Business and Social Science Vol. 2 No. 22; December 2011 Analyzing the Impact of Working Capital Management on the Profitability of SME’s in Pakistan Mustafa Afeef Lecturer Iqra National University Phase 2‚ Hayatabad‚ Peshawar Pakistan Abstract Working Capital Management has an overriding impact on a firm’s profit performance. However‚ it is expected that an efficient management of working capital might have a more profound impact on profitability of small enterprises than on the performance
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Define working capital. -Working capital cycle is a firm’s current assets. Current assets are those that the firm’s expect to convert into cash within a year. b) Explain the working capital cycle and illustrate your answer by using a diagram. -The working capital cycle is measures the time between paying for goods supplied to you and the final receipt of cash to you from their sale. It is desirable to keep the cycle as short as possible as it increases the effectiveness of working capital cycle
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Efficient working capital management is an integral component of the overall corporate strategy to create shareholder value. Working capital is the result of the time lag between the expenditure for the purchase of raw materials and the collection for the sale of the finished product. The continuing flow of cash from suppliers to inventory to accounts receivable and back into cash is usually referred to as the cash conversion cycle. The way in which working capital is managed can have a significant
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WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT: Investment Decisions for Current Assets Compiled by Dr D. M. L. Kasilo (MBA‚ CPA‚ PhD) 1 Working Capital: What is it? 1.1 Introduction As a matter of principal‚ any understanding of financial management theories and best practices depends much on ones understanding of the balance sheet model. Figure 1‚ is adopted to facilitate discussions on working capital management practices. Figure 1:The Balance Sheet Model? Financial
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 Background to the problem Many organizations which are profitable on paper are required to end trading due to failure to meet short-term debts when they mature. An organization must manage its working capital in order to stay in business. It is also the habit of most of the organization to prefer purchasing goods on credit basis rather than paying cash‚ this is because the system ensures them of getting items even at a time they fall a shortage of cash or that the
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A REPORT ON AT CADILA HEALTHCARE LTD Submitted By: GURDIT SINGH KHALSA 10BSPHH010260 IBS HYDERABAD A REPORT ON “THE STUDY OF WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT” By GURDIT SINGH KHALSA 10BSPHH010260 A Report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of MBA Program of the IBS Hyderabad Distribution List: Mr. Mukesh Savai : Deputy General Manager‚ CADILA HEALTHCARE LTD. Mr. T.Koti Reddy : Professor‚ IBS HYDERABAD CADILA HEALTHCARE LTD. 13TH MAY 2011 Table
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Lydon State University MBA (Finance) Subject:- International Business Topic:- Advantages & Disadvantages MNC to the host Country ( KSA) Submitted To :- Mr. Arman Submitted By:- Anum Latif Date:- 17 / 01 / 2012 Advantages:- | * Research and development activities: Developing countries lack in research and development areas. Expenditure on research and development is essential for the promotion of technology. Multinational corporations have greater capability for research
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every firm‚ whether big‚ medium of small‚ needs working capital to carry on its operations and to achieve its targets. Proper management of working capital is an important role of firm’s life. Working capital is essential to maintain the smooth running of business. No business can run successfully without an adequate amount of working capital. Inadequacy of working capital may lead the firm to insolvency and excessive working capital implies idle funds‚ which earns no profits for
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A Report On “working capital management in hcl infosystems limited” By (Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of MBA program at ICFAI Business School‚ Chandigarh) ACKOWLEDGEMENT Achievement is finding out what you would be then doing‚ what you have to do. The higher the summit‚ the harder is the climb. The goal was fixed and we began with a determined resolved and put in ceaseless sustained hard work. Greater challenge
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Impact of Working Capital Management in the Profitability of Hindalco Industries Limited J P Singh* and Shishir Pandey** For the successful working of any business organization‚ fixed and current assets play a vital role. Management of working capital is essential as it has a direct impact on profitability and liquidity. An attempt has been made in this paper to study the working capital components and the impact of working capital management on profitability of Hindalco Industries Limited. The
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