Iti Limited: Executive Summary
Iti Limited: Executive Summary
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Indian telecom industry was set up in 1948, in technology capital Bangalore. ITI limited is the countrys premier public sector unit with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities at six locations; Bangalore in Karnataka, Naini, Rae Bareli, Mankapur in Uttar Pradesh, Srinagar in J&K and Palakkad in Kerala. The company has in-house R&D centers and its extensive marketing-cum-service outlets are spread across the length and breadth of the country.
This is a report about the training conducted in Indian Telecom Industry Ltd. Its Registered and corporate office is situated in Doorvaninagar, Bangalore on the title Effectiveness Of Working Capital Management .
Working capital management ensures a company has sufficient cash flow in order to meet its short-term debt obligations and operating expenses. Any company whatever the business it carries the profitability is by management of working capital. Through management of working capital at Indian Telecom Industry, it assures the availability of funds to meet the required working capital or day to day operations of the firm. Implementing an effective working capital management system is an excellent way for many companies to improve their earnings. It consists of information on the industries, its features, role, various domains, and growth of industries in India. An introduction on Telecom industry has also been given. It consists of general introduction on Working Capital Management and various other theory aspects under it. The study includes statement of the problem, objectives, the research methodology adopted and the limitations. It includes the analysis and data interpretation done by using various relevant ratios with the help of tables and graphs. It gives the details on the findings, suggestions and conclusion based on the analysis done.
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1.INTRODUCTION
Working capital is the life blood and nerve centre of a business. Just as circulation of blood is essential in the human body for maintaining life, working capital is very essential to maintain the smooth running of a business. No business can run successfully without an adequate amount. Working capital refers to that part of firms capital which is required for financing short term or current assets such as cash, marketable securities, debtors, and inventories. In other words working capital is the amount of funds necessary to cover the cost of operating the enterprise.
Working capital means the funds (i.e.; capital) available and used for day to day operations (i.e.; working) of an enterprise. It consists broadly of that portion of assets of a business which are used in or related to its current operations. It refers to funds which are used during an accounting period to generate a current income type for the major purpose of firm. . A firm must have adequate working capital, i.e.; as much as needed the firm. It should be neither excessive nor inadequate. Both situations are dangerous. Excessive working capital means the firm has idle funds which earn no profits for the firm. Inadequate working capital means the firm does not have sufficient funds for running its operations. It will be interesting to understand the relationship between working capital, risk and return. The basic objective of working capital management is to manage firms current assets and current liabilities in such a way that the satisfactory level of working capital is maintained, i.e.; neither inadequate nor excessive. Working capital some times is referred to as circulating capital. Operating cycle can be said to be t the heart of the need for working capital. The flow begins with conversion of cash into raw materials which are, in turn transformed into work-inprogress and then to finished goods. With the sale finished goods turn into accounts receivable, presuming goods are sold as credit. Collection of receivables brings back the cash.
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The company has been effective in carrying working capital cycle with low working capital limits. It may also be observed that the PBT in absolute terms has been increasing as a year to year basis as could be seen from the above table although profit percentage turnover may be lower but in absolute terms it is increasing. In order to further increase profit margins, SSL can increase their margins by extending credit to good customers and also by paying the creditors in advance to get better rates. assets in total should not less than requirements. So, every firm should maintain the adequate quantity of current assets. But during the situations of peak demand, should employ more current assets and vice-versa. Particularly in case of production organizations, there is heavy importance to the current assets than fixed assets. This kind of analysis will enable the managers to understand the working capital position of firm.
MEANING OF WORKING CAPITAL Working capital refers to that part of the firms capital which is required for financing short term or current assets such as cash, marketable securities, debtors and inventories.
Working capital refers to the difference between current assets and current liabilities. It is also known as circulating capital as the funds invested in working capital keeps revolving fast and are being constantly converted into cash and this cash flows out again in exchange for other current assets.
Working capital management is an important part of business decision. as a manufacturing concern is required to maintain adequate amount of working capital to carry on the
production and other activities smoothly . Every business needs funds for its establishment and to carry on day to-day operation i.e. long term funds and short term funds. Long term funds are required to create production facility through purchase of fixed assets. Short term funds are required for the purpose of raw New horizon leadership institute, Bangalore Page 3
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materials, payment of wages and other day-to-day expenses, etc. these funds are known as working capital.
WORKING CAPITAL CONCEPTS. There are two concepts of working capital: 1. gross working capital 2. net working capital 1. Gross working capital :
Gross working capital represents the amount of funds invested in current assets .current assets are those assets which can be converted into cash within a short period within an accounting year. The constituents of current assets are cash in hand and bank balance, bills receivables, sundry debtors, short term loans and advances, inventories, prepaid expenses, accrued incomes. The importance of gross working capital is:
It enables the enterprise to provide correct amount of working capital at right time. The gross concept takes into consideration the fact that every increase in the funds of the enterprise would increase its working capital This concept is more useful in determining the rate of return on investments in working capital.
