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The determinants of profitability in companies listed on the Bucharest stock exchange

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  • Sorana Vătavu

    (West University of Timisoara, Romania)

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This research aims to establish the determinants of financial performance in 126 Romanian companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, over a period of ten-years (2003-2012). The analysis is based on cross sectional regressions. Return on assets is the performance proxy, while the variables expected to have a significant impact on profitability are debt, asset tangibility, size, liquidity, taxation, risk, inflation and crisis. Regression results indicate that profitable companies operate with limited borrowings. Tangibility, business risk and the level of taxation have a negative impact on return on assets. Although earnings are sustained by significant sales turnover, performance is affected by high levels of liquidity. Periods of unstable economic conditions, reflected by high inflation rates and the current financial crisis, have a strong negative impact on corporate performance.

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  • Sorana Vătavu, 2014. "The determinants of profitability in companies listed on the Bucharest stock exchange," Annals of the University of Petrosani, Economics, University of Petrosani, Romania, vol. 14(1), pages 329-338.
    • Handle: RePEc:pet:annals:v:14:y:2014:i:1:p:329-338
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    Keywords

    profitability; leverage; regression analysis;
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    JEL classification:

    • G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill

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