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How can two companies with identical P & L statements (identical
profitability)
at year-end provide different annual returns to each of their investors? Which company is the riskier investment? Discuss some different scenarios that result in different levels of risk in each of the cases. Cite outside articles/material.
It is not always the case that businesses with identical or similar P & L statements would offer the same returns. So even though businesses' P&L structure may be the same, it's still likely that it will or won't offer the same return. The main factor for this can be the capital structure. The two primary capital sources for a firm are equity and debt. A company may raise money via various methods, such as equity shares, preference shares, retained earnings, long-term loans, etc. These monies (via debt, equity, or both) are obtained to operate the firm. Bearing that in mind, various firms may likely have different sources of funding. One firm may have greater debt than equity, while the other may have greater equity than debt (Pradesh & et al., 2022). For instance, a firm's financial obligation rises if it has more debt to finance its operations versus equity/share capital. This is because it must pay a higher rate of return compared to businesses that rely on share capital for their funding. Therefore, when a firm's obligations grow, then its risk will also grow. Keeping the relation between risk and return in mind, the greater the risk than average, the greater the return will be in the competition. In my opinion, it is better not to be risk averse. Some reasonable risks can bring in higher income, return opportunities, more training investment ability, and others. Even if risk averse, there can be instances where things don't turn out well. For example, a firm that relies on share capital for its funding may liquidate its shares during a financial crisis (Femri,
2022).
Furthermore, it can be helpful to understand the relationship between profitability (revenue generated) and rate of return (revenue capacity). Favorable rates of return are not necessarily seen in profitable enterprises, and vice versa. For instance, many individuals believe that a high volume of sales definitely indicates that the manufacturer is thriving and has a high rate of return. However, this isn't the case because it won't earn a profit only due to the fact that the goods weren't in storage and have a positive rate of return. In this situation, sales might be higher
because the price is lower than the industry average. However, the firm won't make a profit here. Thus, despite having a favorable rate of return, the product won't be profitable (Sanseverino & et
al., n.d.).
References:
Femri, R. (2022). Risk Averse: Definition, Types, Benefits, and Disadvantages. Retrieved from https://www.hashmicro.com/blog/risk-averse/
on September 28, 2022. Pradesh, A. & et al. (2022). Capital Structure. Retrieved from https://byjus.com/commerce/capital-structure/
on September 28, 2022.
Sanseverino, A & et al. (n.d.). Understanding the Difference between Profitability and Rate of Return. Retrieved from https://myabcm.com/understanding-difference-profitability-rate-return/
on September 28, 2022.
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