An Investigation into the Impact of the Usage of Debt on the Profitability of Romanian Companies

Florinita Duca ()

Romanian Statistical Review Supplement, 2012, vol. 60, issue 3, 84-87

Abstract: The present study examines the relationship between return on equity (ROE), leverage and size of firms. A sample companies registered under Bucharest Stock Exchange were examined. The study employed regression method to estimate the impact of debt level on profitability (measured by Return on Equity or ROE). Debt is used by many companies to leverage their capital and profit. However, debt is not the only factors that effect to leverage capital and profit.

Keywords: Profitability; firm size; financial structure; leverage; return on equity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C10 G10 G30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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