A PROJECT REPORT 
ON 
“WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT” 
@ 
Lamiya Silks, Thrissur, Kerala 
Submitted to 
Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM), 
New Delhi 
By 
JIBIN BABU 
SS 11 / 13 
ID- D1113SSIBSEPGP10207 (COC – 5 – CA – 1050) 
in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of 
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
10th April 2012– 25th May 2012 
Phone- 8860598398 Email- jibin.babu8@gmail.com 
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Acknowledgement 
It is a matter of great satisfaction and pleasure to present this report on Working Capital 
Management of Lamiya Silks. I take this opportunity to owe my thanks to all those involved in 
my training. 
Firstly I would like to thank LAMIYA SILKS for giving the opportunity to complete my project 
in the organization. I put on record my sincere thanks to my college, Indian Institute of 
Planning and Management (IIPM), New Delhi, for giving me such an opportunity. I am 
extremely grateful to Mr. Mohammed Rashin for the encouragement, discussions and critical 
assessment of the project. 
It was a good experience for me to work with Lamiya Silks, a pioneer in the textile industry. I 
am greatly obliged to Mr. Mohammed Rashin my industry guide, and Mr. Mansoor. P.A, Mr. 
Lishad. K.A who have shared their expertise and knowledge with me without which the 
completion of project would not have been possible. 
I express my gratitude towards staff of Lamiya Silks, those who have helped me directly or 
indirectly in completing the training. 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Sl.No. Contents Page No. 
1. Executive Summary 1 – 2 
2. Introduction 3 – 20 
2.1 Working Capital 4 – 8 
2.2 Operating Cycle 9 
2.3 Working Capital Management 9 – 18 
2.4 Concept of Working Capital 19 - 20 
3. Research Methodology 21 – 23 
4. Sector Overview 24 – 30 
4.1 Textile Sector 25 – 27 
4.2 SWOT of Textile Industry 28 – 30 
5. Company Overview 31 – 38 
6. Internship Activities 39 – 57 
7. Internship Assessment 58 – 59 
8. Conclusion 60 – 61 
9. Illustration 62 – 65 
10. Bibliography 66 – 67 
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LIST OF TABLES 
Table No. Contents Page No. 
1. Comparative Profit & Loss Account 49 
2. Trend analysis (Liability Side) 50 
3. Trend Analysis (Asset Side) 51 
4. Cash Flow Analysis 52 
5. Cash Flow Statement 53 
6. Profit & Loss Account 55 
7. Balance Sheet 56 
LIST OF CHARTS 
Chart No Contents Page No. 
1. Main Department Sales 63 
2. Other Department sales 64 
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EXECUTIVE 
SUMMARY 
Lamiya Silks is a very well famous textile outlet in Kerala. It has more than 10 branches all over 
the state with wide variety of apparels mainly for women. It has broadened its business towards 
the gulf as well. 
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The major purpose of the study is to analyze the working capital management of Lamiya Silks by 
considering the annual report of two years. The financial statement explains the trend analyzes 
and the ratio analyzes along with the comparative balance statements. 
Working capital is one of the most difficult financial concepts to understand for the small-business 
owner. In fact, the term means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. By 
definition, working capital is the amount by which current assets exceed current liabilities. It 
involves the relationship between a firm’s short term assets and its short term liabilities. 
Funds needed for short term needs for the purpose like payment of wages and other day to day 
expenses are known as working capital. The goal of working capital management is to ensure 
that the firm is able to continue its operation and that it has sufficient cash flow to satisfy both 
maturing short term debt and upcoming operational expenses. Working capital is primarily 
concerned with inventories management, receivable management, cash management and payable 
management. 
The study involved few personal interviews with the financial heads of the company and through 
observation methods. Company annual reports were being evaluated and working capital 
management was being analyzed from it. For the purpose of the study convenience sampling 
technique has been used. 
The study has shown that the working capital of the company has improved as the current asset 
is more than that of the current liabilities. 
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INTRODUCTION 
Management is an art of anticipating and preparing for risks, uncertainties and overcoming 
obstacles. An essential precondition for sound and consistent assets management is establishing 
the sound and consistent assets management policies covering fixed as well as current assets. In 
modern financial management, efficient allocation of funds has a great scope, in finance and 
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profit planning, for the most effective utilization of enterprise resources, the fixed and current 
assets have to be combined in optimum proportions. 
Working capital in simple terms means the amount of funds that a company requires for 
financing its day-to-day operations. Finance manager should develop sound techniques of 
managing current assets. 
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WHAT IS WORKING CAPITAL? 
Working capital refers to the investment by the company in short terms assets such as cash, 
marketable securities. Net current assets or net working capital refers to the current assets less 
current liabilities. 
Symbolically, it means, 
Net Current Assets = Current Assets Current Liabilities. 
In accounting,” Working capital is the difference between the inflow and outflow of funds. In 
other words, it is the net cash inflow. It is defined as the excess of current assets over current 
liabilities and provisions. In other words, it is net current assets or net working capital. 
Working capital represents the total of all current assets. In other words it is the Gross working 
capital , it is also known as Circulating capital or Current capital for current assets are rotating in 
their nature. 
A study of working capital is of major importance to internal and external analysis because of its 
close relationship with the day-to-day operations of a business. Working Capital is the portion of 
the assets of a business which are used on or related to current operations, and represented at any 
one time by the operating cycle of such items as against receivables, inventories of raw 
materials, stores, work in process and finished goods, merchandise, notes or bill receivables and 
cash.
Working capital comprises current assets which are distinct from other assets. In the first 
instance, current assets consist of these assets which are of short duration. 
Working capital may be regarded as the life blood of a business. Its effective provision can do 
much to ensure the success of a business while its inefficient management can lead not only to 
loss of profits but also to the ultimate downfall of what otherwise might be considered as a 
promising concern. 
The funds required and acquired by a business may be invested to two types of assets: 
1. Fixed Assets. 
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2. Current Assets 
Fixed assets are those which yield the returns in the due course of time. The various decisions 
like in which fixed assets funds should be invested and how much should be invested in the fixed 
assets etc. are in the form of capital budgeting decisions. This can be said to be fixed capital 
management. 
Other types of assets are equally important i.e. Current Assets. 
These types of assets are required to ensure smooth and fluent business operations and can be 
said to be life blood of the business. There are two concepts of working capital — Gross and Net. 
Gross working capital refers to gross current assets. Net working capital refers to the difference 
between current assets and current liabilities. The term current assets refers to those assets held 
by the business which can be converted into cash within a short period of time of say one year, 
without reduction in value. The main types of current assets are stock, receivables and cash. The 
term current liabilities refer to those liabilities, which are to be paid off during the course of 
business, within a short period of time say one year. They are expected to be paid out of current 
assets or earnings of the business. The current liabilities mainly consist of sundry creditors, bill 
payable, bank overdraft or cash credit, outstanding expenses etc. 
NEED FOR WORKING CAPITAL
Working capital may be regarded as the lifeblood of the business. Without insufficient working 
capital, any business organization cannot run smoothly or successfully. In the business the 
Working capital is comparable to the blood of the human body. Therefore the study of working 
capital is of major importance to the internal and external analysis because of its close 
relationship with the current day to day operations of a business. The inadequacy or 
mismanagement of working capital is the leading cause of business failures. 
The need of gross working capital or current assets cannot be overemphasized. The object of any 
business is to earn profits. The main factor affecting the profits is the magnitude of sales of the 
business. But the sales cannot be converted into cash immediately. There is a time lag between 
the sale of goods and realization of cash. There is a need of working capital in the form of 
current assets to fill up this time lag. Technically, this is called as operating cycle or working 
capital cycle, which is the heart of need for working capital. This working capital cycle can be 
described in the following words. If the company has a certain amount of cash, it will be required 
for purchasing the raw material though some raw material may be available on credit basis. Then 
the company has to spend some amount for labour and factory overheads to convert the raw 
material in work in progress, and ultimately finished goods. These finished goods when sold on 
credit basis get converted in the form of sundry debtors. Sundry debtors are converted in cash 
only after the expiry of credit period. Thus, there is a cycle in which the originally available cash 
is converted in the form of cash again but only after following the stages of raw material, work in 
progress, finished goods and sundry debtors. Thus, there is a time gap for the original cash to get 
converted in form of cash again. Working Capital needs of company arise to cover the 
requirement of funds during this time gap, and the quantum of working capital needs varies as 
per the length of this time gap. 
Thus, some amount of funds is blocked in raw materials, work in progress, finished goods, 
sundry debtors and day-to-day requirements. However some part of these current assets may be 
financed by the current liabilities also. E.g. some raw material may be available on credit basis, 
all the expenses need not be paid immediately, workers are also to be paid periodically etc. But 
still the amounts required to be invested in these current assets is always higher than the funds 
available from current liabilities. This is precise reason why the needs for working capital arise. 
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From the Financial management point of view, the nature of fixed assets and current assets differ 
from each other-- 
1. The fixed assets are required to be retained in the business over a period of time and they yield 
the returns over their life, whereas the current assets loose their identity over a short period of 
time, say one year. 
2. In the case of current assets, it is always necessary to strike a proper balance between the 
liquidity and profitability principles, which is not the case with fixed assets. E.g. If the size of 
current assets is large, it is always beneficial from the liquidity point of view as it ensures smooth 
and fluent business operations. Sufficient raw material is always available to cater to the 
production needs, sufficient finished goods are available to cater to any kind of demand of 
customers, liberal credit period can be offered to the customers to improve the sales and 
sufficient cash is available to pay off the creditors and so on. 
However, if the investment in current assets is more than what is ideally required, it affects the 
profitability, as it may not be able to yield sufficient rate of return on investment. On the other 
hand, if the size of current assets is too small, it always involves the risk of frequent stock out, 
inability of the company to pay its dues in time etc. As such, the investment in current assets 
should be optimum. Hence, it is necessary to manage the individual components of current assets 
in a proper way. Thus, working capital management refers to proper administration of all aspects 
of current assets and current liabilities. Working Capital Management is concerned with the 
problems arising out of the attempts to manage current assets, current liabilities and inter-relationship 
between them. The intention is not to maximize the investment in working capital 
nor is it to minimize the same. The intention is to have optimum investment in working capital. 
In other words, it can be said that the aim of working capital management is to have minimum 
investment in working capital without affecting the regular and smooth flow of operations. The 
level of current assets to be maintained should be sufficient enough to cover its current liabilities 
with a reasonable margin of safety. Moreover, the various sources available for financing 
working capital requirements should be properly managed to ensure that they are obtained and 
utilized in the best possible manner. 
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Working Capital Cycle 
Working capital cycle indicates the length of time between a firm’s paying for materials entering 
into stock and receiving the cash from sale of finished goods. In a manufacturing firm, the 
duration of time required to complete the sequence of events is called operating cycle. 
In case of a manufacturing company, the operating cycle is the length of time necessary to 
complete the following cycle of events – 
1. Conversion of cash into raw materials 
2. Conversion of raw materials into work-in-progress 
3. Conversion of work-in-progress into finished goods 
4. Conversion of finished goods into accounts receivables 
5. Conversion of accounts receivable into cash 
The above operating cycle is repeated again and again over the period depending upon the nature 
of the business and type of product etc. the duration of the operating cycle for the purpose of 
estimating working capital is equal to the sum of duration allowed by the suppliers. 
Working capital cycle can be expressed as 
R+W+F+D+C 
Where, 
R - raw material storage period = avg. stock of raw material / avg. cost of production per day 
W – work in progress holding period = avg. work in progress inventory / avg. cost of production 
per day 
F – finished goods storage period = avg. stock of finished goods / avg. cost of goods sold per day 
D – debtors collection period = avg. book debts / avg. credit sales per day 
C – credit period availed = avg. trade creditors avg. credit purchases per day.
OPERATING CYCLE OF MANUFACTURING BUSINESS 
Realization Sales 
Accounts Receivable 
Cash Finished Goods 
Purchases Production 
Production 
Raw Materials Work-in-progress 
WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 
To start any business, First of all we need finance and the success of that business entirely 
depends on the proper management of day-to-day finance and the management of this short term 
capital or finance of the business is called Working Capital Management. 
Working Capital is the key difference between the long term financial management and short 
term financial management in terms of the timing of cash. Working capital management is a 
short term financial management. Working capital management is concerned with the problems 
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that arise in attempting to manage the current assets, the current liabilities & the inter 
relationship that exists between them. The current assets refer to those assets which can be easily 
converted into cash in ordinary course of business, without disrupting the operations of the firm. 
Working capital management or short-term financial management is a significant facet of 
financial management. It is important due to 2 reasons: 
 Investment in current assets represents a substantial portion of total investment 
 Investment in current assets and the level of current liabilities have to be geared quickly 
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to changes in sales. 
Working capital involves activities such as arranging short-term finance, negotiating favorable 
credit terms, controlling the movement of cash, administrating accounts receivables, and 
monitoring the investment in inventories also take a great deal of time. 
Management of working capital is concerned with the problem that arises in attempting to 
manage the current assets, current liabilities. The basic goal of working capital management is to 
manage the current assets and current liabilities of a firm in such a way that a satisfactory level 
of working capital is maintained, i.e. it is neither adequate nor excessive as both the situations 
are bad for any firm. There should be no shortage of funds and also no working capital should be 
ideal. WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT POLICES of a firm has a great on its 
probability, liquidity and structural health of the organization. So working capital management is 
three dimensional in nature as 
1. It concerned with the formulation of policies with regard to profitability, liquidity 
and risk. 
2. It is concerned with the decision about the composition and level of current assets. 
3. It is concerned with the decision about the composition and level of current 
liabilities.
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Composition of working capital-- 
 Major Current Assets 
1) Cash in hand and cash at bank 
2) Bills receivables 
3) Sundry debtors 
4) Short term loans and advances. 
5) Inventories of stock as: 
a. Raw material 
b. Work in process 
c. Stores and spares 
d. Finished goods 
6) Temporary investment of surplus funds. 
7) Prepaid expenses 
8) Accrued incomes. 
9) Marketable securities. 
 Major Current Liabilities 
1) Accrued or outstanding expenses. 
2) Short term loans, advances and deposits.
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3) Dividends payable. 
4) Bank overdraft. 
5) Provision for taxation , if it does not amt. to app. Of profit. 
6) Bills payable. 
7) Sundry creditors. 
