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PRINCIPLES OF WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
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Topics
• Concept of working capital• Operating and cash conversion cycle• Permanent and variable working capital• Balanced working capital• Determinants of working capital• Issues I working capital management• Estimating working capital• Policies of working capital finance
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Concepts of Working Capital
• Gross working capital (GWC)
GWC refers to the firm’s total investment in current assets.
Current assets are the assets which can be converted into cash within an accounting year (or operating cycle) and include cash, short-term securities, debtors, (accounts receivable or book debts) bills receivable and stock (inventory).
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Concepts of Working Capital
• Net working capital (NWC).• NWC refers to the difference between current
assets and current liabilities. • Current liabilities (CL) are those claims of
outsiders which are expected to mature for payment within an accounting year and include creditors (accounts payable), bills payable, and outstanding expenses.
• NWC can be positive or negative. – Positive NWC = CA > CL– Negative NWC = CA < CL
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Concepts of Working Capital• GWC focuses on
– Optimisation of investment in current– Financing of current assets
• NWC focuses on – Liquidity position of the firm– Judicious mix of short-term and long-tern financing
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Operating Cycle
• Operating cycle is the time duration required to convert sales, after the conversion of resources into inventories, into cash. The operating cycle of a manufacturing company involves three phases:– Acquisition of resources such as raw material,
labour, power and fuel etc.– Manufacture of the product which includes
conversion of raw material into work-in-progress into finished goods.
– Sale of the product either for cash or on credit. Credit sales create account receivable for collection.
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• The length of the operating cycle of a manufacturing firm is the sum of:
• inventory conversion period (ICP).• Debtors (receivable) conversion period
(DCP).
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• Inventory conversion period is the total time needed for producing and selling the product. Typically, it includes:
• raw material conversion period (RMCP)• work-in-process conversion period
(WIPCP)• finished goods conversion period (FGCP)
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• The debtors conversion period is the time required to collect the outstanding amount from the customers.
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• Creditors or payables deferral period (CDP) is the length of time the firm is able to defer payments on various resource purchases.
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• Gross operating cycle (GOC)The total of inventory conversion period and debtors conversion period is referred to as gross operating cycle (GOC).
• Net operating cycle (NOC)NOC is the difference between GOC and CDP.
• Cash conversion cycle (CCC)CCC is the difference between NOP and non-cash items like depreciation.
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Determinants of Working Capital
• Nature of business• Market and demand • Technology and manufacturing policy• Credit policy• Supplies’ credit• Operating efficiency• Inflation
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Issues in Working Capital Management• Levels of current assets• Current assets to fixed assets• Liquidity Vs. profitability• Cost trade-off
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Estimating Working capital
• Current assets holding period • To estimate working capital requirements on
the basis of average holding period of current assets and relating them to costs based on the company’s experience in the previous years. This method is essentially based on the operating cycle concept.
• Ratio of sales • To estimate working capital requirements as a
ratio of sales on the assumption that current assets change with sales.
• Ratio of fixed investment • To estimate working capital requirements as a
percentage of fixed investment.
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Working Capital Finance Policies
• Matching• Conservative• Aggressive
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Working capital financing policies• Moderate – Match the maturity of the assets with
the maturity of the financing.• Aggressive – Use short-term financing to finance
permanent assets.• Conservative – Use permanent capital for
permanent assets and temporary assets.
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Moderate financing policy
Years
Lower dashed line would be more aggressive.
$
Perm C.A.
Fixed Assets
Temp. C.A.
S-TLoans
L-T Fin:Stock,Bonds,Spon. C.L.
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Conservative financing policy
$
Years
Perm C.A.
Fixed Assets
Marketable securities Zero S-T
Debt
L-T Fin:Stock,Bonds,Spon. C.L.
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Impact on Risk
• Decreasing cash reduces the firm’s ability to meet its financial obligations. More risk!
• Stricter credit policies reduce receivables and possibly lose sales and customers. More risk!
• Lower inventory levels increase stockouts and lost sales. More risk!
Optimal Amount (Level) of Current Assets
0 25,000 50,000OUTPUT (units)
ASSE
T L
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($)
Current Assets
Policy C
Policy A
Policy B
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Impact on Risk
Risk AnalysisPolicy Risk A Low B Average C High
Risk increases as the level of current assets
are reduced.
Optimal Amount (Level) of Current Assets
0 25,000 50,000OUTPUT (units)
ASSE
T L
EV
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($)
Current Assets
Policy C
Policy A
Policy B
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Classifications of Working Capital
• Time– Permanent– Temporary
Components Cash, marketable securities,
receivables, and inventory
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• Permanent or fixed working capitalA minimum level of current assets, which is continuously required by a firm to carry on its business operations, is referred to as permanent or fixed working capital.
• Fluctuating or variable working capital The extra working capital needed to support the changing production and sales activities of the firm is referred to as fluctuating or variable working capital.
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Permanent Working Capital
The amount of current assets required to meet a firm’s long-term minimum
needs.
Permanent current assets
TIME
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Temporary Working Capital
The amount of current assets that varies with seasonal requirements.
Permanent current assets
TIME
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LLA
R A
MO
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Temporary current assets
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Working Capital Finance Policies
• Long-term• Short-term• Spontaneous
Short-term Vs. Long-term financing Cost Flexibility Risk
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