Income statement for the year ended 31 December   Year before last Last year   £000 £000 Sales revenue 1,180 1,200 Cost of sales: (680) (750) Gross profit 500 450 Operating expenses (200) (208) Depreciation (66) (75) Operating profit 234 167 Interest (-) (8) Profit before taxation 234 159 Taxation (80) (48) Profit for the year 154 111   Statement of financial position as at 31 December   Year before last Last year   £000 £000 ASSETS     Non-current assets     Property, plant and equipment 702 687 Current assets     Inventories 148 236 Trade receivables 102 156 Cash at bank 3 4   253 396 Total assets 955 1083       EQUITY AND LIABILITIES     Equity     £1 ordinary shares 500 500 Retained earnings 256 295   756 795 Non-current liabilities     Borrowings – Bank loan - 50 Current liabilities     Trade payables 60 76 Other payables and accruals 18 16 Taxation 40 24 Short-term borrowings – bank overdraft 81 122   199 238 Total equity and liabilities 955 1,083   Dividends were paid on ordinary shares of £70,000 and £72,000 in respect of the year before last and last year, respectively.   Required: (a)   Calculate the following financial ratios for both years (using year-end figures for statement of financial position items – not average figures): ·      Return on capital employed ·      Operating profit margin ·      Gross profit margin

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Income statement for the year ended 31 December

 

Year before last

Last year

 

£000

£000

Sales revenue

1,180

1,200

Cost of sales:

(680)

(750)

Gross profit

500

450

Operating expenses

(200)

(208)

Depreciation

(66)

(75)

Operating profit

234

167

Interest

(-)

(8)

Profit before taxation

234

159

Taxation

(80)

(48)

Profit for the year

154

111

 

Statement of financial position as at 31 December

 

Year before last

Last year

 

£000

£000

ASSETS

 

 

Non-current assets

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

702

687

Current assets

 

 

Inventories

148

236

Trade receivables

102

156

Cash at bank

3

4

 

253

396

Total assets

955

1083

 

 

 

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

 

 

Equity

 

 

£1 ordinary shares

500

500

Retained earnings

256

295

 

756

795

Non-current liabilities

 

 

Borrowings – Bank loan

-

50

Current liabilities

 

 

Trade payables

60

76

Other payables and accruals

18

16

Taxation

40

24

Short-term borrowings – bank overdraft

81

122

 

199

238

Total equity and liabilities

955

1,083

 

Dividends were paid on ordinary shares of £70,000 and £72,000 in respect of the year before last and last year, respectively.

 

Required:

(a)   Calculate the following financial ratios for both years (using year-end figures for statement of financial position items – not average figures):

·      Return on capital employed

·      Operating profit margin

·      Gross profit margin

·      Current ratio

·      Acid test ratio

·      Settlement period for trade receivables

·      Settlement period for trade payables

·      Inventories turnover period

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