Assignment: Working Capital Management- Tesla
Overview
Working capital management is critical to an organization's ability to meet its short-term obligations. When proposing new projects or investment ideas for corporations, it is critical to consider working capital red flags such as excess credit use by the business or a low cash balance. Managing such issues early on can help corporations acquire a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
Prompt
Using the business you selected for Project, complete the calculations for determining working capital, and describe their relevance in assessing financial health.
Specifically, you must address the following criteria:
I. Financial Statement(s): Explain the various financial statement(s) needed to calculate a business's working capital and how each financial statement is used. Provide examples to support your claims.
II. Working Capital's Role: Discuss how effective working capital management supports a healthy business.
III. Working Capital Interpretation: Use the appropriate formula to calculate working capital, then discuss the business's current financial liquidity position.
i. For example, does the business have sufficient working capital on hand to address bills to suppliers? Will there be potential cash inflow at the end of the year?
IV. Working Capital Management Direction: Discuss the current direction of the business regarding working capital management.
i. Keep in mind that financial statements reflect a specific moment or period of time and the value of the business's working capital during that period. To get a better understanding of the direction in which a business is going, use the business's balance sheets from Mergent Online to compare the business's value today against its value from one year ago.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.