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I Manjeet Singh student Roll No, Class BBA (5th Sem.) of SH. L N. Hindu
College, ROHTAK hereby declare that I have done the project on “INVESTMENT
ANALYSIS” has been personally done by me under the guidance of Asstt. Prof. Mr.
Satnarain Singh in SH. L. N. Hindu College Rohtak of BBA Program- during academic
session-2023-24. All the data represented in this project is true & correct to the best of my
I also declare that this project report is my own preparation and not copied from anywhere else
(MANJEET SINGH)
DATE:
PLACE:
PRINCIPAL
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August 2024
Ther is to certify that Mr. Manjeet Singh S/o Mr. Shiv Charan, Class BBA 5th sem.
Roll No._________, a student of SH. L N Hindu College, ROHTAK did his
project training at Reliance Industries Limited from July 01, 2024 to July 31, 2024. He
has successfully completed his internship of 1 month.
During his tenure, we found him active and competent in executing all assigned
tasks, and his services were found to be satisfactory.
Many people consider investing to be a daunting activity. They are bewildered by the
profusion and proliferation of investment alternatives, rattled by the fluctuations in
Investment prices, overwhelmed by the presence of mighty institutional investors,
confused by exotic instruments and complicated investment strategies, confused by
the intricacies of the tax system, and exasperated by the Investment scams that
periodically rock market.
The main objective is to select the suitable investment criteria like if we want better
returns, or consider risk factors, or liquidity or safety of principal. By this we can set
our portfolio objectives and construct our portfolio according to our needs and manage
it with respect to the market conditions and the securities fairing in the market.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I extend my special gratitude to my Thesis Guide Mr. Rahul Khanna for supporting
methroughout this project.
Manjeet Singh
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Executive Summary
The project assigned to me was to study the financial health of any organization in the country.
I decided to choose one of India’s largest companies in a sector that has rapidly grown over the
last few years and a company where leaders like Mr. Dhirubhai Ambani, or rather, a company
Through this report, I try and analyze the financial environment in which Reliance Industry
Limited is operating.
Through a thorough financial analysis, my aim to understand the financial factors is influencing
the company and its decision making. Later, I try and evaluate the various ratios to appreciate
The financial statements of last four years are identified, studied and interpreted in light of
and other current news are analyzed and their impact on the bottom line of the company is
assessed.
Finally, I study ratio analysis, fund flow analysis and cash flow analysis of the company to
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Introduction
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Meaning of Financial Statement
Financial statements refer to such statements which contains financial information about an
enterprise. They report profitability and the financial position of the business at the end of
accounting period. The team financial statement includes at least two statements which the
accountant prepares at the end of an accounting period. The two statements are: -
They provide some extremely useful information to the extent that balance Sheet mirrors the
financial position on a particular date in terms of the structure of assets, liabilities and owners
equity, and so on and the Profit and Loss account shows the results of operations during a certain
period of time in terms of the revenues obtained and the cost incurred during the year. Thus the
financial statement provides a summarized view of financial position and operations of a firm
The first task of financial analysis is to select the information relevant to the decision under
consideration to the total information contained in the financial statement. The second step is to
arrange the information in a way to highlight significant relationship. The final step is
interpretation and drawing of inference and conclusions. Financial statement is the process of
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Features of Financial Analysis
understandable form.
• To classify the items contained in the financial statement inconvenient and rational
groups.
conclusions.
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Procedure of Financial Statement Analysis
• The following procedure is adopted for the analysis and interpretation of financial
statements:-
• The analyst should acquaint himself with principles and postulated of accounting. He
should know the plans and policies of the managements that he may be able to find out
• The extent of analysis should be determined so that the sphere of work may be decided.
If the aim is find out. Earning capacity of the enterprise then analysis of income statement
will be undertaken. On the other hand, if financial position is to be studied then balance
• The financial data be given in statement should be recognized and rearranged. It will
involve the grouping similar data under same heads. Breaking down of individual
relationship is established among financial statements with the help of tools & techniques
• The information is interpreted in a simple and understandable way. The significance and
• The conclusions drawn from interpretation are presented to the management in the form
of reports.
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Analyzing financial statements involves evaluating three characteristics of a company: its
liquidity, its profitability, and its insolvency. A short-term creditor, such as a bank, is primarily
interested in the ability of the borrower to pay obligations when they come due. The liquidity of
the borrower is extremely important in evaluating the safety of a loan. A long-term creditor, such
as a bondholder, however, looks to profitability and solvency measures that indicate the
company’s ability to survive over a long period of time. Long-term creditors consider such
measures as the amount of debt in the company’s capital structure and its ability to meet interest
payments. Similarly, stockholders are interested in the profitability and solvency of the company.
They want to assess the likelihood of dividends and the growth potential of the stock.
1. Intra-company basis.
This basis compares an item or financial relationship within a company in the current year with
the same item or relationship in one or more prior years. For example, Sears, Roebuck and Co.
can compare its cash balance at the end of the current year with last year’s balance to find the
amount of the increase or decrease. Likewise, Sears can compare the percentage of cash to
current assets at the end of the current year with the percentage in one or more prior years. Intra-
company comparisons are useful in detecting changes in financial relationships and significant
trends.
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2. Industry averages.
This basis compares an item or financial relationship of a company with industry averages (or
norms) published by financial ratings organizations such as Dun & Bradstreet, Moody’s and
Standard & Poor’s. For example, Sears’s net income can be compared with the average net
income of all companies in the retail chain-store industry. Comparisons with industry averages
3. Intercompany basis.
This basis compares an item or financial relationship of one company with the same item or
relationship in one or more competing companies. The comparisons are made on the basis of the
published financial statements of the individual companies. For example, Sears’s total sales for
the year can be compared with the total sales of its major competitors such as Kmart and Wal-
Various tools are used to evaluate the significance of financial statement data. Three commonly
• Ratio Analysis
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➢ Ratio Analysis:
• Fundamental Analysis has a very broad scope. One aspect looks at the general
(qualitative) factors of a company. The other side considers tangible and measurable
factors (quantitative). This means crunching and analyzing numbers from the financial
statements. If used in conjunction with other methods, quantitative analysis can produce
excellent results.
