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ACCT10001
Accounting Reports and Analysis
This part of the assignment constitutes 7% of your final grade in this subject. It is a requirement that
this assignment be completed by students as a group of three (3) or four (4) unless an alternative
arrangement has been formally approved.
All students have been allocated to groups. If you are unable to contact other members of your group,
you must contact the subject coordinator at ara‐enquiries@unimelb.edu.au
Submission Details
Deadline: 4pm Sunday 14 October 2018 (Note that this is two days later than the date published in
the Subject Guide)
Submission style: A single PDF file including a signed coversheet attached to the front
Submission mode: Turn‐it‐in Assignment Tool via the ARA subject page on the LMS
ACCT 10001: Accounting Reports & Analysis
Disclaimer
The information provided in this assignment, including the financial statements, is based on an actual
Golf Club. The circumstances of the case study and the names of the parties involved are, however,
entirely fictitious. The club on which this information is based, has no plans to make itself available
for sale to any private investors. Any similarity to actual investment opportunities past or present, or
any people living or deceased, is purely coincidental.
The context
The Yarrange Golf Club is available for sale to a private investor for $2.5 million. Orson Buggy, a
passionate golfer, has engaged ARA Consulting Services seeking our advice about what he describes
as “an exciting business opportunity”. Depending on our recommendation, Orson would acquire the
golf course using funds readily available in his private company, Albatross Investments Pty Ltd.
Financial details pertaining to Yarrange Golf Club Incorporated (YGC) have been provided by the
management of the club.
You and your fellow group members are employees of ARA Consulting Services. Your manager, Rufus
Guttes, has assigned your team to review and analyse the financial statements of YGC and prepare a
maximum 1200‐word internal memo containing your recommendation as to whether the client should
pursue this opportunity.
Required
Prepare a 1200‐word business memo to your manager, Rufus Guttes, advising him as to whether to
recommend the $2.5 million acquisition of Yarrange Golf Club Incorporated to the client, Orson Buggy.
This part of the assignment is independent of any financial statement information or ratio calculation
relating to Part A of this assignment. Your analysis should be based on the financial statements and
ratios provided hereafter.
Your report should be in the form of an internal business memo, style guidelines for which will be
made available from the LMS and through Academic Skills support resources.
Your report should include your key findings that support your recommendation, followed by your
final recommendation. Your analysis will consider a range of issues, but not all of these will necessarily
be included in your final report.
Your report should not simply quote ratios in narrative form. Rather, the purpose of the report is to
investigate the reasons BEHIND the ratios and financial statements to highlight the underlying
strengths and weaknesses of the company.
A glossary is not required; you can assume that Rufus has technical accounting skills and strong
knowledge of ratio analysis.
Word limit
The word limit for the body of the memo is 1200 words. This is a strict limit that must be adhered to.
Any information presented beyond this limit risks not being graded. Any tables, diagrams, headings
or charts you wish to include in the body of your report are excluded from the word count.
It should be noted that it is not possible to comment on every aspect, strength and weakness of the
investment opportunity within this word limit. You are to identify the major points and keep your
explanations as succinct as possible. Presenting your analysis in point form is acceptable.
Format
The following requirements should be adhered to in your report:
Minimum 1.5 line spacing
Times New Roman font, size 12 for the text of the report (headings may be differentiated)
Appropriate heading structure, numbering and format
A minimum of 2.5‐centimetre margins all around
Above all, this is supposed to reflect a business memo, therefore your format, use of headings,
spacing and white space are to reflect this style of report.
In addition to format requirements described above, the first page of the report should be the Faculty
of Business and Economics (FBE) Group Cover Sheet available for downloaded from the LMS.
It is also important to note that this is a single report, not a series of disjointed sections that
amalgamates individuals’ work. Marks may be deducted for noticeable differences in language, style,
format and inconsistencies in argument that occur within your report.
