Working capital management and profitability of listed manufacturing firms in Ghana
International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management
ISSN: 1741-0401
Article publication date: 3 August 2020
Issue publication date: 18 October 2021
Abstract
Purpose
This study examines the effect of working capital management on profitability of listed manufacturing firms in Ghana.
Design/methodology/approach
The study employs a quantitative research approach within the causal research design using a balance panel of 20 manufacturing listed firms from 2015 to 2019.
Findings
The study reveals that inventory management, account receivables, account payables, cash conversion cycle, current asset, current ratio and firm size have positive effects on return on assets (ROA) and return on return on equity(ROE) whilst leverage affects them negatively.
Research limitations/implications
The study only covers 20 manufacturing firms generally due to data unavailability. However, the outcome has useful information for manufacturing firms.
Practical implications
The study brings to light effective ways of improving the profitability of manufacturing firms through policies.
Social implications
The findings are beneficial to manufacturing firms and countries for the purpose of improving performance of firms and welfare of the people through direct and indirect chain effects of increasing investments, remunerations and scales of production.
Originality/value
This study adds insights into the existing literature on working capital management namely methodology, effects of components on profitability of manufacturing firms and socioeconomic implications- evidence from Ghana.
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Acknowledgements
We knowledge the efforts of the management of the contacted listed firms and Ghana Stock Exchange for the available data. This paper is sorely funded by the authors.
Citation
Amponsah-Kwatiah, K. and Asiamah, M. (2021), "Working capital management and profitability of listed manufacturing firms in Ghana", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 70 No. 7, pp. 1751-1771. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-02-2020-0043
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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