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Years Trend % 2016 2015 2014 2013 2016 2015 2014 2013 Net Income 6,329 5,452 6,5

ID: 2599929 • Letter: Y

Question

Years

Trend %

2016

2015

2014

2013

2016

2015

2014

2013

Net Income

6,329

5,452

6,513

6,470

63%

55%

65%

100%

Operation Activities

10,404

10,580

10,506

9,688

104%

106%

105%

100%

Investing Activities

-7148

-3569

-4937

-2625

-72%

-34%

-49%

100%

Financial Activities

-2942

-3828

-8264

-3789

-30%

-38%

-83%

100%   

Compare trends in cash flow from operations with the trends in net income. What conclusions can you draw from this? Do trends in cash flows from investing and financing activities provide any clues about company’s strategy? Write a one-page report. Be specific.

Years

Trend %

2016

2015

2014

2013

2016

2015

2014

2013

Net Income

6,329

5,452

6,513

6,470

63%

55%

65%

100%

Operation Activities

10,404

10,580

10,506

9,688

104%

106%

105%

100%

Investing Activities

-7148

-3569

-4937

-2625

-72%

-34%

-49%

100%

Financial Activities

-2942

-3828

-8264

-3789

-30%

-38%

-83%

100%   

Explanation / Answer

Company have regular payments in finance activities which implies that company do not have profitable investment opprtunities available with them to use surplus funds generated by business. So, they are paying off either loan, equity or dividend.

The above fact is corroborated by drop in revenue in year 2016 which shows that company sale is going down due to no new investment being made by them to augment plant capacity or install new modern plant to increase efficiency.