• Ratio analysis isn't just comparing different numbers from the balance sheet, income
statement, and cash flow statement. It's comparing the number against previous years,
other companies, the industry, or even the economy in general. Ratios look at the
relationships between individual values and relate them to how a company has performed
Meaning of Ratio:
A ratio is one figure express in terms of another figure. It is a mathematical yardstick that
measures the relationship two figures, which are related to each other and mutually
interdependent. Ratio is express by dividing one figure by the other related figure. Thus a ratio is
an expression relating one number to another. It is simply the quotient of two numbers. It can be
times”. As accounting ratio is an expression relating two figures or accounts or two sets of
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Meaning of Ratio Analysis:
Ratio analysis is the method or process by which the relationship of items or group of items in
Ratio analysis is an attempt to derive quantitative measure or guides concerning the financial
health and profitability of business enterprises. Ratio analysis can be used both in trend and static
analysis. There are several ratios at the disposal of an analyst but their group of ratio he would
While a detailed explanation of ratio analysis is beyond the scope of this section, we will focus
on a technique, which is easy to use. It can provide you with a valuable investment analysis tool.
ratios of several companies from the same industry. Ratio analysis can provide valuable
performance in a specific area. For example, you could use a ratio of a company's debt to its
equity to measure a company's leverage. By comparing the leverage ratios of two companies,
you can determine which company uses greater debt in the conduct of its business. A company
whose leverage ratio is higher than a competitor's has more debt per equity. You can use this
However, you must be careful not to place too much importance on one ratio. You obtain a better
indication of the direction in which a company is moving when several ratios are taken as a
group.
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Objective of Ratios:
Ratios are worked out to analyze the following aspects of business organization-
A) Solvency-
1) Long term
2) Short term
3) Immediate
B) Stability
C) Profitability
D) Operational efficiency
E) Credit standing
F) Structural analysis
• The first task of the financial analysis is to select the information relevant to the decision
under consideration from the statements and calculates appropriate ratios.
• To compare the calculated ratios with the ratios of the same firm relating to the pas6t or
with the industry ratios. It facilitates in assessing success or failure of the firm.
• Third step is to interpretation, drawing of inferences and report writing conclusions are
drawn after comparison in the shape of report or recommended courses of action.
• Third step is to interpretation, drawing of inferences and report writing conclusions are
drawn after comparison in the shape of report or recommended courses of action.
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Pre-Requisites to Ratio Analysis:
In order to use the ratio analysis as device to make purposeful conclusions, there are certain pre-
requisites, which must be taken care of. It may be noted that these prerequisites are not
conditions for calculations for meaningful conclusions. The accounting figures are inactive in
them & can be used for any ratio but meaningful & correct interpretation & conclusion can be
arrived at only if the following points are well considered.
1) The dates of different financial statements from where data is taken must be same.
2) If possible, only audited financial statements should be considered, otherwise there must be
3) Accounting policies followed by different firms must be same in case of cross section analysis
4) One ratio may not throw light on any performance of the firm. Therefore, a group of ratios must
5) Last but not least, the analyst must find out that the two figures being used to calculate a ratio
The calculation of ratios may not be a difficult task but their use is not easy.
Following guidelines or factors may be kept in mind while interpreting various ratios are
• Selection of ratios
• Use of standards
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Importance of Ratio Analysis:
As a tool of financial management, ratios are of crucial significance. The importance of ratio
analysis lies in the fact that it presents facts on a comparative basis & enables the drawing of
interference regarding the performance of a firm. Ratio analysis is relevant in assessing the
1] Liquidity position
2] Long-term solvency
3] Operating efficiency
4] Overall profitability
6] Trend analysis.
1] Liquidity position: -
With the help of Ratio analysis conclusion can be drawn regarding the liquidity position of a
firm. The liquidity position of a firm would be satisfactory if it is able to meet its current
obligation when they become due. A firm can be said to have the ability to meet its short-term
liabilities if it has sufficient liquid funds to pay the interest on its short maturing debt usually
within a year as well as to repay the principal. This ability is reflected in the liquidity ratio of a
firm. The liquidity ratio is particularly useful in credit analysis by bank & other suppliers of short
term loans.
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2] Long-term solvency: -
Ratio analysis is equally useful for assessing the long-term financial viability of a firm. This
respect of the financial position of a borrower is of concern to the long-term creditors, security
analyst & the present & potential owners of a business. The long-term solvency is measured by
the leverage/ capital structure & profitability ratio Ratio analysis s that focus on earning power &
operating efficiency.
Ratio analysis reveals the strength & weaknesses of a firm in this respect. The leverage ratios, for
instance, will indicate whether a firm has a reasonable proportion of various sources of finance
or if it is heavily loaded with debt in which case its solvency is exposed to serious strain.
Similarly the various profitability ratios would reveal whether or not the firm is able to offer
adequate return to its owners consistent with the risk involved.
3] Operating efficiency:
Yet another dimension of the useful of the ratio analysis, relevant from the viewpoint of
management, is that it throws light on the degree of efficiency in management & utilization of its
assets. The various activity ratios measure this kind of operational efficiency. In fact, the
solvency of a firm is, in the ultimate analysis, dependent upon the sales revenues generated by
4] Overall profitability:
Unlike the outsides parties, which are interested in one aspect of the financial position of a firm,
the management is constantly concerned about overall profitability of the enterprise. That is, they
are concerned about the ability of the firm to meets its short term as well as long term obligations
to its creditors, to ensure a reasonable return to its owners & secure optimum utilization of the
assets of the firm. This is possible if an integrated view is taken & all the ratios are considered
together.
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5] Inter firm comparison:
Ratio analysis not only throws light on the financial position of firm but also serves as a
stepping-stone to remedial measures. This is made possible due to inter firm comparison &
comparison with the industry averages. A single figure of a particular ratio is meaningless unless
it is related to some standard or norm. One of the popular techniques is to compare the ratios of a
firm with the industry average. It should be reasonably expected that the performance of a firm
should be in broad conformity with that of the industry to which it belongs. An inter firm
comparison would demonstrate the firms position vice-versa its competitors. If the results are at
variance either with the industry average or with those of the competitors, the firm can seek to
6] Trend analysis:
Finally, ratio analysis enables a firm to take the time dimension into account. In other words,
whether the financial position of a firm is improving or deteriorating over the years. This is
made possible by the use of trend analysis. The significance of the trend analysis of ratio lies in
the fact that the analysts can know the direction of movement, that is, whether the movement is
favorable or unfavorable. For example, the ratio may be low as compared to the norm but the
trend may be upward. On the other hand, though the present level may be satisfactory but the
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Advantages of Ratio Analysis:
Financial ratios are essentially concerned with the identification of significant accounting data
relationships, which give the decision-maker insights into the financial performance of a
➢ Ratios facilitate conducting trend analysis, which is important for decision making and
forecasting.
➢ Ratio analysis helps in the assessment of the liquidity, operating efficiency, profitability and
solvency of a firm.
➢ Ratio analysis provides a basis for both intra-firm as well as inter-firm comparisons.
➢ The comparison of actual ratios with base year ratios or standard ratios helps the management
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Limitations of Ratio Analysis:
Ratio analysis has its limitations. These limitations are described below:
1] Information problems
➢ Ratios require quantitative information for analysis but it is not decisive about analytical
output.
