NTC Proposal
NTC Proposal
INTRODUCTION
The overall development of the nation depends upon the uplifting of the national economy
which in turn depends upon the nature of its infrastructure. One of the basic elements in
achieving self reliant growth of the economy for sustaining desired level of economic
been identified as one of the three basic infrastructures apart from Power and Roads, which
is needed for the socio-economic development. Investment in telecom sector has multiplier
plays an important role for other industries. Information and the facilities for accessing,
important as and, labors and capital. Thus telecom has dual role as both a traded product
and service and as a facilitator of trade in other product and services. Moreover
Telecommunication can have a dramatic impact on achieving specific social and economic
development objectives.
In fact the development of telecommunication is not only vital for IT based industry but it
has wide effect on entire economy of the country. Realizing the facts, Nepal Government
has also recognized that the provision of world class Telecommunication infrastructure is
the key to rapid economic and social development. For bringing telecommunication as the
gradually facilitated the private sector investment as a result multinational companies also
development, The Telecommunication Act; 1997 was brought into action which has
created the competitive atmosphere in telecom industry which resulted the private sector
sector.
At this point of time, there are various telecom based company which are actively doing
there business. The major telecommunication service providers are Nepal Doorsanchar
Company Limited, United Telecom Limited (UTL) and Spice Nepal (P) Ltd. Other small
Players are STM Sanchar (P) Ltd and Global Plus. UTL is in the business of fixed basic
telephone and limited mobility mobile telephone of wireless technology whereas Spice
Nepal has the business of Mobile telephone. Both UTL and Spice Nepal have the focus in
urban area only. STM has got the license to perform the business of V-Sat Telephone of
eastern development region where as Global plus has been establishing Tele-centers in
Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited is popularly known with its name as Nepal Telecom
as a trade mark. In Telephone service, Nepal Telecom is the key market player as it holds
Internet, email, ISDN,ADSL, Leased line etc. The primary objective incorporated by
nook and corner of the country. It has been expanding the services in urban as well as rural
area to fulfill the socio-economic development objectives. Nepal Telecom is the member
of International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The company has the telephone density
of 15.58 per 100 people which one year ago was 10.12 There are 98,981 internet users and
4,504 e-mail users subscribed from the company. There are 4,841 International Telephone
circuits in operation and domestic microwave channels available are 4584E1. Similarly
Optical SDH-E1 link are in the figure of 1693 which are owed by the company. East west
Optical Fiber link is considered as information super high way and is expected to bring
about IT revolution in the country. Nepal Telecom has high contribution in the total
revenue of the nation which is about 4.2 % of total national revenue. Considering the fact
The Company has got the felicitation of ‘Commercially Important Person’ (CIP) from the
government. The major portion of the total revenue of the company is from International
Subscriber dialing. These days due to fall in ISD tariff and illegal use of Voice over Internet
Protocol, there is high fluctuations in the trend of International revenue. Other services
provided by Nepal Telecom in various parts of the country are Telegram, Telex, PCC,
IVR, IN, HCD, V- SAT, ISDN,ADSL, Inmersat etc which too have their own importance
in revenue generation and serving the people for their information and communication
the company uses the latest technology of the reputed International brands. The tariff of
service it offers is considered to be of high rational as compared to the other
Though the company was registered in Magh 2060 BS in office of the company registrar
the company has got the formal inception in Baisakh 2061 BS after all the assets and
Before its establishment the telecommunication service were managed and distributed by
body under the ministry of communication. The main reason behind the changing of status
is to transfer the government investment in the organization to the private sector. This was
happened according to the policy of economic liberalization that the government has
adopted. Nepal Telecom is just a hypothetical company as its entire ownership is yet held
by government in the name of state owned entities. The change of organization status gave
making process. The company is on the process of issuing share to the public and expected
Nepal Telecom as a state owned enterprise has involved in providing the cost effective and
people friendly telecom services in the nation since long time. The organization has
enjoyed monopoly in the telecom market and got policy privilege during long period. The
scenario has completely changed after recent entry of telecom operators in the market. As
those companies are involved in business of various telecom services the natural monopoly
enjoyed by Nepal telecom tends to be ended. In the emerging liberalized policy that the
