The primary objective of any corporation should be shareholder wealth maximisation. A firm's working capital policies have an effect on the firm's expected future returns and the risk associated with the returns, which ultimately have an impact on shareholder wealth. Efficient working capital management is a fundamental portion of the overall corporate strategy to create shareholder value. In this study the relationship of corporate profitability and working capital management was investigated. This relationship is examined using regression analysis. A sample of 118 firms listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE) for the period 2003 to 2007 was used. The purpose of this study is to establish whether a relationship exists between working capital management efficiency and profitability, considering the cash conversion cycle and operating profitability of the firm. The results of the regression analysis indicated that a statistical significance exists for three of the five years (2003 - 2005) analysed between profitability, measured with the gross operating profit, and the cash conversion cycle. It is observed (2003-2005 regression results) that a lower gross operating profit is associated with an increase in number of days accounts payable. The negative relationship between accounts receivable and firms' profitability (for 2003-2005) suggests that less profitable firms will pursue a decrease of accounts receivables in the attempt to reduce cash gap in the respective cash conversion cycles. The negative relationship between the number of days inventory and corporate profitability (for 2003-2005) suggests that a sudden decrease in sales accompanied by mismanagement of inventory, will lead to tying up excess capital at the expense of profitable operations. Managers or owners of firms can improve profits for firms by handling correctly the cash conversion cycle and keeping each individual component (accounts receivable, accounts payable and inventory) to an optimum level. These results (for 2003-2005) suggest that managers can create value for shareholders by reducing the cash conversion cycle and its individual components. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2009.

The primary objective of any corporation should be shareholder wealth maximisation. A firm's working capital policies have an effect on the firm's expected future returns and the risk associated with the returns, which ultimately have an impact on shareholder wealth. Efficient working capital management is a fundamental portion of the overall corporate strategy to create shareholder value. In this study the relationship of corporate profitability and working capital management was investigated. This relationship is examined using regression analysis. A sample of 118 firms listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE) for the period 2003 to 2007 was used. The purpose of this study is to establish whether a relationship exists between working capital management efficiency and profitability, considering the cash conversion cycle and operating profitability of the firm. The results of the regression analysis indicated that a statistical significance exists for three of the five years (2003 - 2005) analysed between profitability, measured with the gross operating profit, and the cash conversion cycle. It is observed (2003-2005 regression results) that a lower gross operating profit is associated with an increase in number of days accounts payable. The negative relationship between accounts receivable and firms' profitability (for 2003-2005) suggests that less profitable firms will pursue a decrease of accounts receivables in the attempt to reduce cash gap in the respective cash conversion cycles. The negative relationship between the number of days inventory and corporate profitability (for 2003-2005) suggests that a sudden decrease in sales accompanied by mismanagement of inventory, will lead to tying up excess capital at the expense of profitable operations. Managers or owners of firms can improve profits for firms by handling correctly the cash conversion cycle and keeping each individual component (accounts receivable, accounts payable and inventory) to an optimum level. These results (for 2003-2005) suggest that managers can create value for shareholders by reducing the cash conversion cycle and its individual components. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2009.

El presente trabajo de investigación pretende diseñar un sistema de costos en una empresa láctea de Cutervo 2022 pues al ser una empresa que se maneja de manera empírica no tiene determinado un sistema de costos, el cual permita la determinación de su costo de producción y por ende medir su rentabilidad. Por ello, el presente trabajo de investigación tiene como objetivo principal el diseñar un sistema de costos por proceso para determinar el costo de producción y la rentabilidad en una empresa láctea de Cutervo 2022. Es así como el tipo de investigación es mixta-aplicada puesto que se tendrá en cuenta una medición numérica y conoceremos los aspectos generales de la empresa; para el desarrollo de la presente se empleó la técnica de la entrevista y análisis documental, aplicadas mediante la guía de entrevista y la ficha documental respectivamente, permitiendo concluir que la empresa no cuenta con un sistema de costos y que no tiene un control adecuado de su costo de producción, lo cual dificulta la medición de la rentabilidad de la empresa. / The present research work intends to design a cost system in a dairy company of Cutervo 2022 because, being a company that is managed empirically, it does not have a cost system determined, which allows the determination of its production cost and therefore measure your profitability. Therefore, the main objective of this research work is to design a system of costs per process to determine the cost of production and profitability in a dairy company in Cutervo 2022. This is how the type of research is mixed-applied since a numerical measurement will be taken into account and we will know the general aspects of the company; For the development of the present, the interview technique and documentary analysis were used, applied through the interview guide and the documentary file respectively, allowing to conclude that the company does not have a cost system and that it does not have adequate control of its cost of production, which makes it difficult to measure the profitability of the company.

