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    This research paper analyzes working capital management of a company from 2009-2013. It finds that the company's net working capital decreased over this period due to declines in current assets and increases in current liabilities. Several ratios related to liquidity, profitability, and leverage either increased or decreased over time. The paper concludes with suggestions to maintain a balanced level of working capital and efficiently manage inventory and cash to improve the company's liquidity and profitability.

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    This research paper analyzes working capital management of a company from 2009-2013. It finds that the company's net working capital decreased over this period due to declines in current assets and increases in current liabilities. Several ratios related to liquidity, profitability, and leverage either increased or decreased over time. The paper concludes with suggestions to maintain a balanced level of working capital and efficiently manage inventory and cash to improve the company's liquidity and profitability.

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    This research paper analyzes working capital management of a company from 2009-2013. It finds that the company's net working capital decreased over this period due to declines in current assets and increases in current liabilities. Several ratios related to liquidity, profitability, and leverage either increased or decreased over time. The paper concludes with suggestions to maintain a balanced level of working capital and efficiently manage inventory and cash to improve the company's liquidity and profitability.

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    Research paper on working capital management

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    Introduction
    Working Capital Management is an important component of Corporate Financial Management. It is
    the relationship between current assets and current liabilities. Management of working capital is important to
    carry the routine activities of a firm. The objective behind working capital management is to ensure continuity
    in the operations of a firm and that it has sufficient funds to satisfy both maturing short-term debt and
    upcoming operational expenses. It mainly involves management of inventories, accounts receivables, accounts
    payables and cash. The basic theme of working capital management is to provide adequate support for
    smooth and efficient functioning of day-to-day business operations by striking a trade between the three
    proportions of working capital. They are liquidity, profitability and risk.

    Research methodology
    This study is analytical research. The research has to use facts or information already available and
    analyze these to make critical evaluation of the study. A sample size of the study is five years from 2009 to
    2013. In data collection as basically used the secondary data, as available in the records of the unit as from the
    publication of the financial statements in the company annual reports as include the balance sheet and profit
    and loss account of the company. Analysis of data is made using certain financial tools and techniques as ratio
    analysis.

    SCOPE OF THE STUDY


    • The study will help to maintain appropriate sources of working capital in organization.
    • With the help of the study the company may invest more on short term assets over the liabilities.
    • This study helps to control the short terms assets and liabilities.
    • From this study the organization can know about the proportion of investment in current assets and
    current liabilities.

    LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

    • The study is short term period of five accounting year from 2008-2009 to 2012-2013.
    • The main constraint of this study is considered as the data used is secondary.
    • The data was collected based on the company annual report. So, we cannot say it was accurate.

    DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS STATEMENT OF WORKING CAPITAL


    Statement of working capital is prepared to depict the changes in the working capital. it represents the
    excess of the current assets over current liabilities are the components of the working capital its necessary to
    measure the increase or decrease there in by preparing a statement is prepared with current assets and
    current liabilities are appearing in the balance sheet under consideration. The statement shows the changes in
    individual items of current liabilities and their effect of the working capital. The total increase and total
    decrease in the end are compared and the difference of total increases and total decreases shows the
    increases or net decreases, in the working capital. The calculated statement of working capital as
    STATEMENT OF WORKING CAPITAL FROM 2008-09 TO 2012-13
    Particulars 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-2013
    Current assets
    Inventories 10121.45 9027.46 11302.79 13742.37 16008.21
    Sundry debtors 3024.36 3493.90 4161.30 4761.32 4424.18
    Cash & bank balance 18228.53 22436.37 17478.86 6451.70 3850.35
    Interest receivables 1014.47 780.34 489.56 2126.13 2342.55
    Loan& advances 2122.06 3343.09 4657.85 1385.77 990.69
    Total current assets (a) 34510.87 39081.16 38090.36 28431.29 27615.98
    Current liabilities
    Sundry creditors 4150.85 6217.09 6093.96 3190.42 3322.04
    Advance received 565.64 699.28 685.61 906.45 675.28
    Security deposit 431.20 517.08 634.63 580.56 495.71
    Interest accrued 95.58 401.12 446.88 543.95 579.92
    Unpaid dividend 7.55 9.00 10.12 11.29 11.67
    Unclaimed matured deposits 1.60 1.42 1.36 1.49 1.09
    Unclaimed matured bonds 0.25 0.00 0.57 0.00 0.00
    Interest accrued in matured 0.63 0.58 12.05 12.78 12.76
    Other liabilities 2424.11 3039.69 3553.99 8681.46 8654.70
    Total current liabilities 7677.41 10884.96 11439.17 13928.04 13753.17
    Net working capital (a-b) 26833.46 28196.20 26651.19 14503.25 13862.81

