Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relation between a firm's cash conversion cycle and its profitability. Design/methodology/approach – The relation between the firm's cash conversion cycle and its profitability is examined using dynamic panel data analysis for a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relation between a firm's cash conversion cycle and its profitability. Design/methodology/approach – The relation between the firm's cash conversion cycle and its profitability is examined using dynamic panel data analysis for a...

The primary aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between working capital management and firm profitability. The analysis based on a sample of 2123 Japanese non-financial firms listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange for the period 1990-2004. The results suggest that managers can...

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...

The primary aim of this paper is to examine characteristics of stocks that hit the limits listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange. We analyse the characteristics of stocks that hit the limits more frequently, the characteristics of stocks that hit the upper limits and the characteristics of stocks...

The primary aim of this paper is to examine characteristics of stocks that hit the limits listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange. We analyse the characteristics of stocks that hit the limits more frequently, the characteristics of stocks that hit the upper limits and the characteristics of stocks...

This study aims to examine regularities of price limit hits for stocks listed in the TSE. Regularities of limit hits have not been examined before. The results show an increase of limit hits on Monday and Tuesday. These results of limit hits are consistent with the existing literature for the...