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3.0 Evidence……………………………………………………………………….
4.0 Recommendation………………………………………………………….
5.0 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………
6.0 References………………………………………………………………
7.0 Appendix………………………………………………………….............
1.0 Introduction & Backgrounds
1.1 Introduction
This report presents the investigation of two public limited companies which are ABR
Holdings Limited and Breadtalk Group Limited. Firstly, to analyse and compare both
companies’ financial statements and profit & loss in the aspects of performance and
position in Food & Beverage industry by using vertical and horizon analysis and ratio
analysis in year of 2017 and 2016. Secondly, to analyse both companies’ cash flow
statements with a segmental analysis method. Lastly, recommendations will go
through to justify the best investment between these two companies.
This report is produced from the standpoint of the business norms and perceptions in the
client’s own country and covers a large number of issues which the client must consider
when planning overseas or export developments in world markets.
This report provides market, financial and industry data on each of the 205 world markets
and once this data is viewed, and target countries selected, the client can proceed to a more
detailed analysis of individual world markets.
Each of the following chapters address particular facets of business activity and each of
these facets are important in every overseas market. Once a client has focused on a
particular overseas market then a Country Report (or a Country & Cities Report) on that
particular market can be obtained and this will provide the same information headings as
found in the following chapters. In this way a client can compare his home industry and
market situation with that of an overseas market and thereby business planning can be more
realistically undertaken
1.2 Backgrounds
These two public limited companies are ABR Holdings Limited and Breadtalk Group
Limited. A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions. A
detailed analysis of both companies’ strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
The reason why I choose ABR as the competitor of Breadtalk because ABR has a big
gap to improve itself and its business growth is quite rapidly. Breadtalk has become a
distinctive brand in Singapore because it has proved to be an efficient model on rapid
expansion. Based on its current market price which translates to a price-to-book ratio of
1.8 times, ABR appears inexpensive in comparison to the industry average of 3.5 times.
We believe that ABR is an investment-worthy candidate that could add stability to one’s
portfolio, in view of the group’s healthy business coupled with a robust balance sheet and
decent dividend payout. remains one of the market leaders in the western casual
SWOT Analysis
Strengths: Weakness:
• Wide range of products offering • High employee turnover rate
• Introduced the use of autonomous • Lack ambitious of outlets expansion
robot to move dishes •
• Mobile application platforms enable •
customers to get latest news and
exclusive offers
• Provide food delivery service
Opportunities: Threats:
• Local business collaboration to • Competitive pressure of new product
increase business’s growth launched
• Lowering cost of new products • High cost pressure in operating
• Enhance products range expenses
• Consolidate restaurants and outlets to • Low barriers to entry in F&B industry
increase mileage
• Change in law and regulations of F&B
industry
Breadtalk Group Limited is a Singapore based food and beverage company which
incorporated in 2000. It is also an investment holding company. Breadtalk was
founded by the Chariman, Dr. George Quek who has more than 30 years of
experience in F&B industry. Today, it has close to 1000 outlets with more than 7000
employees in 16 countries. Breadtalk started out business of manufacturing and
retailing breads such as Breadtalk, The Icing Room and Toast Box. Breadtalk also
operates in different segmentations which are food atrium, restaurants and franchise.
The food atrium segment is made up of food courts for example, Food Republic. The
restaurant segment involved of Din Tai Fung, Station Kitchen and Cosmopolitan
Café.
SWOT Analysis
Strengths: Weaknesses:
• Unique branding • High cost of products
• Diversification of F&B offerings • High cost of individual kitchen in every
• Selling wide selection of products outlet
• Retail outlets located at strategic • Excessive focus on Chinese market
places such as MRT stations with expanded to 1000 more outlets
Opportunities: Threats:
• Increase more outlets in more • Food safety scandals
countries • Competitors sell low product prices
• Innovate new products • High operation fees in China’s
• Upgrade into premium segment expansion
• Invest in technology to improve
productivity
2.0 Analysis of the Financial Statements
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2.Solvency – To measure the stability of ABR and Breadtalk and their ability to pay
the debt
a.Debt and Equity Ratio
ABR has a debt ratio of 21.04% in 2017 and 14.55% in 2016 which was a slightly
increased about 6.49%. However, the difference is negligible because ABR has more
than 4 times assets as it has liabilities. This is a result of ABR’s ability to repay debt
to its creditors as its ratios are considered as relatively low. ABR has better debt ratios
than Breadtalk who has a ratio of 71.20% and 71.45% in respectively.
