Investigating the relationship between working capital and cash flow on the performance and value of small and medium enterprises

Managing working capital is very important in small to medium enterprises because of large portion of the overall organization\'s capital. That is due to current assets and liabilities include items that play a direct role in the company\'s operating cycle. Therefore, based on this argumen...

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Main Authors: Farzin Khoshkar, Haniyeh Khosravanipoor, Faezeh Asjadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rasht: Javad Deljoo Shahir 2020-12-01
Series:New Applied Studies in Management, Economics & Accounting
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Online Access:https://www.nasme-journal.ir/article_176253_c63412bc95f8b079a9148254c776e250.pdf
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author Farzin Khoshkar
Haniyeh Khosravanipoor
Faezeh Asjadi
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description Managing working capital is very important in small to medium enterprises because of large portion of the overall organization\'s capital. That is due to current assets and liabilities include items that play a direct role in the company\'s operating cycle. Therefore, based on this argument, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of working capital and cash flow on the value of small and medium enterprises. The present study is empirical research in terms of classification of research based on purpose; In terms of research methodology, it is a descriptive correlational research based on regression analysis using data panel. Also, in the present study, historical information is used to test the hypotheses, so the design of this research is a quasi-experimental (post-event) research. In this study, information about 29 sample companies in an 8-year period between 2011-2018 (a total of 232 observation) was analysed to examine the relationship between variables to test the research hypothesis. Based on the results of the present study, working capital and cash flow affect the value of small and medium enterprises. In other words, the present study showed that working capital management and optimal and efficient use of current assets and liabilities, will have a positive impact on performance and increase the value of small and medium enterprises.
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spelling doaj.art-334c3d674705482e97cc9c420418c5ae2023-11-07T18:04:38ZengRasht: Javad Deljoo ShahirNew Applied Studies in Management, Economics & Accounting2783-31192020-12-01348410210.22034/nasmea.2020.176253176253Investigating the relationship between working capital and cash flow on the performance and value of small and medium enterprisesFarzin Khoshkar0Haniyeh Khosravanipoor1Faezeh Asjadi2Naserkhosro University, IranNaserkhosro University, IranNaserkhosro University, IranManaging working capital is very important in small to medium enterprises because of large portion of the overall organization\'s capital. That is due to current assets and liabilities include items that play a direct role in the company\'s operating cycle. Therefore, based on this argument, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of working capital and cash flow on the value of small and medium enterprises. The present study is empirical research in terms of classification of research based on purpose; In terms of research methodology, it is a descriptive correlational research based on regression analysis using data panel. Also, in the present study, historical information is used to test the hypotheses, so the design of this research is a quasi-experimental (post-event) research. In this study, information about 29 sample companies in an 8-year period between 2011-2018 (a total of 232 observation) was analysed to examine the relationship between variables to test the research hypothesis. Based on the results of the present study, working capital and cash flow affect the value of small and medium enterprises. In other words, the present study showed that working capital management and optimal and efficient use of current assets and liabilities, will have a positive impact on performance and increase the value of small and medium enterprises.https://www.nasme-journal.ir/article_176253_c63412bc95f8b079a9148254c776e250.pdfworking capitalcash flowcompany valuesmall and medium enterprises
spellingShingle Farzin Khoshkar
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Investigating the relationship between working capital and cash flow on the performance and value of small and medium enterprises
New Applied Studies in Management, Economics & Accounting
working capital
cash flow
company value
small and medium enterprises
title Investigating the relationship between working capital and cash flow on the performance and value of small and medium enterprises
title_full Investigating the relationship between working capital and cash flow on the performance and value of small and medium enterprises
title_fullStr Investigating the relationship between working capital and cash flow on the performance and value of small and medium enterprises
title_full_unstemmed Investigating the relationship between working capital and cash flow on the performance and value of small and medium enterprises
title_short Investigating the relationship between working capital and cash flow on the performance and value of small and medium enterprises
title_sort investigating the relationship between working capital and cash flow on the performance and value of small and medium enterprises
topic working capital
cash flow
company value
small and medium enterprises
url https://www.nasme-journal.ir/article_176253_c63412bc95f8b079a9148254c776e250.pdf
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