scholarly journals A comparison of strategies for working capital management of listed food companies from Northern Europe

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Serhiy Zabolotnyy ◽  
Timo Sipiläinen
Keyword(s):  
Financial Management ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Northern Europe ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Risk And Return ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Synthetic Evaluation

The research presents the application of fuzzy logic for synthetic evaluation of strategies for working capital management of twelve food companies from Northern Europe in 2005–2015. A set of financial ratios formed an aggregated indicator reflecting the complexity of relationships between the level and structure of current assets and liabilities of a firm. Based on the proposed indicator, four types of strategies for working capital management were identified and characterized in terms of risk and return preferences. Only a few companies from the sample demonstrated a direct orientation on liquidity or value within their strategies for working capital management. To retain flexibility in short-term financial management, most firms applied moderate policies for current assets and liabilities that helped them in maintaining liquidity and reducing the cost of financing. The integrity of the proposed method for the synthetic evaluation of working capital management makes it a convenient managerial tool suitable for use in firms operating in a turbulent business environment.

scholarly journals Fleksibilitas Keuangan melalui Manajemen Modal Kerja pada Perusahaan Manufaktur dalam Kondisi Ketidakpastian

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Purwanto Purwanto
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Financial Flexibility ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Crisis Period ◽  
Positive Effect

Changes in the business environment are increasingly dynamic, uncertain and unpredictable. Financial flexibility through working capital management is important for either a survival strategy, adaptive or proactive in taking advantage of opportunities for change. This study aims to examine and analyze the effect of working capital management on company profitability under uncertainty. The research design was carried out in a natural laboratory during the uncertainty period of the 2008 global financial crisis. The study was conducted by comparing working capital management and performance of 106 manufacturing companies based on data from the Indonesia Capital Market Directory around the crisis period (2007-2011). Data analysis used multiple linear regression. The effect of the financial crisis is analyzed through simulation analysis. The results of the study found that the more conservative working capital policy for investment has a positive effect on profitability performance, while the greater the short-term liabilities become an obstacle to profitability performance. However, the effect of working capital policies for financing changed during the crisis period. The proportion of working capital to finance short-term debt has a positive effect on profitability performance in crisis conditions. The results of this study have implications for the role of working capital policies for financial flexibility under conditions of crisis and uncertainty. Keywords: Financial Flexibility, Working Capital, Uncertainty

A Study on Working capital Management in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited

2021 ◽  
pp. 164-168
Author(s):  
Sruthi B ◽  
Rashmi R
Keyword(s):  
Annual Report ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Relationship

Working capital management is important for every organization as it refers to the effective management of current assets and current liabilities. The aim is to make sure that the firm is capable to continue its operations and it has sufficient cash flow to satisfy both maturing short-term debt and upcoming operational expenses. In this paper, an attempt has been made to study the management of working capital in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, a leading public sector enterprise in India over a period of 10 years (That is from 2009-10 to 2018-19). The paper also attempts to study the components of working capital and analyze the relationship between liquidity and profitability of HPCL. The study is based on secondary data collected from annual report of HPCL for the past 10 years, Pearson correlation and regression model are used for this purpose. From the study it is found that there is a significant relationship between liquidity and 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 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.

scholarly journals Working Capital Management Practices

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S8) ◽  
pp. 156-161
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Good Opportunity ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Money Flow ◽  
The Relationship

VJ Engineers is one of the popular organizations in Chennai. Seeing the good opportunity to study financial systems and practices of VJ Engineers, it is relatively important to take up assignment on ‘WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT IN VJ ENGINEERS’. During the project work, it is being analyzed the working capital position of this organization. [1],[ 3],[5] Decisions relating to working capital and short term financing are referred to as working capital management. These involve managing the relationship between a firm's short-term assets and its short-term liabilities. The goal of Working capital management is to ensure that the firm is able to continue its operations and that it has sufficient money flow to satisfy both maturing short-term debt and upcoming operational expenses.The study of working capital management is very helpful for the organisation to know its liquidity position. The study is relevant to the organization to know the day to day expenditure. This study is relevant to give an idea to utilise the current assets.This study is also relevant to the student as they can use it as a reference. This report will help in conducting further research. Other researcher can use this project as secondary data uncovering of PDA incorporation in effects on police reports.

