Essays about: "ROCE"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the word ROCE.

  1. 1. What Determines a CEO's Impact on Financial Performance in the Swedish Commodity Industry

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Victor Kjellström; Otto Svensson; [2021]
    Keywords : CEO factors; Financial performance; Human Capital Theory; Homogenous industries; Commodity industry;

    Abstract : Among the many factors shaping company financial performance, the CEO is arguably one of the most critical. But what is it that distinguishes one CEO's ability to produce performance from another? Being such a well-researched field, it still lacks consensus regarding which CEO factors that affect a CEO's ability to produce performance. READ MORE

  3. 2. Are Swedish Private Equity Firms Better at Creating Value in Swedish Companies?

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

    Author : Alfred Carlsson; Ted Kennertsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Private equity; Local advantage; Buyouts; Value creation;

    Abstract : We examine whether companies owned by Swedish PE firms are superior in value creation compared to companies owned by foreign PE firms, to identify a potential local advantage. Additionally, we investigate local advantage in more detail by decomposing it into different factors and analyzing these factors individually and how they are interlinked. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Financial Impact of having Women on the Board : A study on the gender composition of a board and its effect on a company's financial performance

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Företagsekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Carl Luhr; Alice Ålund; [2021]
    Keywords : Financial performance; gender composition of boards; operating margin; return on capital employed ROCE ; Stockholm stock exchange; agency theory; resource dependency theory;

    Abstract : The purpose of the study is to examine if the gender composition of a board has an effect on a company’s financial performance by analyzing their operating margin and return on capital employed (ROCE). The study is based on a quantitative method, studying companies listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. READ MORE

  5. 4. Female Corporate Leaders and Firm Financial Performance- A study of 152 Swedish Public Companies during the Period of 2010-2017

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Astrid Lindquist; Ebba Sjöstrand; [2019]
    Keywords : Females as corporate leaders; Gender; Financial performance; Accounting-based measures;

    Abstract : This thesis tests whether there is a relationship between the presence of female corporate leaders and firm financial performance in one of the most gender equal countries in the world- Sweden. The study involves a collection of 152 Swedish public companies during a time period of eight years- from 2010 to 2017. READ MORE

  6. 5. Is ROCE a factor that affects the stock return?

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

    Author : Maria Markusjan; Binxin Su; [2018]
    Keywords : Profitability Factor; ROCE; Fama-French; Factor model;

    Abstract : This study investigates the profitability factor proposed by Novy-Marx through the application of the methodology developed by Fama-French (1993, 2015). It particularly focuses on investigating Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) as a measurement for profitability and how this influences the stock market behaviour adjusted for market risk and size. READ MORE