The gross working capital concept is financial or going concern concept whereas net working 
capital is an accounting concept of working capital. Both the concepts have their own merits. 
The gross concept is sometimes preferred to the concept of working capital for the following 
reasons: 
1. It enables the enterprise to provide correct amount of working capital at correct time. 
2. Every management is more interested in total current assets with which it has to operate 
then the source from where it is made available. 
3. It take into consideration of the fact every increase in the funds of the enterprise would 
increase its working capital. 
4. This concept is also useful in determining the rate of return on investments in working 
capital. 
The Goal of Capital Management is to manage the firm s current assets & liabilities, so that the 
satisfactory level of working capital is maintained. If the firm can not maintain the satisfactory 
level of working capital, it is likely to become insolvent & may be forced into bankruptcy. To 
maintain the margin of safety current asset should be large enough to cover its current assets. 
Main theme of the theory of working capital management is interaction between the current 
assets & current liabilities.
CLASSIFICATION OF WORKING CAPITAL 
Working capital may be classified in two ways: 
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o On the basis of concept. 
o On the basis of time. 
On the basis of concept working capital can be classified as gross working capital and net 
working capital. On the basis of time, working capital may be classified as: 
Ø Permanent or fixed working capital. 
Ø Temporary or variable working capital 
PERMANENT OR FIXED WORKING CAPITAL 
Permanent or fixed working capital is minimum amount which is required to ensure effective 
utilization of fixed facilities and for maintaining the circulation of current assets. Every firm has 
to maintain a minimum level of raw material, work- in-process, finished goods and cash balance. 
This minimum level of current assets is called permanent or fixed working capital as this part of 
working is permanently blocked in current assets. As the business grow the requirements of 
working capital also increases due to increase in current assets. 
TEMPORARY OR VARIABLE WORKING CAPITAL 
Temporary or variable working capital is the amount of working capital which is required to 
meet the seasonal demands and some special exigencies. Variable working capital can further be 
classified as seasonal working capital and special working capital. The capital required to meet 
the seasonal need of the enterprise is called seasonal working capital. Special working capital is 
that part of working capital which is required to meet special exigencies such as launching of 
extensive marketing for conducting research, etc. 
The extra working capital needed to support the changing production and sales 
activities, is called variable or functioning or temporary working capital.
Temporary working capital differs from permanent working capital in the sense that is required 
for short periods and cannot be permanently employed gainfully in the business. 
IMPORTANCE OR ADVANTAGE OF ADEQUATE WORKING CAPITAL 
Ø Solvency of the business: Adequate working capital helps in maintaining the solvency of 
the business by providing uninterrupted of production. 
Ø Goodwill: Sufficient amount of working capital enables a firm to make prompt 
payments and makes and maintain the goodwill. 
Ø Easy loans: Adequate working capital leads to high solvency and credit standing can 
arrange loans from banks and other on easy and favorable terms. 
Ø Cash Discounts: Adequate working capital also enables a concern to avail cash 
discounts on the purchases and hence reduces cost. 
Ø Regular Supply of Raw Material: Sufficient working capital ensures regular supply of 
raw material and continuous production. 
Ø Regular Payment Of Salaries, Wages And Other Day TO Day Commitments: It leads to 
the satisfaction of the employees and raises the morale of its employees, increases their 
efficiency, reduces wastage and costs and enhances production and profits. 
Ø Exploitation of Favorable Market Conditions: If a firm is having adequate working 
capital then it can exploit the favorable market conditions such as purchasing its 
requirements in bulk when the prices are lower and holdings its inventories for higher 
prices. 
Ø Ability to Face Crises: A concern can face the situation during the depression. 
Ø Quick And Regular Return On Investments: Sufficient working capital enables a 
concern to pay quick and regular of dividends to its investors and gains confidence of the 
investors and can raise more funds in future. 
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Ø High Morale: Adequate working capital brings an environment of securities, confidence, 
high morale which results in overall efficiency in a business. 
EXCESS OR INADEQUATE WORKING CAPITAL 
Every business concern should have adequate amount of working capital to run its business 
operations. It should have neither redundant or excess working capital nor inadequate nor 
shortages of working capital. Both excess as well as short working capital positions are bad for 
any business. However, it is the inadequate working capital which is more dangerous from the 
point of view of the firm. 
DISADVANTAGES OF INADEQUATE WORKING CAPITAL 
Every business needs some amounts of working capital. The need for working capital arises due 
to the time gap between production and realization of cash from sales. There is an operating 
cycle involved in sales and realization of cash. There are time gaps in purchase of raw material 
and production; production and sales; and realization of cash. 
Thus working capital is needed for the following purposes: 
· For the purpose of raw material, components and spares. 
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· To pay wages and salaries 
· To incur day-to-day expenses and overload costs such as office expenses. 
· To meet the selling costs as packing, advertising, etc. 
· To provide credit facilities to the customer. 
· To maintain the inventories of the raw material, work-in-progress, stores and spares and 
finished stock. 
For studying the need of working capital in a business, one has to study the business under 
varying circumstances such as a new concern requires a lot of funds to meet its initial
requirements such as promotion and formation etc. These expenses are called preliminary 
expenses and are capitalized. The amount needed for working capital depends upon the size of 
the company and ambitions of its promoters. Greater the size of the business unit, generally 
larger will be the requirements of the working capital. 
FACTORS AFFECTING WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 
The amount of working capital required depends upon a number of factors which can be stated as 
below 
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Nature of Business: 
Some businesses are such, due to their very nature, that their requirement of fixed capital is more 
rather than working capital. These businesses sell services and not the commodities and not the 
commodities and that too on cash basis. As such, no funds are blocked in piling inventories and 
also no funds are blocked in receivables. E.g. Public utility services like railways, electricity 
boards, infrastructure oriented projects etc. Their requirement of working capital is less. On the 
other hand, there are some business like trading activity, where the requirement of fixed capital 
is less but more money is blocked in inventories and debtors. Their requirement of the working 
capital is more. 
Length of Production Cycle: 
In some business like machine tool industry, the time gap between the acquisitions of raw 
material till the end of final production of finished product itself is quite high. As such more 
amounts may be blocked either in raw materials, or work in progress or finished goods or even in 
debtors. Naturally, their needs of working capital are higher. On the other hand, if the production 
cycle is shorter, the requirement of working capital is also less. 
Size and Growth of Business: 
In very small companies the working capital requirements are quite high overheads, higher 
buying and selling costs etc. As such, the medium sized companies positively have an edge over
the small companies. But if the business starts growing after a certain limit, the working capital 
requirements may be adversely affected by the increasing size. 
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Business I Trade Cycles: 
If the company is operating in the period of boom, the working capital requirements may be 
more as the company may like to buy more raw material, may increase the production and sales 
to take the benefits of favourable markets, due to the increased sales, there may be more and 
more amount of funds blocked in stock and debtors etc. Similarly, in case of depression also, the 
working capital requirements may be high as the sales in terms of value and quantity may be 
reducing, there may be unnecessary piling up of stocks without getting sold, the receivables may 
not be recovered in time etc. 
Rate of Stock Turnover: 
There is an inverse co-relationship between the question of working capital and the velocity or 
speed with which the sales are affected. A firm having a high rate of stock turnover wuill needs 
lower amt. of working capital as compared to a firm having a low rate of turnover. 
Credit Policy: 
The firm’s credit policy directly affects the working capital requirement. If the firm 
has liberal credit policy, hence the more credit period will be provided to the debtors so this 
will lead to more working capital requirement. With the liberal credit policy 
operating cycle length increases and vice versa. 
Production Policy: 
If the policy is to keep production steady by accumulating inventories it will require higher 
working capital.
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Seasonal Variations: 
In certain industries like raw material is not available throughout the year. They have to buy raw 
material in bulk during the season to ensure an uninterrupted flow and process them during the 
year. Generally, during the busy season, a firm requires larger working capital than in slack 
season. 
Earning Capacity And Dividend Policy: 
Some firms have more earning capacity than other due to quality of their products, monopoly 
conditions, etc. Such firms may generate cash profits from operations and contribute to their 
working capital. The dividend policy also affects the requirement of working capital. A firm 
maintaining a steady high rate of cash dividend irrespective of its profits needs working capital 
than the firm that retains larger part of its profits and does not pay so high rate of cash dividend. 
Price Level Changes: 
Changes in the price level also affect the working capital requirements. Generally rise in prices 
leads to increase in working capital. 
Others FACTORS: 
 Operating efficiency. 
 Management ability. 
 Irregularities of supply. 
 Import policy. 
 Asset structure. 
 Importance of labor. 
 Banking facilities, etc
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CONCEPT OF WORKING CAPITAL: 
There are 2 concepts: 
 Gross Working Capital 
 Net Working Capital 
Gross working capital: - It is referred as total current assets. 
Focuses on, 
 Optimum investment in current assets: 
Excessive investments impairs firm s profitability, as idle investment earns nothing. Inadequate 
working capital can threaten solvency of the firm because of its inability to meet its current 
obligations. Therefore there should be adequate investment in current assets. 
 Financing of current assets: 
Whenever the need for working capital funds arises, agreement should be made quickly. If 
surplus funds are available they should be invested in short term securities. 
Net working capital (NWC) defined by 2 ways, 
 Difference between current assets and current liabilities 
 Net working capital is that portion of current assets which is financed with long term 
funds. 
NET WORKING CAPITAL = CURRENT ASSETS CURRENT 
LIABILITIES 
If the working capital is efficiently managed then liquidity and profitability both will improve. 
They are not components of working capital but outcome of working capital. Working capital is 
basically related with the question of profitability versus liquidity & related aspects of risk.
PLANNING OF WORKING CAPITAL: 
Working capital is required to run day to day business operations. Firms differ in their 
requirement of working capital (WC). Firm s aim is to maximize the wealth of share holders and 
to earn sufficient return from its operations. WCM is a significant facet of financial management. 
Its importance stems from two reasons: 
 Investment in current asset represents a substantial portion of total investment. 
 Investment in current assets and level of current liability has to be geared quickly to 
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change in sales. 
Business undertaking required funds for two purposes: 
 To create productive capacity through purchase of fixed assets. 
 To finance current assets required for running of the business. 
The importance of WCM is reflected in the fact that financial managers spend a great deal of 
time in managing current assets and current liabilities. The extent to which profit can be earned 
is dependent upon the magnitude of sales. Sales are necessary for earning profits. However, sales 
do not convert into cash instantly; there is invariably a time lag between sale of goods and the 
receipt of cash. WC management affect the profitability and liquidity of the firm which are 
inversely proportional to each other, hence 
proper balance should be maintained between two. 
To convert the sale of goods into cash, there is need for WC in the form of current asset to deal 
with the problem arising out of immediate realization of cash against good sold. Sufficient WC is 
necessary to sustain sales activity. This is referred to as the operating or cash cycle.
RESEARCH 
METHODOLOGY 
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Objective of the study 
 To study the various proportions of working capital of Lamiya Silks 
 To find out different ratios related with working capital 
 To check the impact of cash flows on working capital of Lamiya Silks 
 To know the current trend of Assets and Liabilities 
Target 
 Working capital of Lamiya Silks 
Sampling Unit 
 Working capital of Lamiya Silks at Thrissur Store 
Sampling Area 
 Thrissur 
Sampling Size 
 Accounts of 2 years 
Sampling Technique 
 Convenience Sampling
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Limitations of the study 
 Department heads were busy so time for interaction was less. 
 The entire financial position of the company cannot be disclosed. 
 Company provides only secondary data, so certain type of bias is in study. 
 Majority of the raw materials is purchased by the main head office. So more detailed 
information cannot be received about these. 
SOURCES OF INFORMATION 
 Primary Data 
The personal interview with senior officials and various members of finance and accounts 
department and also with other departments and collected the data. 
 Secondary Data 
Necessary for the study was available within the company itself. Other sources- 
 Website 
 Textbooks
SECTOR 
OVERVIEW 
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Textile sector 
The Indian Textile sector plays an exceptionally significant role in shaping the economy of India 
notably in terms of employment, foreign exchange earnings and share in value added. This sector 
is the second largest sector after agriculture. The industry is rich and varied, embracing the hand-spun 
and hand-woven sector at one end and the capital intensive, sophisticated mill sector at the 
other. Its association with the ancient culture and tradition of the country lends it a unique 
advantage in comparison with textiles industry of other countries, thus giving it an uncommon 
edge to cater to a vast variety of products and market segments both domestically, as well as, 
globally. 
The Indian economy is fundamentally depended upon manufacturing of textiles and its trade. 
This sector has been one of the major sources for foreign exchange earnings in India. The 
industry registered has ensured value of US dollar 10.1 Billion in 2003 – 2004 as compared to us 
dollar 9.6 billion in the previous year. One of the key strengths of Indian textile industry is the 
abundance of raw material with India being one of the major producers of fabric in the world. 
Until the economic liberalization of Indian economy, the India Textile Industry was 
predominantly unorganized industry. The opening up of Indian economy post 1990s led to a 
stupendous growth of this industry. India Textile Industry is one of the largest textile industries 
in the world. Today, Indian economy is largely dependent on textile manufacturing and exports. 
The industry currently contributes about 14 per cent to industrial production, 4 per cent to GDP, 
and 17 per cent to the country’s export earnings, according to the Annual Report 2010-11 of the 
Ministry of Textiles. The industry accounts for nearly 12 per cent share of the country's total 
exports basket. It provides direct employment to more than 35 million people. 
There were various stages - from a historical perspective - where the textile industry evolved 
from being a domestic small-scale industry, to the status of supremacy it currently holds. The 
‘cottage stage’ was the first stage in its history where textiles were produced on a domestic basis. 
During this period cloth was made from materials including wool, flax and cotton. The material 
depended on the area where the cloth was being produced, and the time they were being made.
During the Industrial Revolution, new machines such as spinning wheels and handlooms came 
into the picture. Making clothing material quickly became an organized industry - as compared 
to the domesticated activity it had been associated with before. A number of new innovations led 
to the industrialization of the textile industry in Great Britain. Clothing manufactured during the 
Industrial Revolution formed a big part of the exports made by Great Britain. They accounted for 
almost 25% of the total exports made at that time, doubling in the period between 1701 and 
1770. 
In this era, a lot of effort was made to increase the speed of the production through inventions 
such as the flying shuttle in 1733, the flyer-and-bobbin system, and the Roller Spinning machine 
by John Wyatt and Lewis Paul in 1738. 