2. Net working capital: Net working capital is the net current assets, i.e. the excess of current assets over current liabilities. The importance of net working capital is: It is qualitative concept ,which indicates the firms ability to meet its operating Page 4
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Expenses and short term liabilities It indicates the margin of protection available to the short term creditors i.e. the excess of current assets over current liabilities It is the indicator of the financial soundness of an enterprise.
This it may be said that both gross and net working capital concepts are important aspects of the working capital management.
NEED FOR WORKING CAPITAL Working capital is generally required to meet the day to day requirements like purchase of raw materials, payment of wages and meeting other expenses. The need for working capital to run the day to day business activities is a must. We will hardly find the business firms, which do not require any amount of working capital. There fore every firm requires a certain amount of working capital to meet its obligation. In other words a firm needs working capital because the production, sales, cash flows (payment and realization) are not instantaneous. The firm needs cash to purchase raw materials and pay expenses, as there may not be perfect matching between cash inflows and cash outflows. Therefore working capital is most significant aspect as every firms day to day activities is concerned with it and it is very important that the working capital is managed efficiently and effectively. Investment in working capital is influenced by four key events in the production and sales cycle of the firm, they are Purchase of raw materials Payments of raw materials purchased Sale of finished goods Collection of cash from customers
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The working capital is also needed for various other factors like: To pay wages and salaries. To incur day-to-day expenses and overhead costs such as fuel, power and office Expenses, etc. To meet the selling costs as packing, advertising etc. To provide credit facilities to the customers. To maintain the inventories of raw materials, work in progress, stores
OPERATING CYCLE Operating cycle indicates the length of time between firms paying for materials entering into stock and receiving the cash from sale of finished goods. In other words, the duration of the required time to complete the sequence of events is called operating cycle. The operating cycle may take the following sequence: 1. In a Manufacturing concern The following figure shows the operating cycle of a manufacturing concern. Conversion of cash into raw materials. Conversion of raw materials into work in progress. Conversion of work in progress into finished goods. Conversion of finished goods into debtors.
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It refers to the minimum amount of investment in all the current assets, which is required at all, time to carry on minimum level of business activities. The operating cycle is a continues process and therefore there is a need for current assets. The magnitude of current assets increases or decreases over time. Thus there is always a need for minimum level of current assets. The characteristics of permanent working capital are:
The amount of working capital remains in one form or other. it is fixed over a period of time the size of permanent working capital varies with the size of the business as it is permanently needed , it is required to be financed out of long term funds
2. Temporary Working Capital This is also referred as fluctuating or variable working capital .the amount of temporary working capital is directly proportional to the changes in the production and sales. The extra working capital required to support the changing production and sales activities is known as temporary working capital.
The main characteristics of temporary working capital are: it is varying or fluctuating in nature it is financed out of short term funds
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APPROCHES FOR DETERMINIG AN APPROPRIATE WORKING CAPITAL FINANCING Hedging approaches or matching approach Conservative approach Aggressive approach
Hedging or matching approach The term hedging refers to a process of matching maturities of debt with the maturities of financial needs. According to this approach, the maturity of sources of funds should match the nature of assets to be financed. This approach classifies the requirements of total working capital into two categories: Permanent working capital does not vary over time and it is financed through long term sources. Temporary or seasonal working capital fluctuates over time and it is financed through short term sources. Conservative approach This approach suggest that the entire estimated investments in current assets should be financed from long term sources and short term sources should be used only for emergency or contingent requirement .the distinct features of this approach are: Greater liquidity Risk is minimized and The cost of financing is relatively more
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Aggressive approach
This approach suggest that the entire estimated requirements of current asset should be financed from short term sources and even a part of fixed assets investments be financed from short term sources .this approach makes the finance mix more risky ,less costly and more profitable .
A financial manager is always interested in obtaining the correct amount of working capital at the right time at a reasonable cost and at the possible terms. To adopt the right sources it is very necessary for him to have a thorough understanding of the firms short term and long term needs of the funds. The financial manager can choose the best available source from the following sources of working capital.
Permanent or fixed Shares Debentures Public deposits Sale of fixed assets Loans from financial institutions Sales of intangible fixed assets tangible
Temporary or variable Commercial banks Indigenous bankers Trade creditors Installment credit Advances Account receivables Commercial papers
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Working capital is the life blood of a business. It is essential for smooth running of a business. The main advantage of maintaining adequate amount of working capital is as follows
Solvency of the business : adequate working capital helps in maintaining solvency of the business by providing uninterrupted flow of production Goodwill ; sufficient working capital enables a business concern to make prompt payment and hence it helps in creating and maintaining goodwill Easy loans : a concern having adequate working capital ,high solvency and good credit standing can get loans and advances easily from banks and financial institutions Cash discount: it helps to avail cash discounts on the purchase and hence it reduces cost. Regular supply of raw material :it enables to get regular supply of raw material Regular payment of salaries ,wages and other day-to-day commitments : a company which has ample working capital can make regular payment of salaries ,wages and other day-to-day commitments which raise the morale of its employees ,increases their efficiency ,reduces costs and enhance continues production .
