Many companies struggle with strategy implementation due to the complex nature of execution. Some strategy execution systems depend on numerous indicators, making it challenging for managers to oversee effectively. Additionally, during times of financial difficulty, companies require a...

We provide new evidence on the effects of adopting a common European currency on banks' profitability in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. We construct a panel of 1033 bank-year observations across 11 countries between 2006 and 2020. Our results suggest that the effect of the eurozone...

The objective of this paper is to analyse profitability and risk through the return on equity (ROE) measure of the open economy insurance sector in a non-stable economic period with an economic shock chain, during the years 2018-2022, characterised by an overheating economy, the Covid pandemic,...

This study aims to analyze the determinants of bank profitability in Angola by employing panel data econometric models, specifically, the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM), to assess the impact of internal and external factors on the financial indicators ROE, ROA, and NIM for the period 2016...

Accounting of financial results, especially in the context of leasing advertising space, is critical for the effective development and expansion of the financial activities of the Kyiv metro in the context of digitalisation and socio-economic changes. The purpose of the study was to examine the...

To stabilize economies, central banks implemented unconventional monetary policies like quantitative easing following the global financial crisis. Although much research has been done on how quantitative easing affects financial markets, the influence of central bank transparency on bank...

Objective: This study aims to investigate whether specific treatments or combinations of treatments are significantly associated with the profitability of Swiss acute-care hospitals under the current diagnosis-related group (S-DRG) reimbursement system, while accounting for differences between...

This study aims to explore the vulnerability within the Czech automotive supply chain. To explore the vulnerability, analyses based on the comparison of both monetary and time-based characteristics, namely profitability, cash flow ratio, indebtedness, and cash conversion cycle, respectively,...

Purpose This study aims to explore the asymmetric effects of macroeconomic factors on the profitability of large-cap companies in an emerging country like Colombia, using the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Colombia index as the basis. Design/methodology/approach We employ a...

Purpose This article explores the effects of monetary policy rates and interest rate structures on bank profitability. Design/methodology/approach We studied 65 Indian commercial banks over time, including economic cycles, consolidation and the Great Financial Crisis. We categorized commercial...

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...

The banking sector in the Western Balkan countries has changed dramatically in recent years. A variety of factors have contributed to these changes, such as economic growth, increased competition, and the implementation of new regulations. As a result, the profitability of the banking sector...

This study examines young fast growing technology startup companies in Baltic region. Employing unique datasets of startups financial accounting data from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia comparative and correlation analysis between growth, profitability and financial leverage indicators reflects...

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 agricultural industry in Russia demonstrated a notable growth since 2010. Russian policymakers strive to further increase agricultural production and set new targets for the industry for the years ahead. While agroholdings are regarded as one of the main driving forces behind the recent...

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...

This study aims to investigate the impact of the market structure and efficiency on firm performance in the meat and milk processing industry in Poland, Czechia, and Slovakia. Using stochastic frontier analysis and a profitability regression model applied to data from 2015 to 2021, the results...

Restricted stock units (RSUs) are a key component of executive compensation schemes, aligning executive incentives with the long-term goals of the company and compensating for the limitations of traditional stock options. This study empirically analyzes the impact of RSUs on corporate...

The paper examines the key determinants of European banks' profitability by analyzing the return on assets (ROA), return on equity (ROE), net interest margin (NIM), and the risk-adjusted measures of profitability, RAROAA and RAROAE, across 34 European countries during the period from 2013 to...

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....

In the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending market, current studies focus on two categories of approaches to evaluate the loans, thus providing investment suggestions to the investors: credit scoring (i.e., predicting the credit risk) and profit scoring (i.e., predicting the profitability). However,...

Given the recent surge in inflation and the resulting sharp monetary tightening, this note asks whether bank profits are exposed to inflation. While most banks tend to match income and expense exposures, 5 and 8 percent of banks in Advanced Economies (AE) and Emerging Market and Developing...

This study investigates the non-linear effect of the cash conversion cycle (CCC) on a firm's profitability for a sample of 6072 firms from five countries (Germany, Spain, France, Great Britain, and Italy) from 2006 to 2015. Additionally, this study explores the sensitivity of economic crises to...

Over the past few decades, Italy's wine industry has shifted from producing low-value, local wines to a modern sector that meets both domestic and international demand. Despite these achievements, the sector faces challenges such as rising production costs, climate change, and a need for...