Finance Report: Scylace Plc Superstore & Helibeb Takeover Analysis

This finance report, prepared for Scylace Plc, evaluates two alternative proposals for building new superstores (Option A and Option B) and a potential takeover bid for Helibeb Plc. The report begins with an executive summary, followed by an introduction, and then outlines the methodology for evaluating the superstore locations and acquisition, considering available financing options like 20-year and 50-year bonds and the issuance of shares. The evaluation and analysis section assesses the financial viability of each superstore option based on initial costs, revenue, and expenses, including depreciation. The report also analyzes the financial performance of Helibeb Plc using ratio analysis, including return on shareholders' equity, turnover of capital employed, net profit margin, and operating margin. The report concludes with recommendations on which investments Scylace Plc should prioritize based on financial returns and available resources.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Discussion........................................................................................................................................3
Methodology................................................................................................................................3
Evaluation and Analysis..............................................................................................................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
Recommendations............................................................................................................................9
References......................................................................................................................................11

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Executive Summary
The aim of the assignment is to conduct a financial assessment of the two alternative proposal
available for building of a new superstore and for a takeover bid for the Helibeb Plc. The
alternative option would be considered for the purpose of the financial evaluation based on the
return generated and the initial investment done by the company. In order to make an effective
evaluation, the major set of data that has been made available are the cost of the building of New
superstores under different options along with estimated cost and annual sales of both proposed
stores. The proposal for financing the options will be analysed with the help of the available
option like the 20-Year Bond, 50-Year Bond and issuance of shares. The assignment also deals
with the evaluation and determining the takeover bid for the Helibeb Plc. and the same was done
with the help of the ratio analysis comparing the financial performance of the company over the
last two-years. The analysis for the project will be done with the help of the financial position of
the company and assessing how the company has performed on a financial basis. It is essential to
consider various business and macro-economic environment for the purpose of the analysis. The
takeover bid will be evaluated in order to make a takeover offer to a clothing retailer naming
Helibeb Plc for which the income statement, Balance sheet and significant ratios have been
provided to assist the process of this evaluation. The major areas covered by this report include
the methodology for evaluating the proposed new superstore locations and prospective
acquisition, in the light of available finance, an evaluation of the proposed new superstore
locations and prospective acquisition of the firm.

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Introduction
Financial viability of the project is evaluated with the help of the cash flows and the net
profitability generated by the investment project. The financial assessment for building Project A
and Project B would be taken into consideration for the purpose of the evaluation of the overall
suitable project for the investors. It is essential that the financing sources selected by the
company for financing the assets of the company be suitable so that the investor and company on
a net enjoy a higher return from the investment (Khmel & Zhao, 2016). The report is based on
the case study of Scylace Plc, which has engaged a management consultant who will be
recommending the best alternative investment proposal available with Scylace plc for which the
requisite quantitative data has been provided. The alternative investment options are the
construction of new superstores either at one or at both of the different locations or considering
the proposal for the takeover of Helibeb Playa clothing retailer. Currently as a means of raising
finance, the alternative sources of finance to be evaluated are bonds with 20 years or 50-year
redemption period or the shares to be. Further, the requisite data for the target organization, the
Helibeb Plc. as provided are the income statement, balance sheet and the relevant ratios of the
entity. The financial performance of the Helibeb Company will be taken into consideration for
the purpose of the evaluation of the financial statement of the company (Iswandari,
Amboningtyas & Yulianeu, 2018). The selection of the best alternative project for the company
will done accordingly with the tools of capital budgeting which will help in better assessment of
the available projects (Huang & Zhao, 2016).

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Discussion
Methodology
The available option for the construction of the superstore will be in the case of Option A
or Option B where the company will be spending an initial amount and generating cash inflows
in the form of annual revenue done by the company. The net cash flows generated by the
company from each of the store will be taken into consideration for the evaluation of the
financial viability of the project (García-Quevedo, Segarra-Blasco & Teruel, 2018).
Option A: In the case of Option A, the case taken into consideration for the purpose of the
analysis requires an initial investment of around £40 million, which will be recovered in the form
of annual revenue generated by the company on an annual basis, which will be around £13
million on annual basis. The annual cost of sales, staff costs and other annual costs will be the
key sources of the expenses that the company will be incurring. It is to be noted that after
accounting for all the income sources and the expenses of the company the company is expected
to earn £1 million on a yearly basis. The depreciation on the investment will be done on a
straight-line basis where the life of the asset will be considered for a sum of 50-years and the
residual value of the property will be taken at £10 million (Del Giudice, Manganelli & De Paola,
2016). The net profitability in the case of Option A would be around £1 million an annual basis,
which will be earned by the company with a net investment of around £25 million euro. The
accounting rate of return for the project sums up to 4%, which will be defined as the return on
the project (Tappura et al., 2015).
Option B: In the case of Option B, it will be seen that the investment will be done initially for a
sum of £25 million. The revenue and expenses sources for the company will be accounted in the
same way as Option A. Option B where the annual sales of the company will be around £10

