This thesis investigates the anomalous underperformance of distressed stocks in the US computer and electronics industry. It shows that such anomaly can be explained by a parallel analysis of risk based rational pricing and profitability (earnings) levels to returns relationship…
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This thesis contributes via the concept of efficiency in four distinct fields of the fi nancial economics and banking literature: technological heterogeneity, liquidity creation, profitability, and stability of banks. In Chapter 1 we motivate the analysis by presenting the main …
This study aims to investigate the determinants of efficiency, profitability and stability in the banking sector across the world over the period 2005-2012. In this study, efficiency is measured using data envelopment analysis (DEA), which is divided into technical efficiency (T…
Islamic banking system is one of the fastest growing segments of the international financial industry. This system has been receiving a growing attention nowadays especially after the global financial crisis which gave Islamic banks an opportunity to prove their resilience and c…
Este estudo contém a avaliação do The Home Depot, Inc, elaborado em conformidade com o Projeto de Trabalho Final do Programa de Mestrado em Finanças do Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (ISEG). O Relatório de Avaliação segue as recomendações do Instituto CFA (Pinto, Henry,…
With no cure or disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease (A.D.) and high-profile drug failures in recent clinical trials, there remains a global commitment to advancing dementia research and therapeutic innovation. As new clinical trials and research collaborations fo…
This thesis comprises three chapters. In the first, Digesting the Profitability and Investment Premia: Evidence from the Short-selling Activity', we highlight the different effects of short-selling activity on the profitability and investment premia. We find that the profitabili…
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings Plc is an English company operating in the high luxury segment of the automotive industry. The brand is known worldwide as one of the most iconic luxury brands. Its cars are featured in several films of the 007 sagas and are seen by the publi…
Royal Dutch Shell, plc (Shell, or RDS) is the largest integrated company in the Oil and Gas sector, in terms of assets. It operates globally, with regard to the geography in which it has interests, and integrates the entire value chain into its business model. With more than a c…
The aim of this dissertation is to understand how two Portuguese SMEs in the agricultural sector, Adega Cooperativa Vidigueira, Cuba e Alvito (ACVCA) and Herdade Maria da Guarda (HMG), were able to internationalize their products and brands. Such analysis will explore the strate…
We investigate the effect of social norms on the stock returns of firms traded on the Kuwait Stock Exchange by studying Islamic companies (i.e., publicly traded companies that have internal “Shariah” boards). The results indicate that during the period 2007-2010, Islamic stocks …
Preventive care in Nigeria accounts for just 1% of total government health expenditures. In practice, healthcare managers providing services to pregnant women in the Federal Capital Territory undermine the business profitability of prenatal preventive care. The purpose of this e…
Scope and method of study. The purpose of this study was to examine the market segment profitability analysis applications and the use of accounting information for marketing decisions related to market segment profitability in the lodging industry. Descriptive analysis, paired …
The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the profitability of technical trading rules in Pacific-basin equity markets in the context of asset pricing models. Specifically, this thesis examines whether technical rule profits are consistent with time-varying expected returns impl…
The main objectives of the study are to describe the development of the credit cards worldwide, in the Arab countries and in Egypt as well as to show that the credit cards business for Egyptian banks has high profitability and low risk. This is important for banking policy maker…
This study indicates that firm size, market share and equity/sales ratio are the principal factors contributing to the profitability (net income) of pulp and paper firms in the United States. Timberland ownership, exports, K-Factor (a measure of relative firm capacity), growth, …
This thesis analyzes the effect of internal and external factors on the profitability of all full-fledged Islamic banks in Malaysia. Additionally, this study examines the robustness of results by using the financial crisis of 2008-2009 as a control variable. The study uses regre…