This paper examines how a borrower's growth affects trade credit decisions. An analysis of publicly traded firm data from nine developed economies indicates that trade credit increases with growth. In some cases, this increase is driven by conditions related to liquidity. Exploring the...

This paper examines the influence of cash flow on the relationship between net working capital and firm performance. The paper employs unbalanced panel data regression analysis on a sample of 6,926 non-financial small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom for the period from 2004 to...

This paper reports the results of an investigation of the effect of Working Capital Management (WCM) on the performance of listed Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The study also examines whether the effect of WCM on performance differs between ‘small' and ‘medium' firms. The paper...

This study uses a sample of Canadian natural resource firms during the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2007-2008 to examine the influence of firm hedging strategies on their working capital management. Our evidence implies that increased cash holdings and derivatives are alternative ways of...

This paper discusses the DCF method for valuation of companies: (i) having enormous investments in OWC resulting from e.g. the length of the operating cycle, the size of operations, high variability of operating cash flows, (ii) being young thus having minor profits and keeping investments in...

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...