In the initial phases, textile mills were located in and around the rivers since they were powered 
by water wheels. After the steam engine was invented, the dependence on the rivers ceased to a 
great extent. In the later phases of the 20th century, shuttles that were used in the textile industry 
were developed and became faster and thus more efficient. This led to the replacement of the 
older shuttles with the new ones. 
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Recent Trends 
The mood in the Indian textile industry given the phase-out of the quota regime of the Multi- 
Fibre Arrangement (MFA) is upbeat with new investment flowing in and increased orders for the 
industry as a result of which capacities are fully booked up to April 2005. As a result of various 
initiatives taken by the government, there has been new investment of Rs.500 billion in the 
textile industry in the last five years. Nine textile majors invested Rs.26 billion and plan to invest 
another Rs.64 billion. Further, India's cotton production increased by 57% over the last five 
years; and 3 million additional spindles and 30,000 shuttles-less looms were installed. The 
industry expects investment of Rs.1,400 billion in this sector in the post-MFA phase. 
A Vision 2010 for textiles formulated by the government after intensive interaction with the 
industry and Export Promotion Councils to capitalize on the upbeat mood aims to increase 
India's share in world's textile trade from the current 4% to 8% by 2010 and to achieve export 
value of US $ 50 billion by 2010 Vision 2010 for textiles envisages growth in Indian textile
economy from the current US $ 37 billion to $ 85 billion by 2010; creation of 12 million new 
jobs in the textile sector; and modernization and consolidation for creating a globally competitive 
textile industry. The textile industry is undergoing a major reorientation towards non-clothing 
applications of textiles, known as technical textiles, which are growing roughly at twice rate of 
textiles for clothing applications and now account for more than half of total textile production. 
The processes involved in producing technical textiles require expensive equipment’s and skilled 
workers and are, for the moment, concentrated in developed countries. Technical textiles have 
many applications including bed sheets; filtration and abrasive materials; furniture and 
healthcare upholstery; thermal protection and blood-absorbing materials; seatbelts; adhesive 
tape, and multiple other specialized products and applications. 
Today, modern techniques, electronics and innovation have led to a competitive, low-priced 
textile industry offering almost any type of cloth or design a person could desire. 
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Industry sub-sectors 
The textile industry comprises the following: 
 Organised Cotton/Man-Made Fibre Textiles Mill Industry 
 Man-Made Fibre / Filament Yarn Industry 
 Wool and Woollen Textiles Industry 
 Sericulture and Silk Textiles Industry 
 Handlooms, Handicrafts, the Jute and Jute Textiles Industry 
 Textiles Exports 
Anticipating massive growth in medical and automobile sectors, these sectors assures substantial 
demand for non woven facilities in India. Albeit, home textiles also will lure higher demand, 
there are specific demands for home textile facilities also. The 7th Five Year Plan has huge 
consideration on agricultural growth that also includes cotton textile industry, resulting a 
prosperous future forecast for the textile industry in India.
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Strengths of Indian Textile Industry – 
1. Indian Textile Industry is an Independent & Self-Reliant industry. 
2. Abundant Raw Material availability that helps industry to control costs and reduces the lead-time 
across the operation. 
3. Availability of Low Cost and Skilled Manpower provides competitive advantage to industry. 
4. Availability of large varieties of cotton fiber and has a fast growing synthetic fiber industry. 
5. India has great advantage in Spinning Sector and has a presence in all process of operation and 
value chain. 
6. India is one of the largest exporters of Yarn in international market and contributes around 
25% share of the global trade in Cotton Yarn. 
7. The Apparel Industry is one of largest foreign revenue contributor and holds 12% of the 
country’s total export. 
8. Industry has large and diversified segments that provide wide variety of products. 
9. Growing Economy and Potential Domestic and International Market. 
10. Industry has Manufacturing Flexibility that helps to increase the productivity. 
11. Entrepreneurial skills 
12. Huge export potential 
13. Very low import content 
Weaknesses of Indian Textile Industry – 
1. Indian Textile Industry is highly Fragmented Industry. 
2. Industry is highly dependent on Cotton.
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3. Lower Productivity in various segments. 
4. There is Declining in Mill Segment. 
5. Lack of Technological Development that affect the productivity and other activities in whole 
value chain. 
6. Infrastructural Bottlenecks and Efficiency such as, Transaction Time at Ports and 
transportation Time. 
7. Unfavorable labor Laws. 
8. Lack of Trade Membership, which restrict to tap other potential market. 
9. Lacking to generate Economies of Scale. 
10. Higher Indirect Taxes, Power and Interest Rates. 
Opportunities of Indian Textile Industry: 
1. Growth rate of Domestic Textile Industry is 6-8% per annum. 
2. Large, Potential Domestic and International Market. 
3. Product development and Diversification to cater global needs. 
4. Elimination of Quota Restriction leads to greater Market Development. 
5. Market is gradually shifting towards Branded Readymade Garment. 
6. Increased Disposable Income and Purchasing Power of Indian Customer opens New Market 
Development. 
7. Emerging Retail Industry and Malls provide huge opportunities for the Apparel, Handicraft 
and other segments of the industry. 
8. Greater Investment and FDI opportunities are available.
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Threats: 
1. Competition from other developing countries, especially China. 
2. Continuous Quality Improvement is need of the hour as there are different demand patterns all 
over the world. 
3. Elimination of Quota system will lead to fluctuations in Export Demand. 
4. Threat for Traditional Market for Power loom and Handloom Products and forcing them for 
product diversification. 
5. Geographical Disadvantages. 
6. International labor and Environmental Laws. 
7. To balance the demand and supply. 
8. To make balance between price and quality
COMPANY 
OVERVIEW 
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COMPANY OVERVIEW 
Lamiya Silks, the largest showroom network, has been the most trusted brand in Kerala. Today 
Lamiya Silks prides itself in world-class showrooms all over Kerala. Lamiya Silks has its main 
branch at Kozhikode, Kerala. It has about 15 branches at various places in Kerala. Thrissur store 
is one among them. 
Lamiya Silks’ product lines are different from other players in the textile industry. So are its 
infrastructure facilities. Lamiya Silks has a string of looms in all major centers across the 
country. In-house designing centers and manufacturing units help Lamiya Silks bring the latest 
trends to its shelves. In addition to all this, Lamiya Silks owns India’s largest wholesale textile 
showroom, which powers this heritage brand to control prices and maximize quality right 
through the year. 
Lamiya Silks is spread across three floors. The ground floor has kids’ collection and dhotis, the 
first floor is dedicated to the women’s section and the second floor is exclusively for men. 
The ground floor in this apparel store displays has clothes for kids from 5-12 years of age. The 
garments are organized size-wise, making it easier to browse through. Ethnic wear like kids’
ghaghra cholis, sherwanis for your little ones along with kasavu and cotton dhotis for men 
starting at Rs. 250 are all available. Western wear for kids like shirts, trousers and T-shirts are 
there too. 
The stairs that lead to the first floor has door mats, curtains, bed sheets, blankets, bedspreads and 
some small household items on display. 
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The floor above has sarees including wedding srees, party wear designer sarees, office wear 
cotton sarees and ordinary cotton sarees for Rs. 200 onwards. Salwar kameez material and 
readymade churidars are there too. The wedding collection in this section has a good collection 
of sarees, starting from Rs. 1,500. 
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There is a wide range of designer saree collection. The area allotted for designer saree is 
comparatively more than the others. 
The second floor at Lamiya Silks, exclusively for men, has an assortment of branded readymade 
shirts and trousers, shirting material, sherwanis and kurtas. The readymade shirts in this section 
start at Rs. 200 for the unbranded ones and Rs. 400 for the branded ones. Here you can also find 
shirting material, the price of which starts from Rs. 90 for a meter. Also check out the sherwanis 
here that cost around Rs. 2,500. 
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Lamiya Silks can be easily located since it is on the roadside. Price wise, it seems reasonable 
compared to other stores in the vicinity. It accepts cash and credit card for payment. It falls short 
of adequate parking space. 
Lamiya Silks provides a complete wedding package to its customers. The world of wedding 
fashion is witnessing a revolution in Bridal Wear. Revolutions that will alter the way millions of 
Indian celebrate their weddings, and Lamiya Silks is at the helm of this revolution. The wedding 
centre brings under one roof the finest selection of wedding saris and other accessories. With the 
availability of wedding saris, dress material and readymade garments at the centre, marriage 
shopping would be a convenient and enjoyable experience. Created by a panel of India’s best 
designers, these materials conform to the highest standards of quality with wide range accessible 
to all. Lamiya Silks also offers exclusive collection of life style items including perfumes, leather 
accessories for men and women and a large collection of premium quality wedding gifts. 
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Objectives of the Company 
Objectives establish the goals and the aims of the business and determine the shape of future 
events. Objectives are the way of achieving motives for profit of social service. 
Main objectives of Lamiya Silks are- 
 Increasing productivity of work force 
 To introduce new products and create new markets
 Customers service and customer satisfaction 
 Improving work culture among the employees 
 Capitalizing on company strength and use of corporate assets 
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 Continuous innovation 
 To improve the advertising effectiveness 
 To ensure that a large proportion of its sales is directed towards the sectors and urban 
sectors. 
ORGANISATION CHART
INTERNSHIP 
ACTIVITIES 
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METHODS OF WORKING CAPITAL ANALYSIS 
There are so many methods for analysis of financial statements used in companies. Here the 
following techniques are being used to analysis the working capital management of Lamiya 
Silks- 
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 Comparative size statement 
 Trend analysis 
 Cash flow statement 
 Ratio analysis 
A detail description of these methods is as follows- 
COMPARATIVE SIZE STATEMENT 
When two or more than two years figures are compared to each other we call them comparative 
size statements in order to estimate the future progress of the business, it is necessary to look at 
the performance of the company. These statements show the absolute figures and also show the 
change from one year to another. 
Benefits of this method to the company- 
 To indicate the trends, these statements show the change in production, sales and 
expenses. 
 To make the data simple and more understandable 
TREND ANALYSIS 
To analyse many years financial statements, this method is used. This indicates the direction on 
movement over the long time and help in the financial statements. 
Procedure for calculating trends- 
1. Previous year is taken as the base year
2. Figures of the base year are taken as 100 
3. Trend % are calculated in relation to base year. 
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Benefits- 
 It is beneficial to find out the long run changes 
 It is helpful in future forecasting. 
CASH FLOW STATEMENT 
Cash flow statements are the statements of changes in the financial position prepared on the basis 
of funds defined in cash or cash equivalents. In short cash flow statement summaries the cash 
inflows and outflows of the firm during a particular period of time. 
Benefits for the company- 
 To prepare the cash budget 
 To compare the cash budgets 
 To show the position of the cash and cash equivalents. 
RATIO ANALYSIS 
Ratio analysis is the process of the determining and presenting the relationship of the items and 
group of items in the statements. Ratio can assist management in its basic functions of 
forecasting, planning, coordination, control and communication. 
Benefits to the company- 
 Helpful in analysis of financial statements 
 Helpful in comparative study 
 Helpful in locating the weak spots of the company 
 Helpful in forecasting 
 Estimate about the trend of the business
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 Fixation of ideal standards 
 Effective control 
 Study of financial soundness 
Types of ratio- 
 Liquidity Ratio- they indicate the firms ability to meet its current obligation out of current 
resources. 
 Current ratio = current assets / current liabilities 
 Quick ratio = liquid assets / current liabilities 
Liquid assets = current assets – stock – prepaid expenses 
 Leverage or Capital Structure Ratio- this ratio discloses the firms ability to meet the 
interest costs regularly and long term solvency of the firm. 
 Debt equity ratio = long term loans / shareholders funds or net worth 
 Debt to total fund ratio = long term loans / shareholder funds + long term loan 
 Proprietary ratio = shareholders fund / shareholders fund + long term loan 
 Activity ratio or Turnover ratio- they indicate the rapidity with which the resources 
available to the concern are being used to produce sales. 
 Stock turnover ratio = cost of goods sold / average stock 
cost of goods sold = net sales / gross profit, 
Average stock = opening stock + closing stock / 2 
 Debtors turnover ratio = net credit sales / average debtors + average B/R 
 Average collection period = debtors+ B/R Credit sales per day 
Credit sales per day = net credit sales of the year /365 
 Creditors turnover ratio = net credit purchases / average creditors + avg. B/P 
 Average payment period = creditors + B/P / credit purchase perday 
 Fixed assets turnover ratio = cost of goods sold / net fixed assets 
Net fixed assets = fixed assets – depreciation
 Working capital turnover ratio = cost of goods sold / working capital 
Working capital = current assets – current liabilities 
 Profitability ratios or Income ratios- the main objective of every business concern is to 
earn profits. A business must be able to earn adequate profit in relation to the risk and 
capital invested in it. 
 Gross profit ratio = gross profit / net sales *100 
Net sales = sales – sales return 
 Net profit ratio = net profit / net sales * 100 
Operating net profit = operating net profit / net sales * 100 or gross profit – 
operating expenses 
 Operating ratio = cost of goods sold + operating expenses / net sales * 100 
Cost of goods sold = net sales – gross profit 
Operating expenses = office and administration expenses + selling & distribution 
expenses + discount + bad debts + interest on short term loans 
 Earning per share(EPS) = net profit – dividend on preference share / no. of equity 
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shares 
 Dividend per share (DPS) = dividend paid to equity shareholders / no. of equity 
shares * 100 
 Dividend payout ratio (DP) = DPS /EPS * 100 
RATIO ANALYSIS FOR LAMIYA SILKS 
 Current ratio 
2010 
C.R = 1321.22 / 969.15 = 1.36 
2011 
C.R = 1517.69 / 1266.86 = 1.20
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Comment- 
As compared to previous year, current ratio has decreased in current year because of 
increase in current liabilities. 
 Quick ratio 
2010 
Q.R = 570.49 / 969.15 = 0.59 
2011 
Q.R = 693.55 / 1266.86 = 0.55 
Comment- 
As compared to previous year, quick ratio has decreased in current year. 
 Debt equity ratio 
2010 
DER = 1979.67 / 4982.08 = 0.40 
2011 
DER = 2951.56 / 6230.04 = 0.47 
 Interest coverage ratio 
2010 
I.C.R = 1201.90 / 103.38 = 11.67 times 
2011 
I.C.R = 2189.26 / 111.84 = 19.57 times 
Comment- 
Interest coverage ratio is increasing as compared to previous year. This indicates that the 
firm will be able to pay the interest on long term loans regularly. 
