WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT: Investment Decisions for Current Assets Compiled by Dr D. M. L. Kasilo (MBA‚ CPA‚ PhD) 1 Working Capital: What is it? 1.1 Introduction As a matter of principal‚ any understanding of financial management theories and best practices depends much on ones understanding of the balance sheet model. Figure 1‚ is adopted to facilitate discussions on working capital management practices. Figure 1:The Balance Sheet Model? Financial
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Indian telecom industry was set up in 1948‚ in technology capital Bangalore. ITI limited is the country’s premier public sector unit with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities at six locations; Bangalore in Karnataka‚ Naini‚ Rae Bareli‚ Mankapur in Uttar Pradesh‚ Srinagar in J&K and Palakkad in Kerala. The company has in-house R&D centers and its extensive marketing-cum-service outlets are spread across the length and breadth of the country. This is a report about
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Effects of Working Capital Management on the Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya: A Case of Small and Medium Textile Enterprises in Nairobi Central Business District Waheho E. W Abstract Several Kenyan businesses operate in different business sectors of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and contribute wealth to Kenyan economy in terms of value creation. For the success of any Kenyan enterprise‚ the financial management of assets is so crucial. Thus‚ this research
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Training WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT IN SURYACHAKRA POWER CORPORATION LIMITED Submitted to Lovely Professional University In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the award of Degree of Master of Business Administration Submitted by: NITISH REDDY CHELAM REGISTRATION NO.-11202156 DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY JALANDHAR NEW DELHI GT ROAD PHAGWARA PUNJAB 1|Page CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the project report entitled “Working Capital Management
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every firm‚ whether big‚ medium of small‚ needs working capital to carry on its operations and to achieve its targets. Proper management of working capital is an important role of firm’s life. Working capital is essential to maintain the smooth running of business. No business can run successfully without an adequate amount of working capital. Inadequacy of working capital may lead the firm to insolvency and excessive working capital implies idle funds‚ which earns no profits for
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Guidance of Prof. N. Aravindakshan Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of of M.G.UNIVERSITY KOTTAYAM – KERALA March – 2010 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This project is based on the study of working capital management in Arabian Industries LLC‚ An insight view of the project will encompass – what it is all about‚ what it aims to achieve‚ what is its purpose and scope‚ the various methods used for collecting data and their sources‚ including literature
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ground of Study Working Capital refers to that part of the firm’s capital‚ which is required for financing short-term or current assets such a cash marketable securities‚ debtors and inventories. Funds thus‚ invested in current assets keep revolving fast and are constantly converted into cash and this cash flow out again in exchange for other current assets. Working Capital is also known as revolving or circulating capital or short-term capital. Therefore‚ working capital management is the same
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chp-14.qxd 10/18/05 12:48 PM Page 145 CHAPTER 14 Working Capital Management I n the chapters on ‘Planning an SSI Unit’ and ‘ Business Plan’‚ a discussion was made on the fixed capital and the working capital. Every business needs investment to procure fixed assets‚ which remain in use for a longer period. Money invested in these assets is called ‘Long term Funds’ or ‘Fixed Capital’. Business also needs funds for short-term purposes to finance current operations. Investment
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MINIMIZING WORKING CAPITAL Working capital is the key to a successful business. It is like their blood flow and the manager’s job is to help keep it flowing. Under the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles working capital is simply the difference between a company’s Current Assets‚ which are cash‚ inventory‚ accounts receivable and prepaid items‚ and Current Liabilities‚ accounts payable and accrued expenses. Working capital is of major importance to a business because it controls the current
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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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