Nature and size of the business The working capital requirement of a firm basically depends upon the nature of its
business. Public sector undertakings like railways, electricity companys needs limited working capital as they offer cash sales where as manufacturing, trading and financial firms require large amount of investments in working capital.
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It is also influenced by size of the business which may be measured in terms of scale of operation. Greater the size of the business larger will be the working capital.
Production policy
If the production is kept steady by accumulating inventories during slack periods to meet the high demand during the peak season, then the firm will require higher working capital.
The speed with which working capital completes one cycle determines the requirement of working capital. Longer the cycle larger is the requirement of working capital
In the manufacturing business, the requirement of working capital increases in direct proportion to length of manufacturing process .Longer the process period of manufacture, larger is the amount of working capital required.
Credit policy
The credit policy of a concern in its dealings with debtors and creditors influence the working capital requirement .a concern that purchases its requirements on credit and sells its products /services on cash requires lesser amount of working capital and vice versa
Rate of stock turnover There is a co-relation between the quantum of working capital and the speed with which
the sales are effected .a firm having a high rate of stock turnover will need lower amount of working capital as compared to a firm having a low rate of turnover.
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Other factors
Certain other factors such as operating efficiency, management ability, import policy ,asset structure ,banking facility, business cycle ,earning capacity and dividend policy ,etc., also influence the requirement of working capital.
The Management of the three most important components of Working Capital is cash management, receivables management and inventory management. They are explained as follows: CASH MANAGEMENT:
Cash management has assumed importance because it is the most significant of all the current assets. It is required to meet business obligations and it is unproductive when not used. Cash management deals with the following: Cash inflow and outflows Cash flow within the firm Cash balance held by the firm at a point of time.
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Motives for Holding Cash: The firms need for cash may be attributed to the following needs: 1. Transaction Motive: A firm needs cash for making transactions in the day-to-day operations. The cash is needed to make purchase, pay expenses, taxes, dividend etc. The cash needs arise due to the fact that there is no complete synchronization between cash receipts and payments. Sometimes cash receipts excess cash payments or vice versa.
2. Pre-cautionary Motive: A firm is required to keep cash for meeting various contingencies. Though cash inflows and cash outflows are anticipated but there may be variations in these estimates. A firm should keep some cash for such contingencies.
3. Speculative Motive:
The speculative motive related to holding of cash for investing in profitable opportunities as and when they arise. Such opportunities do not come in a regular manner. These opportunities cannot be scientifically predicated but only conjectures can be made about their occurrence.
Account receivable is a permanent investment and is an ever rolling account. The finance manager has to determine the level of the account suitably so that there will be an easy flow of working capital. The management should see that debtors turn fast. If the debtors turnover velocity, is high then the firm can minimize borrowings for working capital. All this, viz., maintenance of debtors at optimum level the degree of credit sales to be made making the debtors turn fail involves the Account Receivables Management.
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The investment in inventory is very high in most of the undertaking engaged in manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade. The amount of investment is sometimes more in
inventory than in other assets. A proper planning of purchasing, handling, storing and accounting should form a part of inventory management.
After analysis of different components of working capital management, the next step is to analyze the overall working capital management at Wipro Infotech. This is done through various important ratios more relatively applicable in working management studies.
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2.INDUSTRY PROFILE
Telecommunication is so vital to our lives, to our ability to compete in business. The telecommunications industry is a system of switches & lines that interconnected to provide communication between multiple parties. The concept of universal service has thus far only been applied to basic telephone service. Today homeowners expect their homes to accommodate: Multiples phone lines Internet service Video distribution, & other entertainment services Data & security services Fax machines & the list goes on.
Thus, telephones play a major role in communication in this era. The telephones are of multipurpose & are not restricted to just communication anymore. Alexander graham bell patented the telephone in 1876, & formed bell telephone which licensed local telephone exchange in major US cities. AT & T was formed in 1885 to connect the local bell companies. When the telephone was first invented, not everyone appreciated its importance. In fact, western union was at first offered the patent to this invention but they refused it.
It is expensive to maintain local telephone services with all the wiring & plant that must be maintained. Long distance services with all the wiring & plant that must be maintained. Long distance services, on the other hand, are must less expensive to provide. Most of it is now carried by microwave & other technologies which are less expensive to operate. So, a number of public policy issues emerge with regard to subsidization, supposed competition, & telephone rates.
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The Asian telecom market is of large scale and great investment potential. Four markets are developing fastest in Asia. They are China, Indonesia, India and Vietnam. Meanwhile, in the markets of Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore, handsets have a high market penetration. India has a mere 1.2 telephones for every 100 of its people. This is way below international standards and is not becoming of a country aspiring to be a major player in the global economy of the 21st century.
