masterThesis
Diferencias en el desempeño de empresas colombianas manufactureras según sus flujos de caja
Autor
Andrade Fernández, Jeny Patricia
Burbano Velasco, Yenny Alexandra
Institución
Resumen
This study assesses whether the patterns of cash flows of operation, investment, and financing are potential predictors or indicators of financial difficulties (financial distress) for firms in the Colombian manufacturing sector between 2015 and 2018. For this purpose, the signs of cash flows classify companies based on the life cycle theory. This study found the significant relationship between cash flow patterns and financial distress incidence. The results obtained through the ANOVA and Welch's (1947) t-tests show that these flows determine various financial features of firms and motivate us to deepen the potential of cash flows as indicators of financial distress.
This study is quantitative and exploratory, not experimental. The results obtained evidence that cash flow patterns based on the life cycle are a tool that has predictive capacity on future financial distress.