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http://hdl.handle.net/10362/106988| Title: | Is liquidity associate to profitabilitry? An analysis of the retail industry in Portugal |
| Author: | Velez, Afonso Miguel De Melo Tomaz Diogo |
| Advisor: | Ferreira, Leonor |
| Keywords: | Cash conversion cycle Liquidity ratios Retail industry Return on assets. |
| Defense Date: | 22-Jan-2020 |
| Abstract: | This Work Project analyses the relationship betweenliquidity, proxied by Cash Conversion Cycle and Liquidity Ratios,and Return on Assets, namely how and to what extent these variables associate.Based on a sample of Portuguese retail companies forthe period 2016-2018,the results show thatDays Payable Outstanding and Days Sales Outstanding havea significant influence in profitabilitywhereasDays Inventory Outstanding doesnot. Moreover, liquidity profiles and sources of profitability differ between smallerand biggercompanies.The research is relevant to working capital management and addresses to managers whocan improve profitabilityby reducing liquidity. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10362/106988 |
| Designation: | A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics |
| Appears in Collections: | NSBE: Nova SBE - MA Dissertations |
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