Impact of Working Capital Management on Firm’s Profitability & Liquidity: An Empirical Study of TATA Motors Pvt. Ltd.

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Priyank Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
The Impact

Working capital is the funds required for the day to day working of any organization. So it should be managed in effective way to ensure profitability, solvency and survival of the company. Every organization has to manage its working capital in such a way that it does not result in blockage of funds and is able to cater the needs of the organization. In this paper I have tried to show the impact of the mismanagement of working capital on profitability and liquidity of the firm. For this purpose I have taken Tata Motors Pvt. Ltd for the s

scholarly journals The impact of LBOs on investment policies and operations of acquired French firms

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Desbrières ◽  
Alain Schatt
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Investment Policy ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Economic Return ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Sales Price ◽  
Investment Policies ◽  
The Impact

This paper evaluates the extent that French LBO targets’ investment policy and operations can account for their overperformance discrepancy. Our empirical study has been carried out on 132 French LBOs between 1989 and 1994. The results show that the abnormal plunge in economic return cannot be explained by overinvestments or by inefficient working capital management. Nevertheless, abnormal increases in wages, supplies and/or sales price reductions appear to be prominent.

scholarly journals The Impact of Working Capital Management on Firm Profitability: Empirical Evidence from the Polish Listed Firms

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Sorin Anton ◽  
Anca Afloarei Nucu
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Optimum Level ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Firm Profitability ◽  
Break Even Point ◽  
The Impact

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.

scholarly journals The Impact of Working Capital Management on Profitability: The Case of Small and Medium-Sized Export Companies in Tunisia

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 71-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meryem Bellouma
Keyword(s):  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Random Effects Models ◽  
Accounts Receivable ◽  
Cash Conversion Cycle ◽  
Fixed And Random Effects ◽  
Financial Decision ◽  
The Impact

Working capital is an important component in the financial decision of the company. An optimal working capital management is reached through a trade off between profitability and liquidity. This study aims to provide empirical evidence about the effects of working capital management on the profitability of 386 Tunisian export SMEs observed from 2001 to 2008. The results of fixed and random effects models show a negative relationship between corporate profitability and the different working capital components. This reveals that Tunisian export SMEs should shorten their cash conversion cycle by reducing the number of days of accounts receivable and inventories to increase their profitability.

scholarly journals Impact of Working Capital Management on Corporate Profitability- Empirical Evidence from Pharmaceutical Industry of Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
Rakibul Islam ◽  
Mohammad Emdad Hossain ◽  
Mohammad Nazmul Hoq ◽  
Md. Morshedul Alam
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Correlation Matrix ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Pharmaceutical Firms ◽  
The Impact

Working capital management plays centric role in enhancing operational efficiency and their ultimate profitability. Globally financial managers have been searching the proper way on how to utilize working capital components which prolong profitability. The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of working capital components on profitability indicators of selected pharmaceutical firms in Bangladesh. The paper used financial data of 9 pharmaceutical firms listed in Dhaka stock exchange (DSE) covered 2011-2015. Two methods were used in this study for analysis data set. Firstly, to measure the relationship between selected variables Pearson Correlation matrix was used. Secondly, multiple regression analysis was used to investigate the impact working capital components on profitability of selected pharmaceutical firms. The study also conducted Durbin Watson test to assess autocorrelation of selected variables. In this study the correlation matrix identified a negative correlation between working capital components and profitability, whereas regression analysis found number of days account receivable (AR) had significant positive and current ratio (CR) and debt ratio (DR) had appeared a significant negative impact on profitability.

scholarly journals Impact of working capital management on profitability: Evidence from Pakistan oil sector

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 286
Author(s):  
M.Yousaf Raza ◽  
Muhammad Bashir ◽  
Khalid Latif ◽  
Touqeer Sultan Shah ◽  
Mushtaq Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Financial Management ◽  
Capital Budgeting ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Operating Profit ◽  
Work In Process ◽  
Fixed Assets ◽  
Oil Sector ◽  
The Impact

