Does Working Capital Management make a Difference?

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Muhammad Tahir Awan , Habib Ahmad ,

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Volume 3 - January 2014 (01)

Abstract

Result from a sample of 358 firms from KSE is analyzed to examine the contact of working capital variables with profitability. It is found that profitability is negatively affected by average period. DPO, Inventories accumulation and financial leverage but profitability increase with increase in growth opportunities

Keywords

Working Capital Management, Profitability, Liquidity, Financing and Investment, Fixed effect model, Descriptive Statistics.

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