Dell’s Working Capital by Ali I Executive Summary I. In order to sustain and improve Dell’s performance and increased growth which will eventually lead to increase the market share, and to take advantage of the booming computer industry, Dell needs to come up with a plan to finance the future growth. II. Dell Computer Corporation, founded in 1984, designed, manufactured, sold, and serviced high performance personal computers (PC’s). Its core strategy, and advantage over competitors,
TABLE OF CONTENTS Description Page # Executive Summary 1 Introduction Background Purpose 2 Research and Analysis Dell’s Competitive Advantage Funding 52% Growth in 1996 Funding 50% Growth in 1997 3 Conclusion 5 Exhibits Exhibit 1: Dell’s Annual Worldwide Sales Dollar Growth Versus Industry Exhibit 2: DSI Comparison of Dell, IBM, and Compaq Exhibit 3: Working Capital Financial Ratios for Dell Exhibit 4: Percent of Dell Computer Systems Sales by Microprocessor Exhibit 5: Profit & Loss
Case Study of Dell’s Working Capital Jianduo Guo, Shihao Qi, Michael, Yitsik 1. Big picture: With or Without external financing to meet the need of rapid growth Timeline of Dell is showed as follows: Calendar Year Fiscal Year Note 1990 1991 Expand indirect distribution channels 1993 1994 August: loss from sell-off of excess inventory September: growth to liquidity & profitability 1994 1995 July: exit low margin indirect channel 1995 1996 Inventory
Assigment 1 Dell’s working Capital Student number Name Class 0804809 Shu Pei Sun BE37 …………………………….. …………………………………………… ………… …………………………….. …………………………………………… ………… …………………………….. …………………………………………… ………… Question 1: Kennis Inzicht Toepassen x x 5 punten Calculate the level of working capital for Dell for the years 1994, 1995 and 1996. (Please show the full calculation and formula’s used) The total current assets in 1996 are: $ 1.957.000 The total current assets in 1995
INTRODUCTION Dell Computers was started by Michael Dell in 1984. Dell’s primary differentiator was its business model. It sold primarily on the B2C market and custom built personal computers on demand. Therefore, it had very low inventory by comparison to its competitors. As a result of this, Dell was able to operate quite efficiently and profitably in its niche market. By the late 1980’s – early 1990’s, Dell noticed that its market share was only 1% of total and that industry amalgamations
a proposed new project; • Use sensitivity, scenario, and break-even analyses to see how project profitability would be affected by an error in your forecasts; • Recognize the importance of managerial flexibility in capital budgeting; • Use the weighted-average cost of capital to value a business given forecasts of its future cash flows; • Construct a simple financial planning model and show how long-term financing policy affect short-term financing requirements. 1.2 Teaching and Learning
Project Genesis | Atlantic Corporation | ACE Consulting Group | “A service we provide with excellence“ | ------------------------------------------------- Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to assess the viability of the acquisition of Royal Paper Corporation’s (Royal) Monticello mill and box plants by Atlantic Corporation (Atlantic). This will be conducted through the evaluation and analysis of whether this project is profitable
Integrative Case 7, Casa de Diseno, involves evaluating working capital management of a furniture manufacturer. Operating cycle, cash conversion cycle, and negotiated financing needed are determined and compared with industry practices. The student then analyzes the impact of changing the firm’s credit terms to evaluate its management of accounts receivable before making a recommendation. a. Operating cycle (OC) average age of inventory average collection period 110 days 75 days
current liabilities cost 7 percent to maintain and the average annual cost of long-term funds is 20 percent. a) The firm's initial net working capital is ________. [Numerical Answer] b) The firm's initial annual profits on total assets are ________. [Numerical Answer] c) If the firm was to shift $3,000 of current assets to fixed assets, the firm's net working capital would ________, the annual profits on total assets would ________, and the risk of technical insolvency would ________, respectively
Working capital management Abstract The Project Report is a summary of Study of some of the elements of Working Capital Management at the Heavy Engineering Division of Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T, HED). The various aspects of these working capital elements have been studied. The Study of working capital management involved understanding of receivables, payables and to an extent inventory management. After a brief introduction to the nature of Business activity of Larsen & Toubro and