Research Proposal
Research Proposal
Research Proposal
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
ADDIS ABABA,ETHIOPIA
FEBRUARY 2024
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
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Table of Content................................................................................3
Abbreviation .....................................................................................5
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
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3.1 Area of the Study ...................................................................25
Chapter Four
Reference...................................................................................29
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ABBREVIATION
NS=Net Sale
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CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
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1.1 Background of the Study
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Financial analysts often assess firms production and productivity
performance, profitability performance, liquidity performance working
capital performance and fixed assets performance.
Business Vision
Business Mission
Organizational Set up
Repi soap and detergent S.C under the supervision of Board of Director’s
organized with a general manager, vice general manager, three
departments and two services namely:-
Business Goals
1) The firm able to earn income and sustain growth in both short
term and long term? (Profitability).
2) Up to what extent the firm able to pay its obligation to creditors
and other third parties in the long term? (Insolvency).
3) The firm able to maintain in positive cash flow, while satisfying
immediate obligations? (Liquidity).
1.4 Objectives of the Study
1.4.1 General Objectives
This paper is composed of five chapters. The first chapter present the
introduction part of the study which includes background of the study,
statement of the problem, objective of the study, significance of the study
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and scope of the study. The second chapter presents review of
literatures. Then the third chapter details with methodology such as
methods of data collection and tools for analysis. Finally the last chapter
contain summary of findings, conclusion and recommendations.
CHAPTER TWO
Literature Review
The Balance Sheet shows the financial position (condition) of the firm at
a given point of time. It provides a snapshot and may be regarded as a
static picture. “Balance sheet is a summary of a firm’s financial position
on a given date that shows Total assets = Total liabilities + Owner’s
equity.”
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The income statement (referred as the profit and loss statement) reflects
the performance of the firm over a period of time. “Income statement is a
summary of a firm’s revenues and expenses over a specified period,
ending with net income or loss for the period.” However, financial
statements do not reveal all the information related to the financial
operations of a firm, but they furnish some extremely useful information,
which highlights two important factors profitability and financial
Soundness. Thus analysis of financial statements is an important aid to
financial performance analysis.
The analysis of financial statements is a process of evaluating the
performance analysis includes analysis and interpretation of financial
statements in such a way that it undertakes full diagnosis of the
profitability and financial soundness of the business. Relationship
between component parts of financial statements to obtain a better
understanding of the firm’s position and performance.
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In order to evaluate financial condition and performance of a firm, the
financial analyst needs certain tools to be applied on various financial
aspects. One of the widely used and powerful tools is ratio or index.
Ratios express the numerical relationship between two or more things.
This relationship can be expressed as percentages (25% of revenue),
fraction (one-forth of revenue), or proportion of numbers (1:4).
Accounting ratios are used to describe significant relationships, which
exist between figures shown on a balance sheet, in a profit and loss
account, in a budgetary control system or in any other part of the
accounting organization. Ratio analysis plays an important role in
determining the financial strengths and weaknesses of a company
relative to that of other companies in the same industry. The analysis
also reveals whether the company's financial position has been improving
or deteriorating over time. Ratios can be classified into four broad groups
on the basis of items used: (1) Liquidity Ratio, (ii) Capital
Structure/Leverage Ratios, (iii) Profitability Ratios, and (iv) Activity
Ratios. (Pamela P, 2010).
2.6.1.1 Liquidity Ratios
A. Current Ratio
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analysis for short term financial position or liquidity of a firm. It is
calculated by dividing the total of the current assets by total of the
current liabilities.
Current Liabilities
Current Liabilities
C. Cash Ratio
The cash ratio is the most conservative liquidity ratio. It excludes all
current assets except the most liquid cash and cash equivalents.
Current Liabilities
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2.6.1.2 Financial Leverage Ratio (insolvency)
Long term solvency or leverage ratios convey a firm’s ability to meet the
interest costs and payment schedules of its long term obligations.
Total Equity
B. Debt Ratio
The debt ratio compares total liabilities from total asset. It shows the
percentage of total funds obtained from creditors. Creditors would rather
see low debt ratio because there is a great cushion for creditors losses if
the firm goes bankrupt. It tells the amount of other peoples money being
used in attempting to generate profits. A high ratio indicates more of
firms asset are provided by creditors relative to owner.
Total Asset
This ratio serves as one measure of firm’s ability to meet its interest
payment and thus avoid bankruptcy. In geranial the high the ratio, the
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great the probability that the company could cover its interest payment
without difficulty. It also shows light on the firm’s capacity to take on
new debt.
Interest Expense
Gross profit ratio is the ratio of gross profit to net sates expressed as a
percentage. It expresses the relationship between gross profit and sales.
Net sales
Net profit ratio is the ratio of net profit (after taxes) to net sales. It is
expressed as percentage.
Net sales
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ROEC is the relationship between profits of accompany and its equity. It
is the bottom line measure for shareholders, measuring the profits
earned for each birr invested in the firm’s stock.
Shareholder equity
Total assets
Asset turnover ratios indicate of how efficiently the firm utilizes its
assets. They sometimes are referred to so efficiency ratios, asset
utilization rations, or asset management ratios. Two commonly used
asset turnover ratios are receivables turnover and inventory turnover.
A. Receivables Turnover
Accounts receivable
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B. Inventory Turnover/Stock Turnover
Inventory Inventory
Fixed assets turnover ratio is also known as sales to fixed assets ratio.
This ratio measures the efficiency and profit earning capacity of the
concern. Higher the ratio, greater is the intensive utilization of fixed
assets. Lower ratio means under utilization of fixed assets.
NFA
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Common-size statement is also known as component percentage
statement or vertical statement. In this technique net revenue, total
assets or total liabilities is taken as 100 per cent and the percentage of
individual items are calculated like wise. It highlights the relative change
in each group of expenses, assets and liabilities.
CHAPTER THREE
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The study was conducted on the assessment of financial performance of
Repi soap and detergent S.C which is located in Addis Ababa addis
ketema worda 6
For this research project descriptive design type of the research will be
use because the research conducts in order to describe the existing
financial performance of Repi Soap and detergent S.C.
For this study, the researcher will be used both primary and secondary
source of data. From primary method of data collection unstructured
interview will be use rather than other method of data collection with
those individuals that are worked on the finance department of the
company inorder to overcome some draw backs of secondary data. On
the other hand the secondary data will be collected by reviewing the
company annual audited financial statement and audit report.
After the relevant data collected from the company financial statement,
in order to describe the real financial performance of the company the
researcher will be use different accounting tools such as ratio analysis
including liquidity ratio, debt ratio, profitability ratio and asset
managemtn ratio, Horizontal analysis and vertical analysis.
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CHAPTER FOUR
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No Activity FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
1 Topic Selection x
2 Preparation of proposal x
3 Collection of useful x
material
4 Data Collection x x
5 Data Analysis and x
writing of final research
6 Submission of research x
7 Presentation of final x
research
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Pens 5 15 75
ment
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and
Total Cost - - 775
Contingency - - 450.00
References
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Chambers and Lacely, Modern Corporate Finance, 1994.
Weston J.F and Brigham E.F Managerial Finance 7th edition 1981.
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