The Effect of Working Capital Management on Market Value of Quoted Food and Beverages Manufacturing Firms in Nigeria
Osundina Jacob Ademola, Osundina Kemisola C.

Abstract
The main objective of this research was to examine the effect of working capital management on market value of quoted food and beverages manufacturing firms in Nigeria. Working capital management was proxied by Account Collection Period (ACP), Inventory Conversion Period (ICP), Account Payment Period (APP), Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) and Aggressive Investment Policy (AIP) while market value was proxied by Tobin Q. Survey research design was employed using primary data. Pearson Product Moment Correlation and multiple regression analysis were used to determine the effect.The study found out that working capital management had significant positive effect on market value of food and beverages manufacturing firms in Nigeria. Also, the outcome of this study shows that Cash conversion cycle, Account Collection Period, Inventory Conversion Period, Account Payment Period, and Aggressive Investment Policy had significant effect on market value of food and beverages manufacturing firms in Nigeria.

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