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Profitability and Firm Size–Growth Relationship in Construction Companies in Malaysia From 2003 to 2010

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  • Devinaga Rasiah

    (Faculty of Business, Multimedia University (Malacca Campus), Malaysia)

  • David Yoon Kin Tong

    (Faculty of Business, Multimedia University (Malacca Campus), Malaysia)

  • Peong Kwee Kim

    (Faculty of Business, Multimedia University (Malacca Campus), Malaysia)

Abstract

In this study, we intended to examine empirically how a firm's profitability performance would impact its growth process and the inference for Gibrat's Law. The basic study looks at small, medium and large firms' tendency to grow when their internally generated profits are high. The sample is 124 construction companies listed from years 2003 to 2010 at BURSA Malaysia. Data used is secondary data collected from BURSA Malaysia and annual reports. The result indicated that "growth" contributed significantly to profitability in both small and medium-sized construction companies, but was not significant in large companies. Thus, hypothesis two was supported. This study supports Gibrat's Law, showing that size and growth rate are independent.

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  • Devinaga Rasiah & David Yoon Kin Tong & Peong Kwee Kim, 2014. "Profitability and Firm Size–Growth Relationship in Construction Companies in Malaysia From 2003 to 2010," Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies (RPBFMP), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 17(03), pages 1-19.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:rpbfmp:v:17:y:2014:i:03:n:s0219091514500143
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219091514500143
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    Keywords

    Size; profitability; construction companies and growth;
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    JEL classification:

    • G1 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets
    • G2 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services
    • G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance

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