(a) Calculate the Z-scores for Ali plc and Bhaskar plc (see SAQ 7.1 on pages 250 251),...
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(b) Comment on the Z-scores for the two businesses and the validity of using this particular model to assess these particular businesses.
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Both Ali plc and Bhaskar plc operate wholesale electrical stores throughout the UK. The financial statements of each business for the year ended 30 June 2010 are as follows:
All purchases and sales were on credit. Ali plc had announced its intention to pay a dividend of £135 million and Bhaskar plc £95 million in respect of the year. The market values of a share in Ali plc and Bhaskar plc at the end of the year were £6.50 and £8.20 respectively.
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Financial Accounting for Decision Makers
ISBN: 978-0273763451
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Authors: Peter Atrill, Eddie McLaney
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