March 30
By Srinivasan
The second important ratio the Business Owner should understand is the borrowing level in comparison to the capital & reserves in the books.
To recollect, we reproduce the box below
LIABILITY |
ASSETS |
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Current Liability |
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Current Assets |
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Long Term Liability |
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Miscellaneous Assets |
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Share + Capital + Reserve |
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Fixed Assets |
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Total |
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Total |
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A = Current Liabilities
B = Long Term Liabilities
C = Share + Capital + Reserve
A + B is the amount received from others as loan, either short term or long term. It is to be paid as per the terms agreed upon. C is the Share Capital invested by the owner along with the retained profit earned over the years, (minus intangible assets)
Let us compare A+B with C
Assume, A+B = Rs. 300 lacs
C = Rs. 100 lacs
Total outside liabilities 300 TOL / TNW = ------------------------------- = ------ = 3 (Gearing) Total tangible net worth. 100 (Intangible Assets are reduced)
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100: 300 150: 450 |
Example of how higher borrowings directly impact a business
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A |
B |
Share capital |
100 |
50 |
Borrowing |
300 (12%) |
350 (12%) |
Size of Balance Sheet |
400 |
400 |
Interest cost per year |
36 |
42 |
Profit before interest |
50 |
50 |
Profit after interest |
14 |
8 |
Profit Before Interest % Total Capital employed |
12.5% |
12.5% |
Profit after Interest % Total Capital employed |
3.5% |
0.5% |
Effort of the business goes towards interest cost and therefore effective management of outside borrowing an important focus area.
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