Background Information
The Yarrange Golf Club (YGC) was formed in the 1920s and is situated a few kilometres north of the
township of Yarra Glen, in the heart of the picturesque Yarra Valley. It is a scenic, 18‐hole course
covering hilly and gently rolling terrain. Its wide 'Santa Ana' couch grass fairways flanked by natural
bushland are complimented by superbly maintained greens featuring subtle contouring, giving it a
ranking in Australia’s top 100 public access golf courses.
In addition to the course itself, YGC has a clubhouse which includes a members’ lounge and a pro shop.
There is a separate manager’s residence which provides scope for overnight or weekend
accommodation for visitors and buildings to accommodate course maintenance equipment and golf
carts available for hire.
Some years ago, the club also purchased a 25‐acre property adjacent to the golf course for the purpose
of constructing a dam, ensuring it would not suffer water shortages during dry seasons. This dam has
a surface area of approximately 10 acres.
Yarrange Golf Club is registered with Corporate Affairs Victoria (CAV) as an incorporated association.
In response to the significant incr4ease in the average age of its membership in recent times, the club
has decided to make itself available for sale to a private investor. Under the terms of the sale:
the proceeds will be distributed amongst the current members (in accordance with special
circumstances detailed in the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012)
the buyer will be required to honour existing memberships until the next renewal date
Yarrange Golf Club Incorporated would become Yarrange Golf Club Pty Ltd with 100% of the
shares held by Albatross Investment Pty Ltd
General Financial Characteristics and Accounting Policies
The following information relates to financial characteristics and accounting policies of YGC and should
be considered in conjunction with the financial statements that follow:
Annual reporting date is June 30.
All amounts reported in the financial statement are as stated.
The following financial statements have been prepared applying generally accepted
accounting principles using accrual accounting and, according to the club’s constitution, have
been audited and lodged with CAV.
Course revenue comprises competition fees, green fees paid by casual players and lessons
provided by the club professional.
Membership fees cover the 12 months from July 1 to June 30 each year. Members are sent
renewal notices towards the end of May each year and unearned revenue reflects those
memberships received prior to June 30.
Proshop revenue is derived from selling golf equipment and clothing and equipment repair
service fees.
Food & beverage revenue arises from sales in the Members’ Dining Room.
Cart shed revenue arises from hiring buggies to players.
Accommodation revenue is derived from weekend and overnight stays by members and
visiting players.
Sponsorship revenue comes from local businesses who sponsor events in return for
advertising within the clubhouse and around the course.
Land is carried at fair value obtained by a professional external valuer (who is a member of
the club).
All other non‐current assets are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation
Course assets include equipment and machinery.
Assets under development refer to an irrigation system that was in the process of being
installed at the 2017 reporting date but has since been completed and is now included in
Course assets. This was funded by a State Government Grant reported under Non‐operating
income.
Taxation liabilities relate to GST incurred by the club.
Provisions are employee‐related.
The Asset revaluation reserve relates to fair value increases recognised in Land.
