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Working capital change

Accounting

The movement in receivables, inventory and payables, adjusted against profit on the way to operating cash flow.

In plain terms

Where profit recorded but not collected disappears. Profit of ₹300 crore plus ₹120 crore of depreciation, less a ₹410 crore rise in receivables, leaves about ₹10 crore of operating cash.

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Indian stock market glossary · Market Vidyalaya