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Preference shares – consolidated statement of financial position

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  • November 5, 2014 at 12:12 am #207753
    Lily
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    What do you do when preference shares are included in a question, e.g. X purchased 80% of Y and 30% of preference shares. How is the calculation outlined on the website altered accordingly if the company is using fair value method?

    November 6, 2014 at 7:05 am #207947
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    Website? When preference shares are given as part of the subsidiary’s financing, the acquiring company invariably buys the preference shares at par. So, in working W2 goodwill, the top of the working will show the two amounts paid for equity shares acquired and for preference shares acquired and the bottom part of W2 will show Share capital (equity) and Share capital (preference)

    Is that ok?

    November 6, 2014 at 12:08 pm #207973
    Lily
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    Hi Mike, I understand this but does this affect any other workings? I’m struggling with this question in particular.
    ————————————————–H================= M
    Assets
    Non current assets
    Property, plant and equipment——–592,000===========470,000
    Investment in Murray ltd—————-250,000
    Other Investment————————-17,500
    ————————————————859,500
    Current assets
    Inventory————————————–56,500===========27,800
    Trade receivables————————–49,600===========23,700
    Cash——————————————-23,700===========11,200
    ————————————————129,800===========62,700
    ————————————————989,300==========532,700

    Ordinary shares of £1 each————100,000==========100,000
    10% preference shares———————0==============50,000
    Retained profits—————————811,500==========351,000
    Debentures———————————-50,000===========20,000
    Current liabilities—————————-27,800==========11,700
    Total Equity and Liabilities————–989,300=========532,700

    The following information is relevant:

    1. Henman bought 75% of the equity shares and 40% of the preference shares of Murray Ltd at par on 1st July 2001 for £250,000 when the latter’s retained profits stood at £150,000.

    2. On the date of acquisition, the fair value of Murray’s buildings was £50,000 greater than the book value. At that date the buildings had a remaining life of 40 years.

    3. The non-controlling interest is to be valued at the fair value of £106,000 as at 1st July 2001

    4. Trading between the two companies was rife, and during 2003 Henman had purchased goods from Murray ltd for £60,000. Of this, half was in stock at the balance sheet date. Murray had generated a 150% mark up on cost on these goods. Included in Henman’s trade payables is a balance of £3,000 due to Murray. However there is cash in transit at the year-end of £500, and Murray’s trade receivables includes £3,500 in relation to this debt.

    5. Goodwill has been reviewed and is not considered to be impaired.

    Required: Prepare the statement of financial position of Henman ltd at 30 June 2003.

    This is my working so far but I cannot get the correct answer.

    Net Assets @ acquisition ===== @ reporting
    Ord shares——-100000======= 100000
    Retained profit—150000=======351000
    Adjustment———50000========50000
    Depreciation==================(2500)
    Unrealised profit==============18000
    Preference Shares-50000=======50000
    Total——————350000======566500

    Difference = 216500

    Goodwill (THIS IS CORRECT)
    FV invested by parent 250000
    NCI @ acq 106000
    Less net assets @ acq (350000)
    Goodwill @ reporting 6000

    NCI @ reporting (INCORRECT)
    NCI@ acq 106000
    Share of difference 54125
    (.25*216500)
    NCI @ reporting 160125

    Please can someone explain where I went wrong, this is the only method I know. Apologies for the formatting it looks normal till I press submit!

    November 6, 2014 at 1:25 pm #207990
    MikeLittle
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    I believe that, if you were to DEDUCT the pup instead of adding it, your answer will be closer!

    If it still doesn’t come right, post again

    October 1, 2018 at 4:47 pm #476076
    evans1234
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    I think the Preference shares should be recorded in the Goodwill computation. Recording it in the net assets aquired account makes you apply the acquisition percentage (75%) instead of its own percentage (40%).

    w.3 Goodwill
    P.C Equity and Preference 250,000
    FV of NCI 106,000
    Less: NAA (300,000)
    Preference (0.4×50) (20,000)
    Goodwill 36,000

    July 9, 2020 at 3:11 pm #576429
    Kolaxt50
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    your goodwill was correct ($6000).

    retain earning:
    at bal sheet 811500 351000
    pre acquisition earing (150,000)
    depre building (50,000/40) (1250)
    unrealise profit (60000/2* 150/250) (18,000)
    post acquisition retain earning 181,750
    parent share of post 136313
    total 947813

    NCI
    fair value 106,000
    Nci share of retain earning 45,437
    total 151,437

    financial statement adjustment
    1. ppe (592,000+470,000+50,000-1250)
    2. inventary (56500+27800-18000)
    3. receivable (49600+23700-3000-500)
    4. cash (23700+11200+500)
    5. current liability (27800+11700-3000).

    NOTE: preference share will not be in the financial statement because the parent company does not have preference share.

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