Despite remarkable growth, management has kept working capital under control to prevent any major
cash drain. The group's business profile is supported by geographic diversification.
Can you really see the Tories matching those huge injections when the post-Brexit
cash drain kicks in and they go into an election needing to bribe their heartlands?
Unfortunately, it will now take a long time and will be a further
cash drain on the long suffering council tax payers.
Payouts to departing employees, for share buybacks, can be a
cash drain. The same is true for regulatory requirements, including annual appraisals.
"When Mistry was there some actions were being taken at a group level which would have helped reduce the company's
cash drain activities," said Daljeet Singh Kohli, research head at broker IndiaNivesh.
"Huge pension payments were a
cash drain on the company and we couldn't get out from under them," said Riddle.
All eyes now turn to whether the European Central Bank will increase the amount of credit the banks can draw on to make up for the
cash drain. Analysts expect the ECB to not provide more emergency assistance today, meaning Greece might have to tighten its limits on cash withdrawals and transfers from the current 60 euros ([pounds sterling]42) per day.
cash drain Councillor Willie Crowley at Newbridge toilet
Meanwhile, Parikh adds that he also looks at working capital related metrics over a period of time, as it shows how the management constantly endeavours to avoid
cash drain through good working capital management.
It's a svelte coupe whose elegantly sculpted lines might hint at high running costs but really represents no more of a
cash drain than many a plainer machine.
Lacking permission to speak on the record, the source asked for anonymity in exchange for the information.Because of stagnant output, project delays and government-ordered fuel subsidies, Petrobras has seen its debt rise and
cash drain away and is now the world's most indebted and least profitable major oil company, according to Thomson Reuters data.Petrobras has spent between $22 billion and $47 billion a year since 2008, one of the largest corporate investment programmes ever.
"It was a mammoth
cash drain, and in the dark times of 2008-09, cash was what was required."