Working Capital

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Working Capital is a measure of a company's short term liquidity or its ability to cover short term liabilities. Working capital is defined as the difference between a company's current assets and current liabilities. That is,

Analysts use working capital to determine how easily a company can meet its liabilities over a short time horizon. It is also used when calculating other financial metrics like free cash flow. When management uses working capital as a basis for business decisions their goal is to make sure the company is able to continue its operations in the short term while covering any near-term debt as well as operating expenses.

Working Capital

Company	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Actuant (ATU)	$222M	$265M	$296M	Add	Add
Adept Technology (ADEP)	$13.1M	$27.1M	$22.4M	Add	Add
Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP)	$87.6M	$112M	$137M	Add	Add
Baldwin Technology Company (BLD)	$25.5M	$29.8M	$35.6M	Add	Add
Bonso Electronics International (BNSO)	$15.3M	$16.9M	$16.8M	Add	Add
Briggs & Stratton (BGG)	$9.07M	$8.7M	$7.26M	Add	Add
Brunswick (BC)	$930M	$785M	$818M	Add	Add
China Yuchai International (CYD)	$823M	$457M	Add	Add	Add
Comtech Group (COGO)	$507M	$586M	$1.21B	Add	Add
Cummins (CMI)	$1.7B	$2.09B	$2.1B	Add	Add
CVD Equipment (CVV)	$3.12M	$4.15M	$10.3M	Add	Add
Dover (DOV)	$1.07B	$1.33B	$1.36B	Add	Add
Dresser-Rand Group (DRC)	$156M	$198M	$205M	Add	Add
Empresas Ica Soc Contrladora (ICA)	$5.11B	$9.93B	$8.75B	Add	Add
Environmental Tectonics (ETC)	Add	$18.3M	$5.51M	$1.74M	Add
Flanders (FLDR)	$60.6M	$68M	$50.3M	Add	Add
Flowserve (FLS)	$398M	$419M	$647M	Add	Add
Fluor (FLR)	$769M	$917M	$1.2B	Add	Add
Foster Wheeler (FWLT)	($146M)	$142M	$521M	Add	Add
Gardner Denver (GDI)	$272M	$263M	$389M	Add	Add
Gerber Scientific (GRB)	Add	$65.7M	$81.1M	$106M	Add
Gorman-Rupp Company (GRC)	$82.3M	$92.5M	$102M	Add	Add
Graco (GGG)	$102M	$110M	$123M	Add	Add
Granite Construction (GVA)	$368M	$320M	$398M	Add	Add
IDEX (IEX)	$116M	$198M	$231M	Add	Add
Illinois Tool Works (ITW)	$2.11B	$2.57B	$3.21B	Add	Add
Ingersoll-Rand Company (IR)	$1.05B	$1.43B	$4.47B	Add	Add
IntriCon (IIN)	$8.19M	$8.45M	$9.37M	Add	Add
ITT Corporation (ITT)	$276M	$681M	($527M)	Add	Add
Kubota (KUB)	$171B	$242B	$240B	Add	Add
Matrix Service Company (MTRX)	$21.7M	$42.7M	$51.3M	Add	Add
McDermott International (MDR)	$77.7M	($415M)	($3.8M)	Add	Add
Meadow Valley (MVCO)	$21.9M	$27.3M	$23M	Add	Add
Met-Pro (MPR)	$37.1M	$39.1M	$44.4M	$51.2M	Add
Middleby (MIDD)	$7.59M	$11.5M	$67.1M	Add	Add
Nordson (NDSN)	$61.6M	$106M	($100M)	Add	Add
Nova Measuring Instruments (NVMI)	$14.8M	$15.9M	$20.7M	Add	Add
Pall (PLL)	$598M	$653M	$774M	Add	Add
Peerless Manufacturing Company (PMFG)	$20.3M	$22.9M	$30.6M