The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of working capital management (WCM) on corporate performance in cement, chemical and engineering sectors of Pakistan. Data is obtained from annual reports of the companies during 2007-2011. Pooled ordinary least squares method is used to...

Working capital management is a critical element in the survival of every firm. While the effective management of working capital leads to value creation in firms, ineffective management of working capital, on the other hand, does not only destroy value but can lead to the eventual solvency of...

Efficient and effective working capital management is crucial given its impact on the company's profitability. The focus of the research in this paper is the impact of individual components of working capital on the profitability of industrial companies. The research was conducted on a sample of...

From a financial perspective, working capital represents the liquidity of firms that makes them able to deal with short-term liabilities in current assets (inventories, receivables accounts, and net financial resources). However, this concept is also considered in scientific literature as, among...

A corporate cash-holding strategy is a trade-off between the costs and benefits of holding cash. At the macrolevel, firms are inclined to adjust and optimize their cash-holding strategies in response to changes in purchasing power due to inflation. At the microlevel, the operating cycle, which...