The telecom industry is developing the faster among all sectors in India. Meanwhile, GSM mobile communication is in the leading position in the development of telecom market. In the next few years, handset subscribers will be expanding dramatically with an expected growth rate of more than 50 percent. The figure will add up to 200 million in 2008, accounting for 75 percent of all telecom subscribers. In the past five years, the number of GSM handset users increases ten times. In virtue of great market potentials, it will take a shorter time than expected for consumers to exceed 100 million.
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3. COMPANY PROFILE
3.1 BACK GROUND AND INCEPTION OF THE COMPANY ITI Limited is Indias pioneering venture in the field of telecommunications. Born in 1948, this premier PSU has contributed to 50% of the present national telecom network. Its a multiunit telecom unit.
With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities spread across six locations and a countrywide network of marketing/service outlets, the company offers a complete range of telecom products and total solutions covering the whole spectrum of Switching, Transmission, Access and Subscriber Premises equipment. In tune with the technology trend, it has embarked on manufacture of mobile infrastructure equipment based on both GSM (Global System for mobile) and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) technologies. ITI has also acquired the technology for manufacture of broadband infra equipment, NGN (New Generation Network) equipment based on IP technology and SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) products.
ITI has a dedicated Network Systems unit for carrying out installation and communication of equipment as well as for undertaking turnkey jobs and providing valueadded services. The successful completion of the mammoth strategic communication network ASCON for Indian Army underlines ITIs ability in standing up to the challenge of enhancing the reach of communication and information seamlessly over diverse media.
ITI joined the league of world class vendors of GSM technology with the inauguration of mobile equipment manufacturing facilities at its Mankapur and Rae Bareli Plants which opened a new era of indigenous mobile equipment production in the country.
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These two lines will augment the capacity to more than nine million lines for catering to both domestic as well as export markets.
The success of technology induction and up gradation is visible across all units of ITI which fully conform to ISO-9001:2000 Quality Management System. By taking rapid strides in new technology, ITI has geared itself up to meet the requirements of emerging markets with turnkey solutions for GSM networks, WLL-CDMA, CDMA-IFWT (Integrated Fixed Wireless Terminals) and Defense projects. On the anvil are projects such as broadband networks with ADSL-DSLAM(Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Digital Subscriber line Access Multiplexer), NGN known as soft-switch, WIMAX (Worldwide Interoperability of Microwave Access), Antenna and microwave equipment for GSM, GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Networks), e-governance for which technologies have already been acquired. These also include smart cards.
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3.2 PICTURE OVERVIEW
BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT ITI NAME ESTABLISHED CORPORATE OFFICE MANUFACTURING PLANTS CORE R&D INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE REGIONAL OFFICES AREA OFFICES QUALITY SYSTEM JOINT VENTURE : ITI LIMITED : 1948 : Dooravani Nagar, Bangalore : Four : Bangalore : Bangalore : Six (6) : Forty Two (42) : ISO 9000 :Three (Indian Silcon Ltd,ITI comm. Pvt.Ltd, Fibon Ltd.) ISO ACCREDITATION COMPANY WEB SITE : 10 Divisions : www.itiltd-india.com
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3.3 VISION To be the leader in the domestic market and an important global player in Voice, Data and Image communications by providing total solutions to customers, To build on core competencies to enter new business areas. ITI will be perceived by their customers as the leading business partner for providing total network solutions. It will offer innovative solutions using leading technologies in a cost competitive manner, to help customer achieve their business objectives. It will pursue new opportunities arising from the convergence of Information, Communications and It will enhance shareholder value and will move up the value chain by expanding knowledge-based and service based businesses while
simultaneously leveraging over manufacturing business. It will leverage our telecom domain knowledge to build a telecom software business in India catering to global requirements. It will apply R&D efforts in focused areas. It target customers will primarily be large organizations (both Government and private sector) in India and overseas markets.. It will build a customer-focused organization and will invest in regular training and development of our manpower for achieving the same.
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MISSION: To establish leadership in manufacturing and supply of new technology telecom products and also to retain status of top turnkey solution provider. To be the leader in the domestic market and an important global players in voice, data and Image communication by providing total solutions to customers, on core competencies to enter new business areas.
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4. LITERATURE REVIEW
Working capital is the funding that a company needs to support its accounts receivable and inventory, and is offset by the amount of funding it obtains from its suppliers through accounts payable. Working capital can have a much greater impact on a companys cash flows than the results of its operations. One of the best ways to positively impact the amount of cash flow that a company spins off is to take tight control of its working capital and eliminate much of the investment in this area In intention to discover the relationship between efficient working capital management and firms profitability(Shin & Soenen, 1998) used net-trade cycle (NTC) as a measure of working capital management. NTC is basically equal to the CCC whereby all three components are expressed as a percentage of sales. The reason by using NTC because it can be an easy device to estimate for additional financing needs with regard to working capital expressed as a function of the projected sales growth. This relationship is examined using correlation and regression analysis, by industry and working capital intensity. Using a Compustat sample of 58,985 firm years covering the period 1975-1994, in all cases, they found, a strong negative relation between the length of the firm's net-trade cycle and its profitability. In addition, shorter NTC are associated with higher risk-adjusted stock returns. In other word, (Shin & Soenen, 1998) suggest that one possible way the firm to create shareholder value is by reducing firms NTC.
