scholarly journals Determinants of Working Capital Investment in South Africa: Evidence from Selected JSE-Listed Firms

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 569-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farai Kwenda
Keyword(s):  
Capital Investment ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Generalized Method Of Moments ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Adjustment Process ◽  
Capital Investments ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Johannesburg Stock Exchange ◽  
State Of The Economy

This paper analyses the determinants of working capital investments of 92 companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) over the period 2001-2010. Working capital management has grown in significance from being a survival issue to a strategic and competitive tool. Using the Generalized Method of Moments estimation, the study found that firms pursue target levels of current assets. However, the adjustment process is relatively slow. The study found that leverage, short-term finance and fixed investment significantly influence the level of working capital investment, while operating cash flows, state of the economy, firm size and sales growth rate were found to be statistically insignificantly related to working capital investment. The study recommends that managers understand the driving factors of working capital investment since working capital investment influences the value of the firm.

Working capital management, board structure and Tobin's q ratio of Thai listed firms

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nongnit Chancharat ◽  
Chamaiporn Kumpamool
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Generalized Method Of Moments ◽  
Board Structure ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Capital Financing

PurposeThis study investigates whether the integration between working capital management (WCM) and the structure of a firm's board of directors impacts its Tobin's q ratio. The sample set consists of 319 Thai listed firms with 3,190 firm-year observations from 2010 to 2019.Design/methodology/approachThe two-step generalized method of moments (two-step GMM) model is employed to address endogeneity.FindingsThe empirical results show that having both (1) a high level of net working capital holdings, a long period of net trade cycles or using an aggressive policy in working capital investment and (2) a more diverse board of directors decrease a firm's Tobin's q ratio. Conversely, when a firm's managers employ an aggressive policy for their working capital financing and the board structure of their firms is highly diverse, the firm's Tobin's q ratio increases. This indicates the appropriateness of some WCM policies is dependent on the characteristics of a firm's board of directors. Thus, the different integration between WCM and board structure may elicit dissimilar outcomes for a firm's Tobin's q ratio.Originality/valueTo their knowledge, the authors are the first to investigate the influence of the integration between WCM and board characteristics on Tobin's q ratio.

Predictive view of the value relevance of earnings in India

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hajam Abid Bashir ◽  
Manish Bansal ◽  
Dilip Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Capital Investment ◽  
Stock Return ◽  
Value Relevance ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Uniform Sample ◽  
Reported Earnings

Purpose This study aims to examine the value relevance of earnings in terms of predicting the value variables such as cash flow, capital investment (CI), dividend and stock return under the Indian institutional settings. Design/methodology/approach The study used panel Granger causality tests to examine causality relationships among variables and panel data regression models to check the statistical associations between earnings and value variables. Findings Based on a data set of 7,280 Bombay Stock Exchange-listed firm-years spanning over ten years from March 2009 to March 2018, the results show higher sensitivity of earnings toward cash flows, CI, divided and stock return and vice-versa. Further, the findings deduced from the empirical results demonstrate that earnings are positively related to value variables. Overall, the results established that earnings are value-relevant and have predictive ability to forecast the value variables that facilitate investors in portfolio valuation. The results are consistent with the predictive view of the value relevance of earnings. Several robustness checks confirm these results. Originality/value This study brings new empirical evidence from a distinct capital market, India, and provides a new facet to the value relevance debate in terms of its prediction view. The study is among earlier attempts that jointly measure the ability of earnings in forecasting different value variables by taking a uniform sample of firms at the same period. Hence, the study provides a comprehensive view of the predictive ability of reported earnings.

scholarly journals Capital structure, capital investment and profitability among Malaysian listed firms

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.9) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Yamunah Vaicondam ◽  
Ramakrishnan Ramakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
The Other ◽  
Capital Investments ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Empire Building ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

