current assets

The current assets or current active is he liquid assets at the close of a fiscal year or that is convertible into money in a term less than twelve months. This type of asset is in continuous operation and can be sold, transformed, used, converted into cash or delivered as payment in any normal operation.

The cash In cash and banks, marketable securities, accounts receivable, raw materials and items in the manufacturing process are some of the components of current assets. The concept, therefore, encompasses the treasury (boxes and checking accounts), convertible or consumable goods in the short term and the quasi-liquid assets.

Current assets are goods Y Rights of a company characterized by its liquidity. This means that companies have these assets in liquid form at the moment or that they can do so within the normal production cycle. The greater the amount of liquid assets, the greater the liquidity.

The non-current assetsOn the other hand, they are those that correspond to assets and rights that cannot be converted into cash in the course of a year and that remain with the company for more than one year.

The fixed assets, finally, they do not vary during the year fiscal or the operating cycle of the company. An example of a fixed asset is a factory building, which is part of the company throughout the production process. Unlike current assets, fixed assets are illiquid.

Invest in working capital

In order to know how much money is necessary to invest in current assets, first of all the needs of a company must be evaluated. company in its fixed assets, that is, in the total of tangible or intangible assets that are consigned in the balance sheets and that have been created or acquired for long-term use. Once this point is reached, it is possible to face the expenses to make use of these resources.

The objective is to recover said investment, and for this it is necessary to carry out the sale of the products, in such a way that a continuous flow is generated, which begins with production; on the other hand, the fixed assets necessary for financing deteriorate and must be replaced. In short, you must determine the amount of current assets necessary for the continuity of the cycle just discussed to be possible.

The process The easiest and most direct way to perform this calculation consists of determining the following parameters:

* average period of maturity of the company: it is the time required for a given unit of money (which can be a dollar, a euro, a peso, etc.) that has been used for the initial investment takes to return to the treasury of a company through the collection of sales;

* average daily expenditure: it is the annual evaluation of the purchases of supplies necessary for the operation of the company, raw materials, labor and any spending general, expressed as an average per day.

Once these data have been obtained, it is known that by making your product the minimum amount necessary to finance current assets is obtained. It is a value that must reverse permanently, either with your own money or through third-party financing. It should be noted that if any of these parameters are modified, and the relevant review of their impact is not carried out, the life of a company is endangered.

The foundation of a company's success lies in responsible management, and this entails constancy and meticulous attention to movements, since a little carelessness can quickly turn into an avalanche.