“built to order” business model and customer service focus which includes direct selling. Dell’s ability to maintain low levels of finished goods inventory minimized the cash conversion cycle to a high extent‚ thus minimizing the need for costly working capital. In past years‚ Dell has mainly financed its operations internally and secondly through the issuance of shareholder equity and small amounts of long term debt. Statement of Problem Being more flexible and responsive to market demands‚ Dell
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Financing Working Capital The financing of working capital is of utmost important. What portion of current assets should be financed by current liabilities? What portion should be financed by long-term resources? Decisions on these questions will determine the financing mix. Approaches to financing mix: There are 3 basic approaches to determine an appropriate financing mix. They are a. Hedging or Matching approach. b. Conservative approach. c. Trade-off between the above two
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examined. Method: Empirical information from seed stage investing venture capital organizations have been collected in the form of face-to-face interviews‚ email- questionnaires and a telephone interview. Organizations from Sweden‚ Denmark and Germany are included in the study. Result: Several factors make seed stage investing unattractive compared to later stages. Important difficulties are higher risks‚ high costs for fund management‚ goal incongruence in the investor – venture capitalist relation and
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MANAGING WORKING CAPITAL Cash Budgets and Current Assets Learning Objectives Upon reading this chapter‚ students should: • Be able to compare and contrast working and fixed capital • Understand the impact of the operating cycle on the size of investment in accounts receivable and inventories • Know the differences between the three motives • Be able to differentiate between float‚ collection float‚ and disbursement float • Know how
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Working Capital Management Strategies for Improving Working Capital Management by Dorothy Rule‚ Director and Global Head of Liquidity and Investments‚ Citigroup Global Transaction Services n 2004‚ treasurers worldwide continue to strive to manage working capital more efficiently. They are under pressure to reduce Days Sales Outstanding‚ to measure Days Payable Outstanding‚ and to find alternatives for enhancing yield management due to record low interest rates. Other factors are impacting corporate
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WORKING CAPITAL STRATEGIES Working capital measures the availability of liquid assets that are needed to run the day to day activities. Proper management of this working capital is a key element to business success and a number one way to prevent business failure. Businesses can maintain a better position in paying their short term debts and also to fund the operational needs of the organization through different working capital strategies. Indeed‚ making working capital works for the
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Gross Working Capital vs Net working Capital Working capital of a company is one of the most important measures in any financial statement that is also easy to calculate. It is a reflection of the current financial condition of a company that enables investors to know about the health (financial) of a company. However‚ there are two terms called gross working capital and net working capital that are also used commonly. People remain confused between these two as they cannot differentiate between
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Need And Importance Of Working Capital Working capital is the life blood and nerve center of business. Working capital is very essential to maintain smooth running of a business. No business can run successfully without an adequate amount of working capital. The main advantages or importance of working capital are as follows: 1. Strengthen The Solvency Working capital helps to operate the business smoothly without any financial problem for making the payment of short-term liabilities. Purchase
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Dell’s Working Capital The Case: Dell Computers Corporation has been growing faster than its competitors. It has revolutionized the PC industry by providing customized laptops & notebooks to its customers in a few days at competitive prices. It did so by building computers after it received customer’s orders. This enabled Dell to swiftly roll out new products‚ maintain lower inventory & respond quickly to market needs. It generated more cash due to low cash conversion cycle. Low inventory coupled
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Capital Expenditure vs Working Capital Capital expenditures are money spent by a company to acquire long-term assets. It is neither for short-term gain nor can be easily translated into cash. These investments are inevitable to ensure the continuing business operations and also for future expansion of the company. Types of Capital Expenditures Typically‚ capital expenditure refers to the expenses that a company incurred to purchase tangible fixed assets and intangible assets. Additionally
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