Posted: February 22nd, 2016

Financial Statement Analysis: Average Payment Period Ratio

THIS ASSIGNMENT IS TO BE DONE ON AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET

In this assignment, you will compare year-over-year payment trends using the average payment period ratio, which is calculated as follows:

Average Payment Period Ratio = Current Liabilities / ([Total Operating Expenses – Depreciation and Amortization Expenses] / 365)

The average payment period measures how long it takes, on average, for a business to pay back its creditors or, in essence, to pay its bills.

Review the following scenario:

You are the department head for the finance department for Anytown Hospital, a not-for-profit community hospital in an urban community. The hospital administrator reviewed the most recent average payment period report (for fiscal year 2012 [FY2012]) and noted a variance between the FY2011 and FY2012 reports. The hospital administrator is not well versed in financial reports.

As the chief finance officer (CFO) and financial expert, you are tasked to explain the variance to the Administrator. You must answer whether the variance is positive or negative as compared with the industry benchmark of 45 days. What are the risks if the trend is negative between FY2011 and FY2012? What are the benefits if the trend is positive from FY2011 to FY2012? You will present your findings in a PowerPoint presentation to the Hospital Administrator and other hospital department heads.

Based on your analysis of the scenario, complete the following tasks:

Part 1: Average Payment Period Ratio Report Development

For this assignment, you will develop and analyze financial statements. Part 1 of the assignment includes describing what an average payment period is and how it is calculated. Use the years and the dollar amounts provided in the table below: