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Ratios analysis based on disposal of Sco from Pco

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 8 years ago by AvatarMikeLittle.
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  • May 17, 2017 at 8:05 pm #386510
    Avatarkengara
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    I wanna to put question relating the mentioned subject but I can not be successful.

    Hi my Dear and Fantastic Tutor, I have a question relating to ratio and the question has been taken from Bpp text book page number Greenwood

    Greenwood is a public listed company.On 31 march 20×7 Greenwood sold its 80%-owned subsidiary-Deadwood-for $6 million.The directors have been advised that the disposal qualifies as a discontinued operation and it has been accounted for accordingly.The disposal proceeds were not collected untill after the year end.

    Note:The carrying amount of the assets of Deadwood at 31 March 20X6 was 6.25$million.Greenwood measures NCI at share of net assets.

    20X6 P/l

    Revenue-21200
    Cost of sales-(15000)
    GP -6200
    Operating expense-(2450)

    3750
    Finance cost (250)
    profit before tax-3500

    20X7 P/L
    Revenue-27500
    Cost of SAles-(19500)
    GP-8000

    Operating expenses-(2900)

    5100

    finance cost-(600)
    Profit before tax-4500

    20X6
    Equity each 1 $-10000
    RE-2750
    NCI-1250
    Non-current liability
    5%loan note -5000

    20×7
    Equity each 1$-10000
    RE-4500
    Non-current liability
    5%loan note-8000

    SOlution

    20×7
    ROCE

    4500+400(finance cost shown for 20X7 only $400,000 is loan note interest(8000*5%=400)/14500+8000-6000(disposal proceed)=29.7%

    here is disposal proceed deducted because Greenwood does not have any Sco deadwood

    20×6
    ROCE

    3750/12750+5000-6250=32.6%

    but here why do i deduct carrying amount of assets of Deadwood?if it was deducted how comparison could be healthy?it both cases it looks like in 20×7 DEADwood sold that is understandable but in 20×6 it exists but it deducted like they excluded it.

    in both cases without Deadwood.At least it should be included(not deducted 6250) in 20×6 to make relevant comparision between 20×6 and 2ox7.

    May 17, 2017 at 8:37 pm #386735
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    “Bpp text book page number Greenwood”

    ‘Greenwood’ is not a page number!

    A comparison is only potentially valid when you are comparing like with like

    Otherwise any conclusions or inferences that you draw from non-comparable data are (most likely) totally invalid

    It really depends what it is that you’re trying to compare but, as a general principle, we compare like with like

    OK?

    May 18, 2017 at 2:53 pm #386841
    Avatarkengara
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    I am really sorry that i called the page number Greenwood)))))))

    ”A comparison is only potentially valid when you are comparing like with like”-it means that deadwood has to be excluded from Greenwood in 20X6.Also, in 20×7 it has already been sold so like with like it both cases without Deadwood comparison:)

    May 19, 2017 at 8:59 pm #387057
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    That’s correct- what’s the point of comparison with figures that include a subsidiary that is no longer part of the group

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