This paper examines how free cash flow and equity concentration are associated with agency costs, and how they influence the profitability of insurance firms listed in the Saudi Stock Market. The results indicate that equity concentration has no significant impact on agency costs, free cash flow...

The traditional link between the cash conversion cycle and the firm's profitability is that shortening the cash conversion cycle increases firm's profitability. On the other hand shortening the cash conversion cycle could harm the firm's operations and reduces profitability. However, identifying...

This paper aims to examine the relationship between the efficiency of working capital management and profitability of construction firms listed in the United Arab Emirates stock markets. The results show negative and significant relationship between net trade cycle for all construction firms and...

The primary aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between working capital management and firm profitability. The analysis based on a sample of 2123 Japanese non-financial firms listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange for the period 1990-2004. The results suggest that managers can...

This study examines the relationship between working capital management, profitability, firm size and industry type for firms in Japan. The study sample consists of 2123 Japanese non-financial firms listed at the Tokyo Stock Exchange for the period 1990-2004. We observe that the cash conversion...

This paper investigates the relationship between working capital management, corporate performance and operating cash flow. The relationship is examined using dynamic panel data analysis. The analysis based on a sample of 5802 U.S. non-financial firms listed in the New York Stock Exchange,...

There is a need to explore the moderating role of banks' efficiency in the relationship between corporate governance (CG) and default probability in Pakistan. Such attention is required due to poor bank governance, which threatens banks' stability. This empirical study's objective is to...