20 Oct 2025 | 5 Mins Read

Some stocks successfully manage negative working capital

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Nestlé India, Maruti Suzuki, and Bharti Airtel maintain negative working capital due to effective cash-flow management. Their low inventory and receivables combined with high payables and efficient vendor negotiation terms enable them to achieve this. However, companies with negative working capital can sometimes indicate distress, as seen in past examples of DHFL, Jet Airways, and Kingfisher.