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How do you estimate minimum cash balance for the company? 2 ways I heard about are: 1) keep it equal to cash balance on B/S and 2) based on Net Working Capital. Is any of those methods preferred? Is there any other school of calculation that? And, if NWC method, then what exactly do you include in calculation (like include or excl.
The industry standard is now to calculate the minimum in one of two ways: either 3 percent to 5 percent of the total balance due, or, all fees and interest due that month, plus 1 percent of the principal amount owed.