Does Working Capital Management Affect the Profitability? A Case of Pakistani Manufacturing Firms

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-344
Author(s):  
Nisar Ahmad ◽  
Parvez Azim ◽  
Jamshaid ur Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Conservative Strategy ◽  
Management Policies ◽  
Random Effect Models ◽  
Positive Effect

This study investigates the effect of working capital management on profitability of 148 diverse manufacturing firms listed on Karachi Stock Exchange, Pakistan for the period January 2006 to December 2011. The fixed effect and random effect models results revealed that firms’ aggressive strategy of financing negatively affect the profitability. Moreover, tight credit policy, efficiency of stock-in-trade management, early payment policy and conservative strategy of investment in current assets are found to have significant positive effect on profitability of firms. Findings of the study suggested that profitability of firms can be improved by devising optimal working capital management policies and also emphasized the investigation of factors that must be considered by management while formulating appropriate working capital management policies.

scholarly journals Does Working Capital Management Affect the Operational Liquidity Position of Firms? A Case of Pakistani Manufacturing Firms

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-68
Author(s):  
Nisar Ahmad ◽  
Parvez Azim ◽  
Jamshaid ur Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Inventory Management ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Conservative Strategy ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Positive Effect

The study is aimed to investigate the effect of working capital management on the operational liquidity position of diverse manufacturing firms listed on Karachi Stock Exchange, Pakistan. Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation analysis and Pooled (OLS) analysis techniques are applied on the balanced panel data set of 148 manufacturing firms for the period (Jan. 2006 to Dec. 2011). It is found that tight credit policy, efficiency of inventory management, delayed payment policy and overall efficiency of working capital management have significant positive effect on firm’s operational liquidity position. But conservative strategy of investment in current assets and aggressive strategy of short terms financing are found to have negative effect on operational liquidity position of firms. The study suggested that operational liquidity position of listed manufacturing firms can be improved by using appropriate policies and strategies of working capital management. This study can be extended by investigating the differences in working capital management efficiency and working capital policies across various industries and their effect on various measures of liquidity position of firms.

scholarly journals Working Capital Management Policies and Returns of Listed Manufacturing Firms in Ghana

2017 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anokye M. Adam ◽  
Edward Quansah ◽  
Seyram Kawor
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Financing Policies ◽  
Current Asset ◽  
Investment And Financing ◽  
Management Policies ◽  
Ghana Stock Exchange

Abstract This study sought to determine the effects aggressive/conservative current asset investment and financing policies have on firms′ return for six manufacturing firms listed at Ghana Stock Exchange for a period of 2000-2013. Data were obtained from the annual reports of the firms and the Ghana Stock Exchange. The study adopted longitudinal explanatory non-experimental research design applied to dynamic panel ARDL framework in analyzing the data. The results revealed that the current asset investment and financing policies have highly significant positive effects on returns to equity holders in the long-run. The empirical evidence suggests that conservative current asset investment policies increase firms return while conservative financing policies yields negative returns. The study therefore would enable finance managers to be able to fashion out the appropriate working capital management policies. A firm pursuing conservative current asset investment policy should balance it with aggressive current asset financing policy in order to enhance profitability and create value for their investors.

scholarly journals Effects of working capital management policies on shareholders’ value: Evidence from listed manufacturing firms in Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 659-686
Author(s):  
Anokye Adam ◽  
Edward Quansah
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Investment Policies ◽  
Financing Policies ◽  
Current Asset ◽  
Management Policies ◽  
Ghana Stock Exchange

This study has sought to determine the effects of working capital management policies on shareholder value creation for six manufacturing firms listed at the Ghana Stock Exchange for the period of 2000-2013. Data were gathered from the annual reports of the firms and the publication of Ghana Stock Exchange. The study employed a longitudinal explanatory non-experimental research design applied to a dynamic panel Autoregressive Distributed Lags methodology framework for analysing the data. The results indicated that conservative current asset investment policies increase economic value added (EVA), whereas aggressive current asset investment policies enhance market-to-book ratio and Tobin?s Q in the long-run. On the other hand, conservative current asset financing policies enhance market-to-book ratio, Tobin?s Q, and EVA in the longrun. Thus, investors discount aggressive current assets? financing policies. A firm pursuing an aggressive current asset investment policy should balance it with a conservative current asset financing policy to create value for its shareholders.

scholarly journals Cash Conversion Cycle and Profitability, Evidence from Jordan

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Manar Moffadi Al-Mohareb
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Theoretical Aspect ◽  
Practical Aspect ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Cash Conversion Cycle ◽  
Amman Stock Exchange ◽  
The Impact

This study investigates the impact of working capital management and its components on profitability as a practical aspect, and how is compatible with the theoretical aspect. Besides, it examines other financial factors that may affect profitability by using a sample of Jordanian manufacturing firms listed in the Amman Stock Exchange for the period (2016-2018). Theoretically, manufacturing firms that have been studied have current assets over half of their total assets. Therefore, the working capital management role will be clearer on firm profitability.Practically, the results indicate that there is a significant relationship between the cash conversion cycle, which is considered as a proxy of working capital management, and profitability of the manufacturing firms. This provides an opportunity to create value for shareholders by decreasing receivable accounts and inventory, enhancing the profitability of the firms and reducing the collection period and by adopting effective credit policy.

scholarly journals Is working capital management able to increase sustainable growth through asset utilization?

