Current Position Jones Electrical Distribution (hereinafter Jones Electric) is currently facing an issue with cash flows‚ which will ultimately affect the overall profitability and growth potential for the company. The owner‚ Nelson Jones‚ is diligent in paying his suppliers within ten days in order to capitalize on a two percent early pay discount‚ but in doing so‚ has over-extended cash flows. Though the company has been profitable and growing over the past three years‚ its current lender‚ Metropolitan
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Concept in the Simulation Reference to Concept in Reading Describe the firm ’s cash conversion cycle: Cash inflow "Most firms keep track of the average time it takes customers to pay their bills. From this they can forecast what proportion of a quarter ’s sales is likely to be converted into cash in that quarter and what proportion is likely to be carried over to the next quarter as accounts receivable" (Allen‚ Brealey‚ & Myers 2005). Lawrence having a positive cash balance would have help in the
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these questions only‚ but rather allow yourselves to expand your thinking and analysis of this case. 1. How did Mehta construct his financial forecast? Using the financial forecast‚ prepare to show the “cash cycle” of the firm (i.e.‚ the flow of funds through the working-capital accounts of the firm). 2. Examine the exhibits in the case. On the basis of Mehta’s forecast‚ how much debt will Kota need to arrange for the coming year? Will Kota be able to repay the line of credit this year? 3. Why
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Comparing the financial performance between Wal-Mart and Amazon by the metrics : Return on Equity Ratio(ROE): This ratio demonstrates how efficiently the business is utilizing and deploying the equity‚ either invested in the business or generated by the business‚ to generate profits. ROE= Net income/ avg shahloder equity ROE in Wal-Mart stores is: 2.726840403 A ration of 272.6% would show the business is earning $2.73 in pretax or operating profit for each $1of equity employed in the business
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The Fundamentals of Working Capital Management Working Capital refers to the company’s current or short-lived assets. This includes cash‚ marketable securities‚ notes receivable‚ account receivable‚ inventories and other current assets. Non-current assets are referred to as capital assets. These are long-term assets and are mostly depreciable in nature. In evaluating an investment in capital assets‚ the future cash flows‚ the risk of those cash flows as well as the opportunity cost of the funds
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and has different degrees of reliability. Following are some statements that compare various types of evidence. a. A bank confirmation versus observation of the segregation of duties between cash receipts and recording payment in the accounts receivable subsidiary ledger b. An auditor recalculation of depreciation versus examination of raw material requisitions c. A bank statement included in the entity’s records versus shipping documents d. Physical examination of share certificates
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ATENEO DE DAVAO UNIVERSITY E. Jacinto St.‚ Davao City A Quantitative Study of The Effects of Industry Characteristics on The Working Capital Management Using the Cash Conversion Cycle as The Measure: The Case of The Thirty Largest and Most Active Listed Stocks in the Philippine Stock Exchange Methods of Financial Research Fin 410 TTH 1:00- 2:30 PM Submitted to: Mrs. Marietta Eliot Pampanga Submitted by: Princess Kiezel M. Sultan June 30‚ 2011 I. INTRODUCTION A. Problem
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__________________________ Date: _____________ 1. The maturity date of a note receivable: A) Is the day of the credit sale. B) Is the day the note was signed. C) Is the day the note is due to be paid. D) Is the date of the first payment. E) Is the last day of the month. 2. The amount of bad debt expense can be estimated by: A) The percent of sales method. B) The percent of accounts receivable method. C) The aging of accounts receivable method. D) Only b and c. E) Bad debt expense can be estimated by any of
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was completed as a part of the Harvard Business Simulation. The paper examines three scenarios where managerial decisions were made to pursue risk opportunities‚ reduce liability‚ increase sales‚ and reduce the time of outstanding account receivables in the Cash Cycle. Company Details Sunflower Nutraceuticals (SNC) is a privately held nutraceuticals distributor based in Miami‚ Florida‚ and founded in 2006. SNC started as an internet-based‚ direct-to-consumer distributor and retailer of dietary supplements
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AMT believes that sales will continue to grow at the same rate at 30% annually for the next 5 years. However‚ cost of goods sold and SG& A is growing at 45% and 40% respectively. In addition‚ accounts receivable has also continued growing at 96.75% over the last 2 years‚ and thus‚ the cash cycle time has also increased. The 2-year growth rate for R&D is high at 89.22%‚ which has led to a shortage in cash. All of these things have resulted in the additional need for financing by AMT to
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