The study of (Shin & Soenen, 1998) consistent with later study on the same objective that done by (Deloof, 2003) by using sample of 1009 large Belgian non-financial firms for the period of 1992-1996. However, (Deloof, 2003) used trade credit policy and inventory policy are measured by number of days accounts receivable, accounts payable and inventories, and the cash conversion cycle as a comprehensive measure of working capital management. He founds a significant negative relation between gross operating income and the number of
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days accounts receivable, inventories and accounts payable. Thus, he suggests that managers can create value for their shareholders by reducing the number of days accounts receivable and inventories to a reasonable minimum. He also suggests that less profitable firms wait longer to pay their bills.
In other study, (Lyroudi & Lazaridis, 2000) use food industry Greek to examined the cash conversion cycle (CCC) as a liquidity indicator of the firms and tries to determine its relationship with the current and the quick ratios, with its component variables, and investigates the implications of the CCC in terms of profitability, indebtness and firm size. The results of their study indicate that there is a significant positive relationship between the cash conversion cycle and the traditional liquidity measures of current and quick ratios. The cash conversion cycle also positively related to the return on assets and the net profit margin but had no linear relationship with the leverage ratios. Conversely, the current and quick ratios had negative relationship with the debt to equity ratio, and a positive one with the times interest earned ratio. Finally, there is no difference between the liquidity ratios of large and small firms.
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5.RESEARCH DESIGN
5.1 TITLE OF THE STUDY A report on Effectiveness Of Working Capital Management .At Indian Telephone Industry Ltd., Bangalore
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To the organization It will help in paying more specific attention to inventory management, receivables
management, and cash management in the company. It will enable the company to properly able the operating cycle approach in estimating the working capital requirements to support the forecasted level of sales.
To the Employees Due to the better capital management, company profit may increase by getting
benefits employees and enhance of the organization. To the Regulatory Authorities Regulatory authorities would like to ensure that the financial statements prepared are as per the specified laws and rules and are to safeguard the interest of various concerned agencies. For example, the taxation authorities would be interested in ensuring proper assessment of tax, liability of enterprise as per the laws.
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Managers need to occasionally collect data in order to verify certain developments. Before he ventures to do this, he needs to systematically knockdown his apprehensions by asking questions like what the study should be all about, why the study being made, who would be the responsible for the desired action, where will the study be carried out, what type of data is required, where can the data be accessed, what periods of time will the study include. Research design adopted in this study is historical research design and statistical design.
Sources of data There are two type of sources, i.e., primary and secondary
Primary data Primary data is collected directly from the field of enquiry and thus original in nature. It was collected through telephonic interview and personal interview the information pertaining to receivables, cash, inventory and creditors was collected from the respective departments in the units.
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Secondary data Secondary data are that information which has been collected by others for a specific purpose. Secondary data was collected from the audited balance sheet published reports of the company and internal records like manuals, brochures, sales records.
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A. LIQUIDITY RATIOS 1. Current Ratio: It is a measure of general liquidity and is most widely used to make the analysis for short term financial position or liquidity of a firm. It is calculated by dividing the total of the current assets by total of the current liabilities. The standard ratio is 2 : 1 Current Ratios = Current Assets/Current Liabilities
Table showing current ratios for 5 years Years Current Assets Current Liabilities
2005-2006
2293.71
1665.09
1.37
2006-2007
2170.11
2189.76
0.99
2007-2008
2210.07
2151.10
1.02
2008-2009
2690.55
3290.40
0.81
2009-2010
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Ratio
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
INTERPRETATION: Going through the above facts, the companys current ratio is not satisfactory as compared to the standard one,i:e 2:1,this was because of the company could not meet its current liabilities and also it was left with less working capital because of the fact that the rate of growth of current liabilities are more than the rate of growth of current assets in these years.
2. Liquid / Quick / Acid Test Ratio: It is the ratio of liquid assets to current liabilities. The true liquidity refers to the ability of a firm to pay its short term obligations as and when they become due. The standard ratio for this is 1 : 1 Liquid Ratios = Quick Assets/Current Liabilities Quick Assets = Cash + Sundry Debtors
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Table showing liquid ratios for 5 years Years Quick Assets Current Liabilities
2005-2006
1881.48
1665.09
1.12
2006-2007
1744.63
2189.76
0.79
2007-2008
1839.46
2151.10
0.85
2008-2009
2287.20
3290.40
0.69
2009-2010
5218.51
5774.75
0.90
Ratios
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
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INTERPRETATION: The satisfactory level of quick ratio 1:1, in the year 2005-06 the quick ratio is more than satisfactory level, the reason for this is the quick assets are more than the current liabilities as compared to the following years. But in the following years the quick ratio is less than the satisfactory level. The reason for this is in these years the quick assets and current liabilities are more or less equal.
