Trade working capital
in business finance, the difference between current assets and current liabilities related to the everyday operations of a company
In business finance, trade working capital (TWC) is the difference between current assets and current liabilities related to the everyday operations of a company. TWC is usually expressed in percentage of sales.
calculations
A typical way of calculating it is by subtracting accounts payable from the sum of accounts receivable and inventory.
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