government should not involve in the profit motive business except the sensitive affairs
and facilitating jobs, private and multinational companies were established in the various
part of the nation. Similarly the public enterprises were made private by making them
private company or public limited company. In this scenario, Nepal Telecom a state owned
enterprise is going to issue it’s share to the public as a public limited company. In this
context the analysis of financial health of Nepal Telecom as a largest business enterprise
Nepal Telecom as a state owned enterprise; it is complicated to assess the efficiency with
its socio economic development goals but every organization should have sound financial
health to be efficient in the utilization and management of the resources. Proper collection,
utilization and management of the fund is financial management. To make assurance of the
strong financial operation of the company, the empirical analysis called financial
As most of the organization depends heavily upon the external and internal information,
is on the process of industrialization and people have the demand of new and new
of NT services and it does have a little market competition. Despite the fact NT has not
The Balance sheet shows the huge amount of cash and bank balance lying idle. Volume of
sundry debtors seems to be very large. Various studies related to the NT pointed out the
problem of its outstanding debt collection and high liquidity position. Further suggestion
is that NT management should estimate immediate required funds and either invest all the
excess fund in marketable securities, or use that fund in refunding debt as the interest it
pays for loan for capital investment is less than the rate of earning in liquid fund. Studies
Thus the problem toward which this study is directed is assessment of financial operation
of Nepal Telecom. So, the present research tries to solve the following research questions:-
Financial analysis may not provide exact answer to these questions but it does indicate
manner. The main objective is to assess the strengths and weakness of Nepal Telecom. The
To study the relation between sales with total cost, sales with Investment with
profit.
Telecom
business enterprise. Poor financial management affects adversely on liquidity, turnover and
the major strengths and weakness of a business enterprise. It indicates whether a firm has
enough funds to meet the obligation, a reasonable accounts receivable collection period,
an efficient inventory management policy, sufficient plant property and equipment and
adequate capital structure, all of which are necessary if a firm is to achieve the goal of
maximizing shareholder's wealth. Financial analysis can also be used to assess a firm's
near future as private players are already entered and there is open door to further enter.
The government is going to participate to the private sector in its ownership. So the
concerned parties are looking over its performance with keen interest. As a state owned
enterprise it has the obligation of socio economic development with its profitability
stakeholders and draw attention of concerned management regarding what can be done for
further strengthening the financial position. Further it will be important for the following
Further researchers
Government
There are some limitations while undergoing this study. The main limitations of the study
are:
eyes view, the other area such as Marketing, Human Resource, Research and
Development aspects are also the combined input to measure the overall efficiency.
Secondary data will be collected from annual reports of the concerned enterprises,
so the study suffers from all those limitations that are associated with these reports.
The study will make the analysis of financial performance of Nepal Telecom; it
The study will be divided in the following five chapters as prescribed by the university.
Chapter I : Introduction
First Chapter focuses on general background of the study. It deals with major issues to be
investigated along with general background of the study, statement of problem, objective of
study with organization of the study. This chapter signifies the rational of this study.
Second chapter will deal with conceptual consideration and review of related literature which
provide a framework with the help of which the study has been accomplished. In this chapter
chapter includes research design, nature and sources of data, population and samples, method
The fourth chapter will explain the techniques used in analyzing the collected data and its
presentation in the descriptive and analytical manner. This chapter also deals with the
The fifth chapter will consist of summary, conclusion, and recommendation of the study.
CHAPTER-II
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
The review of literature basically highlights the existing literature and research work
related to the present research being conducted with the view of finding out what had been
already explained by the authors and researchers and how the current research adds further
benefits to the field of research. This review of literature had been classified into three
subgroups as follow.
Theoretical review
Finance is concerned with those activities related to money. Previously finance was limited
for procurement of long term fund. Due to industrialization, technological innovations and
intense competition, there has been a vast change in the philosophy of management.
