THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MANAGEMENT OF FLOATING CAPITAL AND PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY

Efficient management of the companyэs floating capital provides an opportunity to create its value by reducing the need for additional financing, increasing profitability, improving liquidity and increasing the efficiency of operations. Floating capital acts as a lever of value creation for owners. An effective model of the management of floating capital allows the company to gain a competitive advantage and increase shareholder wealth. The relevance of our study is due to the need for quality management of the short-term company’s activities to achieve its maximum performance. The purpose of our research was the identification of the nature of the relationship between the components of floating capital and the performance of the Russian companies. The object of the research was the floating capital of the Russian medium and large size companies, analyzed for the period from 2011 to 2016.
The subject of the research was a set of floating capital management processes aimed at achieving the company’s strategic goals. To substantiate the relationship between management of the floating capital and the indicator of company’s performance, we used the following metrics: ROA ratio, reflecting the profitability of total assets, as well as indicators of floating capital — the financial cycle of the company and its components: the period of turnover of debtor indebtedness, the period of turnover of accounts payable, and the period of inventory turnover. In order to simulate the relationship between the management of the floating capital and the company’s performance, the authors used the panel regression method to improve the efficiency of the estimates. In order to obtain applied conclusions, the authors built models with fixed and random effects and used cluster standard errors to reduce the impact of data autocorrelation. Based on the study, the authors proved that there is a significant inverse relationship between the length of the financial cycle of the company and the effectiveness of its activities. There was an inverse relationship between the period of accounts payable turnover and the performance of the company. With the rise of the period of turnover of accounts receivable, the performance of the company falls. An inverse relationship was also found between the period of the company’s inventory turnover and the performance of its activities. The results obtained in the course of the research are of great practical value for the management and strategic development of the company. The results of the research can be used in proper management decisions in the field of floating capital. A competent management policy of the company’s floating capital allows for efficient allocation of the company’s resources to improve the quality of its activities, keeping a balance between the predicted risks and performance.

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