Companies increasingly need to focus on Working Capital to improve their liquidity. Do they also improve shareholder value?

Cash is back as King

In the face of today’s unprecedented credit crunch, companies must do everything they can to free up Working Capital. Even businesses that appear to be in good shape may not be immune to the downturn

What would for example happen if your company’s bank suddenly cancelled its line of credit? Could you keep your operations going? And for how long? The cold, hard truth is that any company that relies on short-term debt may need to rethink its strategy, sooner than later

Working Capital is one of the few remaining areas which can deliver significant cash to the business in a relatively short period of time without a large restructuring program

Desk research shows that there is a significant potential of untapped capital lying idle

Optimising Working Capital represents a significant opportunity to improve shareholder value

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