Essays about: "Accounting and Market Profitability"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words Accounting and Market Profitability.

  1. 1. Something's in the Air: Exploring Wind Power Investment Incentives in Sweden

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Herman Rogefors; William Karlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Wind Power; Merit Order Effect; Swedish Electricity Market; Firm Profitability; Investments;

    Abstract : Swedish wind power generation levels have shifted materially over the last decade, nearly accounting for 20% of the total electricity supply by the end of 2021. Along with rapid infrastructure development, industry ownership structures have changed, and foreign equity in wind power is estimated to increase from 36% in 2016 to 66% in 2024. READ MORE

  3. 2. Is Everyone Uninformed? A study of the relationship between profitability and IPO underpricing

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Niklas Willén; Jacob Jannering; [2023]
    Keywords : IPO Underpricing; IPO; Profitability; Information Asymmetry; Accounting Fundamentals;

    Abstract : In this paper, we investigate the explanatory power of profitability on IPO underpricing through the lens of information asymmetry over different time paradigms. We find that although profitability does not have an impact on IPO underpricing in general, during the time paradigm of 2001 to 2010 it has a positive significant impact- highlighting the necessity to account for variations over time. READ MORE

  4. 3. Families and performance : The impact of family ownership on performance in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Julia Nylöf; Johanna Rehme; [2023]
    Keywords : agency theory; corporate governance; family firms; firm performance; multiple blockholders; ownership structure; stewardship theory;

    Abstract : This study investigates whether family ownership influences firms’ accounting and market-based performance as measured by ROA respectively Tobin’s Q. The Swedish market is especially interesting due to its unique corporate governance system, and because previous studies based on a Swedish sample present contradictory findings on the family-performance relationship. READ MORE

  5. 4. Prediction of Stock Returns Using Accounting Data with a Machine Learning Approach

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Ludvig Ekmark; Tobias Frisell; [2022-06-30]
    Keywords : Stock price prediction; Accounting data; Machine learning; Gradient boosting decision trees; CatBoost classifier; Logistic regression; Feature importance;

    Abstract : The relationship between accounting data and stock price prediction has been a hot topic for over half a century. Researchers have been trying to identify the relationship and investigate how it may be useful when trying to improve prediction accuracy. READ MORE

  6. 5. Does CSR Actually Hurt Profitability? A Study on the Impact of US Firms' Corporate Social Responsibility Performance on Accounting and Market Metrics of Financial Profitability

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Gian Luca Hedenström; Jacopo Breschi; [2022]
    Keywords : CSR; Corporate Financial Profitability; Accounting and Market Profitability; Stakeholder Theory; ESG;

    Abstract : Researchers have long investigated the relationship between firms' corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance and corporate financial performance (CFP) without reaching a consensus. Several scholars highlight the multiple economic benefits that firms increasing CSR performance can enjoy. READ MORE