Essays about: "Financial Accounting Ratios"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words Financial Accounting Ratios.

  1. 1. Taking Climate into Account - Carbon Management Tools for Investment Decisions and Progress Tracking at an Energy Company

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

    Author : Rebecca Ahlin; Anna Malmberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Carbon accounting; carbon disclosure; carbon management; carbon management tools; environmental change management; internal carbon price; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Background: Climate change is becoming a more urgent issue, where global agreements and regulations are putting pressure on companies to calculate and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions to combat the problem. Other driving forces of carbon disclosure for companies include social, economic, and financial pressure, as well as firm specific internal factors. READ MORE

  3. 2. Can Machine Be a Good Stock Picker?: Bridging the Gap between Fundamental Data and Machine Learning

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Tomoya Narita; Povilas Stankevicius; [2023]
    Keywords : Machine Learning; XGBoost; Relative Valuation; Convergence Trade;

    Abstract : We investigate the efficacy of historical accounting data and consensus forecasts for relative valuation of stocks, employing tree-based machine learning methods. We run an XGBoost model for monthly cross-sections of financial and pricing data of US equities from 1984 to 2021. READ MORE

  4. 3. Credit Where Credit's Due: An Empirical Study of Defaults in the Swedish Corporate Bond Market Between 2004 and 2023

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Kristoffer Östlin; Ludvig Sviberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Corporate Bonds; Yield Spread; Default; Swedish Bond Market; Logit Regression Model;

    Abstract : This paper studies the relationship between bond defaults and yield spread, and other bond and company variables observable at issuance using a comprehensive dataset of matured and defaulted bonds from non-financial Swedish firms, covering the period 2004-2023. We find that higher yield spreads are correlated with higher default probabilities, particularly in the high-yield (HY) bond segment. READ MORE

  5. 4. The effects of adoption of IFRS 16 on financial reports, financial measures and taxation - Evidence from the Swedish retail industry

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Marcus Sandström; [2022-06-30]
    Keywords : Leasing; IFRS 16; IAS 17; Case study; Deferred taxes;

    Abstract : This paper examines the transition from IAS 17 to IFRS 16 in terms of the effects on the financial report, financial ratios, and taxation for various Swedish retail companies. The study was carried out as a multiple case study were accounting data was extracted from annual reports. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Expected Credit Loss Model's Impact on the Cyclicality of Credit Supply: A Study of the Implementation of IFRS 9

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Oskar Duan; Iuliana Tornea; [2022]
    Keywords : Expected credit loss; Incurred credit loss; Capital crunch; IFRS 9; Capital Requirements;

    Abstract : The accounting standard for recognizing loan loss provisions changed in 2018 from IAS 39 to IFRS 9. IFRS 9 introduced the expected credit loss model (ECL), intended to be an improved alternative to its predecessor, the incurred credit loss model (ICL), which was criticized for the "too little, too late" provisioning during the 2008 financial crisis. READ MORE