Dell’s Working Capital
by Ali I
Executive Summary
I. In order to sustain and improve Dell’s performance and increased growth which will eventually lead to increase the market share, and to take advantage of the booming computer industry, Dell needs to come up with a plan to finance the future growth.
II. Dell Computer Corporation, founded in 1984, designed, manufactured, sold, and serviced high performance personal computers (PC’s). Its core strategy, and advantage over competitors, was selling directly to customers. In 1996, Dell reported an impressive growth in sales of 52%.
III. We forecasted, using the percent of sales method, for the next three years financial statements and we have done two analyses. First by increasing sales 20% and the other we increased sales by 50%. The financial ratios of our pro forma were also calculated. All these information were used to figure out the Additional Fund Needed (AFN). Our final results came with negative AFN which means that the company doesn’t need external financing.
IV. As we have seen in our analysis, Dell has it all worked out. By using its inventory system accurately, the company has more than enough resources to finance its growth internally and without any need for external financing. Moreover the company, using its internal funds, can payout its long term debt and increase its dividend policy without affecting its growth and future expansion potentials.
Dell Computer Corporation
Company Background
Dell Computer Corporation was founded by Michael Dell in 1984. The company designed, manufactured, sold, and serviced high performance personal computers (PC’s). It succeeded when it ...