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Working Capital Equation:
* Current Assets:
Debtors, Cash and Stock
(less)
Current Liabilities:
Creditors, Loans and Tax
=
Net Working Capital
Working capital (WC) refers to firm´s current assets. In other words, the current assets are those that the firm expects to convert into cash within a year. Current assets include cash, inventor, and accounts receivable. Current assets are considered liquid because they can be transformed into cash in a relatively short time.
Net working capital is the firm´s current assets minus current liabilities. In other words, the current liabilities are the business obligations (such as debt) that the firm plans to pay off or otherwise satisfy within a year. Net working capital is important to firms. It represents the amount of current assets remaining if they were liquidated to pay the company's short-term debt. (http://www.ctu.edu.vn/coursewares/kinhte/qttc/abstract/ch10.htm#2).
This measure serves as an indication of the amount of readily available funds that can be used in operation of the business. As such, working capital finances day-to-day business operation (called the CASH CONVERSION CYCLE), allowing bills to be paid while awaiting payment of cash for sales. Internal sources of working capital include RETAINED EARNINGS, allocation of POSITIVE CASH FLOW from sources such as DEPRECIATION or DEFERRED TAXES, and savings achieved through operating efficiencies. External sources of working capital include TRADE CREDIT, SHORT-TERM LOANS, TERM DEBT, EQUITY FINANCING not used for long-term assets (http://www.small-business-dictionary.org/default.asp?term=WORKING+CAPITAL). In other words, NET WORKING CAPITAL is a more precise wording for WORKING CAPITAL to differentiate from GROSS WORKING CAPITAL. ...
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