EVALUATION OF WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AS A STRATEGY FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF ORGANISATIONAL PROFITABILITY

NWACHUKWU AMARACHI MOUAU/08/11807 | 101 pages (15056 words) | Projects

ABSTRACT

Working capital management underlines the purpose of the manaqernent of a firm's  current  assets and  current  liabilities  in   a   way  to:  achieve the optimum balance between liquidity & profitability.  Its inefficiency can lead to corporate deficit as much as over investment in  working capital can be equally detrimental. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of  working  capital  on  the  performance  of  the  identified  manufacturing companies in  Nigeria.  Secondary data  were  extracted  from  the  annual report of Paterson zcchonts  Nigeria Pie and Unilever  Nigeria Pie for lOyears (2001-2010),to   enhance  the   creditability   and   applicability   of   the generalization we may wish to  make from the findings. Under this study, the following findings were made on both Paterson Zochonis and Unilever Nigeria Pie.  For company PZ,  the result shows that the company maintains an excessive working capital which impairs the profitability of the firm and also leads to  a   decrease in their  returns  on assets. Therefore the  data tested that the working capital has a  negative impact on the performance of the  firms.  While for  the  Unilever Company, the  result  shows that  the company maintains an adequate working capital and this enables them to meet  up with  financial  requirements when they  fall  due. And the  result tested that there is  a  positive relationship between the working capital of the firm and its performance.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

1.0    Introduction   ......

Background of the Study .. ...   . ..

Statement  of the Problem..    ..

Objectives of the Study ..

Research  Question  .. 8

1.5 Research Hypotheses Statement .... 10

1.6 Significance of the Study .. 10

1. 7 Lirnitations  of the Study .. 11

1.8 Definition  of Terms .. 12


CHAPTER  TWO

2.0   Literature  Review..                                                                               17

  2.1    Concept of Working  Capital. ...                                                           17

2.2    The Working  Capital Cycle or operating  cycle ....                            21

2.3     Key Factors Affecting  Working  Capital Management ..                     22

2.4    Cornponents of \tVorking Capital..    ..

2.5     Working  Capital Theories  and Implications ..                                   27

2.6    Principle ways of Increasing  or Decreasing Net Working  Capital Decreasing Net Working  Capital..                                                      30

2. 7    Marketable  Securities ....                                                                     31

2. 7 .1  Types of Marketable  Securities..     ..                                               32

2. 7.2 Criteria for Selection..    ..                                                                                  34

2.8      Management  of Cash.....                                                                   35

2.8.1   Advantages of Adequate Cash..                                                       37

2.8.2   Motives for Holding Cash.                                                                 37

2.8.3      Cost of not Holding Adequate  Cash..                                            38 

Acceleration  Cash Collections  ..    . .                                                                                     40

Strategies for Accelerating  Cash Collections..   ..                                                      40

Working  Capital Management..                                                         42 

2.9.2   Stock Control  ..  ..                                                                             44

2.10  Credit Poiicy..                                                                                        45

2.11   vVorking Capital and Over Capitalization  and Under Trading         47

2.11.1 Working  Capital and Under  Capitalization  and Over Trading       47


CHAPTER  THREE

3.0     Research Methodology  ..                                                                   49

3.1    Research Design ..                                                                               49

3.2   Scope of Study....                                                                    50

3.3    Area of Study..                                                                                   50

3.4   Population of the Study  ..                                                                          51

3.5    Sources of Data Selection..  ..                                                                     51

3.6   Validation/Reliability   of Instruments  ..                                               52

3. 7   Data Analysis Technique ..                                                                  52

. 7 .1 Correlation Coefficient ..                                                                               53

3.7.2 Simple Regression ...                                                                                            54

3. 7.3 Muitiple  Regressions..   ..                                                                   55

3.8    Decision Rule ..                                                                                                                                                              55

 

CHAPTER  FOUR

4.1   Interpretation  ..                                                                                       56


CHAPTER FIVE

5.0 Summary, Conclusion and Recommeridations  ..                            67

   5.1      Summary of Findings....                                                           67

   5.2    Conclusions ..                                                                                                        68

5.3    Recommendations  ..                                                                           71

Bibliography

Appendix i

Appendix  ii


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APA

NWACHUKWU, M (2020). EVALUATION OF WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AS A STRATEGY FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF ORGANISATIONAL PROFITABILITY. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Sep 20, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/evaluation-of-working-capital-management-as-a-strategy-for-the-enhancement-of-organisational-profitability

MLA 8th

MOUAU/08/11807, NWACHUKWU. "EVALUATION OF WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AS A STRATEGY FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF ORGANISATIONAL PROFITABILITY" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 02 Apr. 2020, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/evaluation-of-working-capital-management-as-a-strategy-for-the-enhancement-of-organisational-profitability. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

MLA7

MOUAU/08/11807, NWACHUKWU. "EVALUATION OF WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AS A STRATEGY FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF ORGANISATIONAL PROFITABILITY". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 02 Apr. 2020. Web. 20 Sep. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/evaluation-of-working-capital-management-as-a-strategy-for-the-enhancement-of-organisational-profitability >.

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MOUAU/08/11807, NWACHUKWU. "EVALUATION OF WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AS A STRATEGY FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF ORGANISATIONAL PROFITABILITY" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2020). Accessed 20 Sep. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/evaluation-of-working-capital-management-as-a-strategy-for-the-enhancement-of-organisational-profitability

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