In several countries, digital financial advisory services, particularly those supported by robo-advisors, are becoming increasingly popular in retail banking. These tools assist users with financial decisions such as risk assessment, portfolio selection, and rebalancing-all at a reduced cost....

The survival of a company is highly dependent on the management of its working capital. Effective working capital management can lead to greater profitability. Insufficient working capital or liquidity shortages can severely hinder profitability and operational sustainability. The primary...

Aim: This study honors the pioneering work by André Dorsman on energy finance, especially on oil prices and company performance. The objective is to investigate the relationship between the global oil price and the profitability of Dutch companies. Design / Research methods: In our research, a...

We extend Trade-Off Theory (TOT) by assuming that EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization), rather than EBIT (Earnings Before Interest and Taxes), follows a Geometric Brownian Motion (GBM), and we thus consider the role of tax depreciation allowances (TDA) in...

This thesis examines the effect of corporate profitability on the levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, specifically analyz-ing Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions for European companies listed on the STOXX Europe 600 index from 2017 to 2023. Givenincreasing regulatory pressures, inconclusive...

The revitalization of traditional medicine has intensified interest in medicinal plants; however, reliance on wild sources poses sustainability challenges. Despite the economic potential of medicinal plants, small farmers face challenges such as limited access to resources, capital, markets, and...

The Census Bureau's Longitudinal Business Database (LBD) underpins many studies of firm-level behavior. It tracks longitudinally all employers in the nonfarm private sector but lacks information about business financing and owner characteristics. We address this shortcoming by linking LBD...

The existence of long-run profitability differentials in market economies is a fundamental question that all traditions of economic thought since the times of the classical economists have dealt with in some form or another. In consideration of the modern synthesis of the classical views on...

Green credits are one of the alternative bank loans to the traditional sector. In addition, this green credit supports sustainability and environmental issues. This paper analyzes the influence of green credits on bank profits and stability in Indonesia. This study analyzed banks in Indonesia...

The present paper empirically analyzes the efficiency of European Union (EU) subsidies for farms in the Southern Great Plain region of Hungary between 2014 and 2021. The aim of this analysis was to explore whether the subsidies increased the resilience of farms, enhancing their profitability,...

This study develops a framework for forecasting selected balance sheet items of the four largest Maltese core banks, with a particular emphasis on bank profitability. Methodologically, it employs two multivariate time series models, namely a Factor-Augmented VAR (FAVAR) and a Bayesian VAR...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate profit earning capacity of insurance companies in Bangladesh and to identify both company specific and macro-economic factors that influence the profitability. Design/methodology/approach: This study uses panel data collected on 21 insurance...

Background: A measurable feature of the efficiency of vehicle use in transportation companies is the revenue from transport orders, which has a significant impact on their profitability. Therefore, it is important to skillfully analyze the parameters related to the operation of vehicles and...

This study examined the relationship between the board characteristics and stock performance of commercial banks. Our analysis is based on a sample of 65 banks across 10 MENA countries and their quantitative data extracted between 2013 and 2022. This research employed pooled OLS, and fixed and...

Within the sphere of financial management for Nigerian Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), the dividend payout ratio stands as a crucial indicator, influenced by a myriad of factors. This study scrutinized the impact of banks' specific factors, macroeconomic influences, and mergers and acquisitions on...

The study aims to establish patterns of relations between the profitability of the European Union (EU) banking sectors between 2007 and 2021 and sets of variables appropriate for clusters of countries into which the 27 countries of the EU are divided. The random forest method is deployed to...

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the profitability determinants of seventeen banks operating in Portugal from 2013 to 2023. The banking market has changed significantly, particularly since 2021, when Euribor grew rapidly to control inflation target. Methodologically, a...

This study aims to investigate the variations in efficiency, technology gap, and profitability of flower producers depending on their credit constraint position. A total of 160 flower farmers have been selected from Bangladesh by using a multistage sampling technique. Meta-frontier Data...

Observable climate change and an increase in the frequency of extreme climate events undoubtedly pose challenges for society and business operations. The changes being implemented in sustainability efforts are a response to these challenges. However, the question is how these measures affect...

Intellectual capital (IC) contributes to the creation of benefits for companies regarding the generation of competitive advantages, as well as the increase of the economic results (revenue and earnings), economic efficiency (labour productivity and profitability) and the value of company. Total...

The significant role of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the growth of the economy has been well-documented in the past few decades. Studies in literature have focused on the reasons behind the trade credit offerings and acceptance of SMEs, but empirical findings revealing the positive...

There is an ongoing debate on what exactly are the differences between founder/shareholder-CEOs and professional-CEOs, and how those differences impact the performance of companies both from a managerial and financial standpoint. Though this issue attracted a lot of attention from scholars...

The purpose of this study is to analyze significant variables that permit us to ascertain the profitability of Bangladeshi Shariah-based banks. In doing so, two profitability measurements, namely, return on asset (ROA) and return on equity (ROE), have been used as dependent variables, while...

There is a need to explore the moderating role of banks' efficiency in the relationship between corporate governance (CG) and default probability in Pakistan. Such attention is required due to poor bank governance, which threatens banks' stability. This empirical study's objective is to...

Digital transformation remains a passion. Globally, science and technology are transforming businesses to make them more competitive and conducive to sustainable development. However, rapid advancements in financial technology have enabled financial institutions to steal customers from...

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact that energy crisis which has debuted in 2022, had on the level of beef, pork and poultry meat production profitability. The methods used in the study are comparative analyzes of the evolution of some technical-economic and profitability...

This paper examines the financial factors affecting profitability across the listed Jordanian service companies. Insufficient attention has been paid to the influence of profitability specifically revealed by financial indicators. This study adopts the firm effect model. The investigation is...

The study employs a two-step system GMM technique within a panel data framework to investigate the effects of capital buffers on the profitability and risk behavior of Indonesian commercial banks from 2010 to 2020. The findings reveal that capital buffers serve a dual role, acting as a safety...

Small-scale broiler farming has become one of the fastest-growing sub-sectors in Zimbabwe. However, the profitability levels of these small ventures have been questioned due to the rising production costs owing to the highly inflationary macroeconomic environment. Using a sample of 110...

The objective of this study is to conduct a systematic review of the factors influencing the profitability performance of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs). To achieve this objective, a qualitative method was employed, utilizing the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) approach to collect relevant...