What is working capital


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Working capital is the value of current assets minus current liabilities for any company.

Its the capital of a business which is used in its day-to-day trading operations, calculated as the current assets minus the current liabilities.
If the ratio is less than one then they have negative working capital.
A high working capital ratio isn't always a good thing, it could indicate that they have too much inventory or they are not investing their excess cash.