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-146
Author(s):  
Yekti Kinasih ◽  
Rambu Dorkas ◽  
Supramono Supramono
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Panel Data Regression ◽  
Data Regression ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
The Relationship

Working capital management has a strategic role to maintain a balance between liquidity and profitability so that firms have greater opportunities to operate sustainably. This study mainly aims to investigate the ability of working capital management to increase sustainable growth through asset utilization. We ran panel data regression on manufacturing firms listed in the Indonesian Stock Exchange for the years of 2010-2017 as our sample. By controlling for leverage, sales growth, and firm size, our empirical results demonstrate that working capital management negatively affects firms' asset utilization. Furthermore, the study also finds that asset utilization positively affects sustainable growth. Finally, we empirically show that asset utilization mediates the relationship between working capital management and sustainable growth. The findings imply that if Indonesian manufacturing firms manage to have efficient working capital management, they are more likely to utilize their assets efficiently which, in turn, will increase their growth optimally, without causing problems to their cash.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Activity Ratio, Working Capital Management, Firm Size Dan Leverage Ratio Terhadap Profitability Pada Perusahaan Sub Sektor Property Dan Real Estate Yang Terdaftar Dalam Bursa Efek Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Lionardi
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Activity Ratio ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Leverage Ratio ◽  
Independent Variables

The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of activity ratio, working capital management, firm size and leverage ratio to company’s profitability in sub sector property and real estate listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange. The sampling method was done by using purposive sampling. Secondary data collection methods were taken from IDX published financial statements. This research used multiple regression analysis with random effect method to test their hypothesis using Eviews 6. The results show that activity ratio, firm size and leverage ratio have a positive significant affect to company’s profitability measured using ROE, while working capital management has a negative insignificant affect to company’s profitability. F-test result show that all independent variables in this research simultaneously have a significant effect to company’s profitability in sub sector property and real estate listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange. In the test of Adjusted R2, the analysis results showed that 39,83% profitability was influenced by the independent variables of this research while the remaining 60,17% influenced by other factors not studied.

scholarly journals Impact of Working Capital Management on Financial Performance of Firms: Evidence from Pakistani Firms

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Sarfaraz Bhutto ◽  
Zulfiqar Ali Rajper ◽  
Riaz Ahmed Mangi ◽  
Ikhtiar Ali Ghumro
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Independent Variable

This study aims to investigate the impact of working capital management on the financial performance of firms. We have taken non-financial sector which is listed in Pakistan stock exchange (PSX) over the period of 2010 to 2015. We have sampled 50 firms listed is PSX. The secondary data is being collected from the publication of State bank of Pakistan (SBP) “Financial Statement analyses of Non-financial sector listed in Pakistan stock exchange 2010-2015”. Furthermore, we have used purposive sampling method to choose the selective firms in manufacturing industry of Pakistan. Moreover, Pearson correlation and multiple regression are used as data analyses techniques. The study variables consist working capital management as independent variable and financial performance as dependent variable. We have used proxies to compute independent variable like Average payment period (APP), inventory turnover (ITO), cash conversion cycle (CCC) and average collection period (ACP). Moreover, financial performance (dependent variable) measured as earnings per share (EPS), return on equity (ROE) and return on assets (ROA). It is observed in the results that there is significant and negative impact of APP and ITO on ROA but two independent variables CCC and ACP have significant and positive impact on ROA. Moreover, it is found that CCC, APP and ITO have significant and negative impact on ROE and EPS respectively. Lastly, it is observed that ACP has a significant and positive impact on ROE and EPS. The results of multiple regression investigated that the financial performance of Pakistani manufacturing firms is consistent with WCM. This study supports in managing the working capital requirements to boost firm performance in general. Moreover, specifically in the context of Pakistani manufacturing firms the study implications are significant in expansion and betterment of financial performance of firms

scholarly journals Does Working Capital Management Affect Profitability of Ghanaian Manufacturing Firms?

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Kwadwo Boateng Prempeh ◽  
Godfred Peprah-Amankona
Keyword(s):  
Developing Economies ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Optimal Level ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Dynamic Panel Regression ◽  
Ghana Stock Exchange

AbstractThis paper analyses the link between working capital management and profitability of firms in the context of developing economies. A balanced panel consisting of eleven (11) manufacturing firms listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange covering the period of 2011-2017 was used. The link between working capital management and profitability was examined using dynamic panel regression (Arellano-Bond Estimation) technique. The study revealed that there is a significant positive linear relationship between working capital management and firms’ profitability. The findings also reveal the existence of a concave quadratic relationship between working capital management and firms’ profitability. There is an optimal level at which working capital management maximises firm’s profitability, therefore, managers need to ensure that they operate within the limits of the optimal level by implementing an effective and efficient working capital management policy. The study concludes that, the practice of an aggressive working capital management policy maximises a firm’s profitability.

scholarly journals Impact of Working Capital Management on Profitability and Value of Firm: A Study of Manufacturing Sector of Pakistan

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Munawar Shabbir ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Generalized Method Of Moments ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Cash Conversion Cycle ◽  
Value Of Firm

Manufacturing is third largest sector of Pakistan's economy. The manufacturing firms convert raw material to finished goods that is useful for people. The whole process (raw material to end product) requires huge amount of working capital. Any anomaly in working capital management directly effects on performance, profitability and value of firm. The present study explores impact of working capital management on profitability as well as on value of firm. The study collects random sample of 30 manufacturing firms registered on Pakistan Stock Exchange for twelve years (2005 to 2016). The regression models were estimated using Generalized Method of Moments. The results showed profitability and value of firms decrease with increase in receivable and inventory turnover because delay in receivables or sale of inventory enhance financing needs for working capital. Liquidity contribute largely in increase profitability as compared to value of firm. However, some variables showed partial results for both models for example profitability increased with rise in growth and cash conversion cycle. Value of firm was decreased with delay in accounts payable turnover because it cased distrust of supplier and investors. We expected size will increase profitability and value but contrary results expressed decline in both. The research findings suggest firms in Pakistan should focus on efficient working capital management for better profitability and value addition of firm.

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