Cash management is a broad term that refers to the collection, concentration and disbursement of cash. It encompasses a firm's level of liquidity, its management of cash balance and its short-term investment strategies. In some ways, managing cash flow is the most important job of a finance manager. If at any time, the firm fails to pay an obligation when [...]
After reading this essay you will learn about:- 1. Introduction to Working Capital 2. Operating Cycle Concept of Working Capital Computation 3. Working Capital Financing Approaches 4. Sources of Working Capital Finance 5. Management of Liquid Assets. Essay # 1. Introduction to Working Capital: Components of current assets are (i) Inventories, (it) Debtors and (m) Cash and Bank Balance. Components [...]
In this article we will discuss about operating cycle and its functions. Working capital is the life blood of any business, without which the fixed assets are inoperative. Working capital circulates in the business, and the current assets change from one form to the other. Cash is used for procurement of raw materials and stores items and for payment of [...]