Working capital, profitability, liquidity and solvency of healthcare insurance companies

The purpose of this study is to analyze the adequacy of a working capital management normative model, in terms of profitability, liquidity and solvency. Through an empirical and analytical research, the analysis of variance results (ANOVA) of a sample containing financial information from 621 health...

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Autores principales: André Luiz de Souza Guimarães, Valcemiro Nossa
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:965cc5d1a6cd43b7bf7f2cf6359ce0952021-11-11T15:48:04ZWorking capital, profitability, liquidity and solvency of healthcare insurance companies1807-734Xhttps://doaj.org/article/965cc5d1a6cd43b7bf7f2cf6359ce0952010-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=123021648003https://doaj.org/toc/1807-734XThe purpose of this study is to analyze the adequacy of a working capital management normative model, in terms of profitability, liquidity and solvency. Through an empirical and analytical research, the analysis of variance results (ANOVA) of a sample containing financial information from 621 healthcare insurance companies for the year 2006 ,show that different working capital structures are associated with different levels of profitability, liquidity and solvency, suggesting a preference order different from the one theorized by Fleuriet / Braga. The results indicate that a certain structure - where financial current assets exceed onerous current liabilities, and cyclical current assets exceed cyclical current liabilities ¿ is associated with higher levels of profitability, liquidity and solvency. In addition, the study reiterates the importance of efficient management of working capital to the performance and survival of healthcare insurance companies.André Luiz de Souza GuimarãesValcemiro NossaFUCAPE Business Schoolarticleworking capitalprofitabilitysolvencyhealthcarefleuriet modelBusinessHF5001-6182ENPTBBR: Brazilian Business Review, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 37-59 (2010)
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PT
topic working capital
profitability
solvency
healthcare
fleuriet model
Business
HF5001-6182
spellingShingle working capital
profitability
solvency
healthcare
fleuriet model
Business
HF5001-6182
André Luiz de Souza Guimarães
Valcemiro Nossa
Working capital, profitability, liquidity and solvency of healthcare insurance companies
description The purpose of this study is to analyze the adequacy of a working capital management normative model, in terms of profitability, liquidity and solvency. Through an empirical and analytical research, the analysis of variance results (ANOVA) of a sample containing financial information from 621 healthcare insurance companies for the year 2006 ,show that different working capital structures are associated with different levels of profitability, liquidity and solvency, suggesting a preference order different from the one theorized by Fleuriet / Braga. The results indicate that a certain structure - where financial current assets exceed onerous current liabilities, and cyclical current assets exceed cyclical current liabilities ¿ is associated with higher levels of profitability, liquidity and solvency. In addition, the study reiterates the importance of efficient management of working capital to the performance and survival of healthcare insurance companies.
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author André Luiz de Souza Guimarães
Valcemiro Nossa
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Valcemiro Nossa
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title Working capital, profitability, liquidity and solvency of healthcare insurance companies
title_short Working capital, profitability, liquidity and solvency of healthcare insurance companies
title_full Working capital, profitability, liquidity and solvency of healthcare insurance companies
title_fullStr Working capital, profitability, liquidity and solvency of healthcare insurance companies
title_full_unstemmed Working capital, profitability, liquidity and solvency of healthcare insurance companies
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