Analysis of Financial Performance: AG Barr vs Britvic Report

This report provides a comprehensive financial analysis of AG Barr Plc and Britvic Plc, focusing on their financial performance through various ratios. The analysis includes a detailed examination of profitability ratios (gross profit margin, net profit margin, return on assets, and return on equity), liquidity ratios (current ratio, quick ratio), solvency ratios, and efficiency ratios. The report compares the financial health and performance of both companies, discussing their business strategies, dividend yields, and price-earnings ratios. It also evaluates the companies' ability to meet their financial obligations and generate returns for shareholders. The report concludes with an assessment of the overall financial positions of AG Barr and Britvic, offering insights into their strengths and weaknesses based on the calculated financial metrics. The analysis is supported by financial data and calculations, with appendices providing detailed computations and figures.

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Table of Contents
Answer to Case A:.....................................................................................................................2
Answer to requirement A:..........................................................................................................2
Answer to requirement B:..........................................................................................................4
Brief overview of organizations and business strategy:.............................................................4
Review of financial performance:..............................................................................................5
Profitability Ratio:......................................................................................................................5
Liquidity ratio:...........................................................................................................................7
Solvency Ratio:........................................................................................................................10
Efficiency Ratio:......................................................................................................................12
Answer to Case B1:..................................................................................................................15
Answer to A:............................................................................................................................15
Answer to B:............................................................................................................................15
Answer to C:............................................................................................................................15
Reference List:.........................................................................................................................17
Appendix:.................................................................................................................................20
Appendix A:.............................................................................................................................20
Appendix B:.............................................................................................................................20
Appendix C:.............................................................................................................................21
Appendix D:.............................................................................................................................22

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Answer to Case A:
Answer to requirement A:
The price earnings are one of the most widely used tools for making the selection of
stock. The price earnings are derived by dividing the current market price of the stock by its
earnings per share (Scott 2015). The price earnings represent the amount of money an
individual is ready to pay for each of the unit of worth earnings of the firm. As evident from
the computation, it is noticed that the price earnings of AG Barr Plc stood 1630.929 whereas
the Britvic on the other hand reported some price earnings of 1104.915 respectively.
Taking into the considerations the earnings per share of AG Barr Plc it is noted that
the earnings per share reported by the company stood 30.78p while the earnings per share of
Britvic Plc stood 52.9p. On the other hand, the full year dividend paid by AG Barr Plc stood
14.40p while the full year dividend per share of Britvic stood 26.5p per share. Overall, the
differences in the stock price between the AG Barr Plc and Britvic is higher amount of
current market price reported by Barr Plc over Britvic (Schaltegger and Burritt 2017).
An organization with higher amount of earnings per share ratio is capable of
producing significant amount of dividend for the investors or it may return the funds back
into the business for generating more amount of growth (Williams 2014). An assertion can be
bought forward by stating that the stock price of Barr plc is overprice since the price earnings
ratio reported by the company stood higher at 1630.929. The stock with higher price earnings
can be overprice and the dividend yield generated by Barr Plc is relatively lower as the
company reported the dividend yield of 0.029%. On the other hand, price earnings for Britvic
in comparison to Barr Plc stood relatively higher and it can be inferred that the dividend yield
for Britvic is comparatively higher than Barr Plc.

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In either of the case, a higher amount of ratio reflects a worthwhile investment based
on the market price of the stock (Warren and Jones 2018). Similarly, in the event of Barr Plc
the higher amount of price earnings can be a reflector of producing higher dividend for its
investors however with lower earnings per share reported the dividend yield that has been
reported stood 0.029%. Making a long term investment in Britvic is more suitable than
making an investment in Barr Plc. This is because the dividend yield is higher for Britvic
since the company is worth for long term return to its shareholders than Barr Plc.
Dividend coverage ratio can be defined as the ratio that measures the earnings of the
organizations over the dividend paid to the shareholders (Henderson et al. 205). The dividend
coverage ratio derived for Barr Plc stood 2.13 while the Britvic dividend coverage stood 1.99.
For an individual shareholder they would be required to pay a higher amount for a respective
share to derive a dividend of 1.99. On the other hand, Barr plc stock price of 502 is viewed as
overpriced since the dividend coverage reported stood relatively higher of 2.13. An
organization with higher amount of dividend coverage ratio reflects a situation where the
company has little difficulty in paying off its preferred dividend requirements. Similarly, Barr
Plc has reported a higher dividend coverage ratio in comparison to Britvic. With higher
amount of dividend coverage, it is understood that Barr Plc might be facing little difficulty in
paying off its shareholders the preferred dividend requirements.
The dividend yield or in other words is the dividend price ratio of the share is the
dividend per share divided by the price for each share (Weygandt, Kimmel and Kieso 2015).
The dividend yield represents the organizations total amount of yearly dividend payments
divided by the present market capitalization based on the assumption that the number of share
is constant.