In equity ratio part, ABR has 78.96% in 2017 and 85.45% in 2016. While Breadtalk
has 28.80% in 2017 and 28.46% in 2016. As we can see, ABR has higher equity ratios
than Breadtalk which implies ABR was conservatively managed. Company with a
higher equity ratio always pay less interest, therefore, ABR has positive cash flows for
future growth and dividends pay. It has no problem to obtain loan from financial
institutions. This has left ABR’s with such a large portion of the cash flow in
comparison to its competitors. Hence, ABR should not has problem in solvency issue.
However, a low debt ratio may also indicate that the company has an
opportunity to use leverage as a means of responsibly growing the
business that it is not taking advantage of.
3.Profitability – To show that how well ABR and Breadtalk utilized their resources to
generate profits from their operations.
a.Gross Profit Margin
ABR has
4.Market Prospects – Investors of ABR and Breadtalk use this method to determine
what they may receive in earnings from the investments and to predict the future stock
trend.
a. Price-earnings ratio
b. Dividend yield
7.0 Appendix
Current assets
Inventories 2,727 2,405 322 13.4%
Trade and other receivables 14,531 7,107 7,424 104.5%
Fixed deposits 31,212 60,603 (29,391) (48.5%)
Cash and bank balances 25,399 21,174 4,225 20.0%
Total current assets 73,869 91,289 (17,420) (19.1%)
Non-current liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities 2,982 1,353 1,629 120.4%
Provision 1,142 - 1,142 0.0%
Other liabilities 4,995 - 4,995 0.0%
Total non-current liabilities 9,119 1,353 7,766 574.0%
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 15,191 12,334 2,857 23.2%
Provisions 1,293 1,944 (651) (33.5%)
Borrowings 142 176 (34) (19.3%)
Tax payable 1,281 1,223 58 4.7%
Total current liabilities 17,908 15,677 2,231 14.2%
Current assets
Investment securities 12,886 17,222 (4336) (25.2%)
Inventories 9,721 9,806 (85) (0.9%)
Trade and other receivables 57,543 57,472 71 (0.1%)
Tax recoverable 280 - 280 0.0%
Prepayments 6,771 4,824 1,947 40.4%
Due from related corporations 1,128 1,094 34 3.1%
Amounts due from non- 525 509 16 3.1%
controlling shareholders of
subsidiaries (non-trade)
Cash and cash equivalents 141,245 120,589 20,656 17.1%
Total current assets 230,099 211,516 18,583 8.8%
Non-current liabilities
Other liabilities 9,392 11,385 (1,993) (17.5%)
Notes payable 75,000 75,000 - 0.0%
Loan from a non-controlling 508 549 (41) (7.5%)
shareholder of a subsidiary (non-
trade)
Long-term loans 50,533 74,857 (24,324) (32.5%)
Deferred tax liabilities 4,576 4,324 252 5.8%
Total non-current liabilities 140,009 166,115 (26,106) (15.7%)
Expenses
Selling, distribution and outlet 30,752 28,080 2,672 9.5%
expenses
Administrative expenses 14,752 12,758 1,994 15.6%
Other expenses 125 1,116 (991) (0.9%)
Finance costs 35 6 29 483.3%
Share of results of equity- 300 6 294 4,900%
accounted investee, net of tax
Profit before tax 7,703 6,733 970 14.4%
Income tax expense 951 1,122 (171) (15.2%)
Profit for the year 6,752 5,611 1,141 20.3%
Other comprehensive income:
Currency translation differences 334 234 (568) (242.7%)
arising on consolidation
Other comprehensive 334 234 (568) (242.7%)
(loss)/income for the year, net
of tax
Total comprehensive income 6,418 5,845 573 9.8%
for the year
Earnings per share for the year attributable to owners of the Company
Basic (cents) 3.1 2.69 0.41 15.2%
Diluted (cents) 3.1 2.69 0.41 15.2%
Breadtalk Group Limited
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the Year Ended 31 December 2017 & 2016
$ ’000 $ ’000 Increase (Decrease)
Description 2017 2016 Amount Percent
Revenue 599,747 614,995 (15,248) (2.5%)
Cost of sales 266,465 277,508 (11,043) (4.0%)
Gross profit 333,282 337,487 (4,205) (1.2%)
