Impact of Working Capital Management on the Profitability of the Food and Personal Care Products Companies Listed in Karachi Stock Exchange (Finance)

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    IMPACT OF WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ON THE PROFITABILITY OF THE

    FOOD AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COMPANIES LISTED IN KARACHI

    STOCK EXCHANGE.

    By

    Muhammad Idree

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    I &er#!%y #ha# I ha5e read THE IMPACT OF WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ON

    FIRM PROFITABILITY "y MUHAMMAD IDREES* a(d #ha# !( my $6!(!$(* #h! +$r7

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    Declaration

    I* here"y de&'are #ha# #he reear&h u"m!##ed #$ R

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    Dedication

    Th! Reear&h ! ded!&a#ed #$ my 6are(#* Mr < M!9 Sardar Hua!(* "r$#her a(d Fr!e(d

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    Abstract

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    Acknowledgement

    I am )ra#e%u' #$ A'm!)h#y ALLAH* Wh$e "'e!() ha5e a'+ay "ee( a $ur&e $%

    e(&$ura)eme(# %$r u a(d +h$ )a5e u #he a"!'!#y #$ &$m6'e#e #h! #a79 I a'$ +!h my

    hear#!e# #ha(7 #$ my 6are(# +h$ u66$r#ed me %!(a(&!a''y a +e'' a m$ra''y #hr$u)h$u#

    my a&adem!& &areer a(d 6ray %$r me a'' #he #!me9 I &a( (e5er #ur( d$+( #he!r e%%$r# #hey 6u#

    %$r+ard %$r my "r!)h# a(d 6r$6er$u %u#ure9

    I a'$ ded!&a#e #h! d!er#a#!$( #$ my %r!e(d +h$ ha5eu66$r#ed me #hr$u)h$u# #he 6r$&e9

    I +!'' a'+ay a66re&!a#e a'' #hey ha5e d$(e*e6e&!a''y

    I &a( (e5er %$r)e# )u!da(&e #he e%%$r# $% my hum"'e #ea&her9 I am 5ery #ha(7%u' #$ #hem

    +h$ he'6ed me dur!() #he &$ure $% #udy a(d m$#!5a#ed me a'' #he #!me9 I am #ha(7%u' #$ my

    u6er5!$r MS9 Mar!a Ih#!a, %$r her 7!(d u66$r# a(d he'6 !( #h! #he!9

    Muhammad Idree

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    List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

    WCM W$r7!() Ca6!#a' Ma(a)eme(#

    ACP A5era)e C$''e!$( Per!$d

    ITID I(5e(#$ry Tur($5er !( Day

    APP A5era)e Payme(# Per!$d

    CCC Cah C$(5er!$( Cy&'e

    IT u# I( T!me

    EFOODS E()r$ F$$d '!m!#ed Pa7!#a(

    NATF Na#!$(a' F$$d Pa7!#a(

    NOPK N$$( Pa7!#a( L#d

    RMPL Ra%ha( Ma!=e L#d

    SCL Sh!e'd C$r6$ra#!$( L#d

    SHE She=a( I(#er(a#!$(a' L#d

    UPEL U(!'e5er F$$d Pa7!#a( L#d

    MFFL M!#h&he'' Fru!# L#d

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    Table of Contents

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    List of Tables

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    Chapter 1: Introdction

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    The a!m $% #he #udy ! #$ %!(d #he !(%'ue(&e $% WCM $( 6r$%!#a"!'!#y $% #he &$m6a(!e9

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    Chapter (: 0ethodology

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    3et operating profit:

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    (. Descriptive Analysis:

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    Chapter +: Analysis

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    Table 1: Descriptive %tatistics

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    #he 6r$%!#a"!'!#y +!'' "e de&reaed "u# !% #h! #!me 6er!$d ! h$r#* #he 6r$%!#a"!'!#y $% #he

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