Question

Common Size Income statement
	2017		2016
	$M	Percentage	$M	Percentage
Operating revenue	2319	100%	2375	100%
Operating expenses	-1666	-71.84%	-1725	-72.63%
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation,changes in fair value of hedges and other signifcant items(EBITDAF)	653	28.16%	650	27.37%
Depreciation and amortisation	-264	-11.38%	-236	-9.94%
Impairment of assets	-10	-0.43%	-4	-0.17%
Loss on sale of assets	-4	-0.17%	-1	-0.04%
Net change in fair value of electricity and other hedges	-76	-3.28%	-15	-0.63%
Operating profit	299	12.89%	402	16.93%
Finance Cost	79	3.41%	80	3.37%
Interest Income	2	0.09%	2	0.08%
Net change in fair value of treasury instruments	55	2.37%	-68	-2.86%
Net profit before tax	277	11.94%	256	10.78%
Income tax expense	-80	-3.45%	-71	-2.99%
Net proft after tax attributed to the shareholders of the parentcompany	197	8.50%	185	7.79%
Earnings per share (EPS) attributed to ordinary equityholders of the parent	cents		cents
Basic and diluted earnings per share	7.7	0.33%	7.2	0.30%

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME STATEMENT

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME STATEMENT

2017

2016

$M

Percentage

$M

Percentage

Net profit after tax

197

8.50%

185

7.79%

Other comprehensive income

Intems that will not be reclassifed to profit or loss

Asset revaluation

428

18.46%

889

37.43%

Defferred tax on the above item

-120

-5.17%

-248

-10.44%

Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss

308

641

Net gain on cash flow hedges

2

0.09%

Exchange differences arising from translation of foreignoperation

1

0.04%

-23

-0.97%

Income tax on the above items

3

0.13%

-23

-0.97%

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax

311

13.41%

618

26.02%

Total comprehensice income for the year, net of tax attributedto shareholders of parent company

508

21.91%

803

33.81%

BALANCE SHEET
	2017		2016
	$M	Percentage	$M	Percentage
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	80	0.92%	118	1.38%
Trade receivables	260	3.00%	194	2.27%
Financial Instruments	59	0.68%	71	0.83%
Other assets	32	0.37%	23	0.27%
Total Current Assets	432	5.00%	406	5.00%
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment	7961	91.88%	7771	91.02%
Intangible assets	58	0.67%	47	0.55%
Deferred tax	43	0.50%	40	0.47%
Financial Instruments	172	1.98%	274	3.21%
Total non-current assets	8234	95.00%	8132	95.00%
Total assets	8665	100.00%	8538	100.00%
Current Liabilities
Payables and accuals	296	3.42%	205	2.40%
Employee entitlements	15	0.17%	15	0.18%
Current portion of termborrowings	170	1.96%	214	2.51%
Finance lease payable	1	0.01%	1	0.01%
Financial Instruments	67	0.77%	48	0.56%
Current tax payable	30	0.35%	30	0.35%
Total current Liabilities	579	6.68%	513	6.01%
Non-current liabilities
Term borrowings	1022	11.79%	1000	11.71%
Deferred tax	1710	19.73%	1617	18.94%
Provisions	9	0.10%	8	0.09%
Finance lease payable	46	0.53%	47	0.55%
Financial Instruments	124	1.43%	203	2.38%
Term payables	93	1.07%	100	1.17%
Total non-current liabilities	3004	34.67%	2975	34.84%
Total liabilities	3583	41.35%	3488	40.85%
Net assets	5082	58.65%	5050	59.15%
Shareholders' equity
Share capital	1598	18.44%	1597	18.70%
Reserves	3484	40.21%	3453	40.44%
Total shareholders' equity	5082	58.65%	5050	59.15%

Using the following financial ratiosfor 2016 and 2017 periods, and other associated

information available in the publicdomain, assess the financial health of MEL from the

view of an investor.

Liquidity ratios

b) Asset management efficiencyratios

c) Profitability ratios

d) Market ratios

Assume you are a banker evaluating aloan request from Meridian Energy Limited

(MEL) for $220 million. ConsideringMEL’s recent earnings announcements and

earnings forecast updates, what wouldbe your concerns in deciding on approval or

denial of the loan request? Use thecompany’s capital structure ratios for 2016 and 2017

in your explanation.