Essays about: "financial ratios 2008"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words financial ratios 2008.

  1. 1. CARs In the Driver’s Seat: The Battle Between Capital and Stock Performance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Léo Fégeant; Alice Beer; [2023]
    Keywords : Capital Adequacy Ratio; Capital Requirements; Stock Returns; Basel-III; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : After the financial crisis of 2008, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision created the latest Accord for capital requirements: The Basel III Accord. Basel III set higher requirements for both quantity and quality of capital, with the aim to mitigate systemic risk. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Patterns and Determinants of Payout Policy in the 21-st Century : A study of the Nordic Countries.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Tatiana Silva da Costa; Abubacarr Sidy Nyassi; [2021]
    Keywords : Firms’ factors; cash dividends; share repurchases; payout ratio; Dividend Irrelevance Theory; Signaling Theory; Agency Theory; Life-cycle Theory; Substitution and Flexibility Hypotheses;

    Abstract : Payout policies is one of the most discussed topics in corporate finance. Since Miller & Modigliani (1961) dividend irrelevance theory, which was based on perfect markets, many theories have been developed in order to incorporate market imperfections to payout decisions. READ MORE

  5. 4. An Investment Approach Built on Systematic Risk : A performance analysis based on the characteristics of defensive and cyclical sectors on the Swedish stock market.

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Pontus Bardh; Jacob Haglund; [2021]
    Keywords : Defensive; Cyclical; Sectors; CAPM; Beta; Systematic risk; Alpha; Sharpe ratio; Performance; Stock market;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates and compares the performance and characteristics of defensive and cyclical sectors on the Swedish stock market during 2003-2020 and the financial crisis in2007-2008, taking monthly price developments from nine sectors. The purpose is to examine the differences in sector performances based on the estimations of systematic risk. READ MORE

  6. 5. Excess Cash holdings and Acquisitions: A study on Nordic firms

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Hannes Sandström; Lingjun Zhang; [2020-07-08]
    Keywords : Cash holdings; Excess cash; Mergers and acquisitions; Corporate governance; Agency conflicts; Free cash flow theories; Information asymmetries; Cash holding motives;

    Abstract : By adapting a well-recognized model for estimating normal cash holdings, this study examines if Nordic public firms with excess cash have a higher likelihood of performing acquisitions. Given that firms have access to capital markets, firms should be able to fund positive net present value projects regardless of current cash levels. READ MORE