Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5
INTRODUCTION 6
BENCHMARKING 6
RATIO ANALYSIS 7
PROFITABILITY 8
Gross Profit Margin 8
Net Profit Margin 9
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes Margin 9
Earnings Before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortisation Margin 10
Return on Equity 10
Return on Assets 11
Return on Invested Capital 11
ACTIVITY/EFFICIENCY 12
Debtors Turnover 12
Average Days Sales Uncollected 12
Inventory Turnover 13
SHORT TERM LIQUIDITY 14
Current Ratio 14
Quick Ratio 14
Operation Cash Flows to Current Liabilities 15
LONG TERM LIQUIDITY 15
Debt to Equity 15
Interest Coverage 16
Operation Cash Flows to Total Liabilities 16
MARKET BASED RATIOS 17
Price Earnings Ratio 17
Earnings Per Share 17
Dividend Yield 18
ACCOUNTING POLICIES 18
Inventory 19
Trade Receivables 19
Revenue 19
Cash and Cash Equivalences 20
Assets 20
Employee shares / benefits 20
ANALYSIS 20
SUMMARY RATIO ANALYSIS 20
RETAIL AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 21
BUSINESS OPERATIONAL & STRATEGIC REVIEW 22
LATEST BUSINESS & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS 23
Current Share Price 23
RECOMMENDATION 24
CONCLUSION 24
REFERENCES 25
APPENDIX A: RATIO CALCULATIONS 27
PROFITABILITY 27
ACTIVITY/EFFICIENCY 27
SHORT TERM LIQUIDITY FORMULAS 27
LONG TERM LIQUIDITY FORMULAS 27
MARKET BASED RATIOS 28
List of Tables
Table 1: Benchmark Criteria 7
Table 2: Simplified Common-sized Balance Sheets 2006 7
Table 3: Simplified Common-sized Income Statement 2006 8
Table 4: Gross Profit Margin 8
Table 5: Net Profit Margin 9
Table 6: EBIT Margin 9
Table 7: EBITDA Margin 10
Table 8: Return on Equity 10
Table 9: R ...