WORKING CAPITAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LIMITED COMPANY An Overview of FMCG Companies in India Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) goods are all consumable items (other than groceries/pulses) that one needs to buy at regular intervals. These are items which are used daily, and so have a quick rate of consumption, and a high return. FMCG can broadly be categorized into three segments which are: 1. Household items as soaps, detergents, household accessories, etc, 2. Personal
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popular with consumers Carrefour expanded rapidly with 50 % sales and asset growth rate. Non food items contributed 40 % of the sales. By mid 1972 it had opened 16 stores and was now facing major decisions regarding its future growth. Carrefour Strategy For consumers Carrefour offered lower price by maintaining average gross margin of 15% in comparison to competition’s 20 to 25 % margin. It provided consumers with the convenience of one stop shop with both food and non food items. At many stores
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Working Capital Management in a Post-Recession Environment: The View from Europe A report prepared by CFO Research Services in collaboration with The Royal Bank of Scotland TM Working Capital Management in a Post-Recession Environment: The View from Europe A report prepared by CFO Research Services in collaboration with The Royal Bank of Scotland TM Working Capital Management in a Post-Recession Environment: The View from Europe Contents Executive summary Cash, liquidity and credit
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to discuss and analyze the possible alternatives of Dell Computer Corporation in funding its future growth and expansion from the point of view of its top management. Given the company’s financial statements, projected growth in sales, and its working capital financial ratios, this paper forecasted Dell’s balance sheet and income statement for 1997 to trace the external fund needed, if any, and which type of funding is most optimal to fund its future operations and growth. The forecast used a set of
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Bob Brown in regard to management is that he has a good relationship with the employee and customer. 4. Support your answer to question 3 by indicating what change in the allocation of resources the Browns need to make in order to support this strategy. Increasing the payable days or lowering the day’s receivable outstanding would reduce the cash conversion cycle. Although it is important to invest cash back into the company for growth, a more conservative approach of holding on to more cash would
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No. 2. October 2006, Pp. 45 -58 Trends in Working Capital Management and its Impact on Firms’ Performance: An Analysis of Mauritian Small Manufacturing Firms Kesseven Padachi* A well designed and implemented working capital management is expected to contribute positively to the creation of a firm’s value The purpose of this paper is to examine the trends in working capital management and its impact on firms’ performance. The trend in working capital needs and profitability of firms are examined
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Paper P4 is the advanced financial MANAGEMENT paper at the Professional level. It follows on from Paper F9 at the Fundamentals level. As throughout the ACCA syllabus, the Fundamentals paper covers the main technical areas that all accountants are required to master, whereas the Professional paper builds on that knowledge and explores advanced skills and techniques. In particular Paper P4 expects candidates to have more depth of knowledge, better analytical skills, and to be able to exercise greater
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semi-urban markets are dominated by many national and regional brands but even then many local manufacturers have also carved a special niche as their products are fresh, they offer many varieties and they are cheaper. 31 3.2 Marketing Strategy: Rural and certain semi-urban markets are mainly captured by small manufacturers. This note primarily suggests to enter this market. Apart from domestic customers, there is a vast market at bus and taxi stands, railway stations, weekly hats or
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Jenson & Nicholson (J & N). The name of the company was changed from J& N (Bangladesh) Limited to Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited on January 1, 1980. Currently BPBL’s number of shares is 23,188,940. Its Authorized capital is Taka 400 million and its paid up capital is Taka 232 million. Historical Overview Berger, the market leader in the Bangladesh paint market is one of the oldest names in the paint Industry and the country’s major specialty paints business with products and ingredients
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friendly relationships with its local dealers and societal approach. There seems to be significant room for improvement here, if Ben & Jerry’s can start collecting A/R quicker, while still being less demanding than the industry standards. Net working capital has increased every year, with a significant jump from 1992 to 1993. Even though the rest of the industry spends vast amounts of resources on marketing and advertising, the lack of paid marketing doesn’t seem to be affecting Ben & Jerry’s. Their
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