Working assets
11Working capital — Accountancy Key concepts Accountant · Accounting period · Bookkeeping · Cash and accrual basis · Cash flow management · Chart of accounts  …
12working capital — the excess of current assets over current liabilities of any business at any time. Glossary of Business Terms In accounting and finance, used to describe the amount, if any, by which a business s current assets exceed its current liabilities.… …
13Working capital — Defined as the difference in current assets and current liabilities (excluding short term debt). Current assets may or may not include cash and cash equivalents, depending on the company. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * working… …
14working capital — noun assets available for use in the production of further assets (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑capital • Derivationally related forms: ↑capitalist (for: ↑capital), ↑capitalize (for …
15Working Capital Turnover — A measurement comparing the depletion of working capital to the generation of sales over a given period. This provides some useful information as to how effectively a company is using its working capital to generate sales. A company uses working… …
16Working Capital — A measure of both a company s efficiency and its short term financial health. The working capital ratio is calculated as: Positive working capital means that the company is able to pay off its short term liabilities. Negative working capital… …
17assets — noun anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑possession • Hyponyms: ↑share, ↑portion, ↑ …
18Working Capital Management — A managerial accounting strategy focusing on maintaining efficient levels of both components of working capital, current assets and current liabilities, in respect to each other. Working capital management ensures a company has sufficient cash… …
19working capital — 1. *Short term assets used for day to day trading and operational purposes. Working capital comprises *cash, *accounts receivable, inventory, and *prepaid expenses. 2. A measure of liquidity calculated by deducting *current liabilities from… …
20working capital — A firm s investment in current assets, such as cash, accounts receivable, inventory, etc. The net working capital is the difference between the current assets and current liabilities. Such represents the amount of cash, materials, and supplies… …
