2. WHAT IS CASH?
ï” It is the money which a firm can disburse immediately
without any restrictions.
ï” The term cash include coins, currencies and checks held
by the firm in balance in its bank account.
ï” It includes near-cash assets, such as marketable securities
and time deposits in banks.
4. CASH MANAGEMENT
ï” Cash management is concerned with the
managing of:
ï” cash flows into and out of the firm,
ï” cash flows within the firm, and
ï” cash balances held by the firm at a point of time by
financing deficit or investing surplus cash
8. TRANSACTION MOTIVES
It refers to the holding of cash required by a firm to carry its
day to day business transactions in the ordinary course of
business.
9. PRECAUTIONARY MOTIVE
ï” The precautionary motive of holding cash is to meet the
unpredictable cash obligations of a firm.
ï” A cushion to meet unexpected contingencies.
ï” Floods, strikes and failure of imp customers
ï” Unexpected slowdown in collection of accounts
receivable
ï” Sharp increase in cost of raw materials
ï” Cancellation of some order of goods
10. SPECULATIVE MOTIVE
ï” This refers to maintaining cash balance ,the firm to take
advantage of investing in profit âmaking opportunities and
which is typically outside the normal course of business.
ï” Helps to take advantage of:
ï” An opportunity to purchase raw materials at reduced
price
ï” Make purchase at favorable prices
ï” Delay purchase on anticipation of decline in prices
ï” Buying securities when interest rate is expected to
decline
11. CASH PLANNING
ï” Cash Flow Planning is when a business forecasts short &
long term business expenses against the projected
incoming cash.
ï” It allows us to anticipate trouble by creating a cash flow
cushion, for unexpected expenses.
ï” A method that an insured can use to control the premium
payments that they must make on their policies.
12. CASH FORECASTING AND BUDGETING
CASH BUDGET
ï” Summary statement of the firmâs expected cash inflows
and outflows over a projected time period
CASH FORECASTS
ï” Estimate of the timing and amounts of cash inflows
and outflows over a specific period
13. SHORT-TERM CASH FORECASTS
ï”The important functions of short-term cash
forecasts
ïTo determine operating cash requirements
ïTo anticipate short-term financing
ïTo manage investment of surplus cash.
ï”Short-term Forecasting Methods
ï The receipt and disbursements method
ïThe adjusted net income method.
14. THE RECEIPT AND DISBURSEMENTS
METHOD
ï” The virtues of the receipt and payment methods are:
It gives a complete picture of all the items of expected
cash flows.
It is a sound tool of managing daily cash operations.
ï” This method, however, suffers from the following
limitations:
1. Its reliability is reduced because of the uncertainty of
cash forecasts. For example, collections may be delayed,
or unanticipated demands may cause large
disbursements.
2. It fails to highlight the significant movements in the
working capital items.
15. THE ADJUSTED NET INCOME METHOD
ï” The benefits of the adjusted net income
method are:
ï§ It highlights the movements in the working capital
items, and thus helps to keep a control on a firmâs
working capital.
ï§ It helps in anticipating a firmâs financial
requirements.
ï” The major limitation of this method is:
ï§ It fails to trace cash flows, and therefore, its
utility in controlling daily cash operations is
limited.
16. LONG-TERM CASH FORECASTING
ï” The major uses of the long-term cash forecasts are:
ï It indicates as companyâs future financial needs, especially
for its working capital requirements.
ï It helps to evaluate proposed capital projects. It pinpoints
the cash required to finance these projects as well as the
cash to be generated by the company to support them.
ï It helps to improve corporate planning. Long-term cash
forecasts compel each division to plan for future and to
formulate projects carefully.
18. CLEARING
ï” mutual settlement of claims
ï” among member banks
ï” agreed time and place
ï” as per instruments drawn
Clearing can be classified as
i. Counter clearing
ii. Non â MICR
iii. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
iv. Cheque Truncation System
19. TYPES OF RETURN CHEQUES:
⊠INWARD OR PAYING BRANCH
When a particular branch receives instruments, which are on themselves and sent by
other member bank for collection is treated as Inward Clearing of that branch.
⊠INWARD RETURN
Which are presented by collecting bank to other banks for payment but it has been
returned and unpaid by them due to specified reason through the clearing house.
⊠OUTWARD OR COLLECTING BRANCH
When a particular branch receives instruments drawn on the other bank within the
clearing zone and sends those instruments for collection through the clearing
arrangement is considered
⊠OUTWARD RETURN
Instruments which are return by paying bank due to specified reason through the clearing
house.
21. BAUMOLâS MODEL
ï” The firm is able to forecast its cash needs with certainty.
ï” The firmâs cash payments occur uniformly over a period of time.
ï” The opportunity cost of holding cash is known and it does not change
over time.
ï” The firm will incur the same transaction cost whenever it converts
securities to cash.
Baumol's model for cash balance
22. ASSUMPTION
ï” The firm is able to forecast its cash with certainty.
ï” The firmâs cash payment occur uniformly once a period of
time.
ï” The opportunity cost of holding cash is known and it does
not change over time.
ï” The firm will incur the same transaction cost whenever it
converts securities to cash.
23. TYPES OF COST
ï” Holding Cost or opportunity cost
Holding Cost = k (C/2)
k = Opportunity Cost, C/2 = Average cash balance
ï” Transaction Cost
Transaction Cost = c(T/C)
ï” Total cost
Total Cost = k(C/2)+c(T/C)
ï” Optimum cash balance
C*= â2cT/k
25. THE MILLERâORR MODEL
ï” It provides for two control limitsâthe upper control limit
and the lower control limit as well as a return point.
ï” If the firmâs cash flows fluctuate randomly and hit the
upper limit, then it buys sufficient marketable securities
to come back to a normal level of cash balance.
ï” Similarly, when the firmâs cash flows wander and hit the
lower limit, it sells sufficient marketable securities to
bring the cash balance back to the normal level
26.
27. ï” LOWER CONTROL LIMIT
=(3/4 x transaction cost X variance of cash flows )1/3
interest rate
Upper Limit= Lower Limit + 3Z
Return Point= Lower Limit + Z
Average Cash Balance = Lower Limit +4/3 Z
Symbolically (Z)= ( 3/4 x cÏÂČ/i )1/3
28. MANAGING CASH COLLECTIONS AND
DISBURSEMENTS
ï” Accelerating Cash Collections
ï”Decentralised Collections
ï”Lock-box System
ï” Controlling Disbursements
ï”Disbursement or Payment Float
29. ACCELERATING CASH COLLECTIONS
Decentralised Collections
ï” Number of collection centres
ï” Collection centres will collect cheques from customers and
deposit in their local bank accounts
ï” They will deposit the funds to a central bank
Lock-box System
ï” Collection centers are established considering the customer
locations and volume of remittances
ï” At each Centre the firm hires a post office box
ï” Remittances are directly picked from the bank whom the firm
gives the authority
30. INVESTING SURPLUS CASH IN
MARKETABLE SECURITIES
ï” Selecting Investment Opportunities:
ï”Safety,
ï”Maturity, and
ï”Marketability.
31. SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
OPPORTUNITIES
ï” Treasury bills
ï” Commercial papers
ï” Certificates of deposits
ï” Bank deposits
ï” Inter-corporate deposits
ï” Money market mutual funds