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profitability

the PROFIT earned by a firm in relation to the size of the firm, measured in terms of total ASSETS employed, long-term capital or number of employees. See RETURN ON CAPITAL EMPLOYED.

profitability

the PROFIT earned by a firm in relation to the size of the firm, measured in terms of total ASSETS employed, long-term capital or number of employees. See RETURN ON CAPITAL EMPLOYED.
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Deloof (2003), suggested that management of working capital has a positive association with profitability; whereas, profitability was found to have a negative association with receivables in the collection period.
IMPACT OF POLITICAL STABILITY AND MANAGERIAL OWNERSHIP ON FIRM'S PROFITABILITY
Several of the studies cited here compare the performance of different measures of profitability in predicting returns.
Expected versus Ex Post Profitability in the Cross-Section of Industry Returns
Mining and quarrying companies indicated the best profitability results in 4Q2018 (76.9 percent).
Cost-effectiveness of Kazakhstan's businesses decreases
In terms of profitability in 2018 for the group surveyed, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) margin dropped slightly to 20.2 percent, and contingent revenue, as a percentage of revenue, fell one percentage point.
Insurance Agencies' Profitability Fell But Organic Growth Continued in 2018: Reagan
Specifically, this study aims to: (i) test the effect of working capital management on firms' profitability, (ii) investigate the effect of firms' profitability on sustainable growth, and (iii) analyze the effect of working capital management on sustainable growth as mediated by profitability.
WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND ITS INFLUENCE ON PROFITABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
The paper does not consider all internal and external factors, but only whether bank size and change in ownership have an impact on profitability. Hence, research objectives are to establish:
Internal factors of bank profitability in the republic of Serbia
To verify the aforementioned relationships, this study attempts to examine the impacts of strategic cost management on firm profitability of instant foods and convenience foods businesses in Thailand via mediating effects of cost advantage, cost leadership and cost efficiency.
Strategic Cost Management and Firm Profitability: An Empirical Investigation of Instant Foods and Convenience Foods Businesses in Thailand
have also harmed profitability in much of the industry, Swiss Re said.
Global P/C Markets Falling Short on Sustainable Returns: Swiss Re Sigma
Sustaining profitability has become progressively more difficult as competition gets stiffer in the marketplace.
Reseller Middle East puts spotlight on partner profitability
This drove a substantial improvement in underwriting profitability, with reported combined ratio, a measure of profitability for insurers, improving to 91 per cent for the first nine months of 2017, from 99 per cent and 105 per cent in 2016 and 2015 respectively.
UAE insurers report surge in profitability as regulatory changes bolster prices
The study will also describe the impact of various financial ratios on ROE which will also assist cement companies to work on their full potential and acquire large market share which will ultimately result in better profitability. The research is concluded with the recommendations and suggestions for the selected companies and this study provides tool for companies to identify the main factors of the return on equity.
Determinants of Return on Equity: Evidence from the Cement Industry of Pakistan
With the influx of 35 new branches this year, Silkbank is expected to further build its business momentum which will further add to its profitability.
Silkbank continues robust earnings trajectory in Q3-2017 PAT Rs.751m

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