Sökning: "Firm performance ratios"
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1. Profitability During a Sustainability Transformation - A Case Study of a Swedish Petroleum and Biofuel Company
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenSammanfattning : This report examines the financial profitability of a petroleum and biofuel company during their sustainability transformation. The case company is Preem AB, the largest fuel company in Sweden. The study finds that debt-to-equity ratios tend to increase with investments in more sustainable solutions. LÄS MER
2. Exploring Momentum: The Hidden Drivers of Stock Returns in the Nordic Market
D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiSammanfattning : This thesis investigates the relationship between price momentum, earnings momentum, and stock returns in the Nordic region by examining the risk-adjusted performance measures of various momentum strategy portfolios. Inspired by Novy-Marx's 2015 theory that momentum in firm fundamentals explains the performance of price momentum strategies, this study seeks to provide deeper insights into momentum drivers and their implications for investment professionals. LÄS MER
3. Profit-driven vs. purpose-driven? A study of the prevalence and implications of foundation ownership
D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiSammanfattning : Examining the Stockholm Stock Exchange between 1999-2017, we find that foundation-owned firms on average stand for about 50 percent of the total market capitalization and 15 percent of the total number of firms, illustrating the large prevalence and implications foundations have on the Swedish business society. We identify four different categories of foundations; Family, Non-Family, Employee, and Government foundations, where the first is the largest regarding both total firms and total market capitalization. LÄS MER
4. Tobin's q and the Signaling Effect of Filing Lag in Explaining Firm Performance
C-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiSammanfattning : This paper examines filing lag, measured as the number of days from fiscal period end to the filing date of either the 10-K or 10-Q report, as a signal of firm operational capabilities. With Spence's (1973) signaling theory, we show that filing lag fulfills the requirements of being a signal of operational capabilities and ultimately firm performance. LÄS MER
5. Dividend policy and its impact on firm valuation : A study of the relationship between dividend policy and stock prices on the Swedish market
Master-uppsats, Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella HandelshögskolanSammanfattning : The issue of dividends and what role it plays, has been the subject of discussion for decades. The main reason for this is that the chosen dividend policy for a company affects several different stakeholders, with shareholders being the most affected party. LÄS MER