Is Cash Conversion Cycles Optimum in Turkish Listed Food-Beverage Firms?
In this study, the optimality of cash conversion cycles of firms at foodbeverage index of BIST (Istanbul Stock Market) is investigated. Panel KSS unit root test developed by Uçar and Omay (2009), which is suitable for heterogeneous panels & for non-linear financial series and taking into account...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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General Association of Economists from Romania
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Theoretical and Applied Economics |
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| Summary: | In this study, the optimality of cash conversion cycles of firms at foodbeverage
index of BIST (Istanbul Stock Market) is investigated. Panel KSS unit
root test developed by Uçar and Omay (2009), which is suitable for heterogeneous
panels & for non-linear financial series and taking into account cross sectional
dependence, is used in study with quarterly data spanning the period 2008-2013.
Cash levels of 13 firms among 15 are observed non-optimal by the aid of
Sequential Panel Selection Method (SPSM) developed by Chortareas and
Kapetanios (2009). This results show most firms at food-beverage index do not
pursue a balanced working capital policy. |
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| ISSN: | 1841-8678 1844-0029 |