WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND PROFITABILITY OF LISTED HEALTHCARE FIRMS IN NIGERIA
Journal Title: Gusau Journal of Accounting and Finance - Year 2021, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
This work examined the consequence of operational capital management on corporate performance in Nigerian listed manufacturing firms. Selected companies’ data were extracted for a period of seven years (2013-2019). Correlation research and multiple regressions were adopted as research design and technique of data analysis respectively. Result from the study indicated that inventory conversion cycle and average payment period effect on profitability; cash conversion cycle is connected amid profitability, and average collection period shows a negative insignificant association with profitability. Management is expected to generate worth for their shareholders by controlling the account receivable days and rising the accounts payment time and inventories to a realistic time ceiling. Resting on this basis, the work recommended that healthcare firms should advance their organization of stock so as to strap up fewer cash inventories.
Authors and Affiliations
Muhammad Lawal Bawa Maru, Adamu Magaji, Haruna Daddau, Saifullahi Abdullahi Mazadu
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