The acceptable norm for this ratio is 0.5:1 or 1:2 i.e., Re.1 worth absolute liquid assets are considered to pay Rs. 2 worth current liabilities in time as all the creditors are not expected to demand cash at the same time and then cash may also be realized from debtors and inventories. Cash ratio is not given much importance unless a firm is in deep financial trouble. Absolute Liquid Ratio = Cash in hand, Cash at bank + Marketable Securities/ Current Liabilities
Table showing liquid ratios for 5 years Years Absolute Assets 2005-2006 219.02 Liquid Current Liabilities 1665.09 0.13
2006-2007
37.00
2189.76
0.01
2007-2008
14.22
2151.10
0.06
2008-2009
19.03
3290.40
0.05
2009-2010
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Ratios
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
INTERPRETATION:
The ideal ratio is 0.5:1. In the years 2008 to 2010, the absolute liquid ratio is tremendously good when compared to the year 07-08. But in the years 05-06 the ratios is increase which is above the ideal ratios, and 06-07, the ratios shows a larger decrease which is below the ideal ratio.
B. CURRENT ASSET MOVEMENT / ACTIVITY RATIOS: 1. Stock Turnover Ratio: Inventory turnover ratio indicates whether inventory has been efficiently used or not. The purpose is to see whether only the required minimum funds have been locked up in inventory. This ratio indicates the number of times the stock has been turned over during the period and evaluates the efficiency with which a firm is able to manage the inventory.
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Stock Turnover Ratios = Cost of Goods Sold/ Current Liabilities Average Stock = Opening stock + Closing stock /2 Table showing the Stock Turnover Ratios for 5 years:
2005-2006
2224.69
1665.09
1.33
2006-2007
2299.99
2189.76
1.05
2007-2008
1874.45
2151.10
0.87
2008-2009
2522.82
3290.40
0.76
2009-2010
5421.90
5774.75
0.93
Times
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
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INTERPRETATION: According to the above data it is found that companys inventory turnover is not consistent. In the years 2006 to 2009 the inventory turnover was decrease and in the year 2009-2010 there slowly increase in inventory turnover.
This ratio indicates the velocity of debt collection of a firm. In simple words it indicates the number of times average debtors are turned over during a year. Debtors Turnover Ratios = Net sales/ Debtors Table showing the Debtors Turnover Ratios for 5 years:
2005-2006
1511.49
1662.46
0.9
2006-2007
1624.45
1707.63
0.95
2007-2008
1039.29
1835.24
0.56
2008-2009
1578.02
2268.17
0.69
2009-2010
4494.32
4921.27
0.91
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Times
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
INTERPRETATION:
In the year 06-07, the debtor turnover ratio shows an increase over the other years. The higher the turnover, more efficient is the management of the receivables. But in the years 0708 and 08-09, the ratios are falling on the same line which is 0.56 and 0.69 respectively. During the year 09-10, the ratio has come up to which is 0.91.
3. Debtors Turnover Period Debtors Turnover Period = Average Debtors/ Net Sales *12
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showing
the
Debtors
Turnover
Period
Average Debtors
Net Sales
Debtors
Turnover
2006-2007
1685.04
1624.45
12
2007-2008
1766.43
1039.29
20
2008-2009
2046.70
1578.02
16
2009-2010
3594.72
4494.32
10
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
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INTERPRETATION:
Debtors turnover period of 2 months is considered to be ideal. From the above table it can be seen that debtors turnover period is more than 10 months for the last 5 years. The debtors turnover period is increased in the year 07-08 to 20 months and in the years 08-09 its of 16 months and in year 09-10 its of 10 months, slowly debtors turnover period is getting down.
Inventory Turnover Period = Average Inventory/ Cost of Sales*12 Table (Rs. In Crores) Years Average Inventory Cost of Sales Inventory Turnover Ratios (Months) 2005-2006 482.53 2224.69 2.6 showing the Inventory Turnover Period
2006-2007
418.85
2299.99
2.1
2007-2008
398.04
1874.45
2.5
2008-2009
386.98
2522.82
1.8
2009-2010
343.78
5421.90
0.7
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2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
INTERPRETATION:
An inventory turnover of 6 times a year is considered to be ideal. The above table reflects the low inventory ratio, which reflects dull investment in inventories and accumulation of inventory exist
This is the ratio, which shows relationship between current assets and sales. This shows the efficiency of management to generate sales out of current assets. A firm should manage its current assets efficiently to maximize sales. The firm may wish to know its efficiency of utilizing current assets separately. The current asset turnover ratio can be calculated by dividing the sales by current assets.
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Current Assets Turnover Ratios = Net Sales/ Current Assets Table showing current assets turnover ratios for 5 years Years Net Sales Current Assets (Rs. In Crores) Ratios
2005-2006
1511.49
2293.71
0.65
2006-2007
1624.45
2170.11
0.74
2007-2008
1039.29
2210.07
0.47
2008-2009
1578.02
2690.55
0.58
2009-2010
4494.32
5502.73
0.81
Ratios
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
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INTERPRETATION:
In the year 2009-2010, the current asset turnover ratio was 0.81, much higher when compared with other years. The current assets turnover ratios is not consistent its changing from one year to another.