➢ The figures in a set of accounts are likely to be at least several months out of date, and so
might not give a proper indication of the company’s current financial position.
➢ Where historical cost convention is used, asset valuations in the balance sheet could be
misleading. Ratios based on this information will not be very useful for decision-making.
➢ When comparing performance over time, there is need to consider the changes in price. The
➢ When comparing performance over time, there is need to consider the changes in technology.
➢ Changes in accounting policy may affect the comparison of results between different
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3] Inter-firm comparison
➢ Companies may have different capital structures and to make comparison of performance
when one is all equity financed and another is a geared company it may not be a good
analysis.
➢ Inter-firm comparison may not be useful unless the firms compared are of the same size and
➢ Even within a company, comparisons can be distorted by changes in the price level.
• Ratios are calculated on the basis of past financial statements. They do not indicate future
trends and they do not consider economic conditions.Evaluation of efficiency
• Effective tool
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CLASSIFICATIONS OF RATIOS:
The use of ratio analysis is not confined to financial manager only. There are
different parties interested in the ratio analysis for knowing the financial position of a firm for
different purposes. Various accounting ratios can be classified as follows:
1. Traditional Classification
2. Functional Classification
3. Significance ratios
1. Traditional Classification
• Balance sheet (or) position statement ratio: They deal with the relationship between two
balance sheet items, e.g. the ratio of current assets to current liabilities etc., both the items
must, however, pertain to the same balance sheet.
• Profit & loss account (or) revenue statement ratios: These ratios deal with the relationship
between two profit & loss account items, e.g. the ratio of gross profit to sales etc.,
• Composite (or) inter statement ratios: These ratios exhibit the relation between a profit &
loss account or income statement item and a balance sheet items, e.g. stock turnover ratio,
or the ratio of total assets to sales.
2. Functional Classification
These include liquidity ratios, long term solvency and leverage ratios, activity
ratios and profitability ratios.
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3. Significance ratios
Some ratios are important than others and the firm may classify them as primary
and secondary ratios. The primary ratio is one, which is of the prime importance to a concern.
The other ratios that support the primary ratio are called secondary ratios.
1. Liquidity ratio
2. Leverage ratio
3. Activity ratio
4. Profitability ratio
1. LIQUIDITY RATIOS
Liquidity refers to the ability of a concern to meet its current obligations as &
when there becomes due. The short term obligations of a firm can be met only when there are
sufficient liquid assets. The short term obligations are met by realizing amounts from current,
floating (or) circulating assets The current assets should either be calculated liquid (or) near
liquidity. They should be convertible into cash for paying obligations of short term nature. The
sufficiency (or) insufficiency of current assets should be assessed by comparing them with short-
term current liabilities. If current assets can pay off current liabilities, then liquidity position will
be satisfactory.
• Current ratio
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(a) CURRENT RATIO:
Current assets
Sundry debtors
Prepaid expenses
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(b) QUICK RATIO:
Quick ratio is a test of liquidity than the current ratio. The term liquidity refers to
the ability of a firm to pay its short-term obligations as & when they become due. Quick ratio
may be defined as the relationship between quick or liquid assets and current liabilities. An asset
is said to be liquid if it is converted into cash with in a short period without loss of value.
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(c) ABSOLUTE LIQUID RATIO
Although receivable, debtors and bills receivable are generally more liquid than
inventories, yet there may be doubts regarding their realization into cash immediately or in time.
Hence, absolute liquid ratio should also be calculated together with current ratio and quick ratio
so as to exclude even receivables from the current assets and find out the absolute liquid assets.
Absolute liquid assets include cash in hand etc. The acceptable forms for this ratio
is 50% (or) 0.5:1 (or) 1:2 i.e., Rs.1 worth absolute liquid assets are considered to pay Rs.2 worth
current liabilities in time as all the creditors are nor accepted to demand cash at the same time
and then cash may also be realized from debtors and inventories.
Short-term advances
Sundry creditors
Dividend payable
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2. LEVERAGE RATIOS
The leverage or solvency ratio refers to the ability of a concern to meet its long
term obligations. Accordingly, long term solvency ratios indicate firm’s ability to meet the fixed
interest and costs and repayment schedules associated with its long term borrowings.
The following ratio serves the purpose of determining the solvency of the concern.
• PROPRIETORY RATIO
A variant to the debt-equity ratio is the proprietory ratio which is also known as
equity ratio. This ratio establishes relationship between share holders funds to total assets of the
firm.
Shareholders funds
Bills receivable
Inventories
Marketable securities
Short-term investments
Sundry debtors
Prepaid Expenses
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3. ACTIVITY RATIOS
Funds are invested in various assets in business to make sales and earn profits.
The efficiency with which assets are managed directly effect the volume of sales. Activity ratios
measure the efficiency (or) effectiveness with which a firm manages its resources (or) assets.
These ratios are also called “Turn over ratios” because they indicate the speed with which assets
are converted or turned over into sales.
It indicates the velocity of the utilization of net working capital. This indicates the
no. of times the working capital is turned over in the course of a year. A higher ratio indicates
efficient utilization of working capital and a lower ratio indicates inefficient utilization.
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Components of Working Capital
Sundry debtors
Prepaid expenses
It is also known as sales to fixed assets ratio. This ratio measures the efficiency
and profit earning capacity of the firm. Higher the ratio, greater is the intensive utilization of
fixed assets. Lower ratio means under-utilization of fixed assets.
Cost of Sales
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(c) CAPITAL TURNOVER RATIOS
This ratio differs from industry to industry. The increase in the ratio means that
trading is slack or mechanization has been used. A decline in the ratio means that debtors and
stocks are increased too much or fixed assets are more intensively used. If current assets increase
with the corresponding increase in profit, it will show that the business is expanding.
Current Assets
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Component of Current Assets to Fixed Assets Ratio
Inventories Vehicles
Work-in-progress
Marketable securities
Short-term investments
Sundry debtors
Prepaid expenses
4. PROFITABILITY RATIOS
The primary objectives of business undertaking are to earn profits. Because profit
is the engine, that drives the business enterprise.
• Return on investments
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(a) NET PROFIT RATIO
Net profit ratio establishes a relationship between net profit (after tax) and sales
and indicates the efficiency of the management in manufacturing, selling administrative and
other activities of the firm.
Net Profit after Tax = Net Profit (–) Depreciation (–) Interest (–) Income Tax
It also indicates the firm’s capacity to face adverse economic conditions such as
price competitors, low demand etc. Obviously higher the ratio, the better is the profitability.
Net profit
It reveals the policy pursued by the company with regard to growth shares. A very
high ratio indicates a conservative dividend policy and increased ploughing back to profit.
