Financial Statement Analysis

Financial statement analysis denotes the investigation of feasibility, stability and profit level of a business organization or any undertaken project. The expert analysts perform this evaluation by using the information from the financial records of the organization. The current paper would intend to analyze the financial statements of Accounting Solutions LLC by considering profitability ratios, balance sheet ratios and free cash flow for the year 2019.

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Table of Contents
Introduction:....................................................................................................................................2
Financial statement analysis of Accounting Solutions LLC:..........................................................2
Profitability ratios:.......................................................................................................................2
Balance sheet ratios:....................................................................................................................3
Free cash flow:.............................................................................................................................4
Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................5
References:......................................................................................................................................6

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Introduction:
Financial statement analysis denotes the investigation of feasibility, stability and profit
level of a business organization or any undertaken project. The expert analysts perform this
evaluation by using the information from the financial records of the organization (Berk and
DeMarzo 2016). The top management of the organization is provided with these reports, which
they use for undertaking business decisions. Owing to these factors, the analysis of the financial
statements has significant value from the business perspective. The current paper would intend to
analyze the financial statements of Accounting Solutions LLC by considering profitability ratios,
balance sheet ratios and free cash flow for the year 2019.
Financial statement analysis of Accounting Solutions LLC:
In order to conduct the financial statement analysis of Accounting Solutions LLC, the
following tools are taken into consideration:
Profitability ratios:
From the above table, it is inherent that the gross margin ratio of Accounting Solutions
LLC is 100%, which is due to the fact that the organization does not bear any cost of goods sold.

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This would assist the organization in covering its operating expenses with the help of overall
sales revenue (Brigham et al. 2016). In terms of profit margin ratio, the figure is computed as
170.02%, which is significantly high. In this context, Lang and Stice-Lawrence (2015) stated that
profit margin ratio denotes the percentage of revenue left after deduction of all relevant expenses
like operating costs, finance costs and tax expense from the overall revenue generated by an
organization. The main reason that has been identified behind the increase in profit margin ratio
for Accounting Solutions LLC is the income generated from unspecified sources amounting to
$14,808 in 2019. This denotes that the organization has generated adequate amount of net
income that could be distributed as dividends to its shareholders.
Return on capital is a long-term profitability ratio, since it shows the efficiency of the
performance of an asset while taking into account long-term financing (Loughran and McDonald
2016). Thus, this ratio is deemed to be useful for gauging the longevity of an organization. In
case of Accounting Solutions LLC, this ratio is computed as 5.90%. This denotes that for every
dollar employed, the organization has generated 0.0590 cents. This ratio seems to be slightly on
the lower scale, as the ratio above 10% is deemed to be stable. Hence, Accounting Solutions
LLC needs to undertake necessary measures so that it could generate more returns from capital
in future. However, in terms of overall profitability, the position of the organization is found to
be favorable.

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Balance sheet ratios:
The above table clearly indicates the presence of adequate working capital for
Accounting Solutions LLC in 2019, which is $69,614.26. This is a good indication, as it denotes
that the organization has enough ability to settle its short-term obligations effectively. However,
current ratio of the organization is computed as 47.48 in 2019, which is well above the ideal
average of 2 (Robinson et al. 2015). In this case, it is noteworthy to mention that if the current
ratio is significantly high, it denotes the presence of idle working capital, which could not be
utilized for improving business operations or investing in new projects. Thus, Accounting
Solutions LLC has to invest its working capital in order to ensure more profit in future, since it
would not generate income from other sources in future like in the current year.
Finally, debt/equity ratio of the organization implies the solvency or leverage position of
an organization regarding financial or investment risk. For Accounting Solution LLC, this ratio
is computed as 0.02, which denotes that majority of business assets are funded by equity.
Another reason that this ratio is significantly lower is that the organization does not have any
long-term borrowings and thus, it has relied mainly on its shareholders on raising funds. In this
context, it is to be borne in mind that relying excessively on equity minimizes the decision-
making ability of the management, since it would have to obtain the consent of its shareholders

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and there would be increased cost of capital due to increase in cost of equity. Thus, in terms of
balance sheet position, Accounting Solutions LLC is not in a sound position in the market.
Free cash flow:
Free cash flow assists in measuring the cash generated by a business after it has
accounted for its capital expenditure (Wahlen, Baginski and Bradshaw 2014).
According to the above table, free cash flow of Accounting Solutions LLC is computed
as ($50,700). Since the cash flow is negative, it implies that the organization might not be able to
experience increased growth rate in future. This is mainly because of keeping the working capital
idle and thus, it has to use the same for future business expansion.
Conclusion:
Based on the above analysis, it could be seen that Accounting Solutions LLC has
performed well in terms of profitability. However, deficiencies could be found in its financial
position and free cash flow restricting future business growth. Thus, the organization is
recommended to raise more funds through debt for stabilizing its solvency position along with
efficient use of working capital for ensuring sound business growth in future.

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Brigham, E.F., Ehrhardt, M.C., Nason, R.R. and Gessaroli, J., 2016. Financial Managment:
Theory And Practice, Canadian Edition. Nelson Education.
Lang, M. and Stice-Lawrence, L., 2015. Textual analysis and international financial reporting:
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Loughran, T. and McDonald, B., 2016. Textual analysis in accounting and finance: A
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Robinson, T.R., Henry, E., Pirie, W.L. and Broihahn, M.A., 2015. International financial
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Wahlen, J.M., Baginski, S.P. and Bradshaw, M., 2014. Financial reporting, financial statement
analysis and valuation. Nelson Education.