 Fixed assets turnover ratio 
2010 
F.A.T.R = 5159 / 3004.63 = 1.72 times 
2011
F.A.T.R = 6097 / 3390.44 = 1.80 times 
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Comment- 
This ratio reveals how efficiently the fixed assets are being utilized. As compared to 
previous year, this ratio is increasing which indicates that there is better utilization of fixed 
assets. 
 Debt to total fund ratio 
2010 
D.T.F.R = 1979.67 / 6961.75 = 0.28 or 28% 
2011 
D.T.F.R = 2951.56 / 9181.60 = 0.32 or 32% 
 Proprietary ratio 
2010 
P.R = 4982.08 / 6961.75 = 0.71 or 71% 
2011 
P.R = 6230.04 / 9181.60 = 0.67 or 67% 
 Capital turnover ratio 
2010 
C.T.R = 5159 / 3356.70 = 1.54 times 
2011 
C.T.R = 6097 / 3641.27 = 1.67times 
Comment- 
This ratio reveals how efficiently capital employed is being used. As compared to 
previous year, this ratio is increasing which indicates that there is better use of capital employed. 
 Working capital turnover ratio 
2010 
W.C.T.R = 5159 / 352.07 = 14065 times 
2011 
W.C.T.R = 6097 / 250.83 = 24.3 times
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Comment- 
This ratio reveals how efficiently working capital has being utilized in making sales. As 
compared to previous year, this ratio is increasing which indicates the efficient use of working 
capital. 
 Stock turnover ratio 
2010 
S.T.R = 5159 / 715 = 7.22 times 
2011 
S.T.R = 6097 / 784.44 = 7077 times 
Comment- 
This ratio indicates whether stock has been efficiently used or not. As compared to 
previous year, there is a slight increase in this ratio. 
 Gross profit ratio 
2010 
G.P.R = 1494 / 6621 * 100 = 22.56% 
2011 
G.P.R = 2507 / 8604 * 100 = 29.14% 
 Net profit ratio 
2010 
N.P.R = 1202 / 6621 * 100 = 18.15% 
2011 
N.P.R = 2189 / 8604 * 100 = 25.44% 
 Operating net profit ratio 
2010 
O.N.P.R = 1590.9 / 6621 * 100 = 24.02% 
2011 
O.N.P.R = 2619 / 8604 * 100 = 30.44% 
 Earning per share
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2010 
E.P.S = 8630000000 / 91808510 = 94 Rs 
2011 
E.P.S = 15360000000 / 91428571 = 168 Rs 
 Dividend per share 
2010 
D.P.S = 1836176200 / 91808510 = 20 Rs 
2011 
D.P.S = 2514285703 / 91428571 = 27.5 Rs 
 Dividend payout ratio 
2010 
D.P.R = 20 / 94 * 100 = 22% 
2011 
D.P.R = 27.5 / 168 * 100 = 17% 
Proportion of various sources of working capital in percentage – 
Current assets, loans and advances 
 Interest accured on investments 
2010 
1.46 / 2026.76 * 100 = 0.07% 
2011 
0.70 / 2342.39 * 100 = 0.02% 
 Inventories 
2010 
750.73 / 2026.76 * 100 = 37.04% 
2011 
824.14 / 2342.39 * 100 = 35.18% 
 Sundry debtors 
2010
413.45 / 2026.76 * 100 = 20.39% 
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2011 
576.48 / 2342.39 * 100 = 24.64% 
 Cash and bank balances 
2010 
155.58 / 2026.76 * 100 = 7.67% 
2011 
116.38 / 2342.39 * 100 = 4.96% 
 Loans and advances 
2010 
705.54 / 2026.76 * 100 = 34.83% 
2011 
824.69 / 2342.39 * 100 = 35.20% 
Current liabilities and provisions- 
 Current liabilities 
2010 
969.15 / 1273.37 * 100 = 76.10% 
2011 
1266 / 1450.06 * 100 = 87.36% 
 Provisions 
2010 
304.22 / 1273.37 * 100 = 23.90% 
2011 
183.20 / 1450.06 * 100 = 12.63%
TABLE 1 
COMPARATIVE P&L ACCOUNT 
(For the year 2010-2011) 
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(Rs. in Crores) 
FY 2011 FY 2010 % change 
Net turnover 14095.2 10224.0 38 
Other income 317.7 267.9 19 
Total expenditure 10122.8 8155.3 24 
Operating profit (PBIT) 4290.1 2336.6 84 
Interest 228.6 218.3 5 
Depreciation 610.0 563.1 8 
Exceptional items - 4.1 - 
Profit before tax 3451.5 1559.3 121 
Total tax expenses 1092.1 402.7 171 
Net profit after total tax 2359.4 1156.6 104 
Minority share 391.9 116.0 238 
Net profit 1967.5 1040.6 89
TABLE 2 
TREND ANALYSIS 
(For the liability side of 2010-2011) 
Particulars 2011 2010 Base Trend % Current Tend % 
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Current liability 
Liability 1266.86 969.15 100 130.73 
Provisions 183.20 304.22 100 60.21 
Total (A) 1450.06 1273.37 100 113.87 
Fixed liability 
Share capital 91.69 91.69 100 100 
Reserves & 
surplus 
6138.35 4890.39 100 125.5 
Loans 2951.56 1979.67 100 149.09 
Def. tax liability 582.55 584.38 100 99.68 
Total (B) 9764.15 7546.13 100 129.39 
Total liability 
(A+B) 
11214.21 8819.50 100 127.15
TABLE 3 
TREND ANALYSIS 
(For assets side of 2010-2011) 
Particulars 2011 2010 Base trend % Current trend 
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% 
Fixed assets 
Fixed assets 4582.79 3298.27 100 138.94 
Fixed assets held 
14.33 12.76 100 112.30 
for disposable 
Investments 4274.70 3481.71 100 122.79 
Total (A) 8871.82 6792.74 100 130.60 
Current assets 
Stock 824.14 750.73 100 109.77 
Interest accrued .70 1.46 100 47.94 
Debtors 576.48 413.45 100 139.43 
Cash 116.38 155.58 100 74.80 
Loans 824.69 705.54 100 116.88 
Total (B) 2342.39 2026.76 100 115.59 
Total assets 
(A+B) 
11214.21 8819.50 100 127.15
TABLE 4 
CAH FLOW ANALYSIS 
(For 2010-2011) 
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(Rs in Crores) 
Particulars FY 2011 FY 2010 
SOURCES OF CASH 
Cash from operations 1816.0 1077.1 
Increase in debts 947.6 - 
Non operating cash flow 114.0 67.1 
Decrease in cash and cash equivalent 39.2 - 
Decrease in working capital - 205.2 
2916.8 1349.4 
USES OF CASH 
Net increase in investments 647.1 549.2 
Net capital expenditure 1598.2 399.5 
Decrease in debts - 53.3 
Interest 109.4 112.7 
Dividend 478.8 165.8 
2916.8 1349.4
TABLE 5 
CASH FLOW STATEMENT 
(For year 2010 – 2011) 
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(Rs in Crores) 
Cash flow from operating 
activities 
2011 2010 
Net profit before tax 2189.26 1201.90 
Depreciation 317.91 291.64 
Interest expenses 111.84 103.38 
Interest income (31.84) (29.48) 
Dividend income (81.43) (38.04) 
Profit / loss on sale of fixed 
(4.62) 3.99 
assets (Net) 
Profit on sale of long term 
investments(Net) 
(2.70) (62.57) 
Profit on sale of current 
investments (Net) 
(49.41) (7.27) 
Operating profit before 
working capital changes 
2449.01 1330.06 
Trade and other receivables (314.56) (116.66) 
Inventories (73.41) (72.41) 
Assets held for disposal (1.57) 0.97 
Trade payables 306.17 159.70 
Cash generated from 
2365.64 1668.74 
operations 
Direct taxes paid(Net) (632.97) (380.42) 
Net cash from operating 
1732.67 1288.32 
activities
Cash flow from investing 
activities 
Purchase of fixed assets 326.4 410.5 
Sale of fixed assets (354.13) (388.73) 
Purchase of investments (150.11) (173.66) 
Sale of investments (128.19) (91.57) 
Investments / advances in joint 
(16.77) (11.75) 
ventures, subsidiaries & others 
Interest received (322.8) (255.21) 
Net cash from investing 
(301.75) (231.24) 
activities 
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Cash flow from financing 
activities 
19.71 5.65 
Proceeds from borrowings (75.41) (792.83) 
Repayments of borrowings 666.13 53.64 
Interest paid (1294.15) 24.74 
Dividends paid 3.37 1.79 
Corporate dividend tax 74.29 55.28 
Dividend received 39.37 86.32 
Net cash from financing 
(868.44) (796.65) 
activities 
Net increase / decrease in 
cash & cash equivalent 
(140.78) 117.37 
At beginning of year 227.48 110.11 
At end of year 86.7 227.48
TABLE 6 
PROFIT & LOSS A/C 
of the year ending 2010-2011 
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(Rs. in Crores) 
2011 2010 
INCOME 
Gross sales 
Less- Excise Duty 
9607.97 
986.29 
7638.41 
985.80 
Net sales 8603.59 6652.61 
Interest & dividend income 113.27 67.53 
Other income 168.49 152.41 
Increase / decrease in stock (16.44) (43.48) 
868.91 6829.07 
EXPENDITURE 
Raw material consumed 2219.32 1822.69 
Manufacturing expenses 1744.33 1580.34 
Purchases of finished & other products 321.16 240.15 
Payments to & provisions for employees 459.40 407.64 
Selling, distribution, administration & other expenses 1505.69 1181.33 
Interest 111.84 103.38 
Depreciation 317.91 291.64 
6679.65 5627.17 
Profit before tax & exceptional items 2189.26 1201.90 
Surplus on pre-payment of sales tax loan - 4.13 
Write back of provision for diminution 37.10 - 
Profit before tax 2226.36 1206.03 
Provision for current tax (692.38) (369.82) 
Deferred tax 1.83 27.00
Profit after tax 1535.81 863.21 
Debenture redemption reserve no longer required 38.56 8.62 
Investment allowance reserve no longer required 0.05 0.25 
Balance brought forward from previous year 878.37 815.35 
Profit available for appropriation 2452.79 1687.43 
Appropriations- 
Interim dividend 252.10 - 
Proposed dividend - 183.35 
Corporate dividend tax 35.36 25.41 
General reserve 1200.00 600.00 
Balance carried to balance sheet 965.33 878.37 
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2452.79 1687.43 
TABLE 7 
BALANCE SHEET 
For the year ended 2011 
(Rs in Crores) 
SOURCES OF FUNDS 
SHAREHOLDERS FUND 
FY(2010-2011) FY(2009- 
2010) 
Share capital 91.69 91.69 
Reserve & surplus 6138.35 4890.39 
Loan funds 
Secured loans 2291.00 1386.12 
Unsecured loans 660.56 593.55
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2951.56 1979.67 
Deferred tax liabilities 582.55 584.38 
TOTAL 9764.15 7546.13 
APPLICATIONS OF FUNDS 
Fixed assets 
Gross block 6770.97 6114.12 
Less – depreciation 3380.53 3109.49 
Net block 3390.44 3004.63 
Capital work-in-progress 1192.35 293.64 
4582.79 3298.27 
Fixed assets held for disposal 14.33 12.76 
Investments 4274.70 3481.71 
Current assets, loans & advances 
Interest accrued on investments 0.70 1.46 
Inventories 824.14 750.73 
Sundry debtors 576.48 413.45 
Cash and bank balances 116.38 155.58 
Loans and advances 824.69 705.54 
2342.39 2026.76 
Less- 
Current liabilities & provisions 
Liabilities 1266.86 969.15 
Provisions 183.20 304.22 
1450.06 1273.37 
Net current assets 892.33 753.39 
TOTAL 9764.15 7546.13
INTERNSHIP 
ASSESSMENT 
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 Internship has helped a lot to understand the practical side of job, which is different from 
the textbook theories. It has also helped me to improve my communication skills. 
Customer handling was one of the important learning that I gained from my internship. 
From the customer point of view, it is easy. But not so when in the position of a staff or 
employee. Was also able to maintain a good relationship with the employees on and off 
the shop floor. I did my internship on ‘working capital management’. It helped me to 
know how the analysis is being done by comparing the Balance Sheets of 2subsequet 
years. 
 During the period of internship, I was supposed to thoroughly go through the financial 
statements of the company and understand the aspects and concepts involved in it. In the 
meanwhile, I also contributed in the sales department and helped in the billing session, 
which gave me a very different experience. 
 Having done my internship in the finance sector my interest for it has increased which 
will help me in my coming semesters. 
 It is very well said that “Finance always need a theory backup”. One needs to really know 
what finance is all about and how much it is important for the company’s smooth 
functioning. 
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CONCLUSION 
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FINDINGS 
In 2011 there is increase in current assets by 24% than 2010 and there is increase in current 
liability by 17%, because of greater increase in current assets than in current liabilities, the 
position of Working Capital has improved. 
 The % of fixed assets has come down in 2011 from 2010 
 As per current ratio firm is able to pay its current liability 
 Quick ratio presents a better test of short term financial position, which shows better 
working capital position of the firm 
 Debt equity ratio and debt to total fund ratio presents protection to long term lenders and 
shows sufficient working capital in the firm 
 Gross profit and net profit have increased from previous year 
 Cash flow statement indicates outflow of cash in comparison to past year 
 Due to better long term and short term financial conditions firm’s working capital is 
better than that of previous year. 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
 The company must concentrate on the percentage of fixed assets in the coming years. 
 The company must keep on maintaining the firms’ debt and equity and debt to total fund 
so as to maintain the working capital. 
 Apart from the topic recommendations, the billing sector must involve more number of 
persons in order to reduce the rush. 
 The company should try to improve working capital turnover ratio by efficient utilization of 
working capital. 
 The company should try to use more proprietors fund in current assets, so that they can 
improve current assets to proprietors fund. 
 By using proprietors fund properly, the company can increase return on capital employed.
ILLUSTRATION 
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The details of sales in different sessions in the store during the month of April – June 2012. 
