RELFrom RELAll TechnologyLargest U.S. Companies Said Taking on More Debt Rather Than Improve Working Capital PerformanceThe largest public companies in the U.S. chose to go even further into debt in 2015 instead of driving cash out of their businesses by improving how they collect from customers, pay suppliers and manage inventory, according to the annual working capital survey from REL, a division of The Hackett Group Inc. Overall working capital performance continued to degrade, reaching poorest performance levels since the 2008 financial crisis.August 2, 2016Logistics OutsourcingU.S. Companies Continue to 'Play Year-End Games' With Receivables, Payables and InventoryMany large U.S. companies continue to try and "game the system" at year's end, artificially improving their balance sheets by manipulating receivables, payables and inventory, according to a study from REL, a division of The Hackett Group. Their efforts, which can range from deep discounting and extended payment terms on sales to simply "losing" supplier bills, do have a positive impact in Q4, the study found. But these companies pay a harsh price in Q1, when working capital performance bounces back to even worse levels than before.October 25, 2012All LogisticsRecession Hit Working Capital Hard in 2009 as Collections Slowed Dramatically, Inventories Spiked to New HighsJuly 2, 2010Page 1 of 1
