{"id":9585,"date":"2026-08-03T18:35:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/glossary\/working-capital-net-working-capital-nwc\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T20:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:12:00","slug":"working-capital-net-working-capital-nwc","status":"publish","type":"b5_glossar","link":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/glossary\/working-capital-net-working-capital-nwc\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Capital \/ Net Working Capital (NWC)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Net working capital refers to a company\u2019s operating net current assets. It typically comprises inventories and trade receivables less short-term, non-interest-bearing operating liabilities. It thus reflects the short-term financing requirement of the operating business and is a central control variable for liquidity and cash conversion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In M&A transactions, a \u2018normal\u2019 working capital level is regularly agreed as a reference value (\u2018target NWC\u2019). Deviations from this have a purchase-price-increasing or purchase-price-reducing effect within the equity bridge. The specific definition of net working capital, the treatment of seasonality, the calculation on the basis of average values and the delineation from \u2018debt-like items\u2019 are therefore regularly the subject of intensive negotiation. Detailed information can be found, for example, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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