diff --git a/mba-main.org b/mba-main.org index a2a50ba..e026172 100644 --- a/mba-main.org +++ b/mba-main.org @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@ #+title: An Entire MBA in 1 Course - Chris Haroun #+HTML_HEAD: -#+HTML_HEAD: * Links - [[../../course-listings.org][Course Listing]] diff --git a/mba/ch40.org b/mba/ch40.org index 4fa7791..c1859e7 100644 --- a/mba/ch40.org +++ b/mba/ch40.org @@ -8,3 +8,42 @@ - [[https://www.udemy.com/course/an-entire-mba-in-1-courseaward-winning-business-school-prof/learn/lecture/4282974#overview][S07:L40 Forecasting, Budgeting, Fiscal Year]] * Notes +How do companies make budges +How do they forcast + +** Forecastin is always based on a percentage of sales. +1. forecast what your sales are going to be +2. everything else is just a percent of revenue + +*** when to companies forecast +- Public companies forecast quarterly +- Startups forecast monthly + - most startups collapse + +*** Fiscal years +- companies note when a season ends +- companies also regard their years as "ending" on a different months +- some companies end on black friday + - this is when they make their most money +- japanese companies end in march + +** Ethics +- be conservative and honest with forecasts +- jailtime + - it's easy to make clerical mistakes + - overlook unethical co workers +- some companies try to take from a different quarter to make up shortfalls + +** Cash Conversion Period Ratio +- *COGS*: Cost of Goods Sold + - how much it costs for goods for the day + +*** examples +- $5000 of inventory +- COGS is $50 +- we have 100 days worth of goods + +if we put $1 into inventory it won't be converted into cash for another 50 days + +** Inventory to sale conversion period +\(\text{ISCP} = \frac{\text{average inventories}}{\text{COGS} \cdot 365}\)