value of long-term assets.

Long-term asset self-financing ratio =

Equity

x 100%

Long-term assets

If this ratio is greater than 1, it shows that the enterprise can use its own equity to equip long-term assets for its enterprise.

If the long-term asset self-financing ratio is less than 1, it means that a part of the enterprise's long-term assets are financed by borrowed capital, especially risky short-term loans.

1.3.2.3.Group of performance indicators

When giving capital to others to use, investors, business owners, lenders... often wonder: how effectively are their assets used? Activity indicators will answer this question. This is a group of indicators that characterize the use of resources and assets of the enterprise. These indicators are used to evaluate the impact on the efficiency of capital use of the enterprise. The capital of the enterprise is used to invest in fixed assets and current assets. Therefore, analysts are not only interested in measuring the efficiency of total capital use but also pay attention to the efficiency of each component of the enterprise's capital.

a. Average collection period.

In the process of operation, the arising of receivables and payables is inevitable. The larger the receivables, the more the capital of the enterprise is occupied (stuck in the payment stage). Quickly releasing the capital stuck in the payment stage is a part of the

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