Transcript Chapter 11

OHT 11.1
Managing working capital
OBJECTIVES
You should be able to:
Identify the main elements of working capital
Discuss the purpose of working capital and the
nature of the working capital cycle
Explain the importance of establishing policies for the
control of working capital
Explain the factors that have to be taken into account
when managing each element of working capital
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OHT 11.2
The nature of working capital
Major elements
Major element
Stocks
Trade creditors
Trade debtors
Cash (in hand
and at bank)
Current assets
Working capital
equals
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Current liabilities
less
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OHT 11.3
The working capital cycle
Cash
sales
Finished
goods
Cash/
bank overdraft
Trade
debtors
Work in
progress
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Raw
materials
Trade
creditors
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OHT 11.4
The management of stocks
Procedures and techniques
Budgeting future demand
Stock management models
Financial ratios
Materials requirements planning
(MRP) systems
Recording and reordering
systems
Just-in-time (JIT) stock
management
Levels of control
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OHT 11.5
ABC method of analysing and
controlling stock
Cumulative
value of
stock items
(%)
A
B
C
Volume of stock items held (%)
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OHT 11.6
Patterns of stock movements
over time
Stock
level
Time
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OHT 11.7
Stockholding and stock order costs
Ordering
costs
Annual
costs
(£)
Total costs
Holding
costs
0
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Stock level (units)
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OHT 11.8
Which customers should receive
credit?
The five Cs of credit
Capital
Capacity
Collateral
Conditions
Character
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Controlling the cash balance
OHT 11.9
Outer limit
Cash
balance
(£)
Inner limit
Target cash balance
Inner limit
Outer limit
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Time (days)
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The operating cash cycle
OHT 11.10
Purchase
of goods
on credit
Payment
for goods
Sale of
goods on
credit
Cash
received
from
debtors
Stockholding
period
Operating cash
cycle
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OHT 11.11
Calculating the operating cash cycle
Average stockholding
period
plus
Average settlement
period for debtors
minus
Average payment
period for creditors
equals
Operating cash cycle
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