European Working Capital Study: Managing Enterprise Value in the focus of CFO`s

The advisory team has examined 57 companies listed in EURO STOXX 50, DAX 30, FT 30 and STOXX Nordic 30.


European Working Capital Study – Key Findings

In the following, the Key findings of the sector based working capital study 2015 are listed up.

Top 1: Development of the Cash Conversion Cycle in Europe:

14.53 days are the combined Cash Conversion Cycle of all the companies in the European Indices.

Average Cash Conversion Cycle was negative in Transport & Travel sector which means companies in this sector have excess cash to invest.

Companies in Automotive sector have the highest Average CCC, which means companies may require liquidity for a shorter period.


Top 2: EBITDA and EBIT in the focus of CFO`s:

Healthcare and Gas & Multiutilities sectors have the highest average EBITDA margin of 27% approximately.

Transport & Travel sector has the lowest average EBITDA margin of 12%.


Top 3: Overview of sector based Enterprise Values:

The average EV\EBITDA of all sectors is 9.71 times.

Combined average EV\EBIT of all sectors is 13.71 times.

Average EV\EBITDA is the highest in Transport & Travel sector and companies in the Automobile & Parts sector have the lowest average EV\EBITDA.


Top 4: European Working Capital Study: Do you want to raise your Enterprise Value?

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Complete a working capital benchmarking exercise to compare performance against peers and identify potential improvement opportunities

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Implementation of sustainable working capital reduction by efficient processes, through focus on the key levers: improvement of commercial terms,

Process optimization throughout the entire cash conversion cycle

Creating and embedding a ‘cash culture’ within the organization



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