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Working
Capital
The Funds flow statement contain all the details of
the financial resources which have became
available during an accounting period.
This statement discloses the amounts raised from
various sources of finance during a period.
It explains that how finance has been used in the
business.
It is a very useful tool in analysis of financial
statements which analyses the changes taking
place between two balance sheet dates.
Fund Flow Statement acts as an important tool for
financial analysis and shows the brief reasons for change
in the Working Capital between two Balance Sheet
dates.
Fund Flow Statement explains how the financial
position has changed from the beginning of an
accounting period to the end of that period.
It acts as an important instrument for allocation of
resources of a concern.
It can be used in planning a sound dividend policy.
It is useful in forecasting the flow of funds and in
projecting the working capital requirements.
Fund Flow Statement is not a basic Financial Statement, but is a
supplementary statement. It does not disclose any new fact which is not
reflected in the Income Statement and the Balance Sheet.
It exhibits the changes in the Fund position, but does not indicate the
changes in the cash position, which is most important for every business
concern.
The changes which occurred in the current
accounts as a result flow of fund are reflected in
a statement known as ‘schedule of changes in
working capital’ .
The similar changes in non current accounts are
shown in ‘Fund Flow Statement’.
Therefore, following two statements under this
techniques .
1. Statement or Schedule of Changes in
Working Capital.
2. Statement of Sources and Uses of Funds or
Funds Flow Statement.
A funds flow statement depicts change in working capital.
Raising of long term loan ……. Payment of long term loan ……..
as on 31stMarch as on 31stMarch
Liabilities Assets
2006 2007 2006 2007
as on 31stMarch as on 31stMarch
Liabilities Assets
2006 2007 2006 2007
Current Items
Non-Current Items
Schedule/Statement of Changes in Working Capital for the period from 31/03/06 to 31/03/07
Balance as on 31st March Working Capital Change
Particulars/Account
2006 2007 Increase Decrease
a) CURRENT ASSETS
b) CURRENT LIABILITIES
5,36,000 7,00,000
Since the Applications/outflows are more than the Sources/Inflows of Funds there is a Net
decrease in Fund (Working Capital) = 700,000 – 536,000 = 164,000
Balance Sheet of M/s ___
10,000 15,000
Share Capital 5,000 8,000
Cash
Profit and Loss 10,000 15,000
5,000 8,000 Debtors
Appropriation account 10,000 12,000
4,000 6,000 Stock
Long Term Loan 3,000 5,000
8,000 12,000 Machinery
Sundry Creditors 4,000 4,000
5,000 3,000 Land
Bills Payable
Dr.Suresh Vadde
M.Com;MFA;MBA;M.Phil;Ph.D
Associate Professor
Dept. of Management
Samara University, Ethiopia.