Chapter 2 - Fundamental analysis Flashcards
what is fundamental analysis
- determining the intrinsic value of shares by considering the current and expected value of financial performance
- current market value > over valued
- current market value < under valued
- determines which shares to buy
Intrinsic value
discounting future income and dividends
Stakeholders in financial analysis
shareholders
debt
management
diverse groups
current and potential shareholders
potential earnings and dividends per share
interested in ability to generate income
risk associated with income generated
current and potential providers of debt capital
current amount of debt in the capital structure and if the business can settle capital and interest payments
management and employees
to ensure efficient internal decision making - continuously informed about financial position
ability to survive long term
Diverse groups
not directly involved in activities
customers, providers, competition, stockbrokers
Financial statements
statement of financial position
statement of profit and loss
Statement of profit or loss
summary of enterprise performance for a specific period of time
does not necessarily represent cash flow as non cash flow items are also represented
Revenue
represents all compensation received for products pr services provided
- Sales
Cost of Sales
costs directly incurred in order to generate revenue
- opening inventory + purchases - closing inventory
Gross Profit
calculated by subtracting COS from the revenue
Operating Profit
GP - Operating expenses
indication of the profit generated by primary activities
Profit before tax
investment income (interest and dividends received) + operating profit + non-recurring profits (gain) - Non recurring profits (loss) - finance costs
Profit after tax
profit before tax - tax
attributable earnings
portion of profit that remains after tax and preference dividends have been subtracted
available for ordinary shareholders and paid out as ordinary dividends
Retained earnings
portion of earnings not paid out as dividends and reinvested in the enterprise
- part of enterprise reserves and utilised to finance activities
Statement of financial position
summary of enterprises financial position on a specific date
- 2 sections assets ( indication of how much capital is invested in assets), equity and liability ( different sources of capital).
Assets
represent a capital investment in items
utilise items to generate income
non current and current
Non- current assets
used for a relatively long period of time (more than 1 year)
fixed property of enterprise
what is Property plant and equipment at cost price and why is it a problem ?
non-current asset
all physical non current assets such as vehicles, equipment, property, buildings , production facilities
usually shown at cost price - weakness of FP as it is not an accurate indication due to depreciation
Solve problem: include replacement values
- reevaluation reserve
Accumulated depreciation
the total amount of depreciation they had born provided for PPE
PPE at carrying value
PPE at cost price - depreciation
proceeds compared to carrying value to determine gain/loss when PPE is sold
Intangible assets
goodwill and patents
property of enterprise and can be used to generate income
difficult to allocate monetary value