Financial Statements
YARRANGE GOLF CLUB INCORPORATED
Balance sheet as at 30 June 2018 2017 2016
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash 47,488.74 56,829.87 38,729.04
Receivables 6,806.49 6,944.37 0.00
Inventory 95,298.90 96,670.55 88,242.87
Other current assets 5,441.05 5,168.69 3,066.00
Total current assets 155,035.18 165,613.48 130,037.91
Non‐current assets
Course assets 620,158.35 286,840.29 234,686.70
Clubhouse assets 514,877.11 525,702.87 535,668.42
Cart shed assets 49,129.47 48,347.30 49,749.49
Residence 57,032.38 58,708.17 57,589.35
Assets under development 0.00 58,953.02 0.00
Land at valuation 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00
Total non‐current assets 2,241,197.31 1,978,551.65 1,877,693.96
TOTAL ASSETS 2,396,232.49 2,144,165.13 2,007,731.87
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Payables 97,458.46 36,344.83 21,721.66
Unearned income 116,934.29 148,374.31 110,975.17
Accrued expenses 0.00 0.00 11,416.06
Taxation liabilities 13,031.85 (59.90) 16,523.30
Provisions 59,899.50 54,098.30 53,535.17
Total current liabilities 287,324.10 238,757.54 214,171.36
Non‐current liabilities
Bank loans 303,418.11 224,100.30 214,405.67
Debentures 0.00 61,300.00 64,300.00
Total non‐current liabilities 303,418.11 285,400.30 278,705.67
Total liabilities 590,742.21 524,157.84 492,877.03
NET ASSETS 1,805,490.28 1,620,007.29 1,514,854.84
EQUITY
Asset revaluation reserve 720,000.00 720,000.00 720,000.00
Retained earnings 1,085,490.28 900,007.29 794,854.84
TOTAL EQUITY 1,805,490.28 1,620,007.29 1,514,854.84
YARRANGE GOLF CLUB INCORPORATED
Statement of profit or loss for the year ended 30 June
2018 2017 2016
Income
Course revenue 310,342.87 314,628.92 302,030.16
Club membership fees 221,427.04 205,057.53 186,791.66
Proshop sales 206,084.35 202,865.40 153,449.32
Food & beverage sales 196,816.27 209,433.83 210,441.12
Cart shed revenue 22,618.74 24,346.97 27,734.16
Accommodation revenue 14,147.61 13,960.09 11,232.50
Sponsorship income 18,984.92 14,674.24 20,969.77
Total income 990,421.80 984,966.98 912,648.69
Cost of sales
Course (108,863.85) (93,937.07) (122,931.22)
Proshop (140,797.37) (133,349.42) (115,569.59)
Food and beverage (100,299.32) (104,362.71) (99,564.76)
Cart shed (2,892.86) (283.64) (463.64)
Accommodation (7,811.00) (2,612.08) (1,084.32)
Total cost of sales (360,664.40) (334,544.92) (339,613.53)
Gross profit 629,757.40 650,422.06 573,035.16
Operating expenses
Staff costs (394,042.74) (406,764.72) (380,341.21)
Repairs & maintenance (10,969.00) (4,724.36) (13,000.77)
Marketing & promotion (13,748.23) (13,194.61) (5,701.05)
Office costs (15,703.02) (13,538.20) (14,660.61)
Information communication & technology (9,109.14) (5,159.99) (6,982.90)
Power costs (11,535.50) (15,906.81) (19,726.64)
Property costs (10,184.27) (10,584.83) (8,750.76)
Risk & insurance (22,138.91) (20,528.60) (24,865.50)
Accounting & legal (6,832.60) (8,313.85) (12,905.39)
Banking costs (5,656.52) (4,687.84) (5,652.67)
Total operating expenses (499,919.93) (503,403.81) (492,587.50)
Operating profit 129,837.47 147,018.25 80,447.66
Non‐operating Income
Grant income 134,640.46 20,201.36 24,560.47
Total non‐operating Income 134,640.46 20,201.36 24,560.47
Non‐operating expenses
Depreciation (64,277.55) (49,441.04) (46,756.36)
Interest (14,717.39) (12,626.12) (14,572.24)
Total non‐operating expenses (78,994.94) (62,067.16) (61,328.60)
