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Working capital management and firm profitability during and after the economic crisis among Malaysian listed companies

Kademi, Tasiu Tijjani (2014) Working capital management and firm profitability during and after the economic crisis among Malaysian listed companies. Masters thesis, Universiti Utara Malaysia.

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Abstract

The aim of the study is to explore the working capital management components and examine their relationship with firm profitability among Malaysia listed companies during and after the global financial crisis of 2008-2009. Based on the descriptive results, Malaysian firms practice conservative working capital management
techniques due to the fact that current ratio is high and debt ratio is low compared with prior studies.The multiple regression analysis on the 260 listed Bursa Malaysia companies shows a negative relationship between working capital management components (i.e. average collection period and average payment period) and firm profitability during and after the crisis periods. Moreover, cash conversion cycle
negatively relates with firm profitability after the crisis. Inventory turnover days
indicate a positive and significant relation with firm profitability during the crisis period. These findings suggest that Malaysian firms should try and collects cash from
customers faster, pay bills as soon as possible and minimise the gap between initial investment and the time cash is collected from customers during both crisis and noncrisis periods. Nevertheless, management should maintain considerable level of stock to avoid shortage and supply interruption during the crisis

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Supervisor : Lode, Nor Asma
Item ID: 4665
Uncontrolled Keywords: Working capital management, average collection period, cash conversion cycle, inventory turnover period, average payment period, profitability, Malaysia
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HF Commerce. > HF5001-6182 Business
H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Divisions: Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business
Date Deposited: 17 Jun 2015 02:26
Last Modified: 23 May 2022 02:02
Department: Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business
Name: Lode, Nor Asma
URI: https://etd.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/4665

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