A Study of Annual Reports of Asian Paints Bhargav

A Study Of Annual Reports of Asian Paints

By V.Bhargav & Seemoli Ganatra

BALANCE SHEET

Graph depicting the Balance Sheet of Asian Paints from 2008-2012

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Graph depicting the Vertical Analysis of the Balance Sheet of Asian Paints from 2008-2012


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Graph depicting the Trend Analysis of the Balance Sheet of Asian Paints from 2008-2012

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Equity share capitalReserves & surplusSecured loansUnsecured loansNet block of Fixed AssetsTotal net current assets

Observations :The Equity Share Capital remains constant through the

yearsThe Reserves and Surplus are increasing each yearThe Secured loans are reducing each year . The unsecured

loans are however increasing : The company might be paying off its long term debts. It is

becoming more easy for the company to get unsecured loans which suggests an improved credit rating. The company is relying more on short term debt than long term for financing as compared to before.

Fixed assets have increased ; the company is investing more to acquire fixed assets.

Net current assets have increased by a huge margin ; both the current assets and current liabilities have increased but current assets are increasing at a greater rate.

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

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Graph depicting the Profit and Loss statement of Asian Paints from 2008-2012

Line Graph depicting the trend analysis of Profit and Loss statement of Asian Paints from 2008-2012

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Graph depicting the vertical analysis of Profit and Loss statement of Asian Paints from 2008-2012

Observations : Operating income is increasing through the years

Cost of Sales has almost doubled from 2008 to 2012. Possible Causation factors - “… inflation surged to near double digit levels…” “The concerns in Euro zone and Middle East remain unresolved and the US economy is still not out of the woods.”(Chairman’s Letter of the Annual Reports 2012.)

Operating Profit has more than doubled during the prescribed period , “mainly on the back of buoyant domestic demand.” (Chairman’s Letter of the Annual Reports 2012.)

PBT & PAT also have increased steadily.

Reported Net Profit has increased by a huge amount from 2008-2012 and 17.3% in the last year alone.

Following from increased profits , the company has been increasing its Retained Earnings

CASH FLOW STATEMENTS

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Profit before taxNet cashflow-operating activityNet cash used in investing activityNetcash used in fin. activityCash and equivalnt end of year

Graph depicting the Cash Flow Statement of Asian Paints from 2008-2012

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Line Graph depicting the trend analysis of Profit and Loss statement of Asian Paints from 2008-2012

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Bar Graph depicting the vertical analysis of Profit and Loss statement of Asian Paints from 2008-2012

Observations :

Cash from operating activities reduced from 2008 to 2009 but hence forth always increased.

Cash from investing activities has also increased over the years but not by a huge margin.( The company probably hasn’t invested outside ?)

Cash from financing activities was increasing till 2011 but 2012 sees a slight drop.

Comparing the profit with the cash flows we see that only a small portion of the profit is in the form of cash and cash equivalents. Probably the cash is just enough to fund the working capital and the rest of the profit is plugged back into the company.

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Dividend (%)

Dividend (%)

Graph Showing Dividend paid out over the years at Asian Paints from 1996-2012

Observations :

At the outset , the dividend being paid out to equity share holders is on a upwards trend as depicted by the graph

So the company is performing well even after issuing dividends to the equity share holders which shows the financial capability of the company and its favour of providing dividends to its equity share holders.

RATIOS

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Graph Showing Dividend Per Share over the years ( as a % of face value) at Asian Paints from 2008-2012

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Profitability Ratios over the years ( as a % of face value) at Asian Paints from 2008-2012


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Leverage Ratios at Asian Paints from 2008-2012


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Current and Quick Ratios at Asian Paints from 2008-2012


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Inventory turnover ratio at Asian Paints from 2008-2012

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Dividend per shareAdjusted EPS (Rs)

A comparison of Earnings Per Share and Dividend Per Share

The dividend paid per share has been increasing steadily from 2008-2012.This is a measure of a company's performance, simply because it is linked to the profits.

The operating margin and the gross profit margins have infact dropped over the past 2 years. This is linked to the increasing Cost of Sales ( as discussed in the profit and loss account)

Looking at the leverage ratios , the company is steadily reducing long term debt whereas equity remains constant. The company is financed heavily by equity. Low debt-to-equity ratios may also indicate that a company is not taking advantage of the increased profits that financial leverage may bring. On the other hand , investors usually prefer low debt-to-equity ratios because their interests are better protected in the event of a business decline.

Observations :

The current ratio is always near 1 , signifying an almost equal share of current assets and liabilities.The quick ratio seems to signify that stock is a major portion of the current assets – at an increasing rate . This maybe a business strategy – increasing stock available to go for aggressive selling.

Inventory turnover ratios have remained around the same figure with slight rises and drops.

As we can see , the earnings per share have constantly been higher than the dividends paid per share.The investors may be happy with dividends as these are generally high and increasing. However the earning per share is much greater than what is being paid out. Therefore much more can be retained in the business.

Common Size Profit And Loss Account Statement

Compared across four companies of Indian paint Industry

COLOR KEY :SERIES 1 – DARK BLUE – ASIAN PAINTS

SERIES 2 – RED – KANSAI NEROLACSERIES 3 – BLACK– BERGER PAINTS SERIES 4 – GREEN - AZKO NOBEL

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asian paintskansai nerolacbergerakzo nobel

Graph comparing the OPERATING PROFIT across the companies

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Graph comparing the NET PROFIT across the companies

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Graph comparing the EQUITY DIVIDEND across the companies

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Graph comparing the RETAINED EARNINGS across the companies

• Asian paints has the highest Operating and Net profit figures when compared to the other three companies.

• The Net profit and Retained Earnings figures of Akzo Nobel are higher than Asian paints ltd. This seems to be because of a big non-recurring item which occurred in the year 2009.

• If we exclude that single figure then Asian paints can be considered as the best company in terms of profit among the four companies under study.

Observations :

Common Size Balance Sheet

Compared across four companies of Indian paint Industry

COLOR KEY :SERIES 1 – DARK BLUE – ASIAN PAINTS

SERIES 2 – RED – KANSAI NEROLACSERIES 3 – BLACK– BERGER PAINTS SERIES 4 – GREEN - AZKO NOBEL

Graph comparing the EQUITY SHARE CAPITAL across the companies

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Asian PaintsKansai NerolacBerger PaintsAkzo Nobel

Graph comparing the RESERVES AND SURPLUS across the companies

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Graph comparing the SECURED LOANS across the companies

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Graph comparing the UNSECURED LOANS across the companies

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Graph comparing the NET BLOCK OF FIXED ASSETS across the companies

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Graph comparing the NET CURRENT ASSETS across the companies

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Observations

• When it comes to the sources of funds, Akzo Nobel has absolutely no loans or debts and relies only on equity share capital and reserves and surplus.

• When it comes to the usage of funds Asian Paints has the highest net block of fixed assets and Berger paints has the highest current assets as a percentage of the total usage of funds.

A Study of Annual Reports of Asian Paints Bhargav

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