"Financial management is that managerial activity which is concerned with planning and
organization. It is closely related to the decision making. In the modern context, it gives
vital support for the investment decisions, financing decisions and dividend decisions.
Financial performance analysis is undergone with the help of periodically made financial
The Financial Statements are the means of presentation of a firm's financial condition and
basically consist of two types of statements - The Balance Sheet & Income Statement.
These are prepared to report the overall business activities as well as financial status of the
firm for a specified period to its stakeholders. These contain summary of information
responsible for preparing these statements. “The basic objective of financial statements is
to assist in decision making. The analysis and interpretation of financial statements depend
on the nature and type of information available there in” (Panday, 2004: 31).
Hence financial statement refers to any formal and original statement that discloses the
financial information related to any business concern during a period. The income
statements and balance sheet usually prepared at the end of each financial year show the
firm’s position.
A) Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is one of the basic financial statements of an enterprise. It is also called the
fundamental accounting report. As the name suggests, the balance sheet provide
usually end of the financial year. It can be visualized as a snapshot of the financial status
moment of time, usually at the end of the financial year. Balance sheet is a financial
purchase of assets on particular date and information regarding various sources of funds
acquired by the business concern to finance these assets and also the different sources of
B) Income Statement
Income statement is designed to portray the performance of the business firm for specific
period of time i.e. for a year or month or quarter. The business revenues and expenses
resulting from the accomplishment of the firms operation are shown in the income
time. It shows the summary of revenues, expenses and net income or loss of a firm for a
particular period of time. Income statement also serves as a true measure of the firm’s
2.1.2Financial Analysis
and profit and loss statement and other operative data (Pandey,1999:96)
In the word of Myer, '"Financial statement analysis is largely a study of relationship among
the various financial factors in a business as disclosed by a single set of statements and a
study of the trends of these factors as shown in a series of statement,”(Myer,1961:4).
Financial statement analysis involves the use of various financial statements. These
statements perform several things. First, the balance sheet summarizes the assets, liabilities
and owner’s equity of a business at a moment in time, usually the end of a year or a quarter.
Next, the income statement summarizes the revenues and expenses of the firm over a
particular period of time, again usually a year or quarter. While the balance sheet represents
a snapshot of the firm’s financial position at a moment in time, the income statement
depicts a summary of the firm’s profitability over time. From these two statements certain
derivate statements can be produced, such as statement of retained earnings, a sources and
uses of funds statements and a statement of cash flows etc. (Van Horne, 1996:56).
"Financial analysis is the process of identifying the financial strengths and weaknesses of
the firm by properly establishing relationship between the items of the balance sheet and
profit and loss account. (Pandey, 2004:560). Analyzing financial statements is a process of
investors and creditors as well as potential investors and creditors to teach conclusion about
the recent and current status of a corporation” The checking of financial performance in a
business deserves much attention in carrying out the financial position. It also requires to
retrospective analysis for the purpose of evaluating the wisdom and efficiency of financial
planning. Analyzing of what has happened should be of great value in improving the
standards, techniques and procedures of financial control involved in carrying out finance
function.
The four basic statements contained in the annual report are the balance sheet, the income
statement the statement of the retained earnings and the statement of cash flows. Investors
use the information contained in these statements to form expectations about the future
levels of earnings and dividends and about the risks of these expected values. Financial
statement analysis generally begins with the calculation of a set of a financial ratios
designed to reveal the relative strength and weakness of a company as compared to other
companies in the same industry, and to show whether the firm's position bas been
improving or deteriorating over time. (Weston, 1996:306). Financial analysis is that sort of
calculation which is done with the help of annual report. And the annual report would
contain the essentials for such analysis. So the data retrieved from the annual report is
It is both an analytical and judgmental process that helps answer questions that have been
properly posed. Therefore, it is means to end. Apart from the specific analytical answer,
the solutions to financial problems and issues depend significantly on the views of the
parties involved, the related importance of the issue and on the nature and reliability of the
critical and comparative evaluation of the profitability and financial health of a given
business and the predictions about the future potential for achieving expected or desired
results(Jain,1996:36- 37).
