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   ABC PLC Consolidated Balance Sheet On December 31, 2019 Working capital Non-current assets Intangible assets...

   ABC PLC

Consolidated Balance Sheet

On December 31, 2019

Working capital

Non-current assets

Intangible assets

2,167

Tangible assets

7,937

Investments

74

10,178

Current Assets

Inventory

3,739

Account receivable

6,242

cash

1,756

11,737

Current liabilities

Account payable: Amounts due within one year

(5,023)

Net current assets

6,714

Total assets minus current liabilities

1,689.2

Account payable: Amounts due after more than one year

(4,884)

Provision for liabilities and fees

(4,235)

Net assets

7,773

Capital and reserves

-

Capital required

-

common stocks

387

Convertible preferred stocks

3,372

Transferable and redeemable preferred stocks

-

3,759

Issuing premium account

928

capital redemption reserve

4,619

The shares of the company

(6.4)

Profit and Loss Account

(1,802)

Shareholders' equity

Equity

4,068

Rights of non-shareholders partners

3,372

7,440

The company's portion in other companies

333

7,773

Required:

1. Review ABC PLC’ balance sheet and identify how the format of this financial statement provides useful information.

2. Identify at least three differences in balance sheet reporting between British and U.S. firms, as shown in ABC PLC’ balance sheet.

3. Calculate at least three financial ratios using the information provided above for the balance sheet.

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Here the company used Vertical Format or Report format. The benefits are

  • Vertical analysis simplifies the correlation between single items on a balance sheet.
  • It is a relatively more potent tool than horizontal analysis, which shows the corresponding changes in the finances of a particular unit/ account/department over a certain period of time.
  • We can show balance sheet amounts of previous years in this balancesheet.

The difference in balancesheet format of British and U S

American Compnies following a T format(Account Format)

British companies following a vertical format

3. a) Current Ratio

Current asset/ Current liabilities

=11737/3759

= 3.1

b)Debt to Fixed asset ratio

Liabilities/ Fixed asset

c)Quick ratio

Current asset - Inventory / Current liabilities

ekkarill92 answered 2 years ago
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