Influence of some financial indicators on return on equity ratio in the Romanian energy sector - A competitive approach using a DuPont-based analysis

Ovidiu-Iulian Bunea, Razvan-Andrei Corbos and Ruxandra Popescu
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Răzvan Andrei Corboș

Energy, 2019, vol. 189, issue C

Abstract: This study aimed to identify the financial indicators that strongly affect the return on equity (ROE) in the Romanian energy industry. Literature has revealed that firms that benefit from a higher ROE ratio often have some competitive advantage that allows for greater profit and thus greater return for investors. In this context, it seems absolutely necessary to identify and study those factors that have the strongest influence on ROE. The research was carried out on a sample of 1253 companies from the Romanian energetic industry. To identify the most powerful drivers of ROE we used a linear regression model. Also, the analysis was performed on three groups of companies, divided by their size to see any differences in drivers of ROE, depending on the company’s belonging to a particular group. Other financial ratios were introduced into the research. Thus, the study involved the use of five indicators/ratios that were believed to have a major influence on ROE. According to the results we have obtained, asset turnover, price to earnings, price to book and financial leverage were the most relevant ratios to determine ROE, with the indication that asset turnover and price to earnings have had the strongest influence.

Keywords: Energy industry; Financial indicators; DuPont analysis; Return on equity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.116251

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