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million for a year and the related costs for the company will be treated as a expenses for the
company. The annual depreciation for the company will be around £0.44 million and the same
would be treated as an expense for the project. The annual investment, which will be done for the
company, will be around £14 million and the annual profit from the Option B would be around
£0.66 million. The accounting rate of return from the project on the other hand would be around
£4.71 million. There were various factors including the relevant costs incurred by the company
was taken into consideration while analyzing the feasibility of the investment (Jo et al., 2015).
Financing Sources: The financing sources for the company will be calculated with the help of
the available financing sources available with the company, which will be from issuance of bond,
which be of maturity for 20 years and 50 years respectively (Goldstein, Jiang & Ng, 2017). The
yield on the bond was calculated with the help of the yield to maturity on each of the bond. The
required rate of return on the shares on the other hand side would be considered as the cost of
equity shares for the company (Pilbeam, 2018).
Financial Analysis: The financial analysis for the company was done with the help of the ratio
analysis of the company comparing the financial performance of the company over the year 2017
and 2018 and considering them while evaluating the financial performance of the company
(Robinson et al., 2015).
Evaluation and Analysis
Superstore Analysis: The analysis of the new superstore will be done on the basis of the initial
cost and the revenue earned by the company from the project. The investment project will be
earned from the revenue earned by the company from the annual sales made by the company.
Particulars
Option A Option B
Location A Location B
£ million £ million
Cost of New Superstore 40 25

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Residual Value 10 3
Annual Sales Revenue 13 10
Annual Cost of Sales -9.1 -7
Annual Staff Costs -1.2 -1.1
Other Annual Costs -1.1 -0.8
Depreciation Charges -0.6 -0.44
Net Profit 1.00 0.66
The annual net profit earned by the company was accounted after accounting for all the
major expenses and revenue for the company. The depreciation charged on the investment will
be done on a straight-line basis and the same will be treated as an expenses for the company. The
effectiveness and the financial viability of the project would be well addressed with the help of
the financial return generated by each of the project. In both the case available taken into
consideration for the purpose of the analysis has one or the other form of initial cash inflows and
cash outflows for the project (Ng & Beruvides, 2015). Option B would be considered as the best
option for the purpose of investment because of the higher accounting return generated by the
project.
Financing Options: The financing option available for the company is in the form of issuance of
bonds and shares so that the same can be utilised for financing the operations of the company.
The bind issued by the company would be respectively for a sum of 20 years and 50 years and
each of them have different yield to maturity on the bonds. The yield to maturity on the 20-year
bond would be around 4.24% and the yield to maturity on the 50-year bond would be around
5.35%.
Particulars
20-year
bond
50-year
bond
Face Value of each bond 100 100
Nominal Interest Rate 8.00% 6.50%
Predicted market price of bond 150 120
YTM 4.24% 5.35%

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The cost of equity shares was calculated with the help of the dividend growth model
which was substituted for getting the formula of Re = (D1/Po)+Growth Rate (Antoniou, Doukas
& Subrahmanyam, 2015).
Particulars
Amount(£
)
Required Rate of Return = (Dividend (D1)/Initial Price (Po))+Growth Rate (g)
Dividend (D1) 0.2475
Initial Price (Po) 5.70
Growth Rate (g)
Growth Rate (G)= Future Dividend Rate - Initial Dividend Rate/ Initial Dividend Rate
Dividend (Do) 0.24
Dividend (D1) 0.2475
Growth Rate (G) 3.13%
Required Return (Re) 7.46711%
Ratio Analysis: The ratio analysis is an quantitative assessment tool which will be helping tin
analysis and interpreting the financial performance of the company. The financial performance
for the Helibeb Plc. will be done based on the return generated by the company in the form of net
profit margin, operating profit margin and the total capital employed by the company (Easton &
Sommers, 2018).
Particulars Helibeb plc for 2017 Helibeb plc for 2018
Return on Shareholders' Equity 14.81 15.19
Turnover of Capital Employed 1.8 1.77
Net Profit Margin 2.35 2.58