Higher the ratio better will be the position.
Reserves& surplus
The Earnings per share is a good measure of profitability when compared with
EPS of similar other components (or) companies, it gives a view of the comparative earnings of a
firm.
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(e) OPERATING PROFIT RATIO
Operating ratio establishes the relationship between cost of goods sold and other
operating expenses on the one hand and the sales on the other.
Operating cost
Operating profit
Price earning ratio is the ratio between market price per equity share and earnings
per share. The ratio is calculated to make an estimate of appreciation in the value of a share of a
company and is widely used by investors to decide whether (or) not to buy shares in a particular
company.
Generally, higher the price-earning ratio, the better it is. If the price earning ratio
falls, the management should look into the causes that have resulted into the fall of the ratio.
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Market Price per Share
The ratio is generally calculated as percentages by multiplying the above with 100.
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Purpose of Ratio Analysis:
1] To identify aspects of a business’s performance to aid decision making
picture.
3] 5 main areas-
➢ Gearing – information on the relationship between the exposure of the business to loans as
➢ Profitability – how effective the firm is at generating profits given sales and or its capital
assets
➢ Financial – the rate at which the company sells its stock and the efficiency with which it
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Role of Ratio Analysis:
It is true that the technique of ratio analysis is not a creative technique in the sense that it uses the
same figure & information, which is already appearing in the financial statement. At the same
time, it is true that what can be achieved by the technique of ratio analysis cannot be achieved by
Ratio analysis helps to appraise the firm in terms of their profitability & efficiency of
performance, either individually or in relation to those of other firms in the same industry. The
process of this appraisal is not complete until the ratio so computed can be compared with
something, as the ratio all by them do not mean anything. This comparison may be in the form of
intra firm comparison, inter firm comparison or comparison with standard ratios. Thus proper
comparison of ratios may reveal where a firm is placed as compared with earlier period or in
Ratio analysis is one of the best possible techniques available to the management to impart the
basic functions like planning & control. As the future is closely related to the immediate past,
ratio calculated on the basis of historical financial statements may be of good assistance to
predict the future. Ratio analysis also helps to locate & point out the various areas, which need
As the ratio analysis is concerned with all the aspect of a firms financial analysis i.e. liquidity,
solvency, activity, profitability & overall performance, it enables the interested persons to know
the financial & operational characteristics of an organisation & take the suitable decision.
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Fund Flow Analysis:
(a) Cash,
For the purpose of fund flow statement the term means net working capital. The flow of fund
will occur in a business, when a transaction results in a change i.e., increase or decrease in the
amount of fund.
According to Robert Anthony the funds flow statement describes the sources from which
additional funds were derived and the uses to which these funds were put.
In short, it is a technical device designed to highlight the changes in the financial condition of a
➢ A Funds Statement
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The main purposes of FFS are:
• To help to understand the changes in assets and asset sources which are not readily evident in
Sources Applications
Cash is a life blood of business. It is an important tool of cash planning and control. A firm
receives cash from various sources like sales, debtors, sale of assets investments etc. Likewise,
the firm needs cash to make payment to salaries, rent dividend, interest etc.
Cash flow statement reveals that inflow and outflow of cash during a particular period. It is
prepared on the basis of historical data showing the inflow and outflow of cash.
1. To show the causes of changes in cash balance between the balance sheet dates.
2. To show the actors contributing to the reduction of cash balance inspire of increasing of profit or
decreasing profit.
4. From the past year statements projections can be made for the future.
5. It helps the management in planning the repayment of loans, credit arrangements etc.
1. Opening of accounts for non-current items (to find out the hidden information).
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2. Preparation of adjusted P&L account (to find out cash from operation or profit, and cash lot in
operation or loss).
To preparing Account for all non-current items is easier for preparing Cash Flow Statement.
OR OR
The information in a statement of cash flows should help investors, creditors, and others assess
By examining relationships between items in the statement of cash flows, investors and
others can make predictions of the amounts, timing, and uncertainty of future cash flows
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• The entity’s ability to pay dividends and meet obligations.
If a company does not have adequate cash, employees cannot be paid, debts settled, or
reader can better understand why assets and liabilities changed during the period.
1. The reasons for the difference between net income and net cash
Net income provides information on the success or failure of a business enterprise. However,
some are critical of accrual basis net income because it requires many estimates. As a result, the
reliability of the number is often challenged. Such is not the case with cash. Many readers of the
statement of cash flows want to know the reasons for the difference between net income and net
cash provided by operating activities. Then they can assess for themselves the reliability of the
income number.
In summary, the information in the statement of cash flows is useful in answering the following
questions.
➢ How did cash increase when there was a net loss for the period?
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Cash Flow Statement
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Objective of Study
To understand the information contained in financial statements with a view to know the strength
or weaknesses of the firm and to make forecast about the future prospects of the firm and thereby
enabling the financial analyst to take different decisions regarding the operations of the firm.
2. To determine the Profitability, Liquidity Ratios, Cash flow and Fund flow statement.
3. To analyze the capital structure of the company with the help of Leverage ratio.
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Research Methodology
1. Research Design: Research Design pertains to the great research approach or strategy
adopted for a particular project. A research project has to be the conducted scientifically
The study used a descriptive research design for the purpose of getting an insight over the
research is used when the objective is to provide a systematic description that is as factual and
accurate as possible.
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Company Profile
The Reliance group, founded by Dhirubhai H Ambani (1932-2002), is India’s largest private
sector enterprise, with businesses in the energy and material value chain. The flagship company,
Reliance Industries Limited, is a Fortune Global 500 company and is the largest private sector
The company is India’s largest petrochemical firm and among the country’s largest companies
(along with the likes of Indian Oil and Tata Group). Oil refining and the manufacture of
polyfines account for nearly all of Reliance’s sales. It also makes textiles and explores for oil and
gas, though those businesses are relatively small. In 2009 the company merged with its oil and
gas refining subsidiary (Reliance Petroleum) in order to boost the operational and financial
Reliance Industries Limited (NSE: RELIANCE) is India's largest private sector conglomerate
(by market value) , with an annual turnover of US $ 35.9 billion and profit of US$ 4.85 billion
for the fiscal year ending in March 2008 making it one of India's private sector Fortune Global
500 companies, being ranked at 206th position (2008). It was founded by the Indian industrialist
Dhirubhai Ambani in 1966. Ambani has been a pioneer in introducing financial instruments like
fully convertible debentures to the Indian stock markets. Ambani was one of the first
entrepreneurs to draw retail investors to the stock markets. Critics allege that the rise of Reliance
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Industries to the top slot in terms of market capitalization is largely due to Dhirubhai's ability to
manipulate the levers of a controlled economy to his advantage. Though the company's oil-
related operations form the core of its business, it has diversified its operations in recent years.