6.
Fixed assets turnover ratio is also known as sales to fixed assets ratio. This ratio measures the efficiency and profit earning capacity of the concern. Higher the ratio, greater is the intensive utilization of fixed assets. Lower ratio means under-utilization of fixed assets. Fixed Assets Turnover Ratios = Net Sales/ Net Fixed Assets
Table showing fixed assets turnover ratios for 5 years Years Net Sales Net Fixed Assets
2005-2006
1511.49
2868.27
0.52
2006-2007
1624.45
2713.10
0.59
2007-2008
1039.29
2671.06
0.38
2008-2009
1578.02
2640.79
0.59
2009-2010
4494.32
2593.14
1.73
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Ratios
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
INTERPRETATION: From the above graph, it clearly shows that the ratios are not consistent. In the year 20092010, the ratio was much higher when compared to other years. This indicates the inefficient utilization of fixed assets.
This ratio measures how efficiently assets are employed over all. It measures sales per rupee of investment in total assets .It is supposed to measure the efficiency with which the total assets are employed. A high ratio indicates high degree of efficiency in asset utilization and vice versa. Total Assets Turnover Ratios = Net Sales/ Total Assets
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Table showing total assets turnover ratios for 5 years Years Net Sales Total Assets
2005-2006
1511.49
5161.98
0.29
2006-2007
1624.45
4883.21
0.33
2007-2008
1039.29
4881.13
0.21
2008-2009
1578.02
5331.34
0.29
2009-2010
4494.32
8095.87
0.55
Ratios
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
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INTERPRETATION:
In the year 09-010, the total asset turnover ratio was 0.55 which is higher when compared to other years.
This ratio indicates the velocity of the utilization of the net working capital. This ratio indicates the number of times the working capital is turned over in the course of the year. This ratio measures the efficiency with which the working capital is being used by the firm. Working Capital Ratio = Net Sales/ Working Capital
Table showing working capital turnover ratios for 5 years Years Net Sales Working Capital
2005-2006
1511.49
750.21
2.01
2006-2007
1624.45
106.37
15.2
2007-2008
1039.29
245.52
4.2
2008-2009
1578.02
(501.34)
-3.14
2009-2010
4494.32
(300.37)
-14.9
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Ratios
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
INTERPRETATION:
From the above table the working capital turnover ratios was higher in the year 2006-2007 and later the company growth was not up to the good and there was shortage in working capital in the years from 2008 to 2010 and still moving on.
9. Cash Turnover Ratios Measures how effective a company is utilizing its cash, for the day-to-day business activity.
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Table showing cash turnover ratios for 5 years Years Net Sales Cash
2005-2006
1511.49
219.02
6.9
2006-2007
1624.45
37.00
43.9
2007-2008
1039.29
14.22
73.0
2008-2009
1578.02
19.03
82.9
2009-2010
4494.32
297.24
15.12
Ratios
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
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INTERPRETATION:
From the above table the cash turnover ratio is low in years 2005-2006 and in year 20092010,and in years 2006-07, 07-08 the cash turnover ratio is good and in 08-09 the cash turnover ratio is higher.
C.
1. Proprietary / Equity ratio This ratio relates the shareholder's funds to total assets, indicates the long-term or future solvency position of the business. Proprietary or Equity Ratio = Shareholders funds / Total Assets Table showing Proprietary/equity ratios for 5 years Years Shareholders funds Total Assets (Rs. In Crores) Ratios
2005-2006
1646.39
5161.98
0.31
2006-2007
1077.90
4883.21
0.22
2007-2008
686.22
4881.13
0.14
2008-2009
(-4.06)
5331.34
0.00
2009-2010
2014.97
8095.87
0.24
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Ratios
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
INTERPRETATION:
From the above table in the year 2005-2006 shareholders contribution is about 31%. And Accordingly, the creditors contribution would be the remaining 69 % respectively. and its keep on reducing yearly and in the year 2008-09 the net shareholders funds was zero. 2. Current Assets to Shareholders Funds Ratio It establishes the relationship between current assets and shareholder's funds. The purpose of this ratio is to calculate the percentage of shareholders funds invested in current assets Current Assets to shareholders Funds = Current Assets / shareholders Funds
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Table
showing
current
assets
to
shareholders
funds
ratios
for
years
2005-2006
2293.71
1646.39
1.39
2006-2007
2170.11
1077.90
2.01
2007-2008
2210.07
686.22
3.22
2008-2009
2690.55
(-4.06)
0.00
2009-2010
5502.73
2014.97
2.73
Ratios
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
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INTERPRETATION: From the above table in the year 2005 to 2007 there was incresesly of shareholders funds are invested in current assets and In the year 2008-2009 there was no investment and in 20092010 there is investment of 2.73 of shareholders funds are invested in current assets. 3. Fixed assets to proprietor's fund ratio It establishes the relationship between fixed assets and shareholders funds The purpose of this ratio is to indicate the percentage of the owner's funds invested in fixed assets. Fixed Assets to Shareholders Fund = Fixed Assets / shareholders Fund Table showing fixed assets to shareholders funds ratios for 5 years
Years
Fixed Assets
Ratios
2005-2006
2868.27
1646.39
1.74
2006-2007
2713.10
1077.90
2.51
2007-2008
2671.06
686.22
3.89
2008-2009
2640.79
(-4.06)
0.00
2009-2010
2593.14
2014.97
1.28
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2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
INTERPRETATION: The ideal ratios of the fixed assets to shareholders funds ratios is 0.75:1 ,where in the years 2005 to 2008 the fixed asset to shareholders ratio was increasing and in the year 2009-2010 there was a 1.28. .
