Instructions for Group Assignment

1. This assessment is a Case-based Group Assignment followed by a Group viva.

2. Please read the Case “Ganesh Textiles” which has been provided to you and the four
Questions on the next page. You have also been provided an excel file containing the Case
Exhibits.
3. Please do not discuss or copy from any source (student outside your group/ any external
source).
4. The case questions may have no unique right solutions. Please provide your detailed
assumptions with rationale, complete analysis and conclusions.
5. Your write-up should not exceed 1200 words in total for all the questions (excluding tables &
charts). You can include tables and charts to support your analysis. You may copy paste
(paste-special as picture) your calculations from excel.
6. The cover page should mention your Division, Group No., Names and Roll Nos. of all the
group members.
7. Grading will be based on use and interpretation of facts and figures, rigour in workings, use
of analysis and logical arguments to support your workings.
8. There will be strict penalty for evidence of high similarity between submissions of two
groups within or across divisions.
9. Please submit your answers in one PDF File. The file needs to be uploaded on the NMIMS
portal.
10. There will be a group viva based on the concepts related to the case and the answers
submitted.
 Ganesh Textiles: Case Questions

1. Analyse the financial health of Ganesh Textiles Ltd (GTL)? Explain why the company has
been facing a cash shortage.
(5 marks)

2. Ascertain the impact of implementing each of the two proposals made by the transportation
manager and the operations manager on the company’s financial health.
If you were the bank manager, would you extend loan to the company based on either of the
two proposals? Which proposal is better in your view?
Compare the impact of shifting from seasonal to level production on GTL with the impact in
the Toy World case. Explain the similarities/differences.
(10 marks)

3. Estimate Ganesh Textile Ltd’s cost of capital. What will be the opportunity cost of foregoing
the purchase discount, assuming the terms suggested by the purchase manager? What would
be the minimum purchase discount that would be attractive for GTL?
(10 marks)

4. What alternative courses of action would you recommend to Sunita Kumar to resolve her
company’s current problem?
(5 marks)