Aspects and elements related to Working Capital Management ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prepared by: Ahmed O. Sultan - An important responsibility of the financial manager is overseeing the firm ’s day to day financial activities. This area of finance known as Working capital management‚ is concerned with management of the firm ’s current accounts to achieve his goal which is the balance between profit and risk that maximizes
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1.1 WORKING CAPITAL CONCEPTS Business activity Business activity is dynamic in character and subject to wide fluxions. The movement from working capital to income and profits and back to working capital is one of the most important characteristics of business administration. This operation is concerned with the deployment of funds with the hope that they will generate returns‚ rendering an additional amount called profit. If the operations of an enterprise are to run smoothly‚ proper relation
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Intro) Net working capital F S Answer: b EASY 1. Net working capital‚ defined as current assets minus the sum of payables and accruals‚ is equal to the current ratio minus the quick ratio. a. True b. False (16 Intro) Net working capital F S Answer: b EASY 2. Net working capital is defined as current assets divided by current liabilities. a. True b. False (16 Intro) Days of working capital F S Answer: a EASY 3. Days of working capital is the amount of net operating working capital required per
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WORKING CAPITAL SIMULATION LT10 – B PHASE 1: SELECTION CRITERIA: In selecting what option to select the team came up with the following criteria: 1.) Selected option should lead to a reduction in working capital requirement and reduce short term debt in the process. 2.) Selected option should reduce the Cash Conversion Cycle. 3.) Selected option should free up locked capital in receivables and inventories. 4.) Selected option should lead to a zero working capital policy in the
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A SUMMER TRAINING PROJECT REPORT ON WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AT JUMPS AUTO INDUSTIES LTD. Submitted in the partial fulfillment for the degree of MASTER OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT {2011-2013} FACULTY OF COMMERCE B.H.U. Under Supervision Of Submitted By: Mr. P. C. PANT NIKHIL KUMAR GUPTA Accounts& Finance manager MFM (final) Jumps auto industries
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analysis and interpretation Introduction to working capital “Working Capital is the Life-Blood and Controlling Nerve Center of a business” The working capital management precisely refers to management of current assets. A firm’s working capital consists of its investment in current assets‚ which include short-term assets such as: Cash and bank balance‚ Inventories‚ Receivables (including debtors and bills)‚ Marketable securities. Working capital is commonly defined as the difference between
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Management Of Working Capital Introduction Working Capital-Definition Working Capital is the cash needed to pay for the day to day operation of the business. Along with long term investments ‚ business also needs funds for short-term purposes to finance current operations. Investment in short term assets like cash‚ inventories‚ debtors etc.‚ is called ‘Short-term Funds’ or ‘Working Capital’. Hence‚ the management of Working Capital is very important
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Dell’s Working Capital The Case: Dell Computers Corporation has been growing faster than its competitors. It has revolutionized the PC industry by providing customized laptops & notebooks to its customers in a few days at competitive prices. It did so by building computers after it received customer’s orders. This enabled Dell to swiftly roll out new products‚ maintain lower inventory & respond quickly to market needs. It generated more cash due to low cash conversion cycle. Low inventory coupled
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Capital Expenditure vs Working Capital Capital expenditures are money spent by a company to acquire long-term assets. It is neither for short-term gain nor can be easily translated into cash. These investments are inevitable to ensure the continuing business operations and also for future expansion of the company. Types of Capital Expenditures Typically‚ capital expenditure refers to the expenses that a company incurred to purchase tangible fixed assets and intangible assets. Additionally
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Dell’s Competitive Advantage Funding 52% Growth in 1996 Funding 50% Growth in 1997 3 Conclusion 5 Exhibits Exhibit 1: Dell’s Annual Worldwide Sales Dollar Growth Versus Industry Exhibit 2: DSI Comparison of Dell‚ IBM‚ and Compaq Exhibit 3: Working Capital Financial Ratios for Dell Exhibit 4: Percent of Dell Computer Systems Sales by Microprocessor Exhibit 5: Profit & Loss Statements for Dell Computer Corporation Exhibit 6: Balance Sheets for Dell Computer Corporation Exhibit 7: Projected Balance
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