Optimization of the company's cash flow

This book is about the company's treasuries and financial management, more specifically; it shows how a company can manage its treasury in an efficient and short way. This book is about the company's treasuries and financial management, more specifically; it shows how a company can manage its treasury in an efficient and short way.

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2 - THE FEAR OF THE DEBIT BALANCE. A second generator cause of unused funds lies in the attitude of the company with regard to the overdraft. Fear of the overdraft is for these companies to three main reasons: The fear of being forced to use the more expensive short-term credit because it’s the quicker; The fear of antagonizing his banker by this unexpected funding requirement; The fear, ultimately giving birth to rumors about the financial soundness of the firm. These concerns are so vivid that they grow to stop after have mobilized them, of large cash surplus. This behavior is sometimes erected in the company where retain permanently a bank balance very much positive. In any case, it is a sign of poor control of cash: the person in charge will cover, as a security, well beyond its real needs, it cannot assess with rigor. In these circumstances it is for the company to borrow money from his bank and to put free part at its disposal. In addition to the shortfall, in opportunity cost, these bank balances cost weighted average rate of the capital, or "cost of capital". 3 - THE IMPORTANCE OF UNUSED FUNDS AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. Any unspent funds affect the profitability of the firm. In addition, they do not represent a sufficient guarantee of solvency. 1 - Statistical Evaluation of unused funds. This is to give an order of magnitude of the phenomenon in terms of proper idle cash as the "float". a) Assessment of idle cash. We can appreciate the importance of the sums of money on the company’s account, "banks and postal check", and therefore unnecessarily financed, by examining the value of this position on the balance sheet synthetic and summary of the accounting data of IWACO subject to the regime of the actual profit. Can also measure the importance of unnecessarily funded funds by looking at the balance sheets of major French banks of deposit, under the heading in the passive: "accounts of enterprises. Table 10 below, brings together the accounts of the company, contained liability side of the balance sheet of the Bank of the company. These idle balances properly say, ads "float". The percentage presents the amount of the account from the global amount of inflows that the company had in its inflows. The BMCE is not officially activated. The following table gives example of the company’s Inflows during 2014-2015, Table n°9: Inflows of IWACO during 2014-15 PERIOD AWB BMCI BMCE January – 2014 0,00 DH 1 198 960,66 DH Not Yet February – 2014 184 572,00 DH 1 688 230,79 DH Not Yet March – 2014 0,00 DH 3 836 491,74 DH Not Yet April – 2014 0,00 DH 2 721 775,26 DH Not Yet Mai – 2014 0,00 DH 2 016 630,32 DH Not Yet June – 2014 0,00 DH 1 277 555,14 DH Not Yet July – 2014 0,00 DH 669 941,79 DH Not Yet August – 2014 0,00 DH 2396 546,75 DH Not Yet September – 2014 0,00 DH 2 159 968,79 DH Not Yet October – 2014 0,00 DH 1 817 837,55 DH Not Yet November – 2014 0,00 DH 957 697,73 DH Not Yet Page 78 of 124

December – 2014 0,00 DH 1 599 918,69 DH Not Yet January – 2015 1 225 382,50 DH 1 934 877,27 DH Not Yet February – 2015 0,00 DH 1 832 762,91 DH Not Yet March – 2015 0,00 DH 1 784 262,03 DH Not Yet April – 2015 37 711 489,31 DH 1 908 717,17 DH Not Yet Mai – 2015 5 600 000,00 DH 1 589 353,22 DH Not Yet June – 2015 0,00 DH 1 647 097,19 DH Not Yet July – 2015 250 000,00 DH 2 411 563,82 DH Not Yet August – 2015 0,00 DH 3 264 040,43 DH Not Yet September – 2015 0,00 DH 1 761 230,68 DH Not Yet October – 2015 0,00 DH 4 387 229,87 DH Not Yet November – 2015 0,00 DH 1 344 279,52 DH Not Yet December – 2015 0,00 DH 1 553 395,28 DH Not Yet b) Assessments of the « float ». In our country the average time of recovery of funds is of the order of 7 calendar days. 2 - Unused funds affect the profitability of the firm without ensuring the solvency. It is obvious that for a given benefit, the volume of cash is important and more the profitability of the company is low. Added to this is the value of the "float" which, although not recorded, inflates the volume of unused funds, and thus decreases the real rate of return. Thus, by 2015, the company being subject to the regime of the actual profit had total assets of 906 385 876, 60 million dirhams. With a rate of return largely exceeds 15%. In fact, the real rate of return, taking into account the "float", was to: F = 7 x (906 385 876, 60 / 365) = 17 382 742, 84 Therefore, the main objective of evaluating the “float” of a company, is to evaluate how fast the money of the company circulate inside and outside the market. Nevertheless, we often take for granted having liquidity inside the company as a symbol of security, profitability and solvency. Yet, having money stocked just like that inside the company’s treasury is the same messing opportunities of recycling these money inside a good business running outside in the market. The evaluation of the market is same as evaluating the market’s opportunities for making profit. Although, this evaluation wouldn’t be compatible to this project if it wasn’t gathered with the company’s money study and evaluation. Though, gathering both means that the company is a positive situation to catch the god opportunities that the market can give and be aware of the positivity and negativity of the market, and it is for this specific reason that we’re going to study the costs that the “Sleeping money” could take on charge on the next paragraph. Finally, as we mentioned earlier, note that the existence of a positive cash cannot be regarded as the pledge of the solvency of the firm. Indeed, the concept of cash is a static, while the liquidity of a business depends on the conditions in which the availability and liabilities will arise the relation to each other in time. Cash management is essentially dynamic and requires an analysis in terms of flow. It is the potential to restore liquidity of the firm, determined by its profitability and solvency, which is the only guarantor of its solvency and to its security. Page 79 of 124