CHART 1 
MAIN DEPARTMENT SALES 
Department Sales 
Designer Saree Wedding Saree Churidhar Kids Wear Gents Wear 
The statistics of the apparels department shows that the customers demand more for designer 
sarees. Now-a-days lady customers are increasing and so is such a result. The trend of churidhars 
and salwars have come down when compared to the designer sarees. 35% of the department sales 
is in the designer saree session. 
The different sales percentage of each apparels are- 
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Designer Saree 35% 
Gents Wear 19% 
35% 
17% 
14% 
15% 
19%
Sales 
Cosmetics Bed Spreads Blanket Curtain Doormat 
35% 
5% 
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Wedding Saree 17% 
Kids Wear 15% 
Churidhar 14% 
Sales details of other sessions in the store, which includes cosmetics, bed spreads, blankets, 
curtains, etc. 
CHART 2 
SALES OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS 
28% 
18% 
14% 
When conducting a study among the other accessories and materials, we can come to a 
conclusion that customers give more preference to cosmetics and then to others. The demand for
blanket is relatively less when compared to bed spreads. This is because of the climate conditions 
in Kerala. 
The different sales percentage of other materials in the store are- 
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Bed Spreads 35% 
Cosmetics 28% 
Curtains 18% 
Blanket 14% 
Doormat 5%
BIBLIOGRAPHY 
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COMPANY REPORTS 
 Annual reports of Lamiya Silks 
2009-10 
2010-11 
BOOKS REFERRED 
 Khan, M.Y. and Jain, P.K., 2011, Financial Management, Tata McGraw-Hill, New 
Delhi. 
 Sekaran, U. and Bougie, R., 2010, Research Methods for Business, New Delhi, Wiley- 
India Edition, 5th edition. 
 2. Kothari, C.R., 1985, Research Methodology- Methods and Techniques, New Delhi, 
Wiley Eastern Limited. 
WEBLIOGRAPHY 
 http://lamiyasilks.com/ 
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile_industry 
 http://www.textilehistory.org/ 
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_capital

MBA Finance

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    A PROJECT REPORT ON “WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT” @ Lamiya Silks, Thrissur, Kerala Submitted to Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM), New Delhi By JIBIN BABU SS 11 / 13 ID- D1113SSIBSEPGP10207 (COC – 5 – CA – 1050) in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 10th April 2012– 25th May 2012 Phone- 8860598398 Email- jibin.babu8@gmail.com Page 1 of 71
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    Acknowledgement It isa matter of great satisfaction and pleasure to present this report on Working Capital Management of Lamiya Silks. I take this opportunity to owe my thanks to all those involved in my training. Firstly I would like to thank LAMIYA SILKS for giving the opportunity to complete my project in the organization. I put on record my sincere thanks to my college, Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM), New Delhi, for giving me such an opportunity. I am extremely grateful to Mr. Mohammed Rashin for the encouragement, discussions and critical assessment of the project. It was a good experience for me to work with Lamiya Silks, a pioneer in the textile industry. I am greatly obliged to Mr. Mohammed Rashin my industry guide, and Mr. Mansoor. P.A, Mr. Lishad. K.A who have shared their expertise and knowledge with me without which the completion of project would not have been possible. I express my gratitude towards staff of Lamiya Silks, those who have helped me directly or indirectly in completing the training. Page 2 of 71
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS Sl.No. Contents Page No. 1. Executive Summary 1 – 2 2. Introduction 3 – 20 2.1 Working Capital 4 – 8 2.2 Operating Cycle 9 2.3 Working Capital Management 9 – 18 2.4 Concept of Working Capital 19 - 20 3. Research Methodology 21 – 23 4. Sector Overview 24 – 30 4.1 Textile Sector 25 – 27 4.2 SWOT of Textile Industry 28 – 30 5. Company Overview 31 – 38 6. Internship Activities 39 – 57 7. Internship Assessment 58 – 59 8. Conclusion 60 – 61 9. Illustration 62 – 65 10. Bibliography 66 – 67 Page 3 of 71
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    LIST OF TABLES Table No. Contents Page No. 1. Comparative Profit & Loss Account 49 2. Trend analysis (Liability Side) 50 3. Trend Analysis (Asset Side) 51 4. Cash Flow Analysis 52 5. Cash Flow Statement 53 6. Profit & Loss Account 55 7. Balance Sheet 56 LIST OF CHARTS Chart No Contents Page No. 1. Main Department Sales 63 2. Other Department sales 64 Page 4 of 71
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    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY LamiyaSilks is a very well famous textile outlet in Kerala. It has more than 10 branches all over the state with wide variety of apparels mainly for women. It has broadened its business towards the gulf as well. Page 5 of 71
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    The major purposeof the study is to analyze the working capital management of Lamiya Silks by considering the annual report of two years. The financial statement explains the trend analyzes and the ratio analyzes along with the comparative balance statements. Working capital is one of the most difficult financial concepts to understand for the small-business owner. In fact, the term means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. By definition, working capital is the amount by which current assets exceed current liabilities. It involves the relationship between a firm’s short term assets and its short term liabilities. Funds needed for short term needs for the purpose like payment of wages and other day to day expenses are known as working capital. The goal of working capital management is to ensure that the firm is able to continue its operation and that it has sufficient cash flow to satisfy both maturing short term debt and upcoming operational expenses. Working capital is primarily concerned with inventories management, receivable management, cash management and payable management. The study involved few personal interviews with the financial heads of the company and through observation methods. Company annual reports were being evaluated and working capital management was being analyzed from it. For the purpose of the study convenience sampling technique has been used. The study has shown that the working capital of the company has improved as the current asset is more than that of the current liabilities. Page 6 of 71
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    INTRODUCTION Management isan art of anticipating and preparing for risks, uncertainties and overcoming obstacles. An essential precondition for sound and consistent assets management is establishing the sound and consistent assets management policies covering fixed as well as current assets. In modern financial management, efficient allocation of funds has a great scope, in finance and Page 7 of 71
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    profit planning, forthe most effective utilization of enterprise resources, the fixed and current assets have to be combined in optimum proportions. Working capital in simple terms means the amount of funds that a company requires for financing its day-to-day operations. Finance manager should develop sound techniques of managing current assets. Page 8 of 71 WHAT IS WORKING CAPITAL? Working capital refers to the investment by the company in short terms assets such as cash, marketable securities. Net current assets or net working capital refers to the current assets less current liabilities. Symbolically, it means, Net Current Assets = Current Assets Current Liabilities. In accounting,” Working capital is the difference between the inflow and outflow of funds. In other words, it is the net cash inflow. It is defined as the excess of current assets over current liabilities and provisions. In other words, it is net current assets or net working capital. Working capital represents the total of all current assets. In other words it is the Gross working capital , it is also known as Circulating capital or Current capital for current assets are rotating in their nature. A study of working capital is of major importance to internal and external analysis because of its close relationship with the day-to-day operations of a business. Working Capital is the portion of the assets of a business which are used on or related to current operations, and represented at any one time by the operating cycle of such items as against receivables, inventories of raw materials, stores, work in process and finished goods, merchandise, notes or bill receivables and cash.
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    Working capital comprisescurrent assets which are distinct from other assets. In the first instance, current assets consist of these assets which are of short duration. Working capital may be regarded as the life blood of a business. Its effective provision can do much to ensure the success of a business while its inefficient management can lead not only to loss of profits but also to the ultimate downfall of what otherwise might be considered as a promising concern. The funds required and acquired by a business may be invested to two types of assets: 1. Fixed Assets. Page 9 of 71 2. Current Assets Fixed assets are those which yield the returns in the due course of time. The various decisions like in which fixed assets funds should be invested and how much should be invested in the fixed assets etc. are in the form of capital budgeting decisions. This can be said to be fixed capital management. Other types of assets are equally important i.e. Current Assets. These types of assets are required to ensure smooth and fluent business operations and can be said to be life blood of the business. There are two concepts of working capital — Gross and Net. Gross working capital refers to gross current assets. Net working capital refers to the difference between current assets and current liabilities. The term current assets refers to those assets held by the business which can be converted into cash within a short period of time of say one year, without reduction in value. The main types of current assets are stock, receivables and cash. The term current liabilities refer to those liabilities, which are to be paid off during the course of business, within a short period of time say one year. They are expected to be paid out of current assets or earnings of the business. The current liabilities mainly consist of sundry creditors, bill payable, bank overdraft or cash credit, outstanding expenses etc. NEED FOR WORKING CAPITAL
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    Working capital maybe regarded as the lifeblood of the business. Without insufficient working capital, any business organization cannot run smoothly or successfully. In the business the Working capital is comparable to the blood of the human body. Therefore the study of working capital is of major importance to the internal and external analysis because of its close relationship with the current day to day operations of a business. The inadequacy or mismanagement of working capital is the leading cause of business failures. The need of gross working capital or current assets cannot be overemphasized. The object of any business is to earn profits. The main factor affecting the profits is the magnitude of sales of the business. But the sales cannot be converted into cash immediately. There is a time lag between the sale of goods and realization of cash. There is a need of working capital in the form of current assets to fill up this time lag. Technically, this is called as operating cycle or working capital cycle, which is the heart of need for working capital. This working capital cycle can be described in the following words. If the company has a certain amount of cash, it will be required for purchasing the raw material though some raw material may be available on credit basis. Then the company has to spend some amount for labour and factory overheads to convert the raw material in work in progress, and ultimately finished goods. These finished goods when sold on credit basis get converted in the form of sundry debtors. Sundry debtors are converted in cash only after the expiry of credit period. Thus, there is a cycle in which the originally available cash is converted in the form of cash again but only after following the stages of raw material, work in progress, finished goods and sundry debtors. Thus, there is a time gap for the original cash to get converted in form of cash again. Working Capital needs of company arise to cover the requirement of funds during this time gap, and the quantum of working capital needs varies as per the length of this time gap. Thus, some amount of funds is blocked in raw materials, work in progress, finished goods, sundry debtors and day-to-day requirements. However some part of these current assets may be financed by the current liabilities also. E.g. some raw material may be available on credit basis, all the expenses need not be paid immediately, workers are also to be paid periodically etc. But still the amounts required to be invested in these current assets is always higher than the funds available from current liabilities. This is precise reason why the needs for working capital arise. Page 10 of 71
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    From the Financialmanagement point of view, the nature of fixed assets and current assets differ from each other-- 1. The fixed assets are required to be retained in the business over a period of time and they yield the returns over their life, whereas the current assets loose their identity over a short period of time, say one year. 2. In the case of current assets, it is always necessary to strike a proper balance between the liquidity and profitability principles, which is not the case with fixed assets. E.g. If the size of current assets is large, it is always beneficial from the liquidity point of view as it ensures smooth and fluent business operations. Sufficient raw material is always available to cater to the production needs, sufficient finished goods are available to cater to any kind of demand of customers, liberal credit period can be offered to the customers to improve the sales and sufficient cash is available to pay off the creditors and so on. However, if the investment in current assets is more than what is ideally required, it affects the profitability, as it may not be able to yield sufficient rate of return on investment. On the other hand, if the size of current assets is too small, it always involves the risk of frequent stock out, inability of the company to pay its dues in time etc. As such, the investment in current assets should be optimum. Hence, it is necessary to manage the individual components of current assets in a proper way. Thus, working capital management refers to proper administration of all aspects of current assets and current liabilities. Working Capital Management is concerned with the problems arising out of the attempts to manage current assets, current liabilities and inter-relationship between them. The intention is not to maximize the investment in working capital nor is it to minimize the same. The intention is to have optimum investment in working capital. In other words, it can be said that the aim of working capital management is to have minimum investment in working capital without affecting the regular and smooth flow of operations. The level of current assets to be maintained should be sufficient enough to cover its current liabilities with a reasonable margin of safety. Moreover, the various sources available for financing working capital requirements should be properly managed to ensure that they are obtained and utilized in the best possible manner. Page 11 of 71
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    Page 12 of71 Working Capital Cycle Working capital cycle indicates the length of time between a firm’s paying for materials entering into stock and receiving the cash from sale of finished goods. In a manufacturing firm, the duration of time required to complete the sequence of events is called operating cycle. In case of a manufacturing company, the operating cycle is the length of time necessary to complete the following cycle of events – 1. Conversion of cash into raw materials 2. Conversion of raw materials into work-in-progress 3. Conversion of work-in-progress into finished goods 4. Conversion of finished goods into accounts receivables 5. Conversion of accounts receivable into cash The above operating cycle is repeated again and again over the period depending upon the nature of the business and type of product etc. the duration of the operating cycle for the purpose of estimating working capital is equal to the sum of duration allowed by the suppliers. Working capital cycle can be expressed as R+W+F+D+C Where, R - raw material storage period = avg. stock of raw material / avg. cost of production per day W – work in progress holding period = avg. work in progress inventory / avg. cost of production per day F – finished goods storage period = avg. stock of finished goods / avg. cost of goods sold per day D – debtors collection period = avg. book debts / avg. credit sales per day C – credit period availed = avg. trade creditors avg. credit purchases per day.
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    OPERATING CYCLE OFMANUFACTURING BUSINESS Realization Sales Accounts Receivable Cash Finished Goods Purchases Production Production Raw Materials Work-in-progress WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT To start any business, First of all we need finance and the success of that business entirely depends on the proper management of day-to-day finance and the management of this short term capital or finance of the business is called Working Capital Management. Working Capital is the key difference between the long term financial management and short term financial management in terms of the timing of cash. Working capital management is a short term financial management. Working capital management is concerned with the problems Page 13 of 71
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    that arise inattempting to manage the current assets, the current liabilities & the inter relationship that exists between them. The current assets refer to those assets which can be easily converted into cash in ordinary course of business, without disrupting the operations of the firm. Working capital management or short-term financial management is a significant facet of financial management. It is important due to 2 reasons:  Investment in current assets represents a substantial portion of total investment  Investment in current assets and the level of current liabilities have to be geared quickly Page 14 of 71 to changes in sales. Working capital involves activities such as arranging short-term finance, negotiating favorable credit terms, controlling the movement of cash, administrating accounts receivables, and monitoring the investment in inventories also take a great deal of time. Management of working capital is concerned with the problem that arises in attempting to manage the current assets, current liabilities. The basic goal of working capital management is to manage the current assets and current liabilities of a firm in such a way that a satisfactory level of working capital is maintained, i.e. it is neither adequate nor excessive as both the situations are bad for any firm. There should be no shortage of funds and also no working capital should be ideal. WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT POLICES of a firm has a great on its probability, liquidity and structural health of the organization. So working capital management is three dimensional in nature as 1. It concerned with the formulation of policies with regard to profitability, liquidity and risk. 2. It is concerned with the decision about the composition and level of current assets. 3. It is concerned with the decision about the composition and level of current liabilities.