After severe differences between the founder's two sons, Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani, the
group was divided between them in 2006. In September 2008, Reliance Industries was the only
Indian firm featured in the Forbes's list of "world's 100 most respected companies
Stock
According to the company website "1 out of every 4 investors in India is a Reliance
shareholder.”. Reliance has more than 3 million shareholders, making it one of the world's most
widely held stocks. Reliance Industries Ltd, subsequent to its split in January 2006 has continued
to grow. Reliance companies have been among the best performing in the Indian stock market.
Products
Reliance Industries Limited has a wide range of products from petroleum products,
petrochemicals, to garments (under the brand name of Vimal), Reliance Retail has entered into
the fresh foods market as Reliance Fresh and launched a new chain called Delight Reliance
Retail and NOVA Chemicals have signed a letter of intent to make energy-efficient structures.
The primary business of the company is petroleum refining and petrochemicals. It operates a 33
million tone refinery at Jamnagar in the Indian state of Gujarat. Reliance has also completed a
second refinery of 29 million tons at the same site which started operations in December 2008.
The company is also involved in oil & gas exploration and production. In 2002, it struck a major
find on India's eastern coast in the Krishna Godavari basin. Gas production from this find was
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started on April 2, 2009. As of the end of 3rd quarter of 2009-2010, gas production from the KG
D6 ramped up to 60 MMSCMD.
Subsidiaries
(RIL) and was created to exploit the emerging opportunities, creating value in the
/ operating Industrial Infrastructure that also involves leasing and providing services
technologies.
• Reliance Logistics (P) Limited is a single window solutions provider for transportation,
distribution, warehousing, logistics, and supply chain needs, supported by in house state
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• Reliance Clinical Research Services (RCRS), a contract research organization (CRO)
and wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Life Sciences, has been set up to provide
companies.
• Reliance Solar, The solar energy initiative of Reliance aims to bring solar energy systems
and solutions primarily to remote and rural areas and bring about a transformation in the
quality of life.
• Relicord is the first and one of the most dependable stem-cell banking services of South
Andhra Pradesh near Vishakhapatnam. It was the largest discovery of natural gas in world in
financial year 2002-2003. On 2 April 2009, Reliance Industries (RIL) commenced natural gas
The gas reserve is 7 trillion cubic feet in size. Equivalent to 1.2 billion barrels (165 mil in 2002,
Reliance found natural gas in the Krishna Godavari basin off the coast of lion tonnes) of crude
On 2008 Oct 8, Anil Ambani's Reliance Natural Resources took Reliance Industries to the
Bombay High Court to uphold a memorandum of understanding that said RIL will supply the
natural gas at $2.34 per million British thermal units to Anil Ambani.
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Reliance Retail
Reliance Retail is the retail business wing of the Reliance business. Many brands like Reliance
Fresh, Reliance Footprint, Reliance Time Out, Reliance Digital, Reliance Wellness, Reliance
Trends, Reliance AutoZone, Reliance Super, Reliance Mart, Reliance iStore, Reliance Home
Kitchens, and Reliance Jewel come under the Reliance Retail brand. Reliance saw opportunity in
retailing chicken, mutton and other meat products (halal and non-halal) through one of its retail
arms called "Delight Non Veg." One of the Delight outlets has been shut down due to protest by
anti-animal cruelty activists at Gandhi Nagar, Delhi who want Reliance to close its non-veg food
marketing.
Environmental record
Reliance Industry is the world’s largest polyester producer and as a result one of the largest
producers of polyester waste in the world. In order to deal with this large amount of waste they
had to create a way to recycle the waste. They operate the largest polyester recycling center that
uses the polyester waste as a filling and stuffing. They use this process to develop a strong
recycling process which won them a reward in the Team Excellence competition.
Reliance Industries backed a conference on environmental awareness in New Delhi in 2006. The
conference was run by the Asia Pacific Jurist Association in partnership with the Ministry of
Environment & Forests, Govt. of India and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board. The
conference was to help bring about new ideas and articles on various aspects of environmental
protection in the region. Maharashtra Pollution Control Board invited various industries
complied with the pollution control norms to take active part in the conference and to support as
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a sponsor. The conference proved effective as a way to promote environmental concern in the
area.
• International Refiner of the Year in 2005 at the 23rd Annual Hart's World Refining and
Fuels Conference.
(USIBC) leadership award for "Global Vision" 2007 in Washington in July 2007.
• Mukesh D. Ambani was conferred the Asia Society Leadership Award by the Asia
• Mukesh D. Ambani ranked 13th in Asia's Power 25 list of The Most Powerful People in
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Current composition of the Board and
"Between my past, the present and the future, there is one common Factor:
Relationship and Trust. This is the foundation of our growth."
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Shri Mukesh D Ambani
Director
Bhakta
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Shri M. P. Modi Prof. Ashok Misra Prof. Dipak C Jain
OUR MISSION
“Be a globally preferred Business associate with responsible Concern for ecology, society, and
stakeholder’s value”.
“Integrity, Respect for People, Unity of Purpose, Outside-in Focus, Agility and Innovation”.
QUALITY POLICY
“Bare committed to meet customers’ requirements through continual improvement of our quality
management systems. We shall sustain organizational excellence through visionary leadership
and innovative efforts”.
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in Rs. Cr.
Sources Of Funds
Application Of Funds
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Total Current Assets, Loans &
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Reliance Industries Profit & Loss Accounts from 2006 to 2009
in Rs. Cr.
Income
Expenditure
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Profit Before Tax 9,069.34 11,943.40 19,458.29 15,309.32
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Financial Position of Reliance Industries Ltd.
After going through the various ratios, fund flow and cash flow analysis would like to state that:
• Immediate solvency position of the company is also quite satisfactory. The company can
• Dividend payout ratio is satisfactory. Dividend paid in all years to its shareholders.
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Data analysis and Interpretation
Calculation and Interpretation of Ratios
1] Current Ratio:
Formula:
Current assets
Current ratio = Current liabilities
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60,000.00 56,298.09
40,000.00
32,221.16 Current assets
30,210.99
30,000.00 24,696.15 25,858.06 Current liabilities
21,547.00
Current ratio
20,000.00
10,000.00
1.14 1.16 1.38 1.23
0.00
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008 -2009
Comments:
In Reliance Industries Ltd. the current ratio is 1.23:1 in 2008-2009. It means that for one rupee of
current liabilities, the current assets are 1.23 rupee is available to the them. In other words the
Almost 4 years current ratio is same but current ratio in 2007-2008 is bit higher, which makes
company sounder. The consistency increase in the value of current assets will increase the ability
of the company to meets its obligations & therefore from the point of view of creditors the
Thus, the current ratio throws light on the company’s ability to pay its current liabilities out of its
current assets. The Reliance Industries Ltd. has a goody current ratio.
