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CR – Nov 2020 – L3 – Q5d – Performance Analysis
Report on the performance and state of the business using calculated ratios from the viewpoint of shareholders and lenders.
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PM – May 2019 – L2 – Q2 – Divisional Performance Measurement
Discuss the benefits of EVA and calculate it for Tees Nigeria Ltd based on provided financial data.
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Peter Drucker opined that “until a business returns a profit that is greater than its cost of capital, it operates at a loss.” Therefore, experts have challenged accounting profit as a good measure of business value increase and proposed economic value added (EVA) as a better measure.
Tees Nigeria Limited has presented the following financial data for the year ended 31 December 2018:
Income Statement 2018:
| Item | ₦000 |
|---|---|
| Profit before interest and tax | 75,000 |
| Interest cost | (9,000) |
| Profit before tax | 66,000 |
| Tax at 30% | (19,800) |
| Profit after tax | 46,200 |
| Dividends paid | (30,000) |
| Retained profit | 16,200 |
Statement of Financial Position 2018:
| Item | ₦000 |
|---|---|
| Non-current assets | 305,000 |
| Net current assets | 190,000 |
| Total assets | 495,000 |
| Shareholders’ funds | 395,000 |
| Long-term debt | 100,000 |
| Capital employed | 495,000 |
Notes:
(i) Capital employed at the beginning of the year was ₦420 million.
(ii) The company had non-capitalised leased assets of ₦24 million.
(iii) The estimated cost of equity was 10%, and the cost of debt was 7%.
(iv) The company’s target capital structure is 60% equity and 40% debt.
(v) Other non-cash expenses were ₦16 million.
(vi) Depreciation is equal to economic depreciation.
Required:
a. Discuss the perceived benefits of using EVA to measure business performance. (10 Marks)
b. Calculate the real economic profit of Tees Nigeria Limited using EVA. (10 Marks)
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- Tags: Business performance, Capital Employed, EVA computation, NOPAT, Profit measurement, WACC
- Level: Level 2
- Topic: Divisional Performance Measurement
- Series: MAY 2019
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SCS – May 2020 – L3 – Q3 – Competitive Advantage
Identify three key factors that must be addressed for Customer Focused Ltd to remain sustainable in the short term.
Question
Customer Focused Ltd has updated its management accounts (Exhibit 1) to produce a
forecast for the year 2020 and these have indicated some significant problems. The business
owners are unsure what to do next.
Required:
You are acting as an advisor to the company and they ask you to:
Based on your work in Questions 1 and 2, identify and explain three key factors which must be addressed for Customer Focused Ltd to be sustainable over the short term.
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- Tags: Business performance, Risk Factors, Strategic Analysis, Sustainability
- Level: Level 3
- Topic: Competitive Advantage
- Series: MAY 2020
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CR – Nov 2020 – L3 – Q5d – Performance Analysis
Report on the performance and state of the business using calculated ratios from the viewpoint of shareholders and lenders.
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PM – May 2019 – L2 – Q2 – Divisional Performance Measurement
Discuss the benefits of EVA and calculate it for Tees Nigeria Ltd based on provided financial data.
Question
Peter Drucker opined that “until a business returns a profit that is greater than its cost of capital, it operates at a loss.” Therefore, experts have challenged accounting profit as a good measure of business value increase and proposed economic value added (EVA) as a better measure.
Tees Nigeria Limited has presented the following financial data for the year ended 31 December 2018:
Income Statement 2018:
| Item | ₦000 |
|---|---|
| Profit before interest and tax | 75,000 |
| Interest cost | (9,000) |
| Profit before tax | 66,000 |
| Tax at 30% | (19,800) |
| Profit after tax | 46,200 |
| Dividends paid | (30,000) |
| Retained profit | 16,200 |
Statement of Financial Position 2018:
| Item | ₦000 |
|---|---|
| Non-current assets | 305,000 |
| Net current assets | 190,000 |
| Total assets | 495,000 |
| Shareholders’ funds | 395,000 |
| Long-term debt | 100,000 |
| Capital employed | 495,000 |
Notes:
(i) Capital employed at the beginning of the year was ₦420 million.
(ii) The company had non-capitalised leased assets of ₦24 million.
(iii) The estimated cost of equity was 10%, and the cost of debt was 7%.
(iv) The company’s target capital structure is 60% equity and 40% debt.
(v) Other non-cash expenses were ₦16 million.
(vi) Depreciation is equal to economic depreciation.
Required:
a. Discuss the perceived benefits of using EVA to measure business performance. (10 Marks)
b. Calculate the real economic profit of Tees Nigeria Limited using EVA. (10 Marks)
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- Tags: Business performance, Capital Employed, EVA computation, NOPAT, Profit measurement, WACC
- Level: Level 2
- Topic: Divisional Performance Measurement
- Series: MAY 2019
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SCS – May 2020 – L3 – Q3 – Competitive Advantage
Identify three key factors that must be addressed for Customer Focused Ltd to remain sustainable in the short term.
Question
Customer Focused Ltd has updated its management accounts (Exhibit 1) to produce a
forecast for the year 2020 and these have indicated some significant problems. The business
owners are unsure what to do next.
Required:
You are acting as an advisor to the company and they ask you to:
Based on your work in Questions 1 and 2, identify and explain three key factors which must be addressed for Customer Focused Ltd to be sustainable over the short term.
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- Tags: Business performance, Risk Factors, Strategic Analysis, Sustainability
- Level: Level 3
- Topic: Competitive Advantage
- Series: MAY 2020
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