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    Page 15 of71 Composition of working capital--  Major Current Assets 1) Cash in hand and cash at bank 2) Bills receivables 3) Sundry debtors 4) Short term loans and advances. 5) Inventories of stock as: a. Raw material b. Work in process c. Stores and spares d. Finished goods 6) Temporary investment of surplus funds. 7) Prepaid expenses 8) Accrued incomes. 9) Marketable securities.  Major Current Liabilities 1) Accrued or outstanding expenses. 2) Short term loans, advances and deposits.
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    Page 16 of71 3) Dividends payable. 4) Bank overdraft. 5) Provision for taxation , if it does not amt. to app. Of profit. 6) Bills payable. 7) Sundry creditors. The gross working capital concept is financial or going concern concept whereas net working capital is an accounting concept of working capital. Both the concepts have their own merits. The gross concept is sometimes preferred to the concept of working capital for the following reasons: 1. It enables the enterprise to provide correct amount of working capital at correct time. 2. Every management is more interested in total current assets with which it has to operate then the source from where it is made available. 3. It take into consideration of the fact every increase in the funds of the enterprise would increase its working capital. 4. This concept is also useful in determining the rate of return on investments in working capital. The Goal of Capital Management is to manage the firm s current assets & liabilities, so that the satisfactory level of working capital is maintained. If the firm can not maintain the satisfactory level of working capital, it is likely to become insolvent & may be forced into bankruptcy. To maintain the margin of safety current asset should be large enough to cover its current assets. Main theme of the theory of working capital management is interaction between the current assets & current liabilities.
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    CLASSIFICATION OF WORKINGCAPITAL Working capital may be classified in two ways: Page 17 of 71 o On the basis of concept. o On the basis of time. On the basis of concept working capital can be classified as gross working capital and net working capital. On the basis of time, working capital may be classified as: Ø Permanent or fixed working capital. Ø Temporary or variable working capital PERMANENT OR FIXED WORKING CAPITAL Permanent or fixed working capital is minimum amount which is required to ensure effective utilization of fixed facilities and for maintaining the circulation of current assets. Every firm has to maintain a minimum level of raw material, work- in-process, finished goods and cash balance. This minimum level of current assets is called permanent or fixed working capital as this part of working is permanently blocked in current assets. As the business grow the requirements of working capital also increases due to increase in current assets. TEMPORARY OR VARIABLE WORKING CAPITAL Temporary or variable working capital is the amount of working capital which is required to meet the seasonal demands and some special exigencies. Variable working capital can further be classified as seasonal working capital and special working capital. The capital required to meet the seasonal need of the enterprise is called seasonal working capital. Special working capital is that part of working capital which is required to meet special exigencies such as launching of extensive marketing for conducting research, etc. The extra working capital needed to support the changing production and sales activities, is called variable or functioning or temporary working capital.
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    Temporary working capitaldiffers from permanent working capital in the sense that is required for short periods and cannot be permanently employed gainfully in the business. IMPORTANCE OR ADVANTAGE OF ADEQUATE WORKING CAPITAL Ø Solvency of the business: Adequate working capital helps in maintaining the solvency of the business by providing uninterrupted of production. Ø Goodwill: Sufficient amount of working capital enables a firm to make prompt payments and makes and maintain the goodwill. Ø Easy loans: Adequate working capital leads to high solvency and credit standing can arrange loans from banks and other on easy and favorable terms. Ø Cash Discounts: Adequate working capital also enables a concern to avail cash discounts on the purchases and hence reduces cost. Ø Regular Supply of Raw Material: Sufficient working capital ensures regular supply of raw material and continuous production. Ø Regular Payment Of Salaries, Wages And Other Day TO Day Commitments: It leads to the satisfaction of the employees and raises the morale of its employees, increases their efficiency, reduces wastage and costs and enhances production and profits. Ø Exploitation of Favorable Market Conditions: If a firm is having adequate working capital then it can exploit the favorable market conditions such as purchasing its requirements in bulk when the prices are lower and holdings its inventories for higher prices. Ø Ability to Face Crises: A concern can face the situation during the depression. Ø Quick And Regular Return On Investments: Sufficient working capital enables a concern to pay quick and regular of dividends to its investors and gains confidence of the investors and can raise more funds in future. Page 18 of 71
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    Ø High Morale:Adequate working capital brings an environment of securities, confidence, high morale which results in overall efficiency in a business. EXCESS OR INADEQUATE WORKING CAPITAL Every business concern should have adequate amount of working capital to run its business operations. It should have neither redundant or excess working capital nor inadequate nor shortages of working capital. Both excess as well as short working capital positions are bad for any business. However, it is the inadequate working capital which is more dangerous from the point of view of the firm. DISADVANTAGES OF INADEQUATE WORKING CAPITAL Every business needs some amounts of working capital. The need for working capital arises due to the time gap between production and realization of cash from sales. There is an operating cycle involved in sales and realization of cash. There are time gaps in purchase of raw material and production; production and sales; and realization of cash. Thus working capital is needed for the following purposes: · For the purpose of raw material, components and spares. Page 19 of 71 · To pay wages and salaries · To incur day-to-day expenses and overload costs such as office expenses. · To meet the selling costs as packing, advertising, etc. · To provide credit facilities to the customer. · To maintain the inventories of the raw material, work-in-progress, stores and spares and finished stock. For studying the need of working capital in a business, one has to study the business under varying circumstances such as a new concern requires a lot of funds to meet its initial
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    requirements such aspromotion and formation etc. These expenses are called preliminary expenses and are capitalized. The amount needed for working capital depends upon the size of the company and ambitions of its promoters. Greater the size of the business unit, generally larger will be the requirements of the working capital. FACTORS AFFECTING WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT The amount of working capital required depends upon a number of factors which can be stated as below Page 20 of 71 Nature of Business: Some businesses are such, due to their very nature, that their requirement of fixed capital is more rather than working capital. These businesses sell services and not the commodities and not the commodities and that too on cash basis. As such, no funds are blocked in piling inventories and also no funds are blocked in receivables. E.g. Public utility services like railways, electricity boards, infrastructure oriented projects etc. Their requirement of working capital is less. On the other hand, there are some business like trading activity, where the requirement of fixed capital is less but more money is blocked in inventories and debtors. Their requirement of the working capital is more. Length of Production Cycle: In some business like machine tool industry, the time gap between the acquisitions of raw material till the end of final production of finished product itself is quite high. As such more amounts may be blocked either in raw materials, or work in progress or finished goods or even in debtors. Naturally, their needs of working capital are higher. On the other hand, if the production cycle is shorter, the requirement of working capital is also less. Size and Growth of Business: In very small companies the working capital requirements are quite high overheads, higher buying and selling costs etc. As such, the medium sized companies positively have an edge over
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    the small companies.But if the business starts growing after a certain limit, the working capital requirements may be adversely affected by the increasing size. Page 21 of 71 Business I Trade Cycles: If the company is operating in the period of boom, the working capital requirements may be more as the company may like to buy more raw material, may increase the production and sales to take the benefits of favourable markets, due to the increased sales, there may be more and more amount of funds blocked in stock and debtors etc. Similarly, in case of depression also, the working capital requirements may be high as the sales in terms of value and quantity may be reducing, there may be unnecessary piling up of stocks without getting sold, the receivables may not be recovered in time etc. Rate of Stock Turnover: There is an inverse co-relationship between the question of working capital and the velocity or speed with which the sales are affected. A firm having a high rate of stock turnover wuill needs lower amt. of working capital as compared to a firm having a low rate of turnover. Credit Policy: The firm’s credit policy directly affects the working capital requirement. If the firm has liberal credit policy, hence the more credit period will be provided to the debtors so this will lead to more working capital requirement. With the liberal credit policy operating cycle length increases and vice versa. Production Policy: If the policy is to keep production steady by accumulating inventories it will require higher working capital.
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    Page 22 of71 Seasonal Variations: In certain industries like raw material is not available throughout the year. They have to buy raw material in bulk during the season to ensure an uninterrupted flow and process them during the year. Generally, during the busy season, a firm requires larger working capital than in slack season. Earning Capacity And Dividend Policy: Some firms have more earning capacity than other due to quality of their products, monopoly conditions, etc. Such firms may generate cash profits from operations and contribute to their working capital. The dividend policy also affects the requirement of working capital. A firm maintaining a steady high rate of cash dividend irrespective of its profits needs working capital than the firm that retains larger part of its profits and does not pay so high rate of cash dividend. Price Level Changes: Changes in the price level also affect the working capital requirements. Generally rise in prices leads to increase in working capital. Others FACTORS:  Operating efficiency.  Management ability.  Irregularities of supply.  Import policy.  Asset structure.  Importance of labor.  Banking facilities, etc
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    Page 23 of71 CONCEPT OF WORKING CAPITAL: There are 2 concepts:  Gross Working Capital  Net Working Capital Gross working capital: - It is referred as total current assets. Focuses on,  Optimum investment in current assets: Excessive investments impairs firm s profitability, as idle investment earns nothing. Inadequate working capital can threaten solvency of the firm because of its inability to meet its current obligations. Therefore there should be adequate investment in current assets.  Financing of current assets: Whenever the need for working capital funds arises, agreement should be made quickly. If surplus funds are available they should be invested in short term securities. Net working capital (NWC) defined by 2 ways,  Difference between current assets and current liabilities  Net working capital is that portion of current assets which is financed with long term funds. NET WORKING CAPITAL = CURRENT ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIES If the working capital is efficiently managed then liquidity and profitability both will improve. They are not components of working capital but outcome of working capital. Working capital is basically related with the question of profitability versus liquidity & related aspects of risk.
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    PLANNING OF WORKINGCAPITAL: Working capital is required to run day to day business operations. Firms differ in their requirement of working capital (WC). Firm s aim is to maximize the wealth of share holders and to earn sufficient return from its operations. WCM is a significant facet of financial management. Its importance stems from two reasons:  Investment in current asset represents a substantial portion of total investment.  Investment in current assets and level of current liability has to be geared quickly to Page 24 of 71 change in sales. Business undertaking required funds for two purposes:  To create productive capacity through purchase of fixed assets.  To finance current assets required for running of the business. The importance of WCM is reflected in the fact that financial managers spend a great deal of time in managing current assets and current liabilities. The extent to which profit can be earned is dependent upon the magnitude of sales. Sales are necessary for earning profits. However, sales do not convert into cash instantly; there is invariably a time lag between sale of goods and the receipt of cash. WC management affect the profitability and liquidity of the firm which are inversely proportional to each other, hence proper balance should be maintained between two. To convert the sale of goods into cash, there is need for WC in the form of current asset to deal with the problem arising out of immediate realization of cash against good sold. Sufficient WC is necessary to sustain sales activity. This is referred to as the operating or cash cycle.
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    Page 26 of71 Objective of the study  To study the various proportions of working capital of Lamiya Silks  To find out different ratios related with working capital  To check the impact of cash flows on working capital of Lamiya Silks  To know the current trend of Assets and Liabilities Target  Working capital of Lamiya Silks Sampling Unit  Working capital of Lamiya Silks at Thrissur Store Sampling Area  Thrissur Sampling Size  Accounts of 2 years Sampling Technique  Convenience Sampling
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    Page 27 of71 Limitations of the study  Department heads were busy so time for interaction was less.  The entire financial position of the company cannot be disclosed.  Company provides only secondary data, so certain type of bias is in study.  Majority of the raw materials is purchased by the main head office. So more detailed information cannot be received about these. SOURCES OF INFORMATION  Primary Data The personal interview with senior officials and various members of finance and accounts department and also with other departments and collected the data.  Secondary Data Necessary for the study was available within the company itself. Other sources-  Website  Textbooks
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    Page 29 of71 Textile sector The Indian Textile sector plays an exceptionally significant role in shaping the economy of India notably in terms of employment, foreign exchange earnings and share in value added. This sector is the second largest sector after agriculture. The industry is rich and varied, embracing the hand-spun and hand-woven sector at one end and the capital intensive, sophisticated mill sector at the other. Its association with the ancient culture and tradition of the country lends it a unique advantage in comparison with textiles industry of other countries, thus giving it an uncommon edge to cater to a vast variety of products and market segments both domestically, as well as, globally. The Indian economy is fundamentally depended upon manufacturing of textiles and its trade. This sector has been one of the major sources for foreign exchange earnings in India. The industry registered has ensured value of US dollar 10.1 Billion in 2003 – 2004 as compared to us dollar 9.6 billion in the previous year. One of the key strengths of Indian textile industry is the abundance of raw material with India being one of the major producers of fabric in the world. Until the economic liberalization of Indian economy, the India Textile Industry was predominantly unorganized industry. The opening up of Indian economy post 1990s led to a stupendous growth of this industry. India Textile Industry is one of the largest textile industries in the world. Today, Indian economy is largely dependent on textile manufacturing and exports. The industry currently contributes about 14 per cent to industrial production, 4 per cent to GDP, and 17 per cent to the country’s export earnings, according to the Annual Report 2010-11 of the Ministry of Textiles. The industry accounts for nearly 12 per cent share of the country's total exports basket. It provides direct employment to more than 35 million people. There were various stages - from a historical perspective - where the textile industry evolved from being a domestic small-scale industry, to the status of supremacy it currently holds. The ‘cottage stage’ was the first stage in its history where textiles were produced on a domestic basis. During this period cloth was made from materials including wool, flax and cotton. The material depended on the area where the cloth was being produced, and the time they were being made.
