Essays about: "the effect of financial ratios on firm performance"

Found 4 essays containing the words the effect of financial ratios on firm performance.

1. 1. Oil & Gas producers’ financial performance : International Oil Companies’ financial performance and Crude oil prices in the Eurozone from 2004 to 2013

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Charles Guillermet; Olivier Taïlé Manikom; [2014]
   Keywords : Eurozone; Oil Gas industry; firm performance; International Oil Companies; Crude Oil.;

   Abstract : This paper determines the relationship between the crude oil price and the financial performance of International Oil Companies (IOCs) of the Eurozone during the last decade (from 2004 to 2013). This study is conducted around a multiple regression model with panel data with the financial performance ratios (ROA, ROE, Profit Margin) as dependent variables and the crude oil price as independent variables. READ MORE

3. 2. The Power of Credit Ratings - A study of credit rating changes’ effects on essential firm aspects

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Victoria Høgheim; Fanny Andrea Bjørndalen; Johanna Nilsson; Marielle Svensson; [2014]
   Keywords : Credit ratings; capital structure; financial ratios; valuation; performance; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to empirically examine how a change in credit rating affects three specific firm aspects: capital structure, valuation and performance. We want to extend the scope of previous research by examining whether US firms change their capital structure after a change in its Broad rating. READ MORE

4. 3. Supply Chain Maturity and Financial Performance : Study of Swedish SMEs

   University essay from Ämnesavdelningen för industriell ekonomi

   Author : Arash Abolghasemi Kordestani; Farshad Farhat; [2009]
   Keywords : supply chain process maturity; financial performance; SME;

   Abstract : Purpose - The goal of this research is to demonstrate that financial performance of current year is dependent to the amount of maturity of the supply chain processes. This aim is achieved through considering current supply chain process maturities of the firm together with financial performance of prior years. READ MORE

5. 4. Performance and Valuation of Swedish Family Firms

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Joen Averstad; Gustaf Rova; [2007]
   Keywords : Family firms; Control structure; Agency problems; Opposing effects; Sweden;

   Abstract : We analyse the effect of family control, management and ownership on family firm performance “ROA and ROIC” and value “Tobin’s q”. We test our hypotheses using 4042 firm observations from more than 600 listed companies in Sweden over the period 1985-2005. READ MORE