The analysis and interpretation of financial statement depicts the actual position of a firm
regarding the objectives of that firm within a specified period of time. "Financial appraisal
is a process of synthesis and summarization of financial and operative data with a view to
Wessel.
According to Man Mohan "The main function of financial analysis is the pinpointing of
the strengths and weakness of a business undertaking by regrouping and analysis of figures
examining their contents. This can be used by financial managers as the basis to plan future
other firms in the same line of business which often is identified by the firm's industry
classification. Generally speaking, the analysis is used to determine the firm's financial
position in order to identify its current strengths and weakness and to suggest actions that
might enable the firm to take advantage of the strengths and correct its
weaknesses."(Weston, 1996:78)
There are few researches that have been made in the areas of financial performance of
NTC. Most of the researches have not been fully able to explain the financial condition of
this organization. Thus an attempt has been made to review the available thesis, which is
relevant to this study. Most research works have been done in the areas of manufacturing.
Adhikari (1995), on his unpublished thesis "An Evaluation of financial Position of Nepal
To analyze, examine and interpret the financial position of NTC by using various
techniques.
corporation.
♦ Liquidity position
There is no serious liquidity problem in NTC. The current Ratio of NTC is 1.15 times. The
current assets of NTC are greater than current liabilities in each fiscal year. It shows the
better liquidity position of NTC. But it does not mean that there is not any liquidity problem
in NTC. The current Ratio is affected by the huge amount of sundry debtors. The
coefficient of correlation between current assets and current liabilities is 0.9904 and the
probable error of the correlation is .0089. This means that both the variables are positively
correlated and the corporation has been following a uniform policy to finance current assets
NTC has invested the huge amount in purchasing the fixed assets but the revenue
generating ability is very low in comparison to investment, which is only 0.04 times. This
There is increasing trend in the size of total assets but it is not significant. The total assets
turnover ratio is very low. On an average, the total assets turnover ratio is only 0.22 times.
Therefore, it can be said that the management of NTC is not able to utilize the assets
properly.
♦ Receivables Management
From the analysis of financial statement, we know that sundry debtors are the most
sensitive sector for the management of NTC. In an average, the collection period is 132
days. Only in two fiscal years, the collection period is below the average debt collection
period and in other three years the collection period is highly greater than the standard debt
collection period. Because the receivables are taking long period to be collected, there is
very low debtor's turnover ratio. Therefore, it can be inferred that the firm is not adopting
proper receivables management policy. When referred to NTC management, it has set 90
CHAPTER - III
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Introduction
The basic objective of the study is to appraise the true picture of the financial performance
Financial analysis is the process of identifying the financial strengths and weakness of the
firm by properly establishing the relationships between capital and assets of the
organization. Financial analysis plays an important role in finding the real picture of
The purposeful methodology has been followed for the fulfillment of the stated objectives.
The methodology consists of research design, nature and sources of data, data collection
procedure, data processing, sample and population and tabulation and analytical tools used.
A human nature is so curious and always wants to do something new and different. For
this, several questions raises in his mind and to get the answers, he should gather
information from different sources and analyze them to get the result. The researcher for
gaining the knowledge about method of goal achievement, when we desire, is know as
answer to research questions. The research will be based on recent historical data as well
as primary source of information. The study will explore the financial position of Nepal
Telecom. The financial position refers to the amount of resources i.e. assets and liabilities
of the company on the specific period and the results of their utilization. To conduct the
study both descriptive and analytical research approaches has been adopted. Descriptive
suggestion of the study whereas analytical approach will be followed for the presentation
and analysis of data. Thus the study is analytical as well as exploratory in nature. The data
will be analyzed on the basis of standard financial formulas used in the book of financial
management.
