Essays about: "small mid cap companies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words small mid cap companies.

  1. 1. The effect of regulatory reforms on audit quality in a lax enforcement and high trust environment : A quantitative study on Swedish companies

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Julia Owczarek Blom; [2023]
    Keywords : non-audit services; NAS; non-audit services in Sweden; audit fees; non-audit fees; auditor; audit quality; auditor independence;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT Title: The effect of regulatory reforms on audit quality in a lax enforcement and high trust environment: A quantitative study on Swedish companies                      Level: Student thesis, final assignment for Master Programme in Business Administration  Author: Julia Owczarek Blom  Supervisor: Asif M Huq  Date: 2023 - May Aim: The aim of the study is to investigate the impact of regulatory changes on the consumption of non-audit services and the audit quality among the Swedish publicly listed firms on the Nasdaq Stockholm Stock Exchange. Specifically, the study focuses on whether there is a relationship between the 8th Directive on Statutory Audit and the EU Audit Package on non-audit services and the quality of audits. READ MORE

  2. 2. Ownership Structure and Corporate Performance: An empirical study on the impact of managerial ownership & concentrated ownership on corporate performance of Swedish publicly traded firms

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Melker Melin; Ismailcan Korkmaz; [2022]
    Keywords : Agency costs; ROA; corporate governance mechanisms; corporate performance; Managerial ownership; Ownership concentration; Stewardship; Tobin s Q; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the relationship between the corporate governance mechanisms, managerial ownership, and concentrated ownership, on corporate performance in Swedish companies. With its distinguishing corporate governance regime and financial environment, Sweden facilitates a unique contribution to the ongoing discussion on ownership structure and agency conflicts. READ MORE

  3. 3. Customers & Innovation as Share Price Determinants of The Cloud's New Cornerstone

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

    Author : Carl Oscar Milebratt; Oscar Holmbergh; [2021]
    Keywords : Software-as-a-Service; Subscription-based enterprises; Earnings per share; Research and development; Customer Acquisition Cost;

    Abstract : This paper examines the effect of revenue, customer acquisition cost, research and development expenses, and earnings per share on the share price movements of SaaS companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq. Additionally, the report explores if the metrics explanatory power varies between large SaaS companies (market capitalization > 10 billion USD) and mid- and small-cap companies (market capitalization < 10 billion USD). READ MORE

  4. 4. Determinants of the relationship between government shutdowns and real stock returns

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Ruta Zemaityte; [2020]
    Keywords : Government shutdowns; Financial markets; Granger causality; Government funding; Risk;

    Abstract : PART I: The effects of government shutdowns on financial markets in the US are still unclear to this day, as they have not garnered enough attention from researchers. The aim of this thesis is to expand the current knowledge on these effects by analyzing how the real returns on the utilities market in the US are Granger caused by government shutdowns. READ MORE

  5. 5. Market Liquidity and Block Holdings - Empirical evidence from the Swedish market

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Mattias Janfjord; Max Lundblom; [2020]
    Keywords : Liquidity; trading activity; ownership structure; blockholders; friction; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: Investigate the relation between block ownership and stock liquidity. Methodology: The empirical methods used in this project are of quantitative nature. We use a set of dependent variables representing liquidity measures in order to test how our main explanatory variable, sum of block holdings, affect this. READ MORE