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A NOTE ON FINANCIAL RATIO ANALYSIS

            

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Return on Assets (ROA)

Calculation of ROA for HLL:

 1997

 1998

 1999

 2000

 2001

PAT/Average total assets * 100

 567.1/3208.9

 806.2/3965.85

 1074.1/4763.8

 1327.8/5465.9

 1640.31/ 6280.78

ROA

 17.67

 20.32

 22.55

 24.29

 26.12

The above calculations show an upward trend in the return on total assets. However, these calculations do not include the interest payable to the creditors of the firm in the net profits. To calculate the actual returns on total assets, interest should be included in net profits, because assets are financed by owners as well as creditors. The following formula is used to find out the real return on total assets.

 

 1997

 1998

 1999

 2000

 2001

PAT + Interest/Average total assets * 100

 600.9/ 3208.9

 835.4/3965.85

 1096.4/4763.8 

 1340.43/5465.9 

 1648.05/6280.78

ROA

 18.73

 21.06

 23.01

 24.52

 26.24

Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)

 

 1997

 1998

 1999

 2000

 2001

PBIT/Average total capital employed * 100

 870.9/  1447.6

 1128.4/ 1977.34

 1414.4/2279.7

 1695.9/2599.4

 2050.47/3230.55

ROCE

 60.16

 57.07

 62.04

 65.22

 63.47

This ratio measures how well the long-term funds of owners and creditors are used. The higher the ratio, the more efficient the utilization of capital employed.

Return on Total Shareholder's Equity

Calculation of return on total shareholders' equity:

 

 1997

 1998

 1999

 2000

 2001

Net profit after taxes

 567.1

 806.2

 1074.1

 1327.8

 1640.31

Average total shareholders'equity

 172.45

 209.33

 219.5

 219.75

 220.06

Return on total shareholders'equity

 3.29

 3.85

 4.89

 6.04

 7.45

The return on total shareholders' equity has been increasing since 1997. This increase is due to the three-fold increase in net profits available to equity shareholders.

Dividend per Share

Calculation of dividend per share for HLL:

 

 1997

 1998

 1999

 2000

 2001

Dividend to ordinary shareholders

 338.5

 463.4

 638.1

 770.2

 1100.62

Number of shares outstanding

 1.99

 2.19

 2.19

 2.2

 2.2

Dividend per share

 170.14

 211.62

 291.37

 350.1

 500.28

The dividend pay-out to ordinary shareholders has been increasing year after year, resulting in an increase in DPS. Higher dividends may have been declared because of stagnation in the business, as a result of which earnings were not retained. However, the increase in dividends also indicates that the company is generating profits consistently.

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