Working capital management of South African retail firms

The Moderating Role of Firms characteristics on the Relationship between Working Capital Management and Financial Performance

Optimal working capital management can positively effect on the Firm performance, but this relationship can be affected by major characteristics of the firm, making an important subject for research. This research investigates the moderating role of firm characteristics on the relation between working capital management and financial performance of the firms listed in TSE during 2008 – 2017 per...

Working Capital Management, Firms- Performance and Market Valuation in Nigeria

This study examines the impact of working capital management on firms’ performance and market value of the firms in Nigeria. A sample of fifty four non-financial quoted firms in Nigeria listed on the Nigeria Stock Exchange was used for this study. Data were collected from annual reports of the sampled firms for the period 1995-2009. This result shows there is a significant negative relationship...

Working Capital Management, Corporate Performance, and Strategic Choices of the Wholesale and Retail Industry in China

We examine the influence of strategic choice on working capital configurations and observe how the relationship between working capital ratio and operational performance differs depending on strategy. By clustering the strategic factors of the wholesale and retail industry, we find three categories of strategies: terminal market strategy, middle market strategy, and hybrid strategy. Using the p...

South African Capital Structure Decisions: A Survey of Listed Companies

This paper explores the factors that influence capital structure decisions in South Africa from the perspective of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The results of a survey of 33 CFOs of JSE listed companies find that South African CFOs are equally likely to follow the Pecking Order or Static Trade-Off theories. However, smaller companies are more likely to follow the Pecking Order theory whil...

Capital controls and the volatility of South African exchange rates