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A profitable distributor that borrowed to grow its cash
The prompt
An electronics distributor in Saudi Arabia (fictional, SAR millions) made a net profit of 40. Depreciation was 10, and it wrote off an old IT system worth 5 (no cash moved). Receivables rose 35, inventory rose 20 and payables rose 15. It spent 18 on new warehouses, took a new bank loan of 25 and paid dividends of 12. It started the year with 30 of cash. Build the cash flow statement and say what it tells you.
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