Thesis (MBA.) -- University of Limpopo, 2016 / This paper evaluated the relationship between the Chief Executive Officer’s gender and firm performance. This study was conducted by evaluating the differential effect of CEO’s gender and sales turnover, share price and net profit. The study was deemed necessary because related researches in South Africa did not address the relationship between gender and variables such as turnover, share price and net profit. Hence this research focuses on the evaluation of the differential effect between CEO's gender and the corporate turnover, share price and net profit. The methodological approach used in this study was the quantitative approach. Data were collected from the archives of Socially Responsible Investing Index companies in the JSE. The T-test of difference was applied for data analysis of sixteen (16) selected companies. Three specific objectives were examined as follows: (1) To evaluate the relationship between the CEO's gender and company turnover (2) To assess the relationship, the CEO's gender and share price (3) To examine the relationship between the CEO's gender and net profit. Findings from the statistical analysis revealed that there is no significant relationship between CEO gender and sales turnover. It was further identified that no relationship exists between CEO gender and share price. It was also discovered that there is no differential effect between CEO gender and net profit. Findings from statistical analysis revealed that P-Value was greater than 5 percent indicating that there was no significant relationship between CEO gender and sales turnover, share price and net profit. This means that within the companies examined, CEO gender had no influence on sales turnover, share price and net profit. Based on the findings above, women CEOs can perform as well as the men CEOs. Therefore, women should be afforded the CEO’s positions as their presence have no negative effect on firm performance. Key words: CEO gender, firm performance, sales turnover, share price, net profit, JSE listed companies, corporate profitability, shareholder value and gender stereotyping.

Industrin gör att samhället utifrån det ekonomiska system som det verkar i, fungerar. På samma gång står industrin för stora delar av de växthusgasutsläpp som värmer upp jorden och den globala kris som det innebär. Att företag mäter sina utsläpp, jobbar för att sänka de, genomför klimatpositiva åtgärder, klimatanpassar och jobbar förebyggande blir av vikt för att kunna minska på utsläppen såväl globalt som lokalt. Ett företag drivs utifrån olika faktorer så som att vara lönsamma på olika vis. I den här studien, som är ett samarbete med Hagainitiativet, undersöks vad 102 svenska börsnoterade företag anser om sitt klimatarbete och hur det påverkar företagets lönsamhet. Företagen svarar även på hur de menar att politiska beslut och Covid-19-pandemin påverkar deras klimatarbete. Material inhämtades med hjälp av kvantitativ metod, webbenkät.  Studien visar på att företagen över lag ställer sig positiva till att engagera sig i klimatfrågan och menar att klimatarbetet får positiva effekter för företagets lönsamhet. Allra starkast tycks synergin vara mellan klimatarbetet och en positiv effekt för varumärket samt för attraktiviteten som arbetsgivare. När Hagainitiativets enkätsvar från 2019 jämfördes med svaren från denna undersökning i 2021, svarar fler att klimatarbetet får en positiv effekt för företagets lönsamhet och färre att det får en negativ effekt. Det klimatpolitiska läget samt Covid-19 skulle kunna presentera en del av förklaringen till varför.  Resultaten indikerar på att det finns ett flertal frågor som hade varit intressant att ställa framöver för att få mer information om vad företagen gör, vad de inte gör och varför. Att ytterligare fördjupa förståelsen kring de uppfattningar som finns kan vara en del av det som krävs för att bana vägen framåt för företag att kunna jobba för hållbar utveckling och på samma gång uppnå en god lönsamhet. / The industry keeps society spinning in its current system. At the same time, it accounts for large parts of the greenhouse gas emissions which are heating up the earth and is responsible for the global crisis that it entails. Companies measuring their emissions, working to reduce them, implementing climate-positive measures, adapting to climate- change and working preventively is important to reduce emissions both globally and locally. For a company to survive, it runs based on various factors, such as being profitable in different ways. This study, which is a collaboration with the Hagainitiativet, examines what 102 Swedish listed companies think about their climate work and how it affects various profitability aspects of the business. The companies also respond to how they believe that political decisions and the Covid-19 pandemic affect their climate work. Materials were obtained using a quantitative method, web survey.  The study shows that companies in general are positive about getting involved in the climate issue and believe that their responses to climate change result in positive effects on the company's profitability. The synergy seems to be strongest between climate responses and a positive effect on the brand and the attractiveness as an employer. When the questionnaire from Hagainitiativet in 2019 were compared to the responses from this survey in 2021, more companies answered that climate work has a positive effect on the profitability and fewer that it has a negative effect. The climate policy situation and Covid-19 could present part of the explanation for why this is.  