Capital investments are referred as a critical managerial decision on firm's fixed asset for generating profitability. However, the empirical finding shows that not every capital investment has a significant positive effect on profitability. Literature indicates mixed results of examining the capital investment relationship with firm's profitability, which vary in respects to the debt structure. On the other hand, strong government reinforcement has pushed Malaysia up as one of the top ten countries with robust private capital investment in the year 2004. Since the capital investments are typically irreversible and hypothesized as profit generator, the first aim of this study is to examine the effect of the capital investment on the firm's profitability across firms and sectors. The second aim is to examine the moderating effect of capital structure on the relationship between capital investment and profitability across firms and sectors. This study utilized pooled ordinary least squares and fixed effect analysis across 708 non-financial Malaysian listed firms. The unbalanced datasets for the period 2001 to 2015 were employed to check the robustness of these results. This study suggested that capital investment has a strong significant positive effect on profitability measurements across Malaysian listed firms in non-financial sectors. On the other hand, the significant negative moderating effect of capital structure on the relationship between capital investment and return on capital across Malaysian listed firms reflected the perspective of empire building theory. In addition, the independent sample test engaged across sectors affirmed that moderating effect of capital structure are different across sectors. Thus, this study concluded the existence of moderating effect of capital structure on the relationship between capital investment and profitability. This study addressed the knowledge gap on the moderating effect of capital structure based on empire building theory.  

scholarly journals The Role Of Cash Holdings, Working Capital, Dividend Payout On Capital Investment

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 419-426
Author(s):  
Andrew Chan
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Cash Holdings ◽  
Payout Policy ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Dividend Payout ◽  
Investment Spending ◽  
The Relationship

An objective of this paper is to investigate the relationship between firms' capital investment spending, cash holdings, and working capital in an expanding Asian financial market.  A sample of publicly traded manufacturing firms on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange was examined during the period 2005-2014. The empirical results provide strong and statistically significant evidence on the effect of cash flow on investment.  Working capital also exhibits significant relationship with capital investment spending, though the relationship is not as strong and significant as that with cash flow and cash holding.  Firms with low dividend payout policy over the sample period depended heavily on cash flow, changes in cash flow and, to a lesser extent, on working capital to finance spending on fixed plant and equipment.  These results suggest that the effect of capital investment spending financed by internal cash flow on firm value may depend on a firm's dividend payout.

scholarly journals Working Capital Management and Firm Performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-50
Author(s):  
Sunday Simon ◽  
Norfaiezah Sawandi ◽  
Mohamad Ali Abdul-Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Crisis Period ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Significant Difference

This study examines the relationship between working capital management (WCM) and firm performance during and after the financial crisis of 2007-2008 in Nigeria. During the crisis, lending conditions were deeply affected, and financing operations became challenging for firms. Although research findings on the causes and effects of the crisis on the economy are known, what remains unknown is whether the financial crisis had a significant impact on WCM performance. This knowledge is essential for developing resilience to withstand a possible crisis in the future because vulnerability remains high as a result of the deepened integration of many economies. Thus, this study addresses this issue using a sample of 675 firm-year observations from listed firms on the Nigerian stock exchange for the period from 2007 to 2015. The differences between the two periods, the crisis period and then after the crisis period, is operationalised through two analyses. First, OLS regression analysis was conducted to determine the explanatory powers of WCM for the two periods via their R2s. Second, a test of difference using the Cramer Z-statistic for the two periods was conducted. The findings indicate that WCM variables have more explanatory power (R2) in the period after the crisis than during the crisis. Also, the results revealed that the Z-scores are significant, implying that a significant difference existed between the two periods. This means that WCM was affected during the financial crisis and led to low profitability, whereas, during the after-crisis period, WCM associates with higher profitability.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing the Extent of Corporate Compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards in South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 965-984
Author(s):  
Unity Maqeda Putsai ◽  
Msizi Mkhize
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Johannesburg Stock Exchange ◽  
Compliance Level

