FRA Flashcards

(30 cards)

1
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What is the formula for RoE?

A

Profit / equity
Higher is better

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What is formula for ROCE?

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Profit before interest and tax (PBIT) / Capital employed (total assets - total current liabilities)
(Solely measures revenue generated by operations, EBIT includes additional income)
- overall performance of the entity
Higher is better

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3
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Net profit margin ratio formula

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PBIT / Revenue
Higher is better

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4
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Gross profit formula

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Gross profit / revenue
Higher is better

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5
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Asset turnover formula

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Revenue / Capital employed
Higher better

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6
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Non-current asset turnover formula

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Revenue / Non-current assets
Higher

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7
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Inventory turnover formula

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Closing inventory * 365 / cost of sales
Higher better

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Trade receivables ratio formula

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Trade receivable * 365 / revenue
Higher better

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9
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Trade payables formula

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Trade payables * 365 / credit purchases
higher better

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10
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What is the cash cycle + formula?

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Accounts receivable days + inventory days - accounts payable days = cash cycle
- measures the numbers of days it takes to acquire and sell invent ory and convert this into cash

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Current ratio formula

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Current assets / Current liablities
- companies that generate cash can often operate with it under 1

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12
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Quick ratio formula

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Current assets - inventory / current liabilities

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13
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Interest cover formula

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EBIT / interest expense
Depends on industry - regulated low would be find, in volatile industries, high is preferred

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14
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Gearing ratio formula

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Total debt / shareholder equity
High > 50% | 25-50% usually optimal | <25% Low

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15
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What does IAS 32 Debt and equity imply?

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Debt - liability: obligation, outflow, reliably measured
Equity - no obligation -> residual interest

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16
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What does IAS 32 compound instruments mean?

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Fair value - amount that an asset can be exchanged for
Total FV - LiabilityFV = residual equity FV

17
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What is convertible debt?

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Debt that appears as both equity and debt - split presentation into libaility and equity amounts

18
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What is the IAS 37 provision criteria?

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  • Present obligation from past event
  • Probable outflow of economic benefits
  • Method to evaluate timing and amount
    = all 3 = provision
19
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What are the two types of obligation?

A

Contractual and Legal

20
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What to do with expected values?

A

When there is a large number of items, use weight them (% * number)

21
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What is an onerous contract?

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When the unavoidable costs of meeting obligations under a contract outweighs the benefits of the contract

22
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What is discounting?

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When there is time between the settlement of an obligation - record a liability at present value of expenditure required

23
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What does IAS 37 restructuring mean?

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Restructuring creates constructive obligation when: detailed plan and expectation from those impacted

24
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What does IAS 36 impairments relate to?

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Ensures assets carried at no more than the recoverable amount

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What does IAS 38 intangibles mean?
Recognition criteria for development costs and applying accounting principles
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What does IAS 38 BEAUTI stand for?
Benefits Expenditure Adequate resources to carry out Usefulness Technically feasible Intention to complete
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What are exceptional items?
Charge incurred by a company that must be noted separately - distorts ratios (e.g. profits or losses from selling a business)
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What happens if gearing is high?
- Further borrowing might be hard - Might indicate that there has been investment that will lead to higher profits - need to know how they have been borrowed
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What are some evaluation points of ratios?
- Different accounting policies have been applied (non-current assets could have been recorded at depreciated cost or revalued) - Different commerical practices (leasing or buying) - Have ratios been defined the same way?
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How do you report development costs?
Write off profit and loss as incurred - expenditure on research