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The dividend yield reported by Barr Plc is relatively lower than Britvic representing a
lower return to the shareholder. This considers the sign of clear financial health and
confidence for the organization to pay out its dividends. Gauging into the dividend yield Barr
Plc and Britvic it is understood that Britvic total yearly dividend payments in respect of its
market capitalization is constant based on the total number of shares reported by it. The
overall assessment of both the firms provides that the differences in the price is largely
because of the overvalued stock price of Barr Plc in comparison to Britvic.
Note: The computation of the investment ratio has been provided in Appendix A.
Answer to requirement B:
Brief overview of organizations and business strategy:
Britvic plc. is the British Producer of soft drinks having its base on Hempstead. The
company is listed on the London stock exchange and it is one of the constituent of the FTSE
250 Index (Britvic.com 2018). A large part of its operations is concentrated in the United
Kingdom and Ireland the organizations overseas operations have expanded and exports its
products to more than 50 countries. On the other hand, AG Barr Plc is Scottish manufacturer
of soft drink having its base on Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire (Agbarr.co.uk 2018). The
company manufactures the popular Scottish drink and it is listed on the London stock
exchange with the constituent of FTSE 250 Index.
The business strategy for Britvic is understanding the needs of consumer by
increasing the retail partners in order to increase the sale of soft drinks. Britvic undertakes the
international approach of sourcing the required raw materials to manufacture the soft drinks.
The business strategy for Barr Plc is based on placing focus on strongly differentiated brands.
The business strategy of Barr Plc is focussed on growing the driven partnerships and
leveraging its strength with team.

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Review of financial performance:
Note: Refer to Appendix B for calculated financial Ratios:
Profitability Ratio:
The profitability ratio are regarded as the financial metrics which is used to determine
the ability of the business to derive earnings in respect of the earnings and other important
costs that is occurred during the particular period of time (Narayanaswamy 2017). Under the
profitability ratio the gross profit ratio is the profitability ratio that represents the association
between the gross profit and the total net sales reported by the firm. As evident from the gross
profit ratio for AG Barr Plc the company reported a gross profit ratio of 46.95 while the
Britvic reported a gross profit ratio of 53.94%. Britvic reported a strong growth in revenue of
£1,540.8m in spite of the challenging market conditions while AG Barr reported a mere 0.6%
rise in revenue to £257.1 million.
The net profit ratio is computed to determine the percentage of net profit ratio after
tax in respect to net sales for both Britvic and Barr Plc. The net profit margin for Barr plc
stood 13.85% while the net profit margin for Britvic stood 8%. The lower net profit of Britvic
is largely because of the decline in the statutory profit after tax of 2.5%. The lower amount of
net profit is because of the cost incurred by the business that is associated to the three-year
business capability programme that commenced in the year 2016 (Gitman, Juchau and
Flanagan 2015). The lower net profit of Britvic is largely attributable to the cost incurred in
the capability programme as the company has installed new lines of production, new site for
warehousing and undertook major groundworks for final phase.
The rise in net profit margin for Barr Plc is largely because of the underlying basis of
growth delivered by the business of 1.5%. Furthermore, the company reported an expansion
of profit before tax and exceptional items of 7.1% with improved free cash flow. Barr Plc

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have successfully maintained the market share under the challenging market environment
with the company’s core carbonates business has delivered better performance (Marshall
2016). The international business has delivered double-digit revenue with the help of brand
development in its core markets.
The return on asset is computed for both Britvic and Barr Plc in order to measure the
efficiency of the organizations ability to generate the sales revenue from the total asset to
provide the management with an understanding of how well it is making use of the asset
(Caplan 2016). The return on assets for AG Barr Plc stood 12.92% whereas on the other hand
Britvic reported a return on assets of 7.01%. A higher return on assets of Barr Plc is largely
because of more than £12 million investment in the long term assets. Furthermore, the non-
current assets have increased slightly to £195.4 million after several years of sustained
investment in assets and infrastructure. The investment in asset have resulted Barr Plc in
maintaining a favourable position with the well-invested base of asset that are capable of
accommodating growth have increased by £1.7 million. However, the company has reported
an 8% return on assets but the company has reported 86% of revenue from their assets.
The return on equity represents the profitability ratio, which measures the ability of
the organization to produce profits from the shareholders’ investment in the company
(Appelbaum et al. 2017). The return on equity for Barr Plc stood 46.95% whereas for Britvic
the return on equity stood 40.75%. Britvic profit before taxation that are attributable to the
equity shareholders stood £138.8m while Barr Plc’s profit before taxation attributable to the
shareholder stood £35.6 million. With the increasing return on equity for Britvic, it can be
understood that the company is increasing ability of generating profit without requiring much
amount of capital.