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7.2 Suggestions
After analyzing the overall performance of the present and past years working and knowing the short comings of the same, I feel that unless an organization has a proper pre-plan for everything it does, there is bound to be some wastage and disorders in hampering its working activities. All expenditure must be compared with the planned one. Periodically all work and action regarding the future must be work out in to money terms.
Production schedules should be strictly adhered to, so that the performance targets are achieved and slack in production may be eliminated so as to achieve the company goals.
It must follow all its working capital norms. So that it might not face any difficulty in its working and performances.
Continuous effort must be made to tap its working capital sources, which in turn helps in expanding their business activities.
It should plan for proper utilization of raw materials when compared to early level
It is better to have a periodical in turnover and profit the company has to utilize the capacity of the resources such as men, materials and money.
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The company can negotiate with the government over the measure and thus acquire the funds (Revival package) to over come the crises.
The present financial situation is critical. Accumulated losses need to be funded so as to reduce interest bearing liabilities.
The company has to reduce high interest cost. Manpower and other overheads, if otherwise which can have adverse impact of production cost.
It can take soft loans from the government and invest it in expansion and for technological improvements.
Last but not least, a part of should be spent towards R&D programs to introduce new products in electronic field to fulfill the need of its potential buyers. Because of weak R&D the company is lead to the down fall.
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8.Conclusion
A good way to judge a companys cash flow prospects is to look at its working capital management. The company must have adequate working capital as much as needed by the company. It should neither be excessive nor inadequate. Excessive working capital means idle funds lying with the company without earning profits. Inadequate working capital shows the company doesnt have sufficient funds for financing its daily needs.
From the analysis done on the liquidity, turnover and profitability ratios, the overall liquidity position of the company is not satisfactory and helps in overcoming the liabilities with the help of the assets during the year. As of March 31, 2010 the company had cash and bank balances of Rs.287.24 (in crores) , investments in liquid and short term mutual funds and certificate of deposits of Rs.0.41(in crores) . The overall profitability position of the company can be improved by increasing its sales volume and thereby helps to earn more profits. But the recent report as on March 31, 2010 is that the company has a loss of Rs.(458.76)
To conclude, a healthy working capital position is the sign of a successful business. The short-term solvency of the firm depends upon proper and efficient management of working capital. Efficient working capital management will not only increase the profitability of the firm but also in the long run create value to the stakeholders of the firm.
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9.1Consolidated Balance Sheet for March 31st 2006 SOURCES OF FUNDS; Shareholders funds Share capital Reserves and Surplus Grant-in-Aid Loan Funds Secured loans Unsecured loans TOTAL APPLICATION OF FUNDS; Fixed Assets Gross block Less: depreciation to date Net block Capital work-in-progress and machinery in transit Investments Current assets, loans and advances inventories Sundry debtors Cash and bank balances Loans and advances Less ; current liabilities and provisions Current liabilities provisions NET CURRENT ASSETS
9.ANNEXURE
(Rs. In crores) 2007 2008 2009 2010
Miscellaneous Expenditure to 8.42 the extent not written off or adjusted Profit and Loss Account 1786.88
2192.14
2550.52
3218.70
3622.45
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(Rs. In crores)
2009 1578.02 163.30 1741.32 40.52 0.72 45.43 130.16 1877.11 553.50 922.55 75.54 271.83 115.87 13.21 0.42 53.03 292.02 0.00 182.22 81.68 8.55 0.19 16.25 0.35 37.61 0.00 2522.82 645.71 22.11 667.82 0.36 (668.18) 2010 4494.32 166.00 4660.32 64.20 13.60 64.43 316.73 4990.88 839.85 3370.04 46.92 285.63 248.30 23.77 0.98 49.65 119.24 0.00 259.73 164.66 8.38 0.01 11.53 17.09 1.48 0.00 5421.90 431.02 27.74 458.76 0.00 (458.76)
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
BOOKS:
Title book of the Name Author of the Edition of the book
1.
2005
Management
2003
2006
Management
Annual Reports of the Company:- Five years annual reports of the company.
Websites:
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