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Corporate Finance. Prof.Dimple Pandey dimple.pandey@nmims.edu. Working Capital. Money available to the company for day to day operations It plays a vital role in keeping the wheel of the business running. Working Capital- Determinants. Nature of Business Size of Business
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Corporate Finance Prof.Dimple Pandey dimple.pandey@nmims.edu
Working Capital • Money available to the company for day to day operations • It plays a vital role in keeping the wheel of the business running
Working Capital- Determinants • Nature of Business • Size of Business • Production Cycle Process • Credit Policy or Terms of Purchase and Sales • Growth and Expansion • Scarce Availability of Raw Materials • Profit Level • Dividend Policy • Availability of Credit
Concept of working capital • Gross Working Capital- total current assets • Significance • Optimum Investment in Current Assets • Financing of Current Assets • Net Working Capital- the excess of current assets over current liabilities represents net working capital • Significance • Maintaining Liquidity Position • To decide upon the Extent of Long-term Capital in Financing Current Assets
Why it matters? Common measure - Liquidity - Efficiency - Over all Health of the organization
Calculation of Working Capital • Step 1 : Estimate the cash cost of various current assets required by the firm. • Step 2 : Deduct the spontaneous current liabilities from the cash cost of current assets Working Capital = Total Current Assets – Total Current Liabilities