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Mariana Ducharme
Southern New Hampshire University FIN 320 – Principles of Finance Lori Lothringer
July 2023
FIN 320 – Principles of Finance - Module Five
Activity: Working Capital Management
Financial Statements
Financial statements are very important for managing and understanding a business’s
financial wealth. By using financial statements such as balance sheets, income statements, and
cash flow, managers and financial advisors can identify and analyze revenue, expenses, assets,
liabilities, and profitability. The balance shows the company’s assets, liabilities, and stockholder's equity. The income
statement shows how much revenue is generated from sales, expenses incurred, and any profit
earned in a specific period, such as a quarterly report. The cash flow statement reports any cash
that has been received and spent over a period. The company’s working capital can be calculated
after current assets and liabilities have been reported on the balance sheet. Working Capital’s Role Working capital is crucial for any business. It can determine a company’s success and
growth. Working capital impacts several aspects of a business such as wages, inventory,
expenses, rent, equipment, etc. Working capital is the money available to meet the business’s
current and short-term obligations, (Bank of America, n.d.). For a company to meet its financial
obligations, a working capital system is important for the earnings of the company can increase.
Important factors such as accounts payable and receivable, inventory, and cash need to be
monitored often to increase the company’s profitability.
Working Capital Interpretation
The formula to calculate the working capital of a company is to deduct current liabilities
from current assets:
Working Capital = current assets – current liabilities
In this case, based on Walt Disney World Co.'s most recent quarter financial statements
from April 2023, the company’s working capital would be calculated as $28,263,000.00 -
$28,056,000.00 = $207,000.00, (Mergent Online, n.d.), which shows a positive working capital.
By obtaining positive working capital, the company shows the ability to handle its financial
obligations for repayment of debt and easy liquidity. When a company obtains negative working
capital, it means that the company has more short-term debt than available resources and may not
be able to pay back debt obligations, (GoCardless, 2021). Working capital is useful because it
can measure financial health and any approach to risks. Managers and investors should look at
working capital to manage the business’s assets. Although the company has a positive working capital, meaning that the company can
afford to pay its debts, it may not be enough for future investments. Sometimes, a company can
show a positive working capital and it may be unused inventory. Walt Disney World Co. is a
stable and profitable company; however, due to economic changes that happened after the
Covid-19 pandemic, it seems like the company had a decrease in its profitability. Based on the
financial statements and current working capital, we can determine that the company has the
potential to keep growing and investing, and by the end of the year, it is likely that the financial
statements will show a higher working capital in the current period. Working Capital Management Trend
As mentioned, Walt Disney World Co. is a reliable and stable company. Based on the
current and past financial statements, the company has shown great performance and high
profitability, which indicates that the company will maintain profitable and successful, this is not
a new company, it has been in the market since 1923, and as we can see on the report from the
past three years (2020, 2021, 2022), the working capital has been positive every year, (Mergent
Online, n.d.). In 2020, the company’s working capital was $8,623,000.00, in 2021 it was
$2,580,000.00 and in 2022, it was $25,000.00. It shows a significant difference between the
years; however, the company has been investing much more since last year and we can see a big
difference in the payment of expenses or borrowings. The company has invested more and has
paid more debt between 2021 and 2022. In 2020, the company’s long-term liabilities had a total
of $10,753,000.00, and in 2022 it decreased to $7,339,000.00. A company’s working capital is extremely useful to make any future decisions or
investments. If the company is not comfortable with the current working capital, it can be
improved by being more mindful of its expenses, making pre-payments for cash discounts,
building larger investors, or even saving cash. In this scenario, it seems like Walt Disney World
Co. keeps investing in its productions since profitability from licensing has increased, and still
maintains a positive working capital.
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References
- Bank of America. (n.d.). Working Capital: What Is It and Why It’s Important
. Bank of America. Retrieved July 21, 2023, from https://www.bankofamerica.com/smallbusiness/business-financing/learn/what-is-
working-capital/#:~:text=Working%20capital%20affects%20many%20aspects,current
%2C%20short%2Dterm%20obligations
. - Mergent Online. (n.d.). Disney (Walt) Co. (The) (NYS: DIS) - Company Details
. Retrieved June
30, 2023, from https://www-mergentonline-com.ezproxy.snhu.edu/companydetail.php?
compnumber=2488
- GoCardless. (2021, July 21). Positive vs. Negative Working Capital | GoCardless
. Online Payment Processing Solution | GoCardless; GoCardless. https://gocardless.com/en-au/guides/posts/positive-vs-negative-working-capital/
#:~:text=Positive%20working%20capital%20shows%20that,only%20to%20your
%20current%20assets
. - Mergent Online. (n.d.). Disney (Walt) Co. (The) (NYS: DIS) - Company Details
. Retrieved July 22, 2023, from https://www-mergentonline-com.ezproxy.snhu.edu/companyfinancials.php?
pagetype=asreported&compnumber=2488&period=Annuals&dataarea=BS&range=3&cu
rrency=AsRep&scale=AsRep&Submit=Refresh&csrf_token_mol=237df2fb81
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