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Assets are anything which the firm owns or has title to (in other words ownership of). The term net then means all assets net of liabilities. Net assets are therefore:- NET ASSETS = Total Assets - Total Liabilities The total assets are made up of fixed assets (plant, machinery and equipment) and current assets which is the total of stock, debtors and cash. The total liabilities are made up in much the same way of long-term liabilities and current liabilities . The net assets figure therefore can be used as a measure of the value of the business. It is the value of everything the business owns after all the debts have been taken account of. For more detail of how this can be used as a measure of the value of a business try going to the theory section of the worksheet below. Source: http://www.bized.co.uk/

Working capital is vital to a business. They have to have funds available to pay their day to day bills, wages and so on. The working capital is made up of the current assets net of the current liabilities . It is very important to a company to manage its working capital carefully. This is particularly true where there is a substantial time lag between making the product and receiving the money for it. In this situation the company has paid out all the costs associated with making the product (labour, raw materials and so on) but not yet got any money for it. They must therefore ensure they have enough cash to do this. The way working capital moves around the business is modelled by the working capital cycle . This shows the cash coming into the business, what happens to it while the business has it and then where it goes. A simple working capital cycle may look something like:- Between each stage of this working capital cycle there is a time delay...

As we know a firm has to have sufficient liquidity. In other words they have to be able to meet their day to day payments. It is no good having your money tied up or invested so that you haven't enough to meet your bills! Current assets and liabilities are an important part of this liquidity and so to measure the firms liquidity situation we can work out a ratio. It is called the CURRENT RATIO . The current ratio is worked out by dividing the current assets by the current liabilities:- CURRENT RATIO = Current assets Current liabilities This figure should always be above 1 or the firm does not have enough assets to meet its liabilities and is therefore technically insolvent. However, a figure close to 1 would be a little close for the firm as they would only just be able to meet their liabi...

Hopefully this is an obvious question as I am sure the quantity of it you have is important to you. In much the same way it is important to a business. However, in a business the term cash may have a broader meaning than it does to you as an individual. Cash is an asset to the business and is usually considered to be one of the current assets. The other current assets are stocks and debtors . Under the heading cash on the balance sheet may be included a number of items of varying liquidity. A small amount may actually be cash (or readies) held in tills or as petty cash, but the majority is likely to be held in various bank accounts. However, since money in current accounts rarely earns interest, if a business has a surplus of cash it may invest it in various ways. Some will have to be in very liquid accounts so that if necessary they can get at it very quickly, but some may be tied up for longer periods of time. As with the debtors, the amount of cash required ...

Debtors are people or other firms who owe money to the firm. This will usually happen where the firm has sold goods with a period of credit. The firm sells the good or service but allows the purchaser a period of credit to pay - usually a month. During this month the purchaser owes the firm the money and is therefore a debtor. If the firm has debts these are considered an asset, because when the debtors pay the firm will have converted the debt into cash in the bank. Because most debts are relatively short-term they are considered current assets. The other current assets are stocks and cash . The amount of debtors a firm has depends on the line of business they are in. If most of their business is with trade customers where they have to offer credit then the level of debtors may be high. For many retail businesses, however, the level of debtors will tend to be relatively low as most of their sales are cash sales. Source: http://www.bized.co.uk

Assets are anything which the firm owns or has title to (in other words ownership of). Firms may have fixed assets which are long-term assets - plant, machinery and equipment, but they will also have assets which can be realised (cashed-in) in the short-term. This is generally taken in accounting terms to be less than a year. The current assets are therefore ones that can be quickly realised and change frequently. The main current assets are stock , debtors and cash . CURRENT ASSETS = Stock + Debtors + Cash They are usually shown on the top half of the balance sheet , and the current liabilities are subtracted from them to show net current assets. Source: http://www.bized.co.uk

This series of notes looks at the balance sheet and profit and loss account, providing definitions and associated theories. The Balance Sheet What are Current Assets? What are Stocks? Stock Control Methods Stock Turnover Ratio What are Debtors? Debt Control and Debt Collection Period What is Cash? Liquidity, Investment and Cash Flow What are Current Liabilities? Current and Acid Test Ratio What are Long Term Liabilities? Debentures, Mortgages and Long Term Loans What is Working Capital? Working Capital Cycle What are Net Assets? Theories and Further Information about Net Assets Profit and Loss Account What is Sales Revenue? What is Cost of Goods Sold? What is Operating Profit? What is Interest Payable? Profit Margin What are Dividends Payable? Theories and Further Information about Dividends Payable What is Reported Dividend per Share? Dividend Cover Ratio What is Reported Earnings per Share? What is Shareholder's Equity? Theories and Further Information about Shareholder...

This series of notes looks at the balance sheet and profit and loss account, providing definitions and associated theories. The Balance Sheet What are Current Assets? What are Stocks? Stock Control Methods Stock Turnover Ratio What are Debtors? Debt Control and Debt Collection Period What is Cash? Liquidity, Investment and Cash Flow What are Current Liabilities? Current and Acid Test Ratio What are Long Term Liabilities? Debentures, Mortgages and Long Term Loans What is Working Capital? Working Capital Cycle What are Net Assets? Theories and Further Information about Net Assets Profit and Loss Account What is Sales Revenue? What is Cost of Goods Sold? What is Operating Profit? What is Interest Payable? Profit Margin What are Dividends Payable? Theories and Further Information about Dividends Payable What is Reported Dividend per Share? Dividend Cover Ratio What is Reported Earnings per Share? What is Shareholder's Equity? Theories and Further Information about Shareholder...

The objective of this research is to test and provide empirical evidence about accrual-based and cash flow-based financial ratios used to developt model of bankruptcy prediction early and compare accuracy of both model in classification of firm's financial situation in the future. ata of the study are financial statement of all company listed in Jakarta Stock Exchange in 1999-2000 for estimation sample and in 2001 for validation sample, excluded financial and banking firm. The statistics method used to test hypotheses one is two-group discriminant analysis, while hypotheses two tested by using examination of Chi-Square The empirical result indicate that accrual-based and cash flow-based financial ratios have ability to predict firm's financial situation in the future early. And so it is with result of examination of hypotheses two indicating that accrual-based bankruptcy prediction model differ and have ability of classification of firm's financial situation in the fut...

Written by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC . Copyright 1997-2008. Applies to nonprofits unless otherwise noted. New nonprofit leaders and managers have to develop at least basic skills in financial management. Expecting others in the organization to manage finances is clearly asking for trouble. Basic skills in financial management start in the critical areas of cash management and bookkeeping, which should be done according to certain financial controls to ensure integrity in the bookkeeping process. New leaders and managers should soon go on to learn how to generate financial statements (from bookkeeping journals) and analyze those statements to really understand the financial condition of the business. Financial analysis shows the "reality" of the situation of a business -- seen as such, financial management is one of the most important practices in management. This topic will help you understand basic practices in financial management, and buil...