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Chapter 8
Overview
Overview of
of
Working
Working Capital
Capital
Management
Management
Pearson Education Limited 2004
Fundamentals of Financial Management, 12/e
Created by: Gregory A. Kuhlemeyer, Ph.D.
Carroll College, Waukesha, WI
Overview of Working
Capital Management
Working
Capital Concepts
Working Capital Issues
Financing Current Assets:
Short-Term and Long-Term Mix
Combining Liability Structure
and Current Asset Decisions
Significance of Working
Capital Management
Policy A
Assumptions
50,000 maximum
units of production
Continuous
production
Three different
policies for current
asset levels are
possible
Policy B
Policy C
Current Assets
25,000
OUTPUT (units)
50,000
Impact on Liquidity
Optimal Amount (Level) of Current Assets
Policy A
Liquidity Analysis
Policy
Liquidity
A
High
B
Average
C
Low
Greater current asset
levels generate more
liquidity; all other
factors held constant.
Policy B
Policy C
Current Assets
25,000
OUTPUT (units)
50,000
Impact on
Expected Profitability
Optimal Amount (Level) of Current Assets
Return on Investment =
Policy A
Net Profit
Total Assets
Policy B
Policy C
Current Assets
Net Profit
Current + Fixed Assets
0
25,000
OUTPUT (units)
50,000
Impact on
Expected Profitability
Optimal Amount (Level) of Current Assets
Policy A
Profitability Analysis
Policy
Profitability
A
Low
B
Average
C
High
Policy B
Policy C
Current Assets
25,000
OUTPUT (units)
50,000
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Impact on Risk
Optimal Amount (Level) of Current Assets
Decreasing cash
reduces the firms ability
to meet its financial
obligations. More risk!
Stricter credit policies
reduce receivables and
possibly lose sales and
customers. More risk!
Lower inventory levels
increase stockouts and
lost sales. More risk!
Policy A
Policy B
Policy C
Current Assets
25,000
OUTPUT (units)
50,000
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Impact on Risk
Optimal Amount (Level) of Current Assets
Policy A
Risk Analysis
Policy
Risk
A
Low
B
Average
C
High
Policy B
Policy C
Current Assets
25,000
OUTPUT (units)
50,000
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Liquidity Profitability
Risk
High
Low
Low
Average Average Average
Low
High
High
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Classifications of
Working Capital
Components
Time
Permanent
Temporary
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Permanent
Working Capital
DOLLAR AMOUNT
TIME
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Temporary
Working Capital
DOLLAR AMOUNT
TIME
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DOLLAR AMOUNT
Short-term financing**
Current assets*
Long-term financing
Fixed assets
TIME
18
DOLLAR AMOUNT
Short-term financing**
Current assets*
Long-term financing
Fixed assets
TIME
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Seasonal needs are financed with shortterm loans (under normal operations
sufficient cash flow is expected to cover the
short-term financing cost).
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Self-Liquidating Nature
of Short-Term Loans
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Result
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DOLLAR AMOUNT
Short-term financing
Current assets
Long-term financing
Fixed assets
TIME
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Comparison with an
Aggressive Approach
Result
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DOLLAR AMOUNT
Short-term financing
Current assets
Long-term financing
Fixed assets
TIME
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SHORT-TERM
LONG-TERM
SHORT-TERM
(Temporary)
Moderate
Risk-Profitability
Low
Risk-Profitability
LONG-TERM
(Permanent)
High
Risk-Profitability
Moderate
Risk-Profitability
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