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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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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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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Efficient working capital management is an integral component of the overall corporate strategy to create shareholder value. Working capital is the result of the time lag between the expenditure for the purchase of raw materials and the collection for the sale of the finished product. The continuing flow of cash from suppliers to inventory to accounts receivable and back into cash is usually referred to as the cash conversion cycle. The way in which working capital is managed can have a significant
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Team learning. Hackman (1983) defines team as a social system that consists of at least two members who share responsibility for a team product or service‚ recognize themselves as a group and are recognized as such by others as well. According to Senge (1990‚ p.220)‚ “Team learning is the process of aligning and developing the capacity of a team to create the results its members‚ truly desire. It builds on the discipline of developing shared vision. It also builds on personal mastery‚ for talented
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A PROJECT REPORT ON WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT IN SWARAJ MAZDA LIMITED (AN INDO-JAPANESE LCV’S) [pic] SUBMITTED BY: NAMRATA CHECKER ROLL NO: E066028 (MBA) CHITKARA BUSINESS SCHOOL CHANDIGARH PUNJAB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY PREFACE Practical training is an important part of the theoretical studies. It is of an immense importance in
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Working with Working Capital Management Multi-Line Industry Conglomerates Family Firms In GCC Countries Abstract: An efficient Working Capital Management (WCM) has a significant effect toward the creation of a firm’s value. It is a fact that financial managers in the firms used to give concentration on managing long-term financial decisions‚ specially capital structure‚ investment decisions‚ company valuation & dividends decisions. Only little attention was given to managing the short-term
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Effective Working Capital Management in Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) Kehinde James Sunday Dept of Accounting and Finance‚ Lagos State University Ojo‚ Nigeria E-mail: pastorkehindebox@yahoo.com Received: November 15‚ 2010 Accepted: August 10‚ 2011 doi:10.5539/ijbm.v6n9p271 Abstract The need to main effective working capital management within Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) remain pivotal to solvency and liquidity of SMES. Most SMES do not care about their working capital position
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A STUDY ON “WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT” OF ITI FINANCIAL LIMITED Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree “BACHELOR OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT” BY SAMRIN PARVEEN NMKRV COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (AUTONOMOUS) JAYANAGAR III BLOCK BANGALORE- 5600011 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This project would not be possible‚ without the omnipresence support and help of many. I wish to profound my gratitude to a few. I extend my deepest of gratitude to‚ Mrs. SANGEETHA NIKKAM‚ my project
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Business and Social Science Vol. 2 No. 22; December 2011 Analyzing the Impact of Working Capital Management on the Profitability of SME’s in Pakistan Mustafa Afeef Lecturer Iqra National University Phase 2‚ Hayatabad‚ Peshawar Pakistan Abstract Working Capital Management has an overriding impact on a firm’s profit performance. However‚ it is expected that an efficient management of working capital might have a more profound impact on profitability of small enterprises than on the performance
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