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Does making a massive sale mean a company is actually healthy? The financial media loves to boast about record-setting revenues, but revenue is vanity and cash is reality. In this episode of Investing for Beginners, Stephen and Andrew break down the nuts and bolts of Working Capital. We discuss the massive red flags hiding in Accounts Receivable and Inventory, showing you how to spot a disaster before the stock crashes using real-world examples from Boeing, Target, and Circuit City. We also explore the genius "Negative Cash Conversion Cycle" that allows companies like Costco and Amazon to fund their massive growth using their suppliers' money. Key Topics: What exactly is Working Capital and why it is the ultimate truth-teller The Gap: Why making a sale doesn't mean the company has the cash yet Red Flag #1: Accounts Receivable & "Channel Stuffing" (Featuring Sunrun) Red Flag #2: Inventory Piling Up (How it burned Target, Boeing, and Circuit City) The Genius of Costco & Amazon: The Negative Cash Conversion Cycle Why fast-growing companies often struggle the most with cash flow Timestamps: Timestamps are generated by artificial intelligence, and are not 100% accurate depending on the platform used for listening. 00:00 - Intro 00:02:24 - What exactly is Working Capital? 00:04:27 - The Gap: Why making a sale doesn't mean the company has the cash yet 00:08:36 - Red Flag #1: Accounts Receivable & Channel Stuffing 00:16:08 - Red Flag #2: Inventory Piling Up 00:24:51 - The Negative Cash Conversion Cycle 00:28:18 - Phil Knight’s Shoe Dog and the struggle of needing cash to grow 00:34:11 - Comparing the Cash Conversion Cycles of Target, Walmart, and Costco 00:37:35 - Stephen’s Rant: Why is Wall Street math so fluid?! Have questions or want your story featured? Email the show at [email protected] #WorkingCapital #StockMarket #InvestingForBeginners #CashFlow #valueinvesting License code: FALWYABZLUJOHXFG
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