The main objective of this study is to investigate the effects of company attributes on compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The study used a sample of 46 listed companies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) covering the period from 1993 to 2017. With an average compliance level of 88.21304, it is concluded that South Africa’s listed firms have significantly complied with IFRS 1. Using panel data to analyze the effects of company attributes, size and leverage have a significant positive effect on IFRS 1 compliance. On the other hand, the coefficients of Earnings Per Share (EPS) and Return on Total Assets (ROTA) are negative and significant. This similarly implies that ROTA and EPS are important factors driving the compliance level of the companies in South Africa with the IFRS 1 disclosure. EPS and ROTA also exhibit an inverse relationship with the compliance level. Carrying out a longitudinal study helps to produce more recent evidence on the quality of IFRS financial reports in South Africa. The outcome of the study is beneficial to international literature as it provides enough evidence on the benefits of adopting IFRS adoption.

scholarly journals Risk analysis and evaluation of capital investment projects

2001 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 398-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Risk Analysis ◽  
South African ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Capital Investments ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
Subjective Estimates ◽  
The Empirical Analysis ◽  
Risk Concept

In determining the feasibility of projects where capital investments are concerned, various methods are used. The focus of these methods is on return per se, so it is often asked to what extent any of these methods take the risk concept into account. The main objective of this study was to investigate the importance of risk with regard to capital investment projects. Secondly, with the aid of an empirical study, the study tried to establish whether risk is incorporated when South African companies evaluate capital investment projects. The empirical analysis indicated that risk analysis and evaluation in practice are to a large extent neglected by South African companies. It was found that nearly a quarter of companies estimate their annual cash flows using management subjective estimates alone.

A matter of others' money: How cash holdings of other firms affect a firm’s cash holding?

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jisaba Jinkrawee ◽  
Ravi Lonkani ◽  
Suchanphin Suwanaphan
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Cash Holding ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Developed Markets ◽  
Stock Exchange Of Thailand ◽  
Peer Firms ◽  
Cash Flow Volatility ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis study examines the effects of comparable companies, within the same industry, on cash-holding (CH) levels of a specific firm in the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). Peer effects are hypothesized to affect a firm's average CH levels.Design/methodology/approachThe authors use data of listed firms in the Thai stock markets from 1995 to 2018. The sample consists of 5,277 firm-year observations. The authors perform robustness tests by incorporating gross domestic product, economy and competitiveness.FindingsPeer firms' CH levels correspond positively to the specific firm's CH. This strengthens further for firms with high cash flow volatility during periods of high competition. Unfavorable economic periods also motivate the association between a firm's CH and peer firms' CH.Practical implicationsA policy on CH should account for cash held by peer firms. Firms can justify their CH policy as compatible with peers' cash flows, especially during periods of competitiveness and an unfavorable economy.Originality/valueThe authors provide novel evidence on how emerging markets' CH levels differ from those in developed markets and propose adjusted explanations for the rivalry- and information-based theories. The findings add substantial knowledge to corporate finance by arguing that CH policies are based on peer firms' strategic moves.

Effects of Working Capital Management on Profitability: A Case of Nepalese Manufacturing Firms

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-147
Author(s):  
Phadindra Kumar Poudel ◽  
Pujan Maharjan
Keyword(s):  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Current Ratio ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Financial Firms ◽  
Cash Conversion Cycle

The study deals with the relationship between firm characteristics of working capital management and firm profitability in Nepal. It examines if firm performance, return on assets is related to cash conversion cycle, days’ sales outstanding, days’ inventory outstanding and current ratio. The study is based on pooled cross-sectional data of 10 non-financial firms from 2071/72 to 2075/76 of listed firms in the Nepal Stock Exchange. The study employed descriptive and causal-comparative research design to attainthe purpose of this study. The result reveals that the current ratio has a positively significant relationship with profitability and days’ sale outstanding has negatively significant relationship with the financial performance of the firm.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document