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    During the IndustrialRevolution, new machines such as spinning wheels and handlooms came into the picture. Making clothing material quickly became an organized industry - as compared to the domesticated activity it had been associated with before. A number of new innovations led to the industrialization of the textile industry in Great Britain. Clothing manufactured during the Industrial Revolution formed a big part of the exports made by Great Britain. They accounted for almost 25% of the total exports made at that time, doubling in the period between 1701 and 1770. In this era, a lot of effort was made to increase the speed of the production through inventions such as the flying shuttle in 1733, the flyer-and-bobbin system, and the Roller Spinning machine by John Wyatt and Lewis Paul in 1738. In the initial phases, textile mills were located in and around the rivers since they were powered by water wheels. After the steam engine was invented, the dependence on the rivers ceased to a great extent. In the later phases of the 20th century, shuttles that were used in the textile industry were developed and became faster and thus more efficient. This led to the replacement of the older shuttles with the new ones. Page 30 of 71 Recent Trends The mood in the Indian textile industry given the phase-out of the quota regime of the Multi- Fibre Arrangement (MFA) is upbeat with new investment flowing in and increased orders for the industry as a result of which capacities are fully booked up to April 2005. As a result of various initiatives taken by the government, there has been new investment of Rs.500 billion in the textile industry in the last five years. Nine textile majors invested Rs.26 billion and plan to invest another Rs.64 billion. Further, India's cotton production increased by 57% over the last five years; and 3 million additional spindles and 30,000 shuttles-less looms were installed. The industry expects investment of Rs.1,400 billion in this sector in the post-MFA phase. A Vision 2010 for textiles formulated by the government after intensive interaction with the industry and Export Promotion Councils to capitalize on the upbeat mood aims to increase India's share in world's textile trade from the current 4% to 8% by 2010 and to achieve export value of US $ 50 billion by 2010 Vision 2010 for textiles envisages growth in Indian textile
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    economy from thecurrent US $ 37 billion to $ 85 billion by 2010; creation of 12 million new jobs in the textile sector; and modernization and consolidation for creating a globally competitive textile industry. The textile industry is undergoing a major reorientation towards non-clothing applications of textiles, known as technical textiles, which are growing roughly at twice rate of textiles for clothing applications and now account for more than half of total textile production. The processes involved in producing technical textiles require expensive equipment’s and skilled workers and are, for the moment, concentrated in developed countries. Technical textiles have many applications including bed sheets; filtration and abrasive materials; furniture and healthcare upholstery; thermal protection and blood-absorbing materials; seatbelts; adhesive tape, and multiple other specialized products and applications. Today, modern techniques, electronics and innovation have led to a competitive, low-priced textile industry offering almost any type of cloth or design a person could desire. Page 31 of 71 Industry sub-sectors The textile industry comprises the following:  Organised Cotton/Man-Made Fibre Textiles Mill Industry  Man-Made Fibre / Filament Yarn Industry  Wool and Woollen Textiles Industry  Sericulture and Silk Textiles Industry  Handlooms, Handicrafts, the Jute and Jute Textiles Industry  Textiles Exports Anticipating massive growth in medical and automobile sectors, these sectors assures substantial demand for non woven facilities in India. Albeit, home textiles also will lure higher demand, there are specific demands for home textile facilities also. The 7th Five Year Plan has huge consideration on agricultural growth that also includes cotton textile industry, resulting a prosperous future forecast for the textile industry in India.
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    Page 32 of71 Strengths of Indian Textile Industry – 1. Indian Textile Industry is an Independent & Self-Reliant industry. 2. Abundant Raw Material availability that helps industry to control costs and reduces the lead-time across the operation. 3. Availability of Low Cost and Skilled Manpower provides competitive advantage to industry. 4. Availability of large varieties of cotton fiber and has a fast growing synthetic fiber industry. 5. India has great advantage in Spinning Sector and has a presence in all process of operation and value chain. 6. India is one of the largest exporters of Yarn in international market and contributes around 25% share of the global trade in Cotton Yarn. 7. The Apparel Industry is one of largest foreign revenue contributor and holds 12% of the country’s total export. 8. Industry has large and diversified segments that provide wide variety of products. 9. Growing Economy and Potential Domestic and International Market. 10. Industry has Manufacturing Flexibility that helps to increase the productivity. 11. Entrepreneurial skills 12. Huge export potential 13. Very low import content Weaknesses of Indian Textile Industry – 1. Indian Textile Industry is highly Fragmented Industry. 2. Industry is highly dependent on Cotton.
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    Page 33 of71 3. Lower Productivity in various segments. 4. There is Declining in Mill Segment. 5. Lack of Technological Development that affect the productivity and other activities in whole value chain. 6. Infrastructural Bottlenecks and Efficiency such as, Transaction Time at Ports and transportation Time. 7. Unfavorable labor Laws. 8. Lack of Trade Membership, which restrict to tap other potential market. 9. Lacking to generate Economies of Scale. 10. Higher Indirect Taxes, Power and Interest Rates. Opportunities of Indian Textile Industry: 1. Growth rate of Domestic Textile Industry is 6-8% per annum. 2. Large, Potential Domestic and International Market. 3. Product development and Diversification to cater global needs. 4. Elimination of Quota Restriction leads to greater Market Development. 5. Market is gradually shifting towards Branded Readymade Garment. 6. Increased Disposable Income and Purchasing Power of Indian Customer opens New Market Development. 7. Emerging Retail Industry and Malls provide huge opportunities for the Apparel, Handicraft and other segments of the industry. 8. Greater Investment and FDI opportunities are available.
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    Page 34 of71 Threats: 1. Competition from other developing countries, especially China. 2. Continuous Quality Improvement is need of the hour as there are different demand patterns all over the world. 3. Elimination of Quota system will lead to fluctuations in Export Demand. 4. Threat for Traditional Market for Power loom and Handloom Products and forcing them for product diversification. 5. Geographical Disadvantages. 6. International labor and Environmental Laws. 7. To balance the demand and supply. 8. To make balance between price and quality
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    Page 37 of71 COMPANY OVERVIEW Lamiya Silks, the largest showroom network, has been the most trusted brand in Kerala. Today Lamiya Silks prides itself in world-class showrooms all over Kerala. Lamiya Silks has its main branch at Kozhikode, Kerala. It has about 15 branches at various places in Kerala. Thrissur store is one among them. Lamiya Silks’ product lines are different from other players in the textile industry. So are its infrastructure facilities. Lamiya Silks has a string of looms in all major centers across the country. In-house designing centers and manufacturing units help Lamiya Silks bring the latest trends to its shelves. In addition to all this, Lamiya Silks owns India’s largest wholesale textile showroom, which powers this heritage brand to control prices and maximize quality right through the year. Lamiya Silks is spread across three floors. The ground floor has kids’ collection and dhotis, the first floor is dedicated to the women’s section and the second floor is exclusively for men. The ground floor in this apparel store displays has clothes for kids from 5-12 years of age. The garments are organized size-wise, making it easier to browse through. Ethnic wear like kids’
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    ghaghra cholis, sherwanisfor your little ones along with kasavu and cotton dhotis for men starting at Rs. 250 are all available. Western wear for kids like shirts, trousers and T-shirts are there too. The stairs that lead to the first floor has door mats, curtains, bed sheets, blankets, bedspreads and some small household items on display. Page 38 of 71
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    The floor abovehas sarees including wedding srees, party wear designer sarees, office wear cotton sarees and ordinary cotton sarees for Rs. 200 onwards. Salwar kameez material and readymade churidars are there too. The wedding collection in this section has a good collection of sarees, starting from Rs. 1,500. Page 39 of 71
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    There is awide range of designer saree collection. The area allotted for designer saree is comparatively more than the others. The second floor at Lamiya Silks, exclusively for men, has an assortment of branded readymade shirts and trousers, shirting material, sherwanis and kurtas. The readymade shirts in this section start at Rs. 200 for the unbranded ones and Rs. 400 for the branded ones. Here you can also find shirting material, the price of which starts from Rs. 90 for a meter. Also check out the sherwanis here that cost around Rs. 2,500. Page 40 of 71
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    Lamiya Silks canbe easily located since it is on the roadside. Price wise, it seems reasonable compared to other stores in the vicinity. It accepts cash and credit card for payment. It falls short of adequate parking space. Lamiya Silks provides a complete wedding package to its customers. The world of wedding fashion is witnessing a revolution in Bridal Wear. Revolutions that will alter the way millions of Indian celebrate their weddings, and Lamiya Silks is at the helm of this revolution. The wedding centre brings under one roof the finest selection of wedding saris and other accessories. With the availability of wedding saris, dress material and readymade garments at the centre, marriage shopping would be a convenient and enjoyable experience. Created by a panel of India’s best designers, these materials conform to the highest standards of quality with wide range accessible to all. Lamiya Silks also offers exclusive collection of life style items including perfumes, leather accessories for men and women and a large collection of premium quality wedding gifts. Page 41 of 71 Objectives of the Company Objectives establish the goals and the aims of the business and determine the shape of future events. Objectives are the way of achieving motives for profit of social service. Main objectives of Lamiya Silks are-  Increasing productivity of work force  To introduce new products and create new markets
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     Customers serviceand customer satisfaction  Improving work culture among the employees  Capitalizing on company strength and use of corporate assets Page 42 of 71  Continuous innovation  To improve the advertising effectiveness  To ensure that a large proportion of its sales is directed towards the sectors and urban sectors. ORGANISATION CHART
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    METHODS OF WORKINGCAPITAL ANALYSIS There are so many methods for analysis of financial statements used in companies. Here the following techniques are being used to analysis the working capital management of Lamiya Silks- Page 44 of 71  Comparative size statement  Trend analysis  Cash flow statement  Ratio analysis A detail description of these methods is as follows- COMPARATIVE SIZE STATEMENT When two or more than two years figures are compared to each other we call them comparative size statements in order to estimate the future progress of the business, it is necessary to look at the performance of the company. These statements show the absolute figures and also show the change from one year to another. Benefits of this method to the company-  To indicate the trends, these statements show the change in production, sales and expenses.  To make the data simple and more understandable TREND ANALYSIS To analyse many years financial statements, this method is used. This indicates the direction on movement over the long time and help in the financial statements. Procedure for calculating trends- 1. Previous year is taken as the base year
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    2. Figures ofthe base year are taken as 100 3. Trend % are calculated in relation to base year. Page 45 of 71 Benefits-  It is beneficial to find out the long run changes  It is helpful in future forecasting. CASH FLOW STATEMENT Cash flow statements are the statements of changes in the financial position prepared on the basis of funds defined in cash or cash equivalents. In short cash flow statement summaries the cash inflows and outflows of the firm during a particular period of time. Benefits for the company-  To prepare the cash budget  To compare the cash budgets  To show the position of the cash and cash equivalents. RATIO ANALYSIS Ratio analysis is the process of the determining and presenting the relationship of the items and group of items in the statements. Ratio can assist management in its basic functions of forecasting, planning, coordination, control and communication. Benefits to the company-  Helpful in analysis of financial statements  Helpful in comparative study  Helpful in locating the weak spots of the company  Helpful in forecasting  Estimate about the trend of the business
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    Page 46 of71  Fixation of ideal standards  Effective control  Study of financial soundness Types of ratio-  Liquidity Ratio- they indicate the firms ability to meet its current obligation out of current resources.  Current ratio = current assets / current liabilities  Quick ratio = liquid assets / current liabilities Liquid assets = current assets – stock – prepaid expenses  Leverage or Capital Structure Ratio- this ratio discloses the firms ability to meet the interest costs regularly and long term solvency of the firm.  Debt equity ratio = long term loans / shareholders funds or net worth  Debt to total fund ratio = long term loans / shareholder funds + long term loan  Proprietary ratio = shareholders fund / shareholders fund + long term loan  Activity ratio or Turnover ratio- they indicate the rapidity with which the resources available to the concern are being used to produce sales.  Stock turnover ratio = cost of goods sold / average stock cost of goods sold = net sales / gross profit, Average stock = opening stock + closing stock / 2  Debtors turnover ratio = net credit sales / average debtors + average B/R  Average collection period = debtors+ B/R Credit sales per day Credit sales per day = net credit sales of the year /365  Creditors turnover ratio = net credit purchases / average creditors + avg. B/P  Average payment period = creditors + B/P / credit purchase perday  Fixed assets turnover ratio = cost of goods sold / net fixed assets Net fixed assets = fixed assets – depreciation