Net profit 185,482.99 105,152.45 43,679.53
YARRANGE GOLF CLUB INCORPORATED
Statement of cash flows for the year ended 30 June
2018 2017 2016
Operating activities
Receipts from customers 959,119.66 1,015,421.75 956,246.76
Grant income 134,640.46 20,201.36 24,560.47
Payments to suppliers & employees (779,478.46) (861,292.06) (862,460.42)
Net cash flow from operating activities 314,281.66 174,331.05 118,346.81
Investing activities
Payments for property, plant & equipment (326,923.21) (150,298.73) (52,408.89)
Net cash flow from investing activities (326,923.21) (150,298.73) (52,408.89)
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings 79,317.81 9,694.63 22,292.80
Repayment of borrowings (61,300.00) (3,000.00) (46,300.00)
Interest paid (14,717.39) (12,626.12) (14,572.24)
Net cash flow from financing activities 3,300.42 (5,931.49) (38,579.44)
Net change in cash (9,341.13) 18,100.83 27,358.48
Cash at start 56,829.87 38,729.04 11,370.56
Cash at end 47,488.74 56,829.87 38,729.04
Financial Statement Ratios
2018 2017 2016
Profitability
Return on equity 10.8% 6.7% 2.9%
Return on assets 8.8% 5.7% 2.9%
Gross profit margin 63.6% 66.0% 62.8%
EBIT profit margin 20.2% 12.0% 6.4%
Cash generated from operations to Sales 18.1% 15.6% 10.3%
Efficiency
Asset turnover (times p.a.) 0.44 0.47 0.46
Days inventory 97.1 100.9 88.9
Days receivables ‐ food & beverage 12.8 6.1 4.1
Days payables 68.0 30.9 35.1
Liquidity
Current ratio 0.54 : 1 0.69 : 1 0.61 : 1
Quick ratio 0.19 : 1 0.27 : 1 0.18 : 1
Capital Structure
Debt ratio 24.7% 24.4% 24.5%
Interest coverage (times p.a.) 13.60 9.33 4.00
Market ratios (Not applicable)
Trend Analysis
YARRANGE GOLF CLUB INCORPORATED
Balance sheet as at 30 June 2018 2017 2016
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash 122.62 146.74 100.00
Receivables N/A N/A N/A
Inventory 108.00 109.55 100.00
Other current assets 177.46 168.58 100.00
Total current assets 119.22 127.36 100.00
Non‐current assets
Course assets 264.25 122.22 100.00
Clubhouse assets 96.12 98.14 100.00
Cart shed assets 98.75 97.18 100.00
Residence 99.03 101.94 100.00
Assets under development N/A N/A N/A
Land at valuation 100.00 100.00 100.00
Total non‐current assets 119.36 105.37 100.00
TOTAL ASSETS 119.35 106.80 100.00
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Payables 448.67 167.32 100.00
Unearned income 105.37 133.70 100.00
Accrued expenses 0.00 0.00 100.00
Taxation liabilities 78.87 (0.36) 100.00
Provisions 111.89 101.05 100.00
Total current liabilities 134.16 111.48 100.00
Non‐current liabilities
Bank loans 141.52 104.52 100.00
Debentures 0.00 95.33 100.00
Total non‐current liabilities 108.87 102.40 100.00
Total liabilities 119.86 106.35 100.00
NET ASSETS 119.19 106.94 100.00
EQUITY
Asset revaluation reserve 100.00 100.00 100.00
Retained earnings 136.56 113.23 100.00
TOTAL EQUITY 119.19 106.94 100.00
YARRANGE GOLF CLUB INCORPORATED
Statement of profit or loss for the year ended 30 June
2018 2017 2016
Income
Course revenue 102.75 104.17 100.00
Club membership fees 118.54 109.78 100.00
Proshop sales 134.30 132.20 100.00
Food & beverage sales 93.53 99.52 100.00
Cart shed revenue 81.56 87.79 100.00
Accommodation revenue 125.95 124.28 100.00
Sponsorship income 90.53 69.98 100.00
Total income 108.52 107.92 100.00
Cost of sales
Course 88.56 76.41 100.00
Proshop 121.83 115.38 100.00
Food and beverage 100.74 104.82 100.00
Cart shed 623.95 61.18 100.00
Accommodation 720.36 240.90 100.00