scholarly journals Topics In Finance Part IX Working Capital Management

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 633-642
Author(s):  
Judy Laux
Keyword(s):  
Financial Management ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Agency Conflicts ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Risk Return ◽  
Current Article

The final topic in a series looking at financial management from a theoretical perspective, working capital management provides the focus of the current article. We investigate how three key axiomsthe risk-return tradeoff, agency conflicts, and stockholder wealth maximizationrelate to this activity that occupies much of the financial managers time.

scholarly journals The impact of merger on working capital management efficiency of American production firms

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 100-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amarjit Gill ◽  
Nahum Biger ◽  
Rajen Tibrewala ◽  
Pradeep Prabhakar
Keyword(s):  
Causal Relationship ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Management Consultants ◽  
Management Efficiency ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of merger on the efficiency of working capital management of American production firms. This study applied a co-relational research design. A sample of 497 listed American production firms for a period of 4 years (from 2010-2014) was analyzed. The findings of this study indicate that mergers may contribute to an improvement of the efficiency of working capital management. This is a co-relational study that investigated the association between merger and working capital management efficiency. There is not necessarily a causal relationship between the two, although the paper provides some conjectures to such relationship. The findings of this study may only be generalized to firms similar to those that were included in this research. This study contributes to the literature on the factors that improve the efficiency of working capital management, and in particular on the association between merger and the efficiency of working capital management. The findings may be useful for financial managers, investors, financial management consultants, and other stakeholders.

scholarly journals Management of current assets in the context of increasing the Enterprise’s Profitability

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Iluta Arbidane
Keyword(s):  
Optimum Level ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Essential Condition ◽  
Efficient Management ◽  
A Company ◽  
Made In

<p class="R-AbstractKeywords">In order to ensure the financial sustainability of companies under current economic conditions successful management of current assets is crucial. In practice it is quite often observed that the decisions related to current assets management in Latvian companies are made in the short-term aspects without making analysis. Efficient management of working capital is an essential condition of rise in profitability of a company.  Potentialities of working capital management in the context of efficient running of business have not been studied in Latvia up until now. The main aim of this article is to examine the effect of working capital on profitability of Latvian companies. The results of the research that has been performed in relation to Latvian enterprises confirm the existence of a correlation between components of working capital and profitability. The developed regression equations meant for forecasting profitability of a company applying working capital management methods can be used by Latvian enterprises. It follows that managers of an enterprise can forecast indexes characterizing profit, managing components of working capital and maintaining it on the optimum level</p>

scholarly journals Working Capital Management Efficiency of Cement Sector of Pakistan

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 223-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Talat Afza
Keyword(s):  
Efficiency Index ◽  
Total Efficiency ◽  
Target Level ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Financial Decisions ◽  
Capital Efficiency

The corporate finance literature has traditionally focused on the study of long-term financial decisions. Researchers have particularly examined investments, capital structure, dividends or company valuation decisions, among other topics. However, short-term assets and liabilities are important components of total assets and needs to be carefully analyzed. Management of these short-term assets and liabilities warrants a careful investigation since the working capital management plays an important role for the firm’s profitability and risk as well as its value. It requires continuous management to maintain proper level in various components of working capital i.e. cash, receivables, inventory and payables etc. The present study is an attempt to evaluate the efficiency of the working capital management of cement sector of Pakistan for the period 1988-2008. Instead of employing the traditional ratios; working capital efficiency has been measured in terms of utilization index, performance index and total efficiency index as suggested by Bhattacharya (1997). This paper also tests the speed of achieving the target level of efficiency by an individual firm during the period of study using industry norms as the target level of efficiency. Findings of the study indicate that the cement sector as a whole did perform well during the study period.

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