10-1

Credit Analysis

10

CHAPTER

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Credit Analysis

Liquidity &
Working Capital

Consideration

Application

Solvency
Liquidity Ratio
1: Cash Based
2: Acc. Receivable
3: Inventory Turnover
4:Current liabilities
5: Acc. Payable
6: Assets Composition
7: Acid Ratio

Earning
Coverage

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Credit Analysis

Liquidity &
Working Capital

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Liquidity and Working Capital

Basics
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Credit Analysis

Liquidity &
Working Capital

Consideration

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Credit Analysis

Liquidity &
Working Capital

Consideration

Application

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Liquidity and Working Capital

Comparative Analysis
Trend analysis

Ratio Management (window dressing)

Toward close of a period, management will occasionally press the
collection of receivables, reduce inventory below normal levels, and
delay normal purchases.

Rule of Thumb Analysis (2:1)

Current ratio above 2:1 - superior coverage of current liabilities (but not
too high - inefficient resource use and reduced returns)
Current ratio below 2:1 - deficient coverage of current liabilities

Note of caution
Quality of current assets and the composition of current liabilities are
more important in evaluating the current ratio.
Working capital requirements vary with industry conditions and the
length of a companys net trade cycle.

Liquidity and Working Capital Net Trade

Cycle ? Assignment

Net Trade Cycle Analysis

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10-9

Credit Analysis

Liquidity &
Working Capital

Consideration

Application

Liquidity Ratio
1: Cash Based
2: Acc. Receivable
3: Inventory Turnover
4:Current liabilities
5: Acc. Payable
6: Assets Composition
7: Acid Ratio

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Liquidity and Working Capital

Cash-Based Ratio Measures of Liquidity
Cash to Current Assets Ratio
Cash + Cash equivalents + Marketable securities
Current Assets

Larger the ratio, the more liquid are current assets

Cash to Current Liabilities Ratio

Cash + Cash equivalents + Marketable securities
Current Liabilities

Larger the ratio, the more cash available to pay current

obligations

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Operating Activity Analysis of Liquidity

Accounts Receivable Liquidity Measures

Accounts Receivable Turnover

Days Sales in Receivables

Receivables collection period

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Operating Activity Analysis of Liquidity

Interpretation of Receivables Liquidity Measures

Accounts receivable turnover rates and

collection periods are usefully compared with
industry averages or with credit terms.
Ratio Calculation: Gross or Net?
Trend Analysis
Collection period over time.
Observing the relation between the provision for
doubtful accounts and gross accounts receivable.

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Operating Activity Analysis of Liquidity

Inventory Turnover Measures
Inventory turnover ratio:
Measures the average rate of speed at which inventories
move through and out of a company.

Days Sales in Inventory:

Illustration (Days sales in inventory)

Shows the number of days required to sell ending inventory

An alternative measure - Days to sell inventory ratio:

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Operating Activity Analysis of Liquidity

Interpreting Inventory Turnover
Quality of inventory
Decreasing inventory turnover
Analyze if decrease is due to inventory buildup in
anticipation of sales increases, contractual commitments,
increasing prices, work stoppages, inventory shortages, or
other legitimate reason.

Inventory management
Effective inventory management increases inventory
turnover.

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Operating Activity Analysis of Liquidity

Interpreting Inventory Turnover
Conversion period or
operating cycle:

Measure of the speed

with which inventory is
converted to cash

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Operating Activity Analysis of Liquidity

Liquidity of Current Liabilities
Current liabilities are important in computing working
capital and current ratio:
Used in determining whether sufficient margin of safety exists.
Deducted from current assets in arriving at working capital.

Quality of Current Liabilities

Must be judged on their degree of urgency in payment
Must be aware of unrecorded liabilities having a claim on
current funds

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Operating Activity Analysis of Liquidity

Days Purchases in Accounts Payable

Days Purchases in Accounts Payable

Measures the extent accounts payable represent
current and not overdue obligations.

Accounts Payable Turnover

Indicates the speed at which a company pays for
purchases on account.

