Parties to a business transaction, whether structured as a purchase of equity or assets, typically agree on a method to adjust the purchase price based on the net working capital of the acquired ...

Textbooks and financial courses often state that a healthy balance sheet is characterized by, among other things, positive net working capital. Conversely, negative working capital may indicate ...

Net working capital (“NWC”) is often a highly scrutinized component in M&A deals and can significantly impact the purchase price. NWC represents the liquidity a company needs to run its day-to-day ...

This article is part of a continuing series on recurring issues of critical importance to sellers in private company M&A. Previous topics include equity rolls. Net Working Capital (“NWC”) targets and ...

In a business acquisition, the buyer should receive sufficient net working capital, or (NWC), to operate the business in its ordinary course. The assessment and negotiation of NWC is important; ...

Gregory Milano is founder and CEO of Fortuna Advisors LLC and author of Curing Corporate Short-Termism, Future Growth vs. Current Earnings. Many executives, especially those with a finance background, ...

Working capital is the amount of money a company has available in short-term liquid assets. It determines a company’s immediate liquidity and is often used to manage cash flow and for other forms of ...

Although Working Capital – which refers to the funds a business uses in its day-to-day operations – is seen as a relatively mundane metric, we think it’s quite useful to identify quality businesses.