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2] Quick Ratio:
Formula:
Quick assets
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50,000.00
45,675.71
45,000.00
40,000.00 36029.91
35,000.00 32,221.16
30,000.00
25,858.06 Quick assets
24,227.75
25,000.00 21,547.00 Quick liabilities
18,674.48 Liquid ratio
20,000.00
14,576.33
15,000.00
10,000.00
5,000.00
0.67 0.69 0.75 0.78
0.00
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008 -2009
Comments:
The liquid or quick ratio indicates the liquid financial position of an enterprise. Almost
in all 4 years the liquid ratio is same, which is better for the company to meet the
urgency. The liquid ratio of the Reliance Industries Ltd. has increased from 0.67 to 0.78
in 2008-2009 which shows that company follow low liquidity position to achieve high
profitability.
This indicates that the dependence on the long-term liabilities & creditors are more & the
Liquid ratio of Company is not favorable because the quick assets of the company are
less than the quick liabilities. The liquid ratio shows the company’s ability to meet its
3] Proprietary Ratio:
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Formula:
Proprietor’s fund
OR
Shareholders fund
60
2,00,000.00 1,89,655.07
1,80,000.00
1,60,000.00
1,40,000.00 1,26,372.97
1,20,000.00 1,05,405.58 Proprietary fund
1,00,000.00 87,439.93 Total fund
81,448.60
80,000.00 68,520.72 63,967.13 Proprietary ratio
60,000.00 49,804.26
40,000.00
20,000.00
0.72 0.73 0.77 0.66
0.00
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008 -2009
Comments:
The Proprietary ratio of the company is 0.66 in the year 2008-2009. It means that the for every
one rupee of total assets contribution of 66 paisa has come from owners fund & remaining
balance 34 paisa is contributed by the outside creditors. This shows that the contribution by
owners to total assets is more than the contribution by outside creditors. As the Proprietary ratio
is very favorable of the company. The Company’s long-term solvency position is very sound.
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4] Stock Working Capital Ratio:
Formula:
Stock
capital ratio
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16,000.00 14,836.72
14,247.54
14,000.00
12,522.70
12,136.51
12,000.00
10,622.38
10,119.82
10,000.00
Stock
8,000.00 Working Capital
Stock working capital ratio
6,000.00
4352.93
4,000.00 3149.15
2,000.00
3.21 2.78 1.13 1.39
0.00
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008 -2009
Comments:
This ratio shows that extend of funds blocked in stock. The amount of stock is decreasing from
the year 2005-2006 to 2008-2009. However in the year 2008-2009 it has increased a little to. In
the year 2007-2008 the sale is increased which affects decrease in stock that effected in increase
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5] Capital Gearing Ratio:
Formula:
Secured loan
Equity capital & 49,804.26 63,967.13 81,448.60 126,372.97
reserves & surplus
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1,40,000.00
1,26,372.97
1,20,000.00
1,00,000.00
81,448.60
80,000.00
63,967.13
Secured loan
60,000.00 49,804.26
Comments:
Gearing means the process of increasing the equity shareholders return through the use of debt.
Capital gearing ratio is a leverage ratio, which indicates the proportion of debt & equity in the
For the last 2 years [i.e.2007-2008 TO 2008-2009] Capital gearing ratio is all most same which
indicates, near about 8.5% of the fund covering the secured loan position. But in the year 2005-
2006 the Capital-gearing ratio is 16%. It means that during the year 2005-2006 company has
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6] Debt Equity Ratio:
Formula:
63,967.13
Shareholders fund 49,804.26 81,448.60 126,372.97
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1,40,000.00
1,26,372.97
1,20,000.00
1,00,000.00
81,448.60
80,000.00 73,904.48 Long term debt
63,967.13
Shareholders fund
60,000.00 49,804.26 Debt Equity Ratio
36,479.68
40,000.00
27,825.73
21,865.61
20,000.00
Comments:
The debt equity ratio is important tool of financial analysis to appraise the financial structure of
the company. It expresses the relation between the external equities & internal equities. This
ratio is very important from the point of view of creditors & owners.
The rate of debt equity ratio is increased from 0.44 to 0.59 during the year 2005-2006 to 2008-
2009. This shows that with the increase in debt, the shareholders fund also increased. This
shows long-term capital structure of the company is sound. The lower ratio viewed as favorable
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7] Gross Profit Ratio:
Formula:
Gross profit
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160000
1,41,959
1,33,805.78
140000
120000 1,11,699.03
100000
80,877.79 Gross profit
80000 Net sales
Gross profit Ratio
60000
40000 30,086.28
25,439.43 25,758.20
18345.48
20000
22.7 22.7 22.4 18.14
0
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008 -2009
Comments:
The gross profit is the profit made on sale of goods. It is the profit on turnover. In the year 2005-
2006 the gross profit ratio is 22.7%. It has decreased to 18.14% in the year 2008-2009 due to
It is continuously declined from 2005-2006 t0 2008-2009 due to high cost of purchases &
overheads. Although the gross profit ratio is declined during the years 2005-2006 to 2008-2009.
The net sales and gross profit is continuously increasing from the year 2005-20063 to 2008-
2009.
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8] Operating Ratio:
Formula:
Operating Profit
COGS +
expenses
70
1,60,000.00
1,41,959
1,40,000.00 1,33,805.78
1,18,234.17
1,20,000.00 1,11,699.03
1,09,506.10
1,00,000.00 91,947.72
80,877.79 COGS + Operating expenses
80,000.00 68,550.24 Net sales
Operating ratio
60,000.00
40,000.00
20,000.00
84.75% 82.31% 81.80% 83.28%
0.00
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008 -2009
Comments:
The operating ratio shows the relationship between costs of activities & net sales. Operating ratio
over a period of 4 years when compared that indicate the change in the operational efficiency of
the company.
The operating ratio of the company has decreased in 3 year and increase a little in last year. This
is due to increase in the cost of goods sold, which in 2005-2006 was 84.75%, in 2006-2007 was
82.31%, in 2007-2008 was 81.80% & in 2008-2009 it is 83.28%. Though the cost has increased
in 2006-2007 as compared to 2005-2006, it is reducing continuously over the next two years,
indicate downward trend in cost but upward / positive trend in operational performance.
