TABLE OF CONTENTS Description Page # Executive Summary 1 Introduction Background Purpose 2 Research and Analysis Dell’s Competitive Advantage Funding 52% Growth in 1996 Funding 50% Growth in 1997 3 Conclusion 5 Exhibits Exhibit 1: Dell’s Annual Worldwide Sales Dollar Growth Versus Industry Exhibit 2: DSI Comparison of Dell‚ IBM‚ and Compaq Exhibit 3: Working Capital Financial Ratios for Dell Exhibit 4: Percent of Dell Computer Systems Sales by Microprocessor Exhibit 5: Profit & Loss
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201-029 Dell’s Working Capital 2 Dell maintained an inventory of components. The cost of individual components‚ such as processor chips‚ comprised about 80% of the cost of a PC. As new technology replaced old‚ the prices of components fell by an average of 30% a year. 1 Dell ordered components based on sales forecasts. Components were sourced from about 80 suppliers in the mid-1990s – down from a high of 200 or more. Dell issued “releases” for a certain amount of product from
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Problem: * Dell Want to continue it’s growth for the next year of 1997 by around the same growth of 1996 since it grow by 52% in that year while the industry grow by 31% and the industry will grow by 20% in 1997 while Dell will grow by 50%. * Dell needs to come with a plan to finance its growth for the year of 1997 Possible solution: * Dell could use external fund to finance their growth taking loan from banks. * The advantage of that solution is that they can distribute dividends
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Dell’s Working Capital Substantive Issues Dell manufactures‚ sells‚ and services personal computers. The company markets directly to its customers and builds computers after receiving a customer order. This build-to-order model enables Dell to have much smaller investments in working capital than its competitors. It also enables Dell to enjoy more fully the benefits of reductions in component prices and to introduce new products more rapidly. Dell has grown quickly and has been able to finance
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Case Summary Dell was one of the greatest examples of a company that emerged in the tech bubble and survived when the bubble burst to be a leading example of one of the biggest companies‚ and the most successful one in the current time. The reason for this success was attributed to a single revolutionary model‚ which is Just-In-Time inventory management. From a financial point of view‚ this is an answer to one of the biggest problems that can face any company‚ which is cashflow management.
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Assigment 1 Dell’s working Capital Student number Name Class 0804809 Shu Pei Sun BE37 …………………………….. …………………………………………… ………… …………………………….. …………………………………………… ………… …………………………….. …………………………………………… ………… Question 1: Kennis Inzicht Toepassen x x 5 punten Calculate the level of working capital for Dell for the years 1994‚ 1995 and 1996. (Please show the full calculation and formula’s used) The total current assets in 1996 are: $ 1.957.000 The total current assets in 1995
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ground of Study Working Capital refers to that part of the firm’s capital‚ which is required for financing short-term or current assets such a cash marketable securities‚ debtors and inventories. Funds thus‚ invested in current assets keep revolving fast and are constantly converted into cash and this cash flow out again in exchange for other current assets. Working Capital is also known as revolving or circulating capital or short-term capital. Therefore‚ working capital management is the same
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Dell working capital case Dell’s build to order system created a very different balance sheet. We want to assess their competitive advantage in working capital at the time of the case‚ evaluate how they funded growth at the time (1996) and evaluate potential ways to fund projected sales growth of 50% in 1997 through use of internal funds. 1. Calculate their working capital advantage. To do this calculate days sales of inventory‚ payable days and receivables days to find their cash conversion
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Brief Outline This case is regarding Dell computers financial status in the period from 1991 to 1995. In this analysis we intend to highlight the various issues related to working capital experienced by the company. What makes this case interesting is the turnaround of Dell’s financial structure which in turn led to its recovery from seemingly major liquidity issues. To give a brief outline‚ this study enlightens one on how a fast growing company can get into trouble due to mismanagement of cash
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imperative areas necessitating management analysis. In the present study‚ two private sector steel companies operating in India has been selected. For analysis‚ accounting ratios and statistical tools i.e.‚ A.M.‚ C.V.‚ multiple correlation and regression has been used. Keeping this in view‚ a study of managing liquidity of the selected private sector steel companies is undertaken in the present work. Keywords: Secondary data‚ multiple regression analysis‚ financial management‚ Indian steel‚ performance
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