Talk:Working capital

message: ... Positive working capital means that the company is able to pay off its short-term liabilities. Negative working capital means that a company currently is unable to meet its short-term liabilities with its current assets (cash, accounts receivable, inventory).
The article currently says "Any changes in the working capital will have an effect on a business's cash flows. A positive change in working capital indicates that the business has paid out cash, for example in purchasing or converting inventory, paying creditors etc. Hence, an increase in working capital will have a negative effect on the business's cash holding. However, a negative change in working capital indicates lower funds to pay off short term liabilities (current liabilities), which may have bad repercussions to the future of the company."
I think the positive/negative are switched around here. A "positive change in working capital" would mean working capital has increased, and thus the business has received cash, or converted inventory to cash.  An increase in working capital would not have a negative impact on the business's cash holdings.  An increase in working capital would mean that current assets have increased with regard to current liabilities. This is a good thing.  I'm going to edit this.DanIzzo 21:53, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
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message: Section: Working capital cycle / Meaning
It is just my opinion (I have no expertise on the actual topic), but the wording in these paragraphs makes it sound like the contributor is giving a personal opinion about the topic; whereas the contributor is actually trying to give an alternative and valid viewpoint that should be considered when the reader is researching the topic. (note also that the original text looks like it has been lifted straight off the source website)
As an absolute rule of funders, each of them wants to see a positive working capital. Such situation gives them the possibility to think that your company has more than enough current assets to cover financial obligations. Though, the same can’t be said about the negative working capital.https://inevitablesteps.com/business/negative-working-capital/ A large number of funders believe that businesses can’t be sustainable with a negative working capital, which is a wrong way of thinking. In order to run a sustainable business with a negative working capital it’s essential to understand some key components.
1. Approach your suppliers and persuade them to let you purchase the inventory on 1-2 month credit terms, but keep in mind that you must sell the purchased goods, to consumers, for money. 
2. Effectively monitor your inventory management, make sure that it’s often refilled and with the help of your supplier, back up your warehouse.
Plus, big companies like McDonald’s, Amazon, Dell, General Electric and Wal-Mart are using negative working capital.
Can I suggest the following revision:
Investors and creditors generally view positive working capital as an indication that a business has enough current assets to cover financial obligations, whilst a negative working capital indicates that a business cannot support its working debts. http://www.myaccountingcourse.com/financial-ratios/net-working-capital
An alternative view is that negative working capital can be managed in such a way that the business can be sustained. Companies that successfully use this strategy include McDonald’s, Amazon, Dell, General Electric and Wal-Mart. The characteristics of companies that operate in this way are:
# Long (1-2 month) credit terms from suppliers for inventory
# Cash or up-front payments from consumers purchasing inventory
# Effective inventory management, to ensure that demand does not outstrip supply
TonkaToys (talk) 10:37, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sounds like personal opinion