Other operating income 33,178 29,540 3,638 12.3%
Interest income 2,234 1,162 1,072 92.3%
Distribution and selling 241,674 256,323 (14,649) (5.7%)
expenses
Administration expenses 80,850 75,389 5,461 7.2%
Interest expense 5,420 5,931 (510) (5.6%)
Profit before tax and share of 40,750 30,546 10,204 33.4%
results of associates and joint
venture
Share of results of associates 883 1,960 1,077 54.9%
Share of results of joint venture 1,097 1,130 (33) (2.9%)
Profit before tax 40,964 29,716 11,248 37.9%
Income tax expense 11,047 12,119 (1,072) (8.8%)
Profit for the year 29,917 17,597 12,320 70.0%
Profit attributable to:
Owners of the company 21,848 11,436 10,412 91.0%
Non-controlling interests 8,069 6,161 1,908 31.0%
29,917 17,597 12,320 70.0%
Current assets
Inventories 2,727 2,405 2.1% 2.1%
Trade and other receivables 14,531 7,107 11.3% 6.1%
Fixed deposits 31,212 60,603 24.3% 51.8%
Cash and bank balances 25,399 21,174 19.8% 18.1%
Total current assets 73,869 91,289 57.5% 78.0%
Non-current liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities 2,982 1,353 2.3% 1.2%
Provision 1,142 - 0.9% 0.0%
Other liabilities 4,995 - 3.9% 0.0%
Total non-current liabilities 9,119 1,353 7.1% 1.2%
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 15,191 12,334 11.8% 10.5%
Provisions 1,293 1,944 1.0% 1.7%
Borrowings 142 176 0.1% 0.2%
Tax payable 1,281 1,223 1.0% 1.0%
Total current liabilities 17,908 15,677 13.9% 13.4%
Current assets
Investment securities 12,886 17,222 2.3% 3.2%
Inventories 9,721 9,806 1.7% 1.8%
Trade and other receivables 57,543 57,472 10.3% 10.8%
Tax recoverable 280 - 0.1% 0.0%
Prepayments 6,771 4,824 1.2% 0.9%
Due from related corporations 1,128 1,094 0.2% 0.2%
Amounts due from non- 525 509 0.1% 0.1%
controlling shareholders of
subsidiaries (non-trade)
Cash and cash equivalents 141,245 120,589 25.3% 22.6%
Total current assets 230,099 211,516 41.3% 39.6%
Non-current liabilities
Other liabilities 9,392 11,385 1.7% 2.1%
Notes payable 75,000 75,000 13.5% 14.0%
Loan from a non-controlling 508 549 0.1% 0.1%
shareholder of a subsidiary (non-
trade)
Long-term loans 50,533 74,857 9.1% 14.0%
Deferred tax liabilities 4,576 4,324 0.8% 0.8%
Total non-current liabilities 140,009 166,115 25.1% 31.1%
Expenses
Selling, distribution and outlet 30,752 28,080 26.1% 27.0%
expenses
Administrative expenses 14,752 12,758 12.5% 12.3%
Other expenses 125 1,116 0.1% 1.1%
Finance costs 35 6 0.0% 0.0%
Share of results of equity- 300 6 0.3% 0.0%
accounted investee, net of tax
Profit before tax 7,703 6,733 6.5% 6.5%
Income tax expense 951 1,122 0.8% 1.1%
Profit for the year 6,752 5,611 5.7% 5.4%
Earnings per share for the year attributable to owners of the Company
Basic (cents) 3.1 2.69 0.0% 0.0%
Diluted (cents) 3.1 2.69 0.0% 0.0%
Breadtalk Group Limited
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the Year Ended 31 December 2017 & 2016
$ ’000 $ ’000 Common size Percent
Description 2017 2016 2017 2016
Revenue 599,747 614,995 100% 100%
Cost of sales 266,465 277,508 44.4% 45.1%
Gross profit 333,282 337,487 55.6% 54.9%
Other operating income 33,178 29,540 5.5% 4.8%
Interest income 2,234 1,162 0.4% 0.2%
Distribution and selling 241,674 256,323 40.3% 41.7%
expenses
Administration expenses 80,850 75,389 13.5% 12.3%
Interest expense 5,420 5,931 0.9% 0.9%
Profit before tax and share of 40,750 30,546 6.8% 5.0%
results of associates and joint
venture
Share of results of associates 883 1,960 0.1% 0.3%
Share of results of joint venture 1,097 1,130 0.2% 0.2%
Profit before tax 40,964 29,716 6.8% 4.8%
Income tax expense 11,047 12,119 1.8% 2.0%
Profit for the year 29,917 17,597 5.0% 2.9%
Profit attributable to:
Owners of the company 21,848 11,436 3.6% 1.9%
Non-controlling interests 8,069 6,161 1.3% 1.0%
29,917 17,597 5.0% 2.9%