2. How does Short-term Financial
Planning differ from Long-Term
Financial Planning?
1. Decisions can be easily reversed because of the shorter
timeline.
2. Far less uncertain because we are dealing with one-year
estimates rather than multiple estimates.
3. What’s the importance of
creating short-term financial
planning?
1. If sales increase, assets will increase, which in return will cause
cash to run out rapidly
2. Forecasting the required necessary funding allows for
strategic decisions to be made
3. Contingencies can be created – Act rather than React!
4. Deterministic vs. Stochastic
Deterministic
Single variable, single point estimate
Stochastic
Uses probability distribution for one or more
variables
5. Assumptions for
Deterministic Model
1. Regardless of dollar/percentage of increase in
sales, total assets/sales, and current
liabilities/sales will remain constant
2. Margin and dividend payout ratio will remain at
its current level
3. Additional assets are required to support
additional sales and that the proportion of this
increase will stay
6. Part A: Needed External
Funds formula
NEF = (TA/S0) x ΔS – (CL/S0) x ΔS – [S1 x m x (1 – dpo)
NEF – Needed External Financing
TA – Total Assets
S0 – Initial Sales
ΔS - Change in Sales
CL – Current Liabilities
S1 – Forecasted Sales
m – Profit Margin
dpo – Dividend Payout Ratio
8. Computing formula:
m = Net Profit / Sales
= 479,800/5,500,000
= 8.723636%
dpo = Dividends / Net Profit
= 400,000/479,800
= 0.83368
NEF = (TA/S0) x ΔS – (CL/S0) x ΔS – [S1 x m x (1 – dpo)
= 900,000 – 150,000 – 103,740.43
= 646,259.57
Thus, Summit Inc will require approximately $646,260 in
external financing. The financing required can be
attained through new debt or equity sources.
9. Part B: Methods to reduce
reliance on external funds
3 Main Methods:
1. Increase Accounts Payable Balance
2. Increase Net Profit Margin
3. Reduce amount and percentage of dividend
10. Increase AP balance
1. Negotiate longer credit terms
2. Stretch payments
Cost of foregoing any available discounts:
Kd=(d%/100-d%) * [365/(fdate – ddate)]
11. Increase net profit margin
Income Statement 2012
Sales 5,500,000
Cost of Goods Sold 3,500,000
Gross Profit 2,000,000
Operating Expenses 1,000,000
Interest 170,000
Taxes 350,200
Net Profit 479,800
Dividends 400,000
1. Decrease Operating Expenses
Technology
Management
Unnecessary Expenses
2. Decreasing Cost of Goods Sold
Discounts from suppliers
Increase efficiency of supply chain
management
12. Reduce dividends
Third portion of the NEF formula
By reducing dividend to zero, your increased
equity can be used to finance your growth
New NEF with no dividends is over 80% lower
How does sustainable growth affect dividend?
Sustainable growth using current policies: 8.67%
Current expected growth rate: 30%
13. Conclusion
Importance of Short-Term Financial Planning
Understanding the method to calculate ‘Needed
External Financing’ during periods of expansion
Determining alternatives to external sources of
financing
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