Working capital policy of every enterprise assumes great significance as it affects not only the routine business but also the strategic decisions related to sourcing funds for the same. An aggressive approach may prove to be risky but profitable whereas, vice versa is the case for conservative...

The Indian Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises are the forerunners in the Indian growth story with a contribution of 29 percent to Indian GDP, 45 percent contribution to exports, and employment generation of 11.10 crores. Further, every business entity needs working capital to facilitate the...

Working capital strategies are amongst the significant ones for every business enterprise. In this context, the current study examined the working capital strategy in terms of current asset structure, current liability structure, working capital policy comprising current asset investment,...

This study empirically examines the relationship between working capital management and profitability of ACC Cement Company, the leading cement manufacturer of the country for assessing the impact of working capital management on profitability during the period 1999-2000 to 2009-10. The impact...

Prior studies on this have already proved the existence of relationship between working capital and firm's performance. In extension to the existing literature, this study is designed to investigate the relationship between working capital management and the firm's performance i.e. impact on...

Here, we use a sample of firms from 30 countries during the period 1995-2013 to examine the relationship between net operating working capital (NWC) and firm value. Specifically, we show that the value of NWC varies across countries and that it depends on both investor protection and a country's...

Working capital does not receive a great deal of attention in financial decision making. Perhaps this is because it involves investment and financing for the short term. Nevertheless, it is an important component of firm financial management. This study investigates the relationship between...

The final topic in a series looking at financial management from a theoretical perspective, working capital management provides the focus of the current article. We investigate how three key axioms — the risk-return tradeoff, agency conflicts, and stockholder wealth maximization — relate to...