productividad del capital de trabajo (PKT)

English translation: working capital productivity

19:05 Oct 27, 2016
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Spanish term or phrase: productividad del capital de trabajo (PKT)
"Diseñar la estructura financiera basada en generación de EBITDA y productividad del capital de trabajo (PKT) para garantizar el crecimiento sostenible de la compañía."

From a business plan. I understand "productividad del capital" and "productividad de trabajo" but I'm not totally clear on the combination here, and having the acronym PKT hasn't proven useful in searches.
Andrea Shah
United States
Local time: 08:56
English translation:working capital productivity
Explanation:
Literal translation, see:
www.accountingtools.com/working-capital-productivity
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Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 08:56
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Thank you, Ellen!
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4 +1working capital productivity
Jennifer Levey
4Working capital productivity
Ellen Kraus
4Working capital productivity (PKT)
neilmac


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working capital productivity


Explanation:
Literal translation, see:
www.accountingtools.com/working-capital-productivity

Jennifer Levey
Chile
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Thank you, Ellen!

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agree  philgoddard: Or return on working capital.
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Working capital productivity


Explanation:
Working Capital Productivity - QFINANCE
www.financepractitioner.com/cash.../working-capital-product...
However expressed or calculated, working capital productivity is a measurement that offers a snapshot of a company's efficiency by comparing working capital

Ellen Kraus
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Working capital productivity (PKT)


Explanation:
Working capital (noun)
Finance -> The capital of a business which is used in its day-to-day trading operations, calculated as the current assets minus the current liabilities.


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Just in Time (JIT): A Tool to Decrease Cost and to Improve ... - IJMBS
www.ijmbs.com/Vol5/1/6-Anand-Poojary.pdf
"...productivity of the working capital employed came from high safety stocks, as companies were eager not to lose a single sale due to the high gross margins ..."


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NB: If you want a definition of the acronym PKT, you should post that as a separate query. Right now, I have no idea what it stands for, and would ask the person who used it, if possible.

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Note added at 1 hr (2016-10-27 20:15:07 GMT)
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NB: Phil's suggestion of "return on working capital" (retorno) above sounds better to me than "productivity" in English in this financial context.

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Note added at 1 hr (2016-10-27 20:16:20 GMT)
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Return on working capital - Questions & Answers - AccountingTools
www.accountingtools.com/...and.../return-on-working-capital...

"The return on working capital ratio compares the earnings for a measurement period to the related amount of working capital..."


    Reference: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/workingcapital.asp
neilmac
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neutral  philgoddard: It stands for productividad del capital de trabajo. I'm guessing they've used PKT because PCT means something else.
56 mins
  -> Your own suggestion "Return on working capital " sounds better to me...
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