MBA PROJECT REPORT ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
Posted by mbadocs on May 6, 2011
A financial statement is an organized collection of data according to logical and consistent accounting procedures. Its purpose is to convey an understanding of some financial aspects of a business firm. It may show a position at a moment of time as in the case of a balance sheet, or may reveal a series of activities over a given period of time, as in the case of an income statement.
Thus, the term financial statement generally refers to the basis statements;
i) The income statement
ii) The balance sheet
iv) A statement of charge in financial position in addition to the above two statement.
Financial statement analysis:
It is the process of identifying the financial strength and weakness of a firm from the available accounting data and financial statement. The analysis is done by properly establishing the relationship between the items of balance sheet and profit and loss account the first task of financial analyst is to determine the information relevant to the decision under consideration from the total information contained in the financial statement. The second step is to arrange information in a way to highlight significant relationship. The final step is interpretation and drawing of inferences and conclusion. Thus financial analysis is the process of selection relating and evaluation of the accounting data/information.
This studying contain following analysis:
1) comparative analysis statement
2) common-size analysis statement
4) Trend analysis.
1) Comparative financial statement:
Comparative financial statement is those statements which have been designed in a way so as to provide time perspective to the consideration of various elements of financial position embodied in such statements. In these statements, figures for two or more periods are placed side by side to facilitate comparison.
But the income statement and balance sheet can be prepared in the form of comparative financial statement.
i) Comparative income statement:
The income statement discloses net profit or net loss on account of operations. A comparative income statement will show the absolute figures for two or more periods. The absolute change from one period to another and if desired. The change in terms of percentages. Since, the figures for two or more periods are shown side by side; the reader can quickly ascertain whether sales have increased or decreased, whether cost of sales has increased or decreased etc.
ii) Comparative balance sheet:
Comparative balance sheet as on two or more different dates can be used for comparing assets and liabilities and finding out any increase or decrease in those items. Thus, while in a single balance sheet the emphasis is on present position, it is on change in the comparative balance sheet. Such a balance sheet is very useful in studying the trends in an enterprise.
2) common-size financial statement:
Common-size financial statement are those in which figures reported are converted into percentages to some common base in the income statement the sales figure is assumed to be 100 and all figures are expressed as a percentage of sales. Similarly, in the balance sheet, the total of assets or liabilities is taken as 100 and all the figures are expressed as a percentage of this total.
3) Ratio analysis:
Ratio analysis is a widely used tool of financial analysis. The term ratio in it refers to the relationship expressed in mathematical terms between two individual figures or group of figures connected with each other in some logical manner and are selected from financial statements of the concern. The ratio analysis is based on the fact that a single accounting figure by it self may not communicate any meaningful information but when expressed as a relative to some other figure, it may definitely provide some significant information the relationship between two or more accounting figure/groups is called a financial ratio helps to express the relationship between two accounting figures in such a way that users can draw conclusions about the performance, strengths and weakness of a firm.
- Introduction to Financial Statements (mbadocs.wordpress.com)