by Ekrem Duman | Jun 17, 2026 | Capital & Cash Flow Planning, Finance
Executive Q&A Summary: What did Alphabet announce? A plan to raise $80 billion in fresh capital — through a Berkshire Hathaway investment, underwritten share and preferred stock offerings, and an at-the-market equity program — to fund its AI infrastructure...
by Ekrem Duman | May 31, 2026 | Budgeting & Planning, Capital & Cash Flow Planning
⚡ TL;DRCapital structure planning manages the debt-equity mix to minimize the cost of capital at acceptable risk. Debt is cheaper but riskier; the optimal mix depends on cash flow stability, assets, and growth. Structure drives the WACC that discounts every...
by Ekrem Duman | May 31, 2026 | Budgeting & Planning, Capital & Cash Flow Planning
⚡ TL;DRCash flow management actively optimizes cash in and out — accelerating inflows, controlling outflow timing, sizing reserves, and deploying surplus. Beyond survival, well-managed liquidity creates strategic flexibility to seize opportunities and weather...
by Ekrem Duman | May 31, 2026 | Budgeting & Planning, Capital & Cash Flow Planning
⚡ TL;DRCapital budgeting techniques — NPV, IRR, payback, profitability index — evaluate long-term investments. NPV is the soundest, measuring value creation directly; IRR is intuitive but can mislead; payback screens liquidity and risk. The discount rate, usually...
by Ekrem Duman | May 31, 2026 | Budgeting & Planning, Capital & Cash Flow Planning
⚡ TL;DRWorking capital management optimizes inventory, receivables, and payables to free cash from the operating cycle. The cash conversion cycle measures how long cash is tied up; shortening it releases cash without changing profit. Growth strains working capital, so...
by Ekrem Duman | May 31, 2026 | Budgeting & Planning, Capital & Cash Flow Planning
⚡ TL;DRCapital expenditure planning evaluates, prioritizes, and funds major long-term investments. It distinguishes capex from opex, ranks competing projects on return and strategic fit, and must reconcile the timing of large outflows with the cash position and...
