Compared with receivables, inventory accounts for a greater amount of working capital and slower turnover, and the inventory turnover period constitutes the greatest proportion of the operating cycle.In Tables 3 and 4, we divide our sample into 10 groups according to changes in the CPI and operating cycle, which are defined from 0 (low) to 9 (high). Table 3 and Fig. 2 reveal a strong negative relationship between the cash rate of public firms and the CPI. When inflation falls, the cash-holding ratio increases, and when inflation rises, the cash-holding ratio decreases. Specifically, as the inflation level drops toward its lowest point, the change in cash holdings is greater. From Table 4 and Fig. 3, we can also see a close relationship between the cash-holding rate and the operating cycle. When the operating cycle is longer, the cash-holding rate is lower, indicating a negative relationship, but when the operating cycle is very long, the ratio of cash holdings begins to increase.
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