Working capital management perceptions, practices, and challenges and opportunities among middle market firms
The greater a company’s free cash flows, the better able it is to compete, invest, grow, and attract potential investors. This report from the National Center for the Middle Market identifies working capital management perceptions, practices, and challenges and opportunities among middle market firms, including the fastest-growing and best performing businesses.
By studying the middle market’s approach to and perceptions of working capital management, and by comparing those data to practices among publicly traded entities, the National Center for the Middle Market and its research partners have identified and defined a major opportunity for companies to optimize working capital management and free up what can potentially amount to hundreds of millions of dollars in additional cash on hand.
For this report, the Center surveyed 400 C-suite middle market executives and financial managers with financial decision-making authority for their business. The survey was designed to identify working capital management perceptions, practices, challenges and opportunities among middle market firms, including the fastest-growing and best performing businesses.
Note: This report was republished in 08/2018 to reflected updated FY 2017 company data.
To learn more, download the revised report, Working Capital Management
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