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Additional Liquidity Measures

Current Assets Composition
Indicator of working capital liquidity
Illustration

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Additional Liquidity Measures

Acid-Test (Quick) Ratio - A more stringent test of
liquidity

Cash Flow Measures

Cash Flow Ratio

Overcomes the static nature of the current ratio since its

numerator reflects a flow variable.

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Credit Analysis

Liquidity &
Working Capital

Consideration

Application

Solvency
Liquidity Ratio
1: Cash Based
2: Acc. Receivable
3: Inventory Turnover
4:Current liabilities
5: Acc. Payable
6: Assets Composition
7: Acid Ratio

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Basics of Solvency
Solvency long-run financial viability and its ability to
cover long-term obligations
Capital structure financing sources and their attributes
Earning power recurring ability to generate cash from
operations
Loan covenants protection against insolvency and
financial distress; they define default (and the legal
remedies available when it occurs) to allow the
opportunity to collect on a loan before severe distress

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Basics of Solvency
Financial Leverage- Illustrating Tax Deductibility of Interest

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Capital Structure Composition and Solvency

Capital Structure Ratios
Total Debt to Total Capital Ratio
Comprehensive measure of the relation between total debt and
total capital
Also called Total debt ratio

Total Debt to Equity Capital

Long-Term Debt to Equity Capital
Measures the relation of LT debt to equity capital.
Commonly referred to as the debt to equity ratio.

Short-Term Debt to Total Debt

Indicator of enterprise reliance on short-term financing.
Usually subject to frequent changes in interest rates.

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Capital Structure Composition and Solvency

Interpretation of Capital Structure Measures

Capital structure measures serve as screening

devices.
Further analysis required if debt is a significant
part of capitalization.

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Credit Analysis

Liquidity &
Working Capital

Consideration

Application

Solvency
Liquidity Ratio
1: Cash Based
2: Acc. Receivable
3: Inventory Turnover
4:Current liabilities
5: Acc. Payable
6: Assets Composition
7: Acid Ratio

Earning
Coverage

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Earnings Coverage
Earnings to Fixed Charges
Limitation of capital structure measures - inability to
focus on availability of cash flows to service debt.
Role of earnings coverage, or earning power, as the
source of interest and principal repayments.
Earnings to fixed charges ratio

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Earnings Coverage
Times Interest Earned

Times interest earned ratio

Considers interest as the only fixed charge needing
earnings coverage:

Numerator sometimes referred to as earnings before

interest and taxes, or EBIT.
Potentially misleading and not as effective an analysis
tool as the earnings to fixed charges ratio.

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Earnings Coverage
Relation of Cash Flow to Fixed Charges

Cash flow to fixed charges ratio

Computed using cash from operations rather than
earnings in the numerator of the earnings to fixed
charges ratio.

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Earnings Coverage
Earnings Coverage of Preferred Dividends

Earnings coverage of preferred dividends ratio

Computation must include in fixed charges all expenditures
taking precedence over preferred dividends.
Since preferred dividends are not tax deductible, after-tax
income must be used to cover them.

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Earnings Coverage
Interpreting Earnings Coverage
Earnings coverage measures provide insight into the
ability of a company to meet its fixed charges
High correlation between earnings-coverage
measures and default rate on debt
Earnings variability and persistence is important

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Question
10th

11st

Page 575
Problem 10-1 (a&b):
Additional information besides
text book
information/requirement
1) Acc payable balance at end of
Year 9 is $550
2) Require compute debt to
equity ratio

Page 591
Problem 10-1 (a&b):
Additional information besides text
book information/requirement
1) Acc payable balance at end of
Year 9 is $550
2) Require compute debt to equity
ratio

Page 578
Problem 10-6 (a&b):
Additional information besides
text book
information/requirement
1) Acc receivable balance at end
of Year 4 is $10,000
1) Acc inventory balance at end
of Year 4 is $32,000
1) Acc payable balance at end of
Year 4 is $30,000

Page 594
Problem 10-6 (a&b):
Additional information besides text
book information/requirement
1) Acc receivable balance at end of
Year 4 is $10,000
1) Acc inventory balance at end of
Year 4 is $32,000
1) Acc payable balance at end of
Year 4 is $30,000