Effects of working capital management on firm profitability: empirical evidence from Sri Lanka

Author(s):  
Athambawa Jahfer
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Sorin Anton ◽  
Anca Afloarei Nucu

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between working capital and firm profitability for a sample of 719 Polish listed firms over the period of 2007–2016. The scarcity of empirical evidence for emerging economies and the importance of working capital efficiency motivate the research on the working capital–financial performance relationship. The paper adopts a quantitative approach using different panel data techniques (ordinary least squares, fixed effects, and panel-corrected standard errors models). The empirical results report an inverted U-shape relationship between working capital level and firm profitability, meaning that working capital has a positive effect on the profitability of Polish firms to a break-even point (optimum level). After the break-even point, working capital starts to negatively affect firm profitability. The study brings theoretical and practical contributions. It extends and complements the literature on the field by highlighting new evidence on the non-linear interrelation between working capital management (WCM) and corporate performance in Poland. From the practitioners’ perspective, the results highlight the importance of WCM for firm profitability.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
An Thanh Hong Nguyen ◽  
Tuan Van Nguyen

Abstract This paper examines the relationship between working capital management and corporate profitability of Vietnamese listed firms. We propose a different interpretation of the empirical evidence that takes into account the dependency of collection and payment decisions. This helps establish the causal relationship between working capital management and firm profitability, which made the interpretation of the empirical results more meaningful and consistent with the real practice of firms. The analysis results based on a sample of 374 Vietnamese listed firms in the period from 2008 to 2014 show that working capital management positively affects the performance of Vietnamese listed companies. However, the results also indicate that Vietnamese firms do not intentionally use trade credit policy to enhance firms’ performance and the observed relationship between trade credit and profitability, though significant, is just by coincidence.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-42
Author(s):  
Ricky Adiyanto ◽  
Werner Ria Murhadi ◽  
Liliana Inggrit Wijaya

This study aims to analyze the effect of working capital management on the profitability of companies in Indonesia and Philippines. This study uses secondary data from companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange and Philippines Stock Exchange in the 2014-2018 period.  The sample used in this study includes manufacturing sector companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange and Philippines Stock Exchange in that period. This research uses multiple linear regression method. Working capital is measured using cash conversion cycle, accounts receivable conversion period, inventories conversion period, and accounts payable deferral period. The results of the Indonesian sample show that the cash conversion cycle and its components, namely the accounts receivable conversion period, the inventories conversion period, and the accounts payable deferral period have a significant positive effect on firm profitability. For the Philippine sample, the result of the study show that the cash conversion cycle and its components does not have a significant effect on firm profitability. Keywords: cash conversion cycle, accounts receivable conversion period, inventories conversion period, accounts payable deferral period


2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 107-127
Author(s):  
Pambayun Kinasih Yekti Nastiti ◽  
Apriani Dorkas Rambu Atahau ◽  
Supramono Supramono

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