The results indicate that there are several questions that would be interesting to ask in the future to get more information about what companies do, what they do not do and why. Further deepening the understanding of existing perceptions, can be part of what is required to pave the way for companies to work for sustainable development and at the same time achieve profitability.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 Gustavo Bernardes - v6.2 06 09 18.pdf: 1031299 bytes, checksum: 86ddb9003b1b1b681ce2ba83ea0b82c4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-07-10 / The main goal of this study was to evaluate to what extent working capital management - mesasured through the Cash Conversion Cycle - is related to a higher profitability and to a higher creation of value for the shareholders - measured through the Tobin’s Q. The central hypoteshis are that (1) firms' with lower Cash Conversion Cycle present higher profitability and (2) companies with lower Cash Conversion Cycle show higher value generation for shareholders. This study used a database extracted from Economática, with financial details from 46 different companies listed within the INDX (BM&FBOVESPA Industrials Index as of April 18th 2018), which represents the most representative traded stocks among industrial companies in Brazil. The regressions shown herein were built using the Panel Dataset Methodology, estimated on a quarterly basis from the period between 1986 to 2017, totaling 31 years. Regression analysis were made in order to assess the relation between variables, using both Multiple OLS (Ordinary Least Square) and Fixed Effects models. The results show strong evidences that industrial companies in Brazil that have a lower cash conversion cycle also present (1) higher profitability and (2) higher creation of value for its shareholders. Breaking down the Cash Conversion Cycle into its components (Days Sales Outstanding, Days Payables Outstanding, Days Inventory Outstanding), the study found negative and significant relation between profitability and generation of value with the Days Inventory Outstanding, suggesting that companies with lower average inventory days presents higher profitability and generates more value to shareholders. The results showed a positive and significant relation between the Days Payables Outstanding with both the Gross Operating Profit and Tobin’s Q, indicating that companies that have more extended payment terms present higher profitability and higher generation of value for the shareholders. The research also found a statistically significant negative relationship between the Days Sales Outstanding and the and the Tobin’s Q, suggesting that firms with lower average collection period shows higher creation of value. The study did not find a statistically significant relation between the DSO and the GPO.According to the research, from the three components of the cash conversion cycle, the Days Payables Oustanding was the one with the higher relation with both profitability and creation of value, followed by the Days Inventory Outstanding and Days Sales Outstanding. / O principal objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar em que medida a gestão do capital de giro - representada pelo índice Ciclo de Conversão de Caixa - está relacionada a uma maior lucratividade e uma melhor percepção de valor pelos acionistas e pelo mercado - medido pelo Q de Tobin. As hipóteses centrais são: (1) as empresas com menor Ciclo de Conversão de Caixa apresentam maior lucratividade e (2) as empresas com menor Ciclo de Conversão de Caixa apresentam maior geração e percepção de valor para os acionistas. Este estudo utilizou um banco de dados extraído do sistema Economática, com dados financeiros de 46 empresas listadas no Índice INDX (Índice do Setor Industrial da BM&FBOVESPA com data base de 18 de abril de 2018), que representam as ações mais representativas entre as empresas industriais no Brasil. As regressões aqui apresentadas foram construídas utilizando o método de dados em painel, cujos dados foram extraídos em uma base entre o período de 1986 a 2017, totalizando 31 anos. Análises de regressão foram feitas para estimar a relação entre as variáveis, usando os modelos de Mínimos Quadrados Ordinários (MQO) e Efeitos Fixos. Os resultados mostram fortes evidências de que as empresas industriais no Brasil que possuem um ciclo de conversão de caixa mais curto também apresentam (1) maior lucratividade e (2) maior criação e percepção de valor para seus acionistas. Através da quebra do Ciclo de Conversão de Caixa em seus componentes (Prazo Médio de Estocagem, Prazo Médio de Pagamento e Prazo Médio de Recebimento), o estudo encontrou relação negativa e significante entre lucratividade e geração de valor com o Prazo Médio de Estocagem, sugerindo que empresas com menor média de dias de estoque apresentam maior rentabilidade e geram maior percepção de valor para os acionistas. Os resultados também mostram uma relação positiva e significante entre o Prazo Médio de Pagamento tanto com o Lucro Operacional Bruto quanto com o Q de Tobin, indicando que as empresas que possuem prazos de pagamento mais alongados apresentam maior rentabilidade e maior geração e percepção de valor para os acionistas. A pesquisa também encontrou uma relação negativa estatisticamente significante entre o Prazo Médio de Recebimento e o Q de Tobin, sugerindo que as empresas com menor período médio de recebimento apresentam maior percepção de valor. O estudo não encontrou uma relação estatisticamente significante entre o Prazo Médio de Recebimento e o Lucro Bruto Operacional. De acordo com a pesquisa, dos três componentes do ciclo de conversão de caixa, o Prazo Médio de Pagamento apresentou a maior relação com rentabilidade e com a percepção e criação de valor, seguido pelo Prazo Médio de Estocagem e Prazo Médio de Recebimento.