Effects of Working Capital Management on Company Profitability An industry-wise study of Finnish and Swedish public companies Erik Rehn Department of Accounting Hanken School of Economics Helsinki 2012 HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Department of: Type of work: Master’s Thesis Accounting Author: Erik Rehn Date: 13.3.2012 Title of thesis: Effects of Working Capital Management on Company Profitability Abstract: Working Capital Management has lately been a hot topic since
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"What is a working capital policy and why is it needed?" Working capital is a “measure of a company’s efficiency and its short term financial health” (Ivestopedia‚ 2008). To calculate a company’s working capital subtract its current liability from its current assets. Current assets include cash‚ accounts receivable‚ and inventory on hand. “Working Capital gives investors an idea of a company’s underlying operational efficiency” (Investopedia‚ 2008). A positive working capital ensures that a
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articles written about the importance of working capital management regarding the profitability of a firm (Shin and Soenen‚ 1998; Deloof‚ 2003; Garcia-Tereul and Martinez- Solano‚ 2007; Raheman and Nasr‚ 2007; Mathuva‚ 2009; Dong and Su‚ 2010). Various authors have conducted researches in different countries on employing working capital in an optimal way in order to pursue profitability. But some authors still have different findings on how working capital management in terms of cash conversion cycle
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Working capital management is crucial to a company’s goals and planning function. Proper management of working capital can mean that difference between a company’s ability to carry out pre-planned strategic goals and becoming stagnant and losing its competitive edge. A company’s current assets typically end up being its most liquid assets‚ which makes them some of the most valuable when it comes to making corporate decisions. Working capital management is defined as a “managerial strategy focusing
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Swedish corporations unaffected. The effects for the Swedish corporations have been tougher credit terms‚ with banks enforcing debt covenants such as demands of a higher share of own capital. Strategies which can be adapted within the firm to improve liquidity and cash flows concern the management of working capital and cash management‚ areas which are usually neglected in times of favourable business conditions. In this study it is examined how companies have adjusted their liquidity strategies
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| TATA STEEL NAZ PARWEEN JAMSHEDPUR WOMENS COLLEGE (JWC) | [“ WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT OF TATA STEEL” ] | IN PARTIAL FULLFILLMENT FOR THE COURSE OF “MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION” | WORKING CAPITAL ANALYSIS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF Mr. INDRAJIT ROY HEAD‚ FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS (DECISION SUPPORT) TATA STEEL JAMSHEDPUR & Lecturer. Mrs Sonal Srivastava
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Managerial Economics Case Study- Bajaj Auto Limited Introduction Bajaj Auto Limited was established in 1945 as a trading company‚ obtaining its license in 1959. •India’s one of the largest two-wheeler manufacturers and dominant players until 1990. •The two wheeler industry grew by 11.6%‚ being unit production increasing from 5.05 million to 5.64 million. • Identification of Problem. The market share of Bajaj declined from 49.3% in 1994 to 38.9% in 1999‚ though the industry’s growth
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Practice Questions – Working Capital Management Q.1. Spring Enterprises require 30‚000 units of input annually to sustain its production at the current level. The carrying cost is Rs 32 per unit while the ordering cost is Rs 5000 per order. The cost per unit of input is also Rs 32. Determine the EOQ for Spring Enterprises. What would be the firm’s policy of inventory acquisition if the firm’s suppliers offer quantity discount as follows: Order size (units) Discount (%) 3999
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Report draft Company: Bajaj Auto Limited‚ Akurdi Period: 20/11/2012 - 29/12/2012 Internship Type: CSR Third semester ends with my winter internship at Bajaj Auto Limited‚ the World’s Third largest Motorcycle Manufacturer and India’s second-largest. A sense of pride indeed. The internship this semester was to learn‚ be exposed to and see ‘how it works’ in the CSR department of the big companies. I was lucky to not only get work in the CSR department here at Bajaj Auto Limited‚ but also in the
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wheels being of the iron-banded wooden-spoken wagon-type‚ definitely a bone crusher chassis. It was indeed powered by single-cylinder Otto-cycle engines‚ and may have had a spray – type carburetor. Daimler’s assistant‚ wit helm may Bach was working on the invention of the spray carburetor at the time. It one counts two wheels with steam propulsion as being a motorcycle‚ then the first one may have been American. One such machine was demonstrated at fairs and circuses in the eastern
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