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Public Audit Act, 2004 (Act No. 25 of 2004)

Memorandum of Agreement (2020)

Annexure A

B. Criteria: Financial Performance Indicators

B.1. Cash coverage

 

Description:

The Ratio indicates the auditees ability to meet at least its monthly fixed operating commitments from cash and short-term investment without collecting any additional revenue, during that month.
The Ratio is adjusted for Unspent Conditional Grants as the cash is not available for normal Municipal day-to-day operational expenditure but rather reserved for Grant related expenditure.

 

This indicator assesses—

how many months an auditee can continue to operate without inflows of additional cash; and
whether adequate cash is available to meet its operating expenditure requirements.

 

Calculation

((Cash and Cash Equivalents - Unspent Conditional Grants - Overdraft) + Short Term Investment)/Monthly Fixed Operational Expenditure excluding (Depreciation, Amortization, and Provision for Bad Debts, Impairment and Loss on Disposal of Assets)).

 

Score

Rating

Score 3

Less than 1 month

Score 2

Between 1 and 3 months

Score 1

More than 3 months of operational expenditure