ABSTRACT
The study examined the effect of working capital management on the performance of quoted manufacturing firms in Nigeria.The specific objectives of the study are: to examine the effect of receivable collection period on the return on capital employed of quoted manufacturing firms inNigeria, to determine the effect of payables payment period on the return on capital employed of quoted manufacturing firms in Nigeria, to ascertain the relationship between cash conversion cycle and return on capital employed of quoted manufacturing firms in Nigeria.To achieve the objectives of the study,ex-post facto research design was adopted.The researcher made use of secondary data. Intesting the hypotheses, regression analysis was used. The result of the study was obtained using regression analysis and thefinding shows that working capital management, measured interms of Receivables collectionperiod (RCP),Payables Payment Period(PPP) and Cash Conversion Cycle(CCC),has significant effecton performance of quoted firms. It is concluded that managers can increase performance by putting in place short Receivables Collection Period, Long Payables Payment Period and Short Cash Conversion Cycle.
TABLE OFCONTENTS
CHAPTERONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background oftheStudy1
1.2 Statement ofProblem 3
1.3 Objectives ofStudy4
1.4 Research Questions 5
1.5 Research Hypothesis5
1.6 Significance ofStudy 6
1.7 ScopeofStudy7
CHAPTERTWO:REVIEWOFRELATEDLITERATURE
2.1Conceptual Framework 9
2.1.1 Grossworking capital: (TotalCurrentAssets) 11
2.1.2 Networking capital: (totalcurrentassets-total current liabilities) 11
2.2 Importance ofworking capital13
2.3Financing current assets 16
2.4 Determinants ofworking capitalrequirement17
2.5 Management ofworking capital 25
2.5.1 Measures ofworking capitalmanagement 27
2.5.2Importance ofworking capitalmanagement 30
2.5.3Working capitalmanagement approaches 32
2.5.3.1 Conservative approach33
2.6.3.2 Aggressive approach 33
2.5.3.3Hedging approach34
2.6Corporate financial performance 35
2.6.1 Measures ofcorporate financial performance 35
2.6.1.1ReturnonSales(ROS) 36
2.6.1.2ReturnonCapitalEmployed (ROCE)37
2.6.1.3ReturnonInvestment (ROI) 38
2.6.1.4ReturnonEquity (ROE)38
2.6.1.5ReturnonAssets(ROA) 39
2.7 Relationship between working capitalmanagement
approaches andfinancialperformance 40
2.8 Liquidity versusprofitability:risk-return tradeoff 41
2.9Theoretical Framework42
2.9.1Agency costoffreecashflowtheory 42
2.9.2Trade-offModel43
2.9.3 Keynesian liquidity preference theory 44
2.9.4 Theories ofPerformance44
2.9.4.l Clark's Profitability Theory 45
2.9.4.2Schumpeter's Profitability Theory47
2.10 Review ofEmpirical Studies 49
2.11 Research Gap56
CHAPTERTHREE:METHODOLOGY
Research Design57
AreaofStudy 57
Population andSample ofStudy58
SourcesofData 58
Description ofResearch Variable58
Receivables Collection Period (RCP) 59
Payables Payment Period (PPP)59
CashConversion Cycle(CCC) 60
Method ofDataAnalysis61
Model Specification 61
CHAPTERFOUR: DATA PRESENTATION,ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
4.1DataPresentation 63
4.2DataAnalysis63
4.3 TestofHypothesis 66
4.3.1TestofHypothesisOne 66
4.3.2TestofHypothesisTwo 67
4.3.3TestofHypothesisThree67
CHAPTERFIVE:SUMMARY,CONCLUSIONAND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1Summary 68
5.2 Conclusion 68
5.3Recommendations 69
References70
ADINDU, O (2021). Working Capital Management And The Performance Of Quoted Manufacturing Firms In Nigeria (A Study Of Nigerian Breweries Plc.). Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Oct 30, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/working-capital-management-and-the-performance-of-quoted-manufacturing-firms-in-nigeria-a-study-of-nigerian-breweries-plc-7-2
OKECHUKWU, ADINDU. "Working Capital Management And The Performance Of Quoted Manufacturing Firms In Nigeria (A Study Of Nigerian Breweries Plc.)" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 15 Feb. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/working-capital-management-and-the-performance-of-quoted-manufacturing-firms-in-nigeria-a-study-of-nigerian-breweries-plc-7-2. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
OKECHUKWU, ADINDU. "Working Capital Management And The Performance Of Quoted Manufacturing Firms In Nigeria (A Study Of Nigerian Breweries Plc.)". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 15 Feb. 2021. Web. 30 Oct. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/working-capital-management-and-the-performance-of-quoted-manufacturing-firms-in-nigeria-a-study-of-nigerian-breweries-plc-7-2 >.
OKECHUKWU, ADINDU. "Working Capital Management And The Performance Of Quoted Manufacturing Firms In Nigeria (A Study Of Nigerian Breweries Plc.)" Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 30 Oct. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/working-capital-management-and-the-performance-of-quoted-manufacturing-firms-in-nigeria-a-study-of-nigerian-breweries-plc-7-2