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9) Net Profit Ratio:
Formula:
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1,60,000.00
1,41,959.00
1,33,805.78
1,40,000.00
1,20,000.00 1,11,699.03
1,00,000.00
80,877.79 NPAT
80,000.00 Net sales
Net profit ratio
60,000.00
40,000.00
19,458.29
11,943.40 15,309.32
20,000.00 9,069.34
11.21% 10.69% 14.54% 10.78%
0.00
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008 -2009
Comments:
The net profit ratio of the company is high in all year but the net profit is increasing order from
this ratio of 4 year it has been observe that the from 2005-2006 to 2007-2008 the net profit is
Profitability ratio of company shows considerable increase in 3 years and decreased in the last
year. Company’s sales have increased in 3 years and decreased in the last year. At the same time
company has been successful in controlling the expenses i.e. manufacturing & other expenses.
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10] Stock Turnover Ratio:
Formula:
Stock Turnover
3.4 3.6 4.20 3.73
Ratio
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Stock Turnover Ratio
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5 Stock Turnover Ratio
1
0.5
0
5,49,90 5,97,58 6,73,11 6,89,30
18,90,98 21,96,32 28,33,02 25,72,26
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008 -2009
Comments:
Stock turnover ratio shows the relationship between the sales & stock it means how stock is
The stock turnover ratio is 2001-2002 was 3.4 times which indicate that the stock is being turned
into sales 3.4 times during the year. The inventory cycle makes 3.4 rounds during the year. It
helps to work out the stock holding period, it means the stock turnover ratio is 3.4 times then the
stock holding period is 3.5 months [12/3.4=3.5months]. This indicates that it takes 3.5 months
for stock to be sold out after it is produced. For the last 4 years stock turnover ratio is lower than
the standard but it is in increasing order. Inurn the year 2001-2002 to 2004-2005 the stock
turnover ratio has improved from 3.4 to 3.73 times, it means with lower inventory the company
has achieved greater sales. Thus, the stock of the company is moving fast in the market.
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11] Return on Capital Employed:
Formula:
Return on capital
12.65% 8.21% 16.50% 7.64%
employed
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2,50,000.00
2,00,277.45
2,00,000.00
1,45,415.73
1,50,000.00
NPAT
1,17,928.28
Capital employed
50,000.00
19,458.21 15,308.32
9,069.34 11,943.40
12.65% 8.21% 16.50% 7.64%
0.00
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008 -2009
Comments:
The return on capital employed shows the relationship between profit & investment. Its purpose
is to measure the overall profitability from the total funds made available by the owner &
lenders.
The return on capital employed of Rs.7.64 indicate that net return of Rs. 7.64 is earned on a
capital employed of Rs.100. this amount of Rs. 7.64 is available to take care of interest, tax,&
appropriation.
The return on capital employed is show-mixed trend, i.e. it decrease in 2006-2007 , then increase
in 2007-2008 and finally decrease in 2008-2209.In 2007-2008 It is highest that is 16.50%. This
indicates a very high profitability on each rupee of investment & has a great scope to attract large
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12] Earning Per Share:
Formula:
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15,737.98
16,000.00 14,536.49
13,935.08 13,935.08
14,000.00
12,000.00
10,000.00
4,000.00
2,000.00
65.08 85.71 133.86 97.28
0.00
906,934 11,943,40.00 19,458,29.00 15,309,32.00
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008 -2009
Comments:
Earning per share is calculated to find out overall profitability of the company. Earning per
share represents the earning of the company whether or not dividends are declared.
The Earning per share is 97.28 means shareholder gets Rs. for each share of Rs. 10/-. In other
The net profit after tax of the company is increasing in all years accepts 2008-2009. Therefore
the shareholders earning per share is increased continuously from 2005-2006 to 2007-2008 by
appreciation per unit share for consecutive three years and capital depreciation per unit share in
The above analysis shows the Earning per share and Dividend per share is increasing rapidly. It
is beneficial to the shareholders and prospective investor to invest the money in this company.
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13] Dividend Payout Ratio:
Formula:
Dividend payout
15.36% 12.05% 8.38% 12.38%
ratio
80
133.86
140
120
97.28
100
85.71
40
Comments:
The company earned profit in all four years. So its declare dividend in all four years. In the year
2005-2006, 2006-2007 and 2008-2009 the Dividend payout ratio is 15.36, 12.05 and 12.38
respectively. In the year 2007-2008 the company has declared the dividend 8.38 because the
company has not earned more profit in the year 2001-2002 hence the company has not declared
more dividends in the year 2008-2009. However the company has declared more dividends in
the year 2005-2006 as the company has sufficient profit. From this one can say that the company
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14] Cost of Goods Sold Ratio:
Formula:
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1,60,000.00
1,41,959.00
1,40,000.00 1,33,805.78
1,16,200.80
1,20,000.00 1,11,699.03
1,03,719.50
1,00,000.00
86,259.60
80,773.79 COGS
80,000.00 Net sales
62,532.31
Cost of goods sold ratio
60,000.00
40,000.00
20,000.00
77.31 77.22 77.51 81.85
0.00
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008 -2009
Comments:
This ratio shows the rate of consumption of raw material in the process of production. In the year
2005-2006 the cost of goods sold ratio is 77.31% so the gross profit is 22.69%. It indicates that
During the 3 years the rate of cost of goods sold ratio is almost same and it increased in last year
however the gross profit & sales is increased during the same period.
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15] Cash Ratio:
Formula:
Cash + Bank +
securities
84
50000 45,675.71
45000
40000
35000 32,221.16 Cash + Bank + Marketable
30000 securities
25,858.06
25000 21,547.00 Total current liabilities
20000
Cash ratio
15000
10000
5000 239.31 0.011 308.31 0.011 217.79 0.006 500.13 0.01
0
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008 -2009
Comments:
This ratio is called as super quick ratio or absolute liquidity ratio. In the year 2005-2006 the cash
ratio is 0.011 & remains same in the year 2006-2007. Then it is decreased to 0.006 in the year
This shows that the company has little cash, bank balance, & marketable securities to meet any
contingency.
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16] Return on Proprietors Fund Ratio:
Formula:
Return on
18.20 16.67 23.89 12.11
proprietors fund
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1,40,000.00
1,26,372.97
1,20,000.00
1,00,000.00
81,448.60
80,000.00 NPAT
63,967.13
Proprietors fund
60,000.00 49,804.26 Return on proprietors fund
40,000.00
19,458.29
15,309.32
20,000.00 9,069.34 11,943.40
18.2 16.67 23.89 12.11
0.00
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008 -2009
Comments:
Return on proprietors fund shows the relationship between profits & investments by proprietors
in the company. In the year 2005-2006 the return on proprietors fund is 18.20% it means the net
return of Rs. 18.20 approximately is earned on the each Rs. 100 of funds contributed by the
owners.
