Below are the income statements for the Spanish Hoyos Group. The company asks you to analyse these statements and answer the following questions:
(a) What is your opinion of the company?
(b) Is the company moving closer towards or further away from breakeven point?
(c) In your view, is the company in a period of heavy capital expenditures?
(d) What choices are made with regard to cost control?
(e) Explain the rise in financial expense.
Grupo Hoyos
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1
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2
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3
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Sales
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82,000
|
92,000
|
97,000
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Change in finished goods and in-progress inventory
|
500
|
1,400
|
2,800
|
Operating revenues
|
82,500
|
93,400
|
99,800
|
Purchases of raw materials and goods for resale
|
24,800
|
27,400
|
29,900
|
Change in inventories
|
-1,700
|
-500
|
-1,600
|
Other external charges
|
20,200
|
23,000
|
23,500
|
Taxes
|
1,200
|
1,400
|
1,500
|
Personnel cost
|
29,000
|
33,000
|
37,000
|
Depreciation and amortisation
|
5,200
|
4,900
|
4,800
|
Provisions
|
100
|
200
|
-
|
Operating charges
|
78,800
|
89,400
|
95,100
|
Operating income
|
3,700
|
4,000
|
4,700
|
Interest, dividends and other financial income
|
300
|
400
|
300
|
Interest and other finance charges
|
2,300
|
2,900
|
3,900
|
Financial income
|
-2,000
|
-2,500
|
-3,600
|
Nonrecurring income
|
-100
|
-100
|
+100
|
Tax
|
800
|
700
|
600
|
Net income
|
800
|
700
|
600
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