The Influence of Profitability Ratios and Company Size on Profitability and Investment Risk in the Capital Market

Rutkowska-Ziarko Anna ()
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Rutkowska-Ziarko Anna: University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn Faculty of Economics, Department of Quantitative Methods Michała Oczapowskiego 2, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia, 2015, vol. 15, issue 1, 151-161

Abstract: A study was conducted of 15 food companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The profitability of companies was measured by: return on assets (ROA), return on equity (ROE) and return on sales (ROS). Investment risk was measured by standard deviation and semi-deviation. The main objective of the study was to examine whether the average level and variability of selected indicators of profitability are reflected in the average level and the variability of returns on the capital market. An additional aim was to examine whether the size of the company affects the profitability and risk of investment in stocks as well as the average value and the volatility of profitability ratios. A positive correlation between the average value of the profitability ratios (ROA and ROS) and the average rates of return on the capital market was identified. Similarly, companies with higher volatility and semi-volatility of profitability ratios were simultaneously characterized by larger fluctuations in rates of return on the stock market. Studies have shown that the size of the company is negatively correlated with the risk of stock market investments and the volatility of profitability ratios.

Keywords: profitability ratios; ROA; ROE; ROS; market value; risk; semi-variance; profitability of investment; risk free rate (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1515/foli-2015-0025

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