Is working capital management value-enhancing? Evidence from firm performance and investments

Ettore Croci, Dimitris Petmezas, Nihat Aktas

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Abstract

This paper examines the value effect of working capital management (WCM) for a large sample of US firms over the period 1982-2011. Taking into account omitted variables and reverse causality, we show that the decrease in working capital across time leads to increasing performance. This relationship is driven by firms that have substantial cash unnecessarily tied up in working capital. Importantly, we also show that corporate investment is the channel through which improvement in WCM translates into superior performance. Finally, the value effect of WCM is attenuated during the financial crisis, due to the contraction of the investment opportunity set.
Lingua originaleEnglish
Titolo della pubblicazione ospiteN/A
Pagine98-113
Volume30
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2015
EventoFMA Europe 2014 - Maastricht
Durata: 12 giu 201413 giu 2014

Convegno

ConvegnoFMA Europe 2014
CittàMaastricht
Periodo12/6/1413/6/14

Keywords

  • performance
  • working capital

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