During the last 4 years the rate of return on proprietors fund is in fluctuating order. The return on
proprietors fund during the year 2005-2006 to 2008-2009 is decreased from 18.20% to 12.11%
It shows that the company has very large returns available to take care of high dividends, large
transfers to reserve etc. & has a great scope to attract large amount of fresh fund from owners.
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17] Operating Profit Ratio:
Formula:
Operating profit
Return on
17.87 18.26 16.76 17.04
proprietors fund
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1,60,000.00
1,41,959
1,40,000.00 1,33,805.78
1,20,000.00 1,11,699.03
1,00,000.00
80,877.79 NPAT
80,000.00 Proprietors fund
Return on proprietors fund
60,000.00
40,000.00
20,405.91 22,432.52 24,152.39
14,458.74
20,000.00
17.87 18.26 16.76 17.04
0.00
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008 -2009
Comments:
Operating profit ratio shows the relationship between operating profit & the sales. The operating
profit is equal to gross profit minus all operating expenses or sales less cost of goods sold and
operating expenses.
The operating profit ratio of 17.04% indicates that average operating margin of Rs.17 is earned
on sale of Rs. 100. This amount of Rs. 17 is available for meeting non operating expenses. In the
other words operating profit ratio 17.04means that 17.04% of net sales remains as operating
During the last 4 years the operating profit ratio is remains almost same. It indicates that the
company has great efficiency in managing all its operations of production, purchase, inventory,
selling and distribution and also has control over the direct and indirect costs. Thus, company has
a large margin is available to meet non-operating expenses and earn net profit.
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Calculations and Interpretation of Fund Flow Statement
Issue of shares
1,393.17 1,393.21 1,453.39 1,573.53
Long term borrowings
21,865.61 27,825.73 36,479.68 73,904.48
Operating profit
14,458.74 20,405.91 2,432.52 24,152.39
Application of funds
Investment
5,846.18 16,251.34 20,516.11 20,268.18
Inventories
10,119.82 12,136.51 14,247.54 14,836.72
Payment dividends
1393.51 1,440.44 1,631.24 1,897.05
Payment of tax
1,642.72 2,585.35 3,559.85 3,137.34
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Comments
• The fund flow analysis shows that the funds increase continuously from the year 2006-
2009 due to the maximum long term borrowings and more operating profit .The funds are
maximum in the year 2009 because in this year the company borrowed maximum long
term loan.
• The application of funds also increases continuously from the tear 2006 to 2009. It was
• The net working capital available to the company was maximum in the year 2009 shows
the high liquidity position of the firm and it was minimum in the year 2007 shows the
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Calculations and Interpretation of Cash Flow Statement
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Comments:
• The cash flow statement shows that the net profit before tax increased continuously in the
year 2006, 2007 and 2008 but decreased in the year 2009 due to the excessive liquidity.
• The net cash from the operating activities continuously increased from the 2006 to 2009,
• The statement shows that net cash from investing activities is negative in all four years
• The net cash used in financing activities is maximum in the year 2008 and 2009 in
comparison to 2006 and 2007, when company contributed fewer amounts in financing
activities.
• The cash and cash equivalents of the firm decreased in the year 2006 and 2007, which
shows the low liquidity position of the firm in these years. The cash and cash equivalents
of the firm increased in the year 2008 and 2009 showing the high liquidity position of the
firm.
• The opening cash and cash equivalents are minimum in the year 2008 and maximum in
the year 2009. The Closing cash and cash equivalents maximum in the year 2009 and
minimum in the year 2007 shows the firm maintain the maximum liquidity position in
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Findings
1. The current ratio has shown non fluctuating trend as 1.14, 1.16, 1.38 and 1.23 during 2006,
2. The quick ratio is also in non fluctuating trend throughout the period 2006 – 09 resulting as
0.67, 0.69, 0.75, 0.78.The Company believes in high profitability and low liquidity position.
3. The proprietary ratio has shown a non fluctuating trend. The proprietary ratio is decreased
4. The stock working capital ratio decreased from 3.21 to 1.39 in the year 2006 – 09.
5. The capital gearing ratio is decreased form 2006 – 08 (0.16, 0.15 and 0.82) and increased in
2009 to 0.85.
7. The gross profit ratio is in fluctuation manner. It decreased in the current year compared with
8. The net profit ratio is also decreased in the current year compared with the previous year from
14.54% to 10.78%.
9. The operating ratio is increased in the current year compared with the previous year from
81.8% to 83.28%.
10. The return on capital employed is increased in the year 2006 and 2008 while it decreased in
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11. The earning per share is maximum in the year 2007-2008 and minimum in the year 2005-
2006.
12. Dividend payout ratio is maximum in the year 2005-2006 and minimum in the 2007-2008.
13. Cost of goods sold shows a non fluctuating pattern in the year 2005-2008 and increased in
14. The cash ratio shows a non fluctuating pattern in the year 2006, 2008 and 2009 but decreased
15. Return on proprietorship fund is maximum in the year 2007-2008 and minimum in the year
2008-2009.
16. The operating profit ratio shows almost similar pattern in all years but it is maximum in the
17..The net working capital available to the company was maximum in the year 2009 shows the
high liquidity position of the firm and it was minimum in the year 2007 shows the low
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Suggestion & Recommendation
1. Liquidity refers to the ability of the concern to meet its current obligations as and when these
2. The company should make the balance between liquidity and solvency position of the
company.
3. The profit ratio is decreased in current year so the company should pay attention to this
4. The cost of goods sold is high in every year so the company should do efforts to control it.
5. The long term financial position of the company is very good but it should pay a little
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Conclusion
The company’s overall position is at a very good position. The company achieves sufficient
profit in past four years. The long term solvency position of the company is very good. The
company maintains low liquidity to achieve the high profitability. The company distributes
dividends every year to its share holders. The profit of the company decreased in the last year
due to maintaining the comparatively high liquidity. The net working capital of the company is
maximum in the last year shows the maximum liquidity.
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Bibliography
REFERENCE BOOKS –
▪ FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
▪ R.P.RUSTAGI
▪ 2005-2006
▪ 2006-2007
▪ 2007-2008
▪ 2008-2009
WEBSITES -
▪ www.ril.com
▪ www.moneycontrol.com
▪ www.wikipedia.com
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APPENDIX
Mar '05 Mar '06 Mar '07 Mar '08 Mar '09
Sources Of Funds
Share Application
0.00 0.00 60.14 1,682.40 69.25
Money
Mar '05 Mar '06 Mar '07 Mar '08 Mar '09
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Application Of Funds
Total CA, Loans & Advances 28,819.15 24,696.15 30,210.99 44,743.86 56,298.09
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------------------- in Rs. Cr. -------------------
Profit & Loss account of Reliance Industries
Mar '05 Mar '06 Mar '07 Mar '08 Mar '09
Income
Expenditure
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102