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     Working capitalturnover ratio = cost of goods sold / working capital Working capital = current assets – current liabilities  Profitability ratios or Income ratios- the main objective of every business concern is to earn profits. A business must be able to earn adequate profit in relation to the risk and capital invested in it.  Gross profit ratio = gross profit / net sales *100 Net sales = sales – sales return  Net profit ratio = net profit / net sales * 100 Operating net profit = operating net profit / net sales * 100 or gross profit – operating expenses  Operating ratio = cost of goods sold + operating expenses / net sales * 100 Cost of goods sold = net sales – gross profit Operating expenses = office and administration expenses + selling & distribution expenses + discount + bad debts + interest on short term loans  Earning per share(EPS) = net profit – dividend on preference share / no. of equity Page 47 of 71 shares  Dividend per share (DPS) = dividend paid to equity shareholders / no. of equity shares * 100  Dividend payout ratio (DP) = DPS /EPS * 100 RATIO ANALYSIS FOR LAMIYA SILKS  Current ratio 2010 C.R = 1321.22 / 969.15 = 1.36 2011 C.R = 1517.69 / 1266.86 = 1.20
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    Page 48 of71 Comment- As compared to previous year, current ratio has decreased in current year because of increase in current liabilities.  Quick ratio 2010 Q.R = 570.49 / 969.15 = 0.59 2011 Q.R = 693.55 / 1266.86 = 0.55 Comment- As compared to previous year, quick ratio has decreased in current year.  Debt equity ratio 2010 DER = 1979.67 / 4982.08 = 0.40 2011 DER = 2951.56 / 6230.04 = 0.47  Interest coverage ratio 2010 I.C.R = 1201.90 / 103.38 = 11.67 times 2011 I.C.R = 2189.26 / 111.84 = 19.57 times Comment- Interest coverage ratio is increasing as compared to previous year. This indicates that the firm will be able to pay the interest on long term loans regularly.  Fixed assets turnover ratio 2010 F.A.T.R = 5159 / 3004.63 = 1.72 times 2011
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    F.A.T.R = 6097/ 3390.44 = 1.80 times Page 49 of 71 Comment- This ratio reveals how efficiently the fixed assets are being utilized. As compared to previous year, this ratio is increasing which indicates that there is better utilization of fixed assets.  Debt to total fund ratio 2010 D.T.F.R = 1979.67 / 6961.75 = 0.28 or 28% 2011 D.T.F.R = 2951.56 / 9181.60 = 0.32 or 32%  Proprietary ratio 2010 P.R = 4982.08 / 6961.75 = 0.71 or 71% 2011 P.R = 6230.04 / 9181.60 = 0.67 or 67%  Capital turnover ratio 2010 C.T.R = 5159 / 3356.70 = 1.54 times 2011 C.T.R = 6097 / 3641.27 = 1.67times Comment- This ratio reveals how efficiently capital employed is being used. As compared to previous year, this ratio is increasing which indicates that there is better use of capital employed.  Working capital turnover ratio 2010 W.C.T.R = 5159 / 352.07 = 14065 times 2011 W.C.T.R = 6097 / 250.83 = 24.3 times
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    Page 50 of71 Comment- This ratio reveals how efficiently working capital has being utilized in making sales. As compared to previous year, this ratio is increasing which indicates the efficient use of working capital.  Stock turnover ratio 2010 S.T.R = 5159 / 715 = 7.22 times 2011 S.T.R = 6097 / 784.44 = 7077 times Comment- This ratio indicates whether stock has been efficiently used or not. As compared to previous year, there is a slight increase in this ratio.  Gross profit ratio 2010 G.P.R = 1494 / 6621 * 100 = 22.56% 2011 G.P.R = 2507 / 8604 * 100 = 29.14%  Net profit ratio 2010 N.P.R = 1202 / 6621 * 100 = 18.15% 2011 N.P.R = 2189 / 8604 * 100 = 25.44%  Operating net profit ratio 2010 O.N.P.R = 1590.9 / 6621 * 100 = 24.02% 2011 O.N.P.R = 2619 / 8604 * 100 = 30.44%  Earning per share
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    Page 51 of71 2010 E.P.S = 8630000000 / 91808510 = 94 Rs 2011 E.P.S = 15360000000 / 91428571 = 168 Rs  Dividend per share 2010 D.P.S = 1836176200 / 91808510 = 20 Rs 2011 D.P.S = 2514285703 / 91428571 = 27.5 Rs  Dividend payout ratio 2010 D.P.R = 20 / 94 * 100 = 22% 2011 D.P.R = 27.5 / 168 * 100 = 17% Proportion of various sources of working capital in percentage – Current assets, loans and advances  Interest accured on investments 2010 1.46 / 2026.76 * 100 = 0.07% 2011 0.70 / 2342.39 * 100 = 0.02%  Inventories 2010 750.73 / 2026.76 * 100 = 37.04% 2011 824.14 / 2342.39 * 100 = 35.18%  Sundry debtors 2010
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    413.45 / 2026.76* 100 = 20.39% Page 52 of 71 2011 576.48 / 2342.39 * 100 = 24.64%  Cash and bank balances 2010 155.58 / 2026.76 * 100 = 7.67% 2011 116.38 / 2342.39 * 100 = 4.96%  Loans and advances 2010 705.54 / 2026.76 * 100 = 34.83% 2011 824.69 / 2342.39 * 100 = 35.20% Current liabilities and provisions-  Current liabilities 2010 969.15 / 1273.37 * 100 = 76.10% 2011 1266 / 1450.06 * 100 = 87.36%  Provisions 2010 304.22 / 1273.37 * 100 = 23.90% 2011 183.20 / 1450.06 * 100 = 12.63%
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    TABLE 1 COMPARATIVEP&L ACCOUNT (For the year 2010-2011) Page 53 of 71 (Rs. in Crores) FY 2011 FY 2010 % change Net turnover 14095.2 10224.0 38 Other income 317.7 267.9 19 Total expenditure 10122.8 8155.3 24 Operating profit (PBIT) 4290.1 2336.6 84 Interest 228.6 218.3 5 Depreciation 610.0 563.1 8 Exceptional items - 4.1 - Profit before tax 3451.5 1559.3 121 Total tax expenses 1092.1 402.7 171 Net profit after total tax 2359.4 1156.6 104 Minority share 391.9 116.0 238 Net profit 1967.5 1040.6 89
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    TABLE 2 TRENDANALYSIS (For the liability side of 2010-2011) Particulars 2011 2010 Base Trend % Current Tend % Page 54 of 71 Current liability Liability 1266.86 969.15 100 130.73 Provisions 183.20 304.22 100 60.21 Total (A) 1450.06 1273.37 100 113.87 Fixed liability Share capital 91.69 91.69 100 100 Reserves & surplus 6138.35 4890.39 100 125.5 Loans 2951.56 1979.67 100 149.09 Def. tax liability 582.55 584.38 100 99.68 Total (B) 9764.15 7546.13 100 129.39 Total liability (A+B) 11214.21 8819.50 100 127.15
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    TABLE 3 TRENDANALYSIS (For assets side of 2010-2011) Particulars 2011 2010 Base trend % Current trend Page 55 of 71 % Fixed assets Fixed assets 4582.79 3298.27 100 138.94 Fixed assets held 14.33 12.76 100 112.30 for disposable Investments 4274.70 3481.71 100 122.79 Total (A) 8871.82 6792.74 100 130.60 Current assets Stock 824.14 750.73 100 109.77 Interest accrued .70 1.46 100 47.94 Debtors 576.48 413.45 100 139.43 Cash 116.38 155.58 100 74.80 Loans 824.69 705.54 100 116.88 Total (B) 2342.39 2026.76 100 115.59 Total assets (A+B) 11214.21 8819.50 100 127.15
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    TABLE 4 CAHFLOW ANALYSIS (For 2010-2011) Page 56 of 71 (Rs in Crores) Particulars FY 2011 FY 2010 SOURCES OF CASH Cash from operations 1816.0 1077.1 Increase in debts 947.6 - Non operating cash flow 114.0 67.1 Decrease in cash and cash equivalent 39.2 - Decrease in working capital - 205.2 2916.8 1349.4 USES OF CASH Net increase in investments 647.1 549.2 Net capital expenditure 1598.2 399.5 Decrease in debts - 53.3 Interest 109.4 112.7 Dividend 478.8 165.8 2916.8 1349.4
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    TABLE 5 CASHFLOW STATEMENT (For year 2010 – 2011) Page 57 of 71 (Rs in Crores) Cash flow from operating activities 2011 2010 Net profit before tax 2189.26 1201.90 Depreciation 317.91 291.64 Interest expenses 111.84 103.38 Interest income (31.84) (29.48) Dividend income (81.43) (38.04) Profit / loss on sale of fixed (4.62) 3.99 assets (Net) Profit on sale of long term investments(Net) (2.70) (62.57) Profit on sale of current investments (Net) (49.41) (7.27) Operating profit before working capital changes 2449.01 1330.06 Trade and other receivables (314.56) (116.66) Inventories (73.41) (72.41) Assets held for disposal (1.57) 0.97 Trade payables 306.17 159.70 Cash generated from 2365.64 1668.74 operations Direct taxes paid(Net) (632.97) (380.42) Net cash from operating 1732.67 1288.32 activities
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    Cash flow frominvesting activities Purchase of fixed assets 326.4 410.5 Sale of fixed assets (354.13) (388.73) Purchase of investments (150.11) (173.66) Sale of investments (128.19) (91.57) Investments / advances in joint (16.77) (11.75) ventures, subsidiaries & others Interest received (322.8) (255.21) Net cash from investing (301.75) (231.24) activities Page 58 of 71 Cash flow from financing activities 19.71 5.65 Proceeds from borrowings (75.41) (792.83) Repayments of borrowings 666.13 53.64 Interest paid (1294.15) 24.74 Dividends paid 3.37 1.79 Corporate dividend tax 74.29 55.28 Dividend received 39.37 86.32 Net cash from financing (868.44) (796.65) activities Net increase / decrease in cash & cash equivalent (140.78) 117.37 At beginning of year 227.48 110.11 At end of year 86.7 227.48
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    TABLE 6 PROFIT& LOSS A/C of the year ending 2010-2011 Page 59 of 71 (Rs. in Crores) 2011 2010 INCOME Gross sales Less- Excise Duty 9607.97 986.29 7638.41 985.80 Net sales 8603.59 6652.61 Interest & dividend income 113.27 67.53 Other income 168.49 152.41 Increase / decrease in stock (16.44) (43.48) 868.91 6829.07 EXPENDITURE Raw material consumed 2219.32 1822.69 Manufacturing expenses 1744.33 1580.34 Purchases of finished & other products 321.16 240.15 Payments to & provisions for employees 459.40 407.64 Selling, distribution, administration & other expenses 1505.69 1181.33 Interest 111.84 103.38 Depreciation 317.91 291.64 6679.65 5627.17 Profit before tax & exceptional items 2189.26 1201.90 Surplus on pre-payment of sales tax loan - 4.13 Write back of provision for diminution 37.10 - Profit before tax 2226.36 1206.03 Provision for current tax (692.38) (369.82) Deferred tax 1.83 27.00
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    Profit after tax1535.81 863.21 Debenture redemption reserve no longer required 38.56 8.62 Investment allowance reserve no longer required 0.05 0.25 Balance brought forward from previous year 878.37 815.35 Profit available for appropriation 2452.79 1687.43 Appropriations- Interim dividend 252.10 - Proposed dividend - 183.35 Corporate dividend tax 35.36 25.41 General reserve 1200.00 600.00 Balance carried to balance sheet 965.33 878.37 Page 60 of 71 2452.79 1687.43 TABLE 7 BALANCE SHEET For the year ended 2011 (Rs in Crores) SOURCES OF FUNDS SHAREHOLDERS FUND FY(2010-2011) FY(2009- 2010) Share capital 91.69 91.69 Reserve & surplus 6138.35 4890.39 Loan funds Secured loans 2291.00 1386.12 Unsecured loans 660.56 593.55
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    Page 61 of71 2951.56 1979.67 Deferred tax liabilities 582.55 584.38 TOTAL 9764.15 7546.13 APPLICATIONS OF FUNDS Fixed assets Gross block 6770.97 6114.12 Less – depreciation 3380.53 3109.49 Net block 3390.44 3004.63 Capital work-in-progress 1192.35 293.64 4582.79 3298.27 Fixed assets held for disposal 14.33 12.76 Investments 4274.70 3481.71 Current assets, loans & advances Interest accrued on investments 0.70 1.46 Inventories 824.14 750.73 Sundry debtors 576.48 413.45 Cash and bank balances 116.38 155.58 Loans and advances 824.69 705.54 2342.39 2026.76 Less- Current liabilities & provisions Liabilities 1266.86 969.15 Provisions 183.20 304.22 1450.06 1273.37 Net current assets 892.33 753.39 TOTAL 9764.15 7546.13
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     Internship hashelped a lot to understand the practical side of job, which is different from the textbook theories. It has also helped me to improve my communication skills. Customer handling was one of the important learning that I gained from my internship. From the customer point of view, it is easy. But not so when in the position of a staff or employee. Was also able to maintain a good relationship with the employees on and off the shop floor. I did my internship on ‘working capital management’. It helped me to know how the analysis is being done by comparing the Balance Sheets of 2subsequet years.  During the period of internship, I was supposed to thoroughly go through the financial statements of the company and understand the aspects and concepts involved in it. In the meanwhile, I also contributed in the sales department and helped in the billing session, which gave me a very different experience.  Having done my internship in the finance sector my interest for it has increased which will help me in my coming semesters.  It is very well said that “Finance always need a theory backup”. One needs to really know what finance is all about and how much it is important for the company’s smooth functioning. Page 63 of 71
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    Page 65 of71 FINDINGS In 2011 there is increase in current assets by 24% than 2010 and there is increase in current liability by 17%, because of greater increase in current assets than in current liabilities, the position of Working Capital has improved.  The % of fixed assets has come down in 2011 from 2010  As per current ratio firm is able to pay its current liability  Quick ratio presents a better test of short term financial position, which shows better working capital position of the firm  Debt equity ratio and debt to total fund ratio presents protection to long term lenders and shows sufficient working capital in the firm  Gross profit and net profit have increased from previous year  Cash flow statement indicates outflow of cash in comparison to past year  Due to better long term and short term financial conditions firm’s working capital is better than that of previous year. RECOMMENDATIONS  The company must concentrate on the percentage of fixed assets in the coming years.  The company must keep on maintaining the firms’ debt and equity and debt to total fund so as to maintain the working capital.  Apart from the topic recommendations, the billing sector must involve more number of persons in order to reduce the rush.  The company should try to improve working capital turnover ratio by efficient utilization of working capital.  The company should try to use more proprietors fund in current assets, so that they can improve current assets to proprietors fund.  By using proprietors fund properly, the company can increase return on capital employed.
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    The details ofsales in different sessions in the store during the month of April – June 2012. CHART 1 MAIN DEPARTMENT SALES Department Sales Designer Saree Wedding Saree Churidhar Kids Wear Gents Wear The statistics of the apparels department shows that the customers demand more for designer sarees. Now-a-days lady customers are increasing and so is such a result. The trend of churidhars and salwars have come down when compared to the designer sarees. 35% of the department sales is in the designer saree session. The different sales percentage of each apparels are- Page 67 of 71 Designer Saree 35% Gents Wear 19% 35% 17% 14% 15% 19%
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    Sales Cosmetics BedSpreads Blanket Curtain Doormat 35% 5% Page 68 of 71 Wedding Saree 17% Kids Wear 15% Churidhar 14% Sales details of other sessions in the store, which includes cosmetics, bed spreads, blankets, curtains, etc. CHART 2 SALES OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS 28% 18% 14% When conducting a study among the other accessories and materials, we can come to a conclusion that customers give more preference to cosmetics and then to others. The demand for
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    blanket is relativelyless when compared to bed spreads. This is because of the climate conditions in Kerala. The different sales percentage of other materials in the store are- Page 69 of 71 Bed Spreads 35% Cosmetics 28% Curtains 18% Blanket 14% Doormat 5%
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    Page 71 of71 COMPANY REPORTS  Annual reports of Lamiya Silks 2009-10 2010-11 BOOKS REFERRED  Khan, M.Y. and Jain, P.K., 2011, Financial Management, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi.  Sekaran, U. and Bougie, R., 2010, Research Methods for Business, New Delhi, Wiley- India Edition, 5th edition.  2. Kothari, C.R., 1985, Research Methodology- Methods and Techniques, New Delhi, Wiley Eastern Limited. WEBLIOGRAPHY  http://lamiyasilks.com/  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile_industry  http://www.textilehistory.org/  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_capital