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Gross Profit Margin Net Profit Margin Return on Assets Return on Equity
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
46.95%
13.85% 12.92%
19.58%
53.94%
8.00% 7.01%
40.75%
Profi tability
AG Barr Britvic
Figure 1: Figure representing Profitability Ratio
(Source: As Created by Author)
Liquidity ratio:
Liquidity ratio can be defined as the ratio that is used to gauge into the performance of
the organization in determining the ability of the organization to pay off its debts. The
liquidity ratio determines the ability of the organization to meet the both its current liabilities
and long-term liabilities become due (Kravet 2014). Under the liquidity ratio the current ratio
is largely used to provide an idea of the organizations to pay its liabilities from its assets. The
current ratio helps in determining the rough estimation of the organization health. The current
ratio for AG Barr Plc stood 1.414 whereas on the other hand the current ratio for Britvic
stood 0.927. The current ratio for AG Barr Plc indicates that liabilities that are due within the
span of a year are met by the company from its current assets. This represents that AG Barr
Plc has £1.50 of current assets for each of the £1 current liabilities and presumably, the
current assets is sufficient to meet its current liabilities that fall due within the span of one
year. On the other hand, Britvic reported a lower current ratio of 0.927 and it can be stated
that the firm may have trouble in meeting of its debt.

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Under the liquidity ratio, the quick ratio is computed for both the Britvic Plc and Barr
Plc. The quick ratio is used to measure how the company is able to meet its short-term
financial liabilities (Otley 2016). As evident the quick ratio for Barr Plc stood 1.109 whereas
Britvic reported a quick ratio of 0.783. The quick ratio of Barr Plc is relatively higher than
the Britvic representing that the company possess the ability of using its cash or quick ratio to
extinguish or meet its current liabilities quickly. The higher quick ratio is primarily because
of adjusted free cash flow for Britvic stood £54.5 million with an improvement of
£43.6millioin improvement over the figures reported last year.
Current Ratio Quick Ratio
1.414
1.109
0.927
0.783
Current & Quick Ratio
AG Barr Britvic
Figure 2: Figure representing Current & Quick Ratio
(Source: As Created by Author)
Times interest, earned ratio represents the coverage ratio that measures the ability of
the organization in meeting its debt payment (Chenhall and Moers 2015). As evident from the
computation the times interest earned ratio for Barr Plc stood 62.571 while Britvic reported a
times interest earned ratio of 6.558. Evidently a higher times interest ratio for Barr represents
that the company is better able to meet its debt from the operating revenue generated from its
operations. Despite the amount of debt reported by Barr Plc the company has the better

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ability of meeting its interest payment on debt. On the other hand, a lower times interest
earned ratio presumably represents lower ability of meeting its interest payment on its debt.
AG Barr Britvic
62.571
6.558
Time Interest Earned Ratio
Time Interest Earned Ratio
Figure 3: Figure representing Times Interest Earned
(Source: As Created by Author)
Cash ratio represents the ratio of the organizations total amount of cash and cash
equivalent in respects to its current liabilities (Eldenburg et al. 2016). Evidently the cash ratio
for Barr Plc stood 0.178 whereas for Britvic the cash ratio stood 0.264. The cash and cash
equivalent for Barr Plc stood 10.1 during the year 2017 while the cash and cash equivalent
for Britvic stood 82.5. The cash ratio for Britvic represents a more conservative look to cover
its liabilities than the Barr Plc.

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AG Barr Britvic
0.178
0.264
Cash Ratio
Cash Ratio
Figure 4: Figure representing Cash Ratio
(Source: As Created by Author)
Solvency Ratio:
The solvency ratio represents the measure of the various ratio, which is used to
measure the ability of the organization in meeting its long-term debts. Furthermore, the
solvency ratio quantifies the size of the organization after tax profit (Dashtbayaz,
Mohammadi and Mohammadi 2014). Under the solvency ratio the debt ratio is computed to
determine the extent of organizations leverage. The debt ratio for Barr Plc stood 0.340
whereas the debt ratio for Britvic stood 0.828. The lower amount of debt ratio for Barr plc is
primarily because of the constant fall in the debt interest which ultimately reflects the
improved debt profile. Barr plc have been successful in paying off its debt that enabled the
firm to transitioned towards an effective net cash position. The higher debt ratio for Britvic is
because of overall increase in net debt by £86.5million because of the acquisition of Bela
Ischia and East Coach. The net debt leverage for Britvic also increased two times from
previous year figure of 1.8 times.