This study examines the relationship between working capital management, profitability, firm size and industry type for firms in Japan. The study sample consists of 2123 Japanese non-financial firms listed at the Tokyo Stock Exchange for the period 1990-2004. We observe that the cash conversion...

In this paper we investigate the relation between the firm's cash conversion cycle and its profitability. This relationship is examined using dynamic panel data analysis for the full sample, by industry and by size. Using a sample of 34771 firm years covering the period 1990-2004, we find a...