FOW 11_Chapter 26 (1)
FOW 11_Chapter 26 (1)
FINANCE
Session 6
CHAPTER 26:
Short-term financing &
Working Capital Management
Part 1
Tracing Cash &
Net Working Capital (NWC)
Net Working Capital (NWC)
Working capital, also called net working capital (NWC),
represents the difference between a company’s current asset and
current liabilities
Current assets are cash and other assets that are expected to convert to cash
within one year
Four of the most important current asset items found in balance sheet:
Cash and cash equivalents
Marketable securities
Accounts receivable
Inventory
Net Working Capital (NWC)
NWC = Current assets - Current liabilities
Current liabilities are obligations that are expected to require cash payment
within one year
Also:
Net Working Capital = (Cash + Other Current Assets) - Current Liabilities
(Cash + Other Current Assets) - Current Liabilities + Fixed Assets = Long-term Debt + Equity
Cash = Long-term Debt + Equity + Current Liabilities - Other (non-cash) Current Assets - Fixed Assets
Tracing Cash
Cash = Long-term Debt + Equity + Current Asset - Other (non-cash) Current Assets - Fixed Assets
Sources of cash always involve increasing a liability (or equity) account or decreasing an asset account
Uses of cash involve decreasing a liability by paying it off or increasing assets by purchasing something
Exercises
Indicate the impact of the following corporate actions on cash, sung the letter
I for an increase, D for a decrease, or N when no change occurs
a) a dividend is paid with funds received from a sale of debt
b) Real estate is purchased and paid for with short-term debt
c) Inventory is bought on credit
d) A short-term bank loan is repaid
e) Next year’s taxes are repaid
f) Preferref stock is redeemed
g) Sales are made on credit
h) Interest on long-term debt is paid
i) Payments for previous sales are collected
j) The accounts payable balance is reduced
Part 2
The Operating Cycle &
The Cash Cycle
The Operating Cycle
The product begins life as inventory, it is converted to a receivable when it is sold, and it is finally
converted to cash when we collect from sale
Operating cycle
Operating cycle: The average length of time between when a firm originally purchases its
inventory and when it receives the cash back from selling its product.
Inventory period
Inventory period: The time the firm takes to acquire and sell the inventory
Accounts payable period: The time the firm takes to acquire and pay for inventory
We spend cash on Day 30, but we don‘t collect until Day 105
=> We have to arrange finance the $1000 for 105 - 30 = 75 days
=> Cash Cycle
The need for short-term financial management is suggested by the gap between the cash
inflows and the cash outflows.
Borrowing or by holding a liquidity reserve in the form of cash or marketable securities
Changing the inventory, receivable, and payable periods.
Calculating The Operating Cycle
Operating cycle = Inventory period + Accounts receivable period
Calculating The Cash Cycle
Cash cycle = Operating cycle - Account payable period
Exercise
Collections in the first quarter of the current fiscal year = $100 million
Cash budgeting
The Morning Jolt Coffee Company has projected the following quarterly sales
amounts for the coming year:
a) Accounts receivable at the beginning of the year are $335. The company has a 45-day
collection period. Calculate cash collections in each of the four quarters by completing the
following
Cash budgeting
Cash budgeting
Sales for the 1st quarter of the year after this one are projected at $180 million. Accounts receivable at the beginning of the year were
$71 million. Wildcat has a 45-day collection period.
Wildcat’s purchases from suppliers in a quarter are equal to 45 percent of the next quarter’s forecast sales, and suppliers are normally paid
in 36 days. Wages, taxes, and other expenses run about 25 percent of sales. Interest and dividends are $14 million per quarter.
Wildcat plans a major capital outlay in the second quarter of $85 million. Finally, the company started the year with a $54 million cash
balance and wishes to maintain a $30 million minimum balance.