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Operating Margin 3.67 3.87
Return on Shareholder’s Equity: The return on shareholder’s equity shows the return
generated by the company for the equity shareholders of the company. The return generated by
the company has shown an improvement from the year 2017 from 14.81% to around 15.19% in
the year 2018 (Holderness, 2018).
Turnover on Capital Employed: The turnover on the capital employed will be reflecting the
profit generated for all the sources of the capital employed in the firm. The turnover of capital
employed for the firm in the year 2017 is around 1.8% and the return in the year 2018 is around
1.77% showing a slight fall as the shareholders equity for the company increased rapidly from
the year 2017 to 2018 in contrast to the improvement in the profitability of the company
(Razafindrambinina & Anggreni, 2017).
Net Profit Margin: The net profit margin shows the annual profitability left with the company
after accounting for all the expenses and sources of revenue (Öztürk & Karabulut, 2018). The net
profitability for the company was around 2.35% in the year 2017, which increased to around
2.58% in the year 2018. The increase could be well attributed to the rise in the operating
activities of the company.
Operating Margin: The operating margin for the company shows the operating profitability of
the company and could be well attributed to the activities undertaken by the company. The
operating margin for the company is around 3.67% in the year 2017 and the same has increased
slightly too around 3.87% in the year 2018 (Lakshan & Wijekoon, 2017).

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On an overall basis, the profitability for the company has increased consistently for the
company the financial risk of the company has also reduced with the reduction of the debt in the
balance sheet of the company. Helibeb Plc. could be considered as the best alternative source for
acquiring the company (Durrah et al., 2016).
Conclusion
The financial evaluation and analysis was done for assessing the financial viability of the
superstore. Annual revenue from the superstore from both the stores was taken as a source of
income generation for the company. The Accounting Rate of return from the Option B would be
around 4.71% and the same was found to be more consistent in contrast to Option A. The
Financing options evaluated for the company was in the field of selecting the various available
sources of finance. The financing source for the company in the form of debt and equity both can
be considered but it is recommended that the company go ahead with 20-year bond issuance, as
the company was not having any major liabilities in the form of non-current liability for the
company. The company can consider increasing the liability so that they can get additive benefit
in the form of low cost financing for the company. The financial analysis for the Helibeb
Company was also done where it was found that the financial performance of the company in
terms of profitability and return has performed well. The stable growth of the revenue and the net
profitability of the company has been performing well and this has been the key reason where it
was seen that the company could place a takeover bid for the Helibeb Company.

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Recommendations
The recommended project that must be done by the company should be the selection of
the Option B where the selection of the project would be done on the basis of the maximum net
return generated by the project by doing a minimum investment as follows:
Option A Option B
Annual Profit. 1 0.66
Average Investment 25 14
Accounting Rate of
Return 4 4.71
Financial viability of the project was assessed with the help of the capital budgeting
techniques and it is recommended that the company should select the best available option with
the help of the cost involved and the annual benefits flowing from the same. The cost and benefit
involved in the Option B was considered more viable where the company on an average would
be earning 4.71%. The investment that will be done by the company is considerably the best as
the annual investment would be less and the annual profit generated from the same will be on a
higher side. On a percentage wise the sales and revenue of the company is considered to be much
higher for the option. The required rate of return that was determined to be around 7.46%
showed the minimum return that is required by the equity shareholders of the company for taking
risks undertaken by the company in order to earn profit. The takeover bid for the Helibeb
Company should also be considered as one of the best possible alternate sources of valuation and
considering option B alongside for the possible source of funding and generating investment
returns. . For acquiring the Helibeb Company the acquiring company on a total would be paying

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a sum of £124 million and can earn 15% on the investment, which will be significantly create
wealth for the company. However, on the other hand side it is crucial to note that the financial
position of Scylace Plc shows the company is not having major liabilities on the balance sheet of
the company. The company can borrow the fund by issuing the 20-year bond and investing the
proceeds for the purpose of investment into the Superstore and acquisition of Helibeb Plc
Company. The high growth rate of the firm in terms of the profitability of the company is the key
source for the higher return on investment. Higher return on investment from both the sources of
investment along with the benefit of diversification in the business will be the key source for the
selection of the investment project and takeover bid for Helibeb Plc.

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