2 - THE FEAR OF THE DEBIT BALANCE.<br />

A second generator cause <strong>of</strong> unused funds lies in <strong>the</strong> attitude <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> company with regard to <strong>the</strong> overdraft. Fear <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> overdraft is for <strong>the</strong>se companies to three main reasons:<br />

The fear <strong>of</strong> being forced to use <strong>the</strong> more expensive short-term credit because it’s <strong>the</strong> quicker;<br />

The fear <strong>of</strong> antagonizing his banker by this unexpected funding requirement;<br />

The fear, ultimately giving birth to rumors about <strong>the</strong> financial soundness <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> firm.<br />

These concerns are so vivid that <strong>the</strong>y grow to stop after have mobilized <strong>the</strong>m, <strong>of</strong> large <strong>cash</strong> surplus. This behavior is<br />

sometimes erected in <strong>the</strong> company where retain permanently a bank balance very much positive. In any case, it is a<br />

sign <strong>of</strong> poor control <strong>of</strong> <strong>cash</strong>: <strong>the</strong> person in charge will cover, as a security, well beyond its real needs, it cannot assess<br />

with rigor. In <strong>the</strong>se circumstances it is for <strong>the</strong> company to borrow money from his bank and to put free part at its<br />

disposal. In addition to <strong>the</strong> shortfall, in opportunity cost, <strong>the</strong>se bank balances cost weighted average rate <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

capital, or "cost <strong>of</strong> capital".<br />

3 - THE IMPORTANCE OF UNUSED FUNDS AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.<br />

Any unspent funds affect <strong>the</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>itability <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> firm. In addition, <strong>the</strong>y do not represent a sufficient guarantee <strong>of</strong><br />

solvency.<br />

1 - Statistical Evaluation <strong>of</strong> unused funds.<br />

This is to give an order <strong>of</strong> magnitude <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> phenomenon in terms <strong>of</strong> proper idle <strong>cash</strong> as <strong>the</strong> "float".<br />

a) Assessment <strong>of</strong> idle <strong>cash</strong>.<br />

We can appreciate <strong>the</strong> importance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sums <strong>of</strong> money on <strong>the</strong> company’s account, "banks and postal check", and<br />

<strong>the</strong>refore unnecessarily financed, by examining <strong>the</strong> value <strong>of</strong> this position on <strong>the</strong> balance sheet syn<strong>the</strong>tic and<br />

summary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> accounting data <strong>of</strong> IWACO subject to <strong>the</strong> regime <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> actual pr<strong>of</strong>it.<br />

Can also measure <strong>the</strong> importance <strong>of</strong> unnecessarily funded funds by looking at <strong>the</strong> balance sheets <strong>of</strong> major French<br />

banks <strong>of</strong> deposit, under <strong>the</strong> heading in <strong>the</strong> passive: "accounts <strong>of</strong> enterprises. Table 10 below, brings toge<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong><br />

accounts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> company, contained liability side <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> balance sheet <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Bank <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> company. These idle<br />

balances properly say, ads "float". The percentage presents <strong>the</strong> amount <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> account from <strong>the</strong> global amount <strong>of</strong><br />

in<strong>flow</strong>s that <strong>the</strong> company had in its in<strong>flow</strong>s. The BMCE is not <strong>of</strong>ficially activated. The following table gives example<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> company’s In<strong>flow</strong>s during 2014-2015, Table n°9: In<strong>flow</strong>s <strong>of</strong> IWACO during 2014-15<br />

PERIOD AWB BMCI BMCE<br />

January – 2014 0,00 DH 1 198 960,66 DH Not Yet<br />

February – 2014 184 572,00 DH 1 688 230,79 DH Not Yet<br />

March – 2014 0,00 DH 3 836 491,74 DH Not Yet<br />

April – 2014 0,00 DH 2 721 775,26 DH Not Yet<br />

Mai – 2014 0,00 DH 2 016 630,32 DH Not Yet<br />

June – 2014 0,00 DH 1 277 555,14 DH Not Yet<br />

July – 2014 0,00 DH 669 941,79 DH Not Yet<br />

August – 2014 0,00 DH 2396 546,75 DH Not Yet<br />

September – 2014 0,00 DH 2 159 968,79 DH Not Yet<br />

October – 2014 0,00 DH 1 817 837,55 DH Not Yet<br />

November – 2014 0,00 DH 957 697,73 DH Not Yet<br />

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