Working Capital

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WORKING CAPITAL

Brief summary of topics


covered
Introductionof working capital
Kinds of working capital

Factorsdetermining working
capital
Dangers of inadequate
working capital
Financing of working capital
Introduction of working capital
 Funds needed for short-term purposes for
the purchase of raw materials, payment of
wages & other day-to-day expenses,etc.
 The amount of funds necessary to cover
the cost of operating the enterprise
 That part of firm’s capital which is required
for financing short term assets
Kinds of working capital

KINDS OF WORKING
CAPITAL

ON THE BASIS OF ON THE BASIS OF


CONCEPT TIME

GROSS PERMANENT OR TEMPRORARY


NET WORKING
WORKING FIXED WORKING OR VARIABLE
CAPITAL
CAPITAL CAPITAL WORKIN CAPITAL

REGULAR SEASONAL
WORKING WORKING
CAPITAL CAPITAL

RESERVE SPECIAL
WORKING WORKING
CAPITAL CAPITAL
Factors determining working capital

 Nature or character of business


 Size of business
 Production policy
 Length of production process
 Seasonal variations
 Credit policy
 Rate of growth of business
 Business cycles
Financing of working capital
SOURCES OF
WORKING CAPITAL

TEMPORARY OR
PERMANENT OR
VARIABLE CAPITAL
FIXED CAPITAL

COMMERCIAL PAPERS
•SHARES
TRADE CREDITORS
•DEBENTURES
ADVANCES
•PUBLIC DEPOSITS
COMMERCIAL PAPERS
•LOANS FROM FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
ACCURED EXPENSES
•PLOUGHING-BACK OF PROFITS
INSTALLMENT CREDIT
Dangers of inadequate working capital

 Short term liabilities can’t pay in time


 Difficulties in undertaking profitable
projects due to lack of w.c.
 Day-to-day expenses can’t pay
 It becomes impossible to utilize efficiently
the fixed capital
 The rate of return on investments also falls
Approaches of working capital
 Matching approach
 Conservative approach
 Aggressive approach

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