This study explores the impact of working capital management on the profitability of the firms in the oil sector of Pakistan. For the purpose of testing this relationship data from the annual reports of the sample companies is used from the period 2006 to 2010. Cash conversion cycles (CCC), average receivable, Average inventory, average payable, and current ratio are used as a measure of working capital management, while gross operating profit is used as a measure of profitability of the firm. There are three major issues in financial management that are capital budgeting, capital structure, and working capital management. So working capital management is one of the three major issues in financial management. A commercial firm consists of two types of assets, which are fixed assets and current assets. Current assets of a firm consist of cash, bank balance, account receivable, raw material, work in process, and finished goods. While fixed assets of the business require capital expenditure and these are used in increasing the production of the business, the Current assets are used in utilizing the fixed assets in day to day transactions.  Hence Current assets are regarded as lifeblood for any business firm, the play vital role in the daily operations of the business. Current assets and current liabilities regarded as are very important component of total assets and they need to be carefully managed for the long term success of the business. In this paper working capital management provide us profit by using average payable and gross operating profit but other variables in hypothesis shows negative relationships with each other.

scholarly journals The impact of Working Capital Management on shareholders’ wealth and profitability: evidence from Colombo Stock Exchange

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-115
Author(s):  
Wasantha Perera ◽  
Pradeep Priyashantha
Keyword(s):  
Firm Size ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Holding Period ◽  
The Impact

The Working Capital Management (WCM) has an important role for the firm’s success or failure, because it directly affects the overall business health of the firm. This study examined the impact of WCM on profitability and shareholders’ wealth using 50 companies listed in different sectors on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) for the period from 2010 to 2015. This sample represents 47% of the selected sectors of CSE. The profitability of the company is measured using gross operating profit (GOP) and shareholders wealth measured by Tobin’s Q (TQ) ratio. The WCM is measured using five independent variables namely stock holding period (SHP), debtors’ collection period (DCP), creditors’ settlement period (CSP), cash conversion circle (CCC) and current assets ratio (CAR). Further, three additional variables such as firm size (SIZE), leverage (LEV) and earning yield (EY) are employed as controlling variables to capture the impact of other performance of the companies.The data were analyzed using ordinary least square (OLS) and panel data regression models. These regression models reveal that there is a significant negative relationship between CCC and dependent variables (GOP & TQ). Further, this relationship has been confirmed by the major components of CCC such as SHP, DCP. Firm size also positively and significantly effects on the firm GOP while negatively effects on the TQ. Further, they revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between LEV and TQ. The study finds that the shareholders’ wealth and profitability can be increased through the efficiency of WCM.

scholarly journals Working Capital Management and Its Impact on Profitability in Tyre Industry: A Study of Selected Companies

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-46
Author(s):  
Tushar Rameshbhai Ajmera
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Turnover Ratio ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Tyre Industry

Purpose: The main aim of this article is to find out the working capital management and its impact on profitability in Tyre Industry of selected companies which are listed on stock exchange in India. Approach/ Methodology/ Design: For the study, a time span of 8 years from 2011-12 to 2018-19 is considered, and based on it, any relation of net profit margin ratio and working capital components like current ratio, quick ratio, inventory turnover ratio, working capital turnover ratio is considered. The sample is selected based on higher market capitalisation during the study period. Regression analysis is also employed to investigate the impact of WCM on corporate profitability. Findings: The major findings of this study indicate that the profitability of Balkrishana was good   compared to the other companies. The working capital of Ceat shows highly positive working capital management, whereas Apollo shows negative working capital management. These results were identified with the help of accounting tool as Ratio analysis and statistical tools as Regression analysis and ANOVA test for selected data. Practical Implication: The study examines the scenario of tyre industry with the help of working capital management in selected companies. The results of the study could be an indicator of the performance of the selected companies.   Originality/Value:  This paper provides some key insights to health and efficiency of the selected companies. The working capital ratios are indicative of good working capital management, leading to identifying issue in financial management and eventually improving the performance of the tyre industry.

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