As the study concerns to the financial position of Nepal Telecom, the study will to draw
conclusion by analyzing yearly financial statement of the organization. Thus the entire
fiscal years are considers as the population and the five years from 2013/14 to 2017/18 will
The main source of data for the purpose of this study is the published financial statements
of Nepal Telecom. The study will be based on the secondary data. However a good effort
has been made to draw the vital information by gathering and analyzing primary source of
information. It constitutes mostly the annual reports, which comprises balance sheet and
profit and loss account statement. Information has also been supplemented from various
publication of Nepal Telecom. All other available published and unpublished material
concerning the study as well as some journal abstracts will also be used in the study. The
data has been processed through editing, coding and classification of the collected data.
Present data have been analyzed using various analytical as well as descriptive financial
and statistical tools. The reliability of the study and its findings depends upon the mainly
on secondary data
Nepal
Telephone inquiries
The main sources of data are secondary and they will be collected directly from official
records and published statements. The researcher will consult concerned officials for data
and information. Verification and clarification of data has been done through discussion
The balance sheet, income statements and the profit and loss accounts of the company for
5 years will be collected for the convenience of the study. Then all the raw data will be
processed and presented in tabular form with the help of simple arithmetic rules. Entire
raw data will be converted into approximate and condensed in the form of consolidated
balance sheet and income statement. Most of the data will be compiled in one form and
processed and interpreted as per the need of the study. The secondary type of data is
presented for the analytical purpose after the tabulation of data. This type of data processing
will help to present the clear situation of financial position of Nepal Telecom.
important financial as well as statistical tools and techniques will be used for the analysis.
The major tool employed for the analysis of this study is the ratio analysis that establishes
the quantitative relationship of two variables of the financial statements. Ratio Analysis is
the basic tool used for the study and is considered to be the powerful tool of financial
analysis. Beside ratio analysis, various other financial tools and statistical tools have been
studied.
CHAPTER – IV
PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
4.1 Introduction
This chapter will highlight the financial position of Nepal Telecom. The tools used for the
purpose of analysis have been discussed in detail in research methodology. Some financial
and statistical tools have been used to evaluate the financial position of NT. The financial
tool includes ratio analysis between various variables whereas the statistical tools include
Correlation and regression analysis between the variables. The measure variables like
assets, liabilities, sales, debt, and equity are taken for the analysis. Moreover the variables
affecting to the financial performance are also considered in the study. The analysis is made
through the data presentation and various financial ratios reflecting the relationship among
The main objective of this study is to examine the financial position/performance of NTC.
To meet this objective, it is essential to present, analyze and interpret data contained in
annual reports of NTC. The annual reports include balance sheet and Income statement
along with their supporting schedules. Analysis and interpretation of data is an attempt to
find - out the implications and the significance of past activities/decisions in the light of
present position and future prospect and to make suggestion for future action. In this study,
the data are presented, analyzed and interpreted on the basis of research questions. The
the firm.
The different types of tools and techniques that have been used to analyze the data are as
follows:
Ratio Analysis
Trend Analysis
Correlation/Regression Analysis
CHAPTER V
Introduction of liberalized economic policy in Nepal gradually facilitated the private sector
investment as a result multinational companies also showed their presence. Further more
public enterprises started to be privatized. Such trend couldn’t also remain intact without
Corporation has been changed to Nepal Doorsanchar Company limited in 2061 BS under
the company act. It’s popularly known commercial name is “Nepal Telecom”. Although
Nepal Telecom has been established under the company act and its 92.2% ownership has
been held by Nepal Government, 5% has its employee & 3.8% has the general public.
5.2 Conclusion
Nepal Telecom has better performance than other state owned enterprise of Nepal, in the
sense that it is such a state owned enterprise, which is operating under the net profit margin
since the establishment of NTC. Financial statement of the company shows that the Gross
Revenue as well as Net Profit has increased to a tune of higher rate. The overall short-term
solvency position of NTC is satisfactory. Perhaps, because of the service nature of its
operation, NTC has maintained low level of inventory compared with other current assets
components.
Fixed Assets Turnover/utilization seems to be improving over time. But it is still far below
1.00 which should make management not to be complacent. The performance of current
assets in terms of volume generation was so poor over time that the improvement in
performance of fixed assets could not compensate it. That's why the Total Assets Turnover
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