Open AccessImpact of Cash Flow Management Practices on Financial Performance of Cement Manufacturing Firms: A Comparative Study of Pakistan and India
Author(s) -
Muhammad Adil Keerio,
Arifa Bano Talpur,
Tooba Ameen,
Meer Hassan Mari
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of accounting and finance in emerging economies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2519-0318
pISSN - 2518-8488
DOI - 10.26710/jafee.v7i3.1926
Subject(s) - profitability index , cash flow , business , return on assets , finance , order (exchange) , operating cash flow , actuarial science
Purpose: The study examined the impact of cash flow management practices on Pakistani cement firm’s financial performance with comparison of Indian cement sector’s selected firms.
Methodology: The Pooled OLS Regression is applied with the Help of EViews software. The data collection is from official websites of the concerned companies from 2009 to 2018 with help of secondary source. The multiple regressions, Random Effect Model and Fixed effect models are used for the analysis of data and confirmed with Husman test.
Findings: The finding of this study for both selected countries indicated the influence of cash flow management practices wherein both countries cement producing companies shows significant impact on firm’s performance but in terms of Pakistan Return on Assets have no impact on firm’s Profitability.
Implications: Therefore, after a careful analysis study recommended that cement manufacturing companies must reevaluate their practices of managing cash flows in order to generate more profitability and generate enough cash to meet their obligations.