Working Capital Fundamentals
Working capital compares current assets to current liabilities. It indicates whether a business can meet obligations due within one year without selling long-term assets.
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Working capital compares current assets to current liabilities. It indicates whether a business can meet obligations due within one year without selling long-term assets.
Modern lease accounting brings most leases onto the balance sheet. Lessees recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability based on discounted future payments.
Compound interest earns returns on both principal and accumulated interest. Time, rate, and compounding frequency jointly determine future value.
Amortization spreads loan repayment over time. Early payments apply mostly to interest; later payments apply more to principal on a typical fixed-rate schedule.
Break-even analysis finds the sales volume where total revenue equals total costs. It helps evaluate pricing, cost structure, and minimum viable volume.
Body Mass Index (BMI) relates weight to height squared. It is a population screening tool, not a direct measure of body composition or health status.
Cap rate equals net operating income divided by property value or purchase price. It expresses annual yield independent of financing structure.
IAS 21 requires translating foreign operations into functional currency using different rates for monetary items, non-monetary items, and income.
Aging schedules classify receivables by days outstanding to monitor collection risk and cash flow timing.
The allowance reduces receivables to net realizable value using percentage or aging-based loss rates.
The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts expected cash flows to initial carrying amount.
Bond amortization allocates coupon payments between interest expense and carrying amount adjustment.
DCF values a business by discounting projected free cash flows plus a terminal value at WACC.
NPV sums discounted cash flows; positive NPV suggests value creation at the hurdle rate.
IRR is the implied return of a cash flow series; compare it to your hurdle rate or WACC.
WACC is the average return required by all capital providers weighted by market values.
Payback measures how long until cumulative cash flows recover the initial investment.
EOQ minimizes total ordering plus holding cost assuming steady demand and fixed order cost.
Safety stock protects against stockouts during lead time when demand exceeds expectations.
ABC classification ranks items by annual value consumption — A items deserve tightest controls.
Shrinkage is the difference between book inventory and physical counts from theft, damage, or errors.
Cash-on-cash return focuses on levered equity yield — annual cash flow divided by cash invested.
A 1031 exchange may defer capital gains when sale proceeds are reinvested in qualifying like-kind property.
Rent increases affect tenant affordability and landlord revenue — model percent changes and cumulative cost.
Inventory turnover measures how efficiently a business sells and replaces stock. It links COGS to average inventory and feeds the cash conversion cycle.
The current ratio compares current assets to current liabilities — a standard short-term liquidity metric for lenders, creditors, and treasury review.