Total cost of sales 106.20 98.51 100.00
Gross profit 109.90 113.50 100.00
Operating expenses
Staff costs 103.60 106.95 100.00
Repairs & maintenance 84.37 36.34 100.00
Marketing & promotion 241.15 231.44 100.00
Office costs 107.11 92.34 100.00
Information communication & technology 130.45 73.89 100.00
Power costs 58.48 80.64 100.00
Property costs 116.38 120.96 100.00
Risk & insurance 89.03 82.56 100.00
Accounting & legal 52.94 64.42 100.00
Banking costs 100.07 82.93 100.00
Total operating expenses 101.49 102.20 100.00
Operating profit 161.39 182.75 100.00
Non‐operating Income
Grant income 548.20 82.25 100.00
Total non‐operating Income 548.20 82.25 100.00
Non‐operating expenses
Depreciation 137.47 105.74 100.00
Interest 101.00 86.65 100.00
Total non‐operating expenses 128.81 101.20 100.00
Net profit 424.65 240.74 100.00
Common‐sized Financial Statements
YARRANGE GOLF CLUB INCORPORATED
Balance sheet as at 30 June 2018 2017 2016
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash 1.98 2.65 1.93
Receivables 0.28 0.32 0.00
Inventory 3.98 4.51 4.40
Other current assets 0.23 0.24 0.15
Total current assets 6.47 7.72 6.48
Non‐current assets
Course assets 25.88 13.38 11.69
Clubhouse assets 21.49 24.52 26.68
Cart shed assets 2.05 2.25 2.48
Residence 2.38 2.74 2.87
Assets under development 0.00 2.75 0.00
Land at valuation 41.73 46.64 49.81
Total non‐current assets 93.53 92.28 93.52
TOTAL ASSETS 100.00 100.00 100.00
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Payables 4.07 1.70 1.08
Unearned income 4.88 6.92 5.53
Accrued expenses 0.00 0.00 0.57
Taxation liabilities 0.54 (0.00) 0.82
Provisions 2.50 2.52 2.67
Total current liabilities 11.99 11.14 10.67
Non‐current liabilities
Bank loans 12.66 10.45 10.68
Debentures 0.00 2.86 3.20
Total non‐current liabilities 12.66 13.31 13.88
Total liabilities 24.65 24.45 24.55
NET ASSETS 75.35 75.55 75.45
EQUITY
Asset revaluation reserve 30.05 33.58 35.86
Retained earnings 45.30 41.97 39.59
TOTAL EQUITY 75.35 75.55 75.45
YARRANGE GOLF CLUB INCORPORATED
Statement of profit or loss for the year ended 30 June
2018 2017 2016
Income
Course revenue 31.33 31.94 33.09
Club membership fees 22.36 20.82 20.47
Proshop sales 20.81 20.60 16.81
Food & beverage sales 19.87 21.26 23.06
Cart shed revenue 2.28 2.47 3.04
Accommodation revenue 1.43 1.42 1.23
Sponsorship income 1.92 1.49 2.30
Total income 100.00 100.00 100.00
Cost of sales
Course (10.99) (9.54) (13.47)
Proshop (14.22) (13.54) (12.66)
Food and beverage (10.13) (10.60) (10.91)
Cart shed (0.29) (0.03) (0.05)
Accommodation (0.79) (0.27) (0.12)
Total cost of sales (36.42) (33.97) (37.21)
Gross profit 63.58 66.03 62.79
Operating expenses
Staff costs (39.79) (41.30) (41.67)
Repairs & maintenance (1.11) (0.48) (1.42)
Marketing & promotion (1.39) (1.34) (0.62)
Office costs (1.59) (1.37) (1.61)
Information communication & technology (0.92) (0.52) (0.77)
Power costs (1.16) (1.61) (2.16)
Property costs (1.03) (1.07) (0.96)
Risk & insurance (2.24) (2.08) (2.72)
Accounting & legal (0.69) (0.84) (1.41)
Banking costs (0.57) (0.48) (0.62)
Total operating expenses (50.48) (51.11) (53.97)
Operating profit 13.11 14.93 8.81
Non‐operating Income
Grant income 13.59 2.05 2.69
Total non‐operating Income 13.59 2.05 2.69
Non‐operating expenses
Depreciation (6.49) (5.02) (5.12)
Interest (1.49) (1.28) (1.60)
Total non‐operating expenses (7.98) (6.30) (6.72)
Net profit 18.73 10.68 4.79