    INFERENCE
    Form the above table shows that the net working capital is showing decreasing trend. It was increasing in
    the 2009- 2010 (28196.20). But it was decreasing in the (26651.19 to 13862.81) 2010-2011 to 2012-2013.

    NET WORKING CAPITAL


    NET WORKING CAPITAL

    28196.2
    26833.46 26651.19

    14503.25 13862.81

    YEAR
    This because all the components of current assets and current liabilities decreasing during this period
    ANALYSIS OF RATIOS
    Ratio analysis is the powerful tool for financial analysis. A ratio is defined as “the indicated quotient of two
    mathematical expressions” and as “the relationship between two or more things”. In financial analysis, a ratio
    is used to evaluating the financial position and performance of a firm.
    Particulars 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
    Current ratio 2.01 2.28 2.19 1.52 1.23
    Quick ratio 1.42 1.75 1.54 0.78 0.51
    Operating profit ratio 0.25 0.29 0.21 0.16 0.18
    Net profit ratio 14.2 16.6 11.4 7.7 4.94
    Return on investment 27.0 24.2 18.2 15.6 10.33
    Debt’s equity ratio 0.26 0.49 0.54 0.29 0.33
    Net worth ratio 0.81 0.63 0.70 0.90 0.96
    Fixed assets to net worth ratio 43.7 40.8 40.6 43 41
    Return on shareholder funds 22 20 13 8.9 5.3
    Dividend yield ratio 2.70 1.30 1.41 2.12 3.23

    FINDINGS
    • The current ratio was highly increasing (2.28) occur in the 2009-10.
    • The Quick ratio observed highest ratio is (1.75) occur in the 2009-10.
    • The operating profit ratio increasing (0.16 to 0.18) in the 2011-12 to 2012-13.
    • The net profit ratio has observed highest ratio is (16.6%) occur in the 2009-10.
    • The returns on investment as observed highest ratio is (27%) occur in the 2008-09.
    • Debt’s equity ratio gets increased in (0.29) to (0.33) in the 2011-12 to 2012-13. It shows long term debt is
    getting increase.
    • Net worth ratio increasing (0.90 to 0.96) in the 2011-12 to 2012-13.
    • Fixed assets to net worth increasing (40.8%) to (43%) in the 2009-10 to 2011-12. So, the firm has invested
    more on assets for the growth of the organization.
    • Return on shareholder’s funds ratio as decreasing (22%) to (5.3%) ratio value from the year 2008-09
    to2012-13. The firm’s ability of generating profit per rupee of shareholder ‘s funds.
    • Dividend yield ratio has increasing (1.41%) to (3.23%) in the 2010-11 to 2012-13. Market price is more
    efficient of the firms.

    SUGESSTIONS
    • Balanced working capital should be maintained as excessive working capital will reduce profitability
    and inadequate working capital will threaten the solvency of the firm.
    • To efficiently manage the inventory. The company can follow economic order quantity to avoid
    unnecessary blocking of funds in excessive inventory.
    • Cash management in the organization has been streamlined by proper planning and control. So that
    optimum cash balance will be maintained.

    CONCLUSION
    Working capital management plays significant facts of finance management. Finance manager is required to
    spend a great deal of time and maintaining optimal working capital for the running of the business. A lot funds
    now invested and received can be released for the alternate user. Ultimately liquidity and profitability of the
    company will be promoted. The problems underutilization of capacities of the industry will be solved to a
    larger extent with the improvement in the management of the working capital. A balanced approach should
    be followed by the organization to finance permanent current assets by long term sources and temporary
    current assets by short term sources of the finance.

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