The purpose of this assignment is to help students gain a better understanding of calculations of cash flow and strategies to increase it.
Select a multinational company from the following industries:
- Retail
- Pharmaceutical
- Computer Hardware
- Manufacturing
- Automotive
Review the selected company’s most recent financial statements.
Calculate the following cash conversion cycle ratios based on the financial statements using Microsoft® Excel®:
- Average inventory
- Inventory turnover rate
- Average account receivable
- Account receivable turnover
- Average collection cycle
- Average Payment Cycle
Explain the importance of the cash conversion cycle, including:
- Discuss the purpose of the cash conversion cycle and its components.
- Analyze the results obtained in the cash conversion cycle equations.
- Propose strategies to increase the cash flows of the company under study.
- Calculations need to be included in the analysis/explanation paper.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Include the APA Plagiarism Checker Results. (10% Penalty if not present)
Include excel document where you did your calculations.
Include a separate Word document for the analysis incorporating the calculations from the excel document.
