scholarly journals An assessment of the impact of climate change on the financial performance of South African companies

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mandla Moyo ◽  
Hermina Christina Wingard
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
South African ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Financial Sustainability ◽  
Johannesburg Stock Exchange ◽  
Historic Data ◽  
The Impact

South African companies face uncertainty about whether they should commit resources to mitigate vulnerabilities and exploit opportunities arising from climate change. There is ambiguity over whether responding to climate change materially affects the financial sustainability of South African companies. The study sought to establish the extent to which responding to climate change impacts financial performance. Secondary analysis of historic data was used to compare the climate-change performance of 70 Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed companies to indicators of their financial performance. The research concluded that there is a positive and statistically significant correlation between climate-change performance and financial performance

scholarly journals The impact of operating leverage on the capital structure of Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed firms before and after the 2008 global financial crisis

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matabane T. Mohohlo ◽  
Johan H. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Capital Structure ◽  
South African ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Johannesburg Stock Exchange ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Operating Leverage ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Capital Structure

The financial leverage-operating leverage trade-off hypothesis states that as financial leverage increases, management of firms will seek to reduce the exposure to operating leverage in an attempt to balance the overall risk profile of a firm. It is the objective of this study to test this hypothesis and ascertain whether operating leverage can indeed be added to the list of factors that determine the capital structure of South African firms. Forty-six firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange between 1994 and 2015 are analysed and the impact of operating leverage is determined. The results are split into two periods, that is, the period before the global financial crisis (1994–2007) and after the global financial crisis (2008–2015). The impact of operating leverage during these two periods is then compared to determine whether a change in the impact of operating leverage on the capital structure can be observed especially following the crisis. The results show that the conservative nature of South African firms leading up to 2008 persisted even after the global financial crisis. At an industry level, the results reveal that operating leverage does not have a noticeable impact on capital structure with the exception of firms in the industrials sector of the South African economy.

The Stock Market Reaction to Board Changes: The South African Experience

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-294
Author(s):  
Narendra Bhana
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Executive Director ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Share Prices ◽  
Market Participants ◽  
Johannesburg Stock Exchange ◽  
Stock Market Reaction ◽  
African Experience ◽  
The Impact

This article investigates the impact of board changes on the share prices of the companies listed on the Johannesburg stock exchange (JSE) during the period 2004–2008. Four types of board changes are investigated: new appointments, resignation, retirement and joint appointments. Market participants consider a change in the composition of a company’s board as having information content and produce statistically significant change in the share prices of the company concerned. In particular, the informational effects of new appointments are perceived differently by the market from resignations from the company board. The results also provide evidence that market reacts more favourably to the appointment of an executive director in comparison to that of a non-executive director board appointment. JEL classification: C58, D22, E44, G10, L22

scholarly journals The effect of industry nuances on the relationship between corporate governance and financial performance: Evidence from South African listed companies

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonty Tshipa ◽  
Leon M. Brummer ◽  
Hendrik Wolmarans ◽  
Elda Du Toit
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
South African ◽  
Resource Dependence ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
Johannesburg Stock Exchange ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Premised on agency, resource dependence and stewardship theories, the study investigates empirically the existence of industry nuances in the relationship between corporate governance and financial performance of companies listed in the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Aims: The main objective of the study is to understand the relationship between internal corporate governance and company performance from the perspective of three distinct economic periods, as well as industry nuances, cognisant of endogeneity issues. Setting: South Africa, as an emerging African market, offers an interesting research context in which the corporate governance and financial performance nexus can be examined empirically. Method: A sample of 90 companies from the five largest South African industries, covering a 13-year period from 2002 to 2014 (1170 firm-year observations) was examined with three estimation approaches. Results: Two key trends emerged from this study. First, the relationship between corporate governance and company performance differed from industry to industry. Second, the association between corporate governance and company performance also changes during steady and non-steady periods, which is an indication that the nexus is driven by the state of the global economy and the type of the industry. Conclusion: Evidence from the study suggests that companies should be allowed to optimise rather than maximise their corporate governance options. This finding questioned the approach of the recently published King IV Code of Good Corporate Governance, which requires Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed companies to ‘apply and explain’ as opposed to ‘apply or explain’ as pronounced by King III Code of Good Corporate Governance.

scholarly journals Investigate the level of disclosure of emissions of the top ten manufacturing companies in South Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-86
Author(s):  
Anet M. Smit ◽  
Johanna Magdalena van Zyl
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
South African ◽  
Carbon Tax ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Johannesburg Stock Exchange ◽  
Climatic System ◽  
Quantitative Performance ◽  
Dangerous Anthropogenic Interference ◽  
The Impact

Throughout the world, countries and companies are directing their attention towards actions to protect the planet. An important focus area during various initiatives is the aim to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climatic system. Various targets are set by governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the South African Government is, among others, investigating a carbon tax policy to facilitate their transition to a greener economy. This paper analyzes the sustainability reports of the top ten manufacturing companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and the disclosures of emissions were evaluated against a checklist that was developed through a literature review comprising various sources. From the results of the research, it is evident that all the companies reviewed are aware of the importance of emissions disclosure and the impact that emissions have on climate change. Companies, in general, adhere more to the qualitative, narrative type of requirements than to the more quantitative, performance-related reporting of emissions. In this study the reporting of the companies specifically on Scope 3 emissions were inadequate. More attention should be given to measure performance and to improve their systems to quantify data

scholarly journals Corporate entrepreneurship and financial performance: The role of management

2002 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 21-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. Goosen ◽  
T. J. De Coning ◽  
E. V.D.M. Smit
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Corporate Entrepreneurship ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Financial Outcomes ◽  
Johannesburg Stock Exchange ◽  
The Impact

It is hypothesised that a positive relationship exists between the financial performance of an organisation and the level of intrapreneurship within the organisation with causation running from entrepreneurship to financial outcomes. Using a three-factor key intrapreneurship model developed by Goosen, De Coning and Smit (2002) and financial outcomes from a sample of companies listed in the industrial sector of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, this proposition is put to the test. The results support the hypothesis that the key factors innovativeness, proactiveness and management’s internal influence all significantly contribute to financial performance if regarded individually, but that the last factor dominates the first two external factors when used simultaneously. The conclusion underscores the importance of the impact of leadership on financial outcomes.

Climate Change Risk and the Performance of South African Banks

2021 ◽  
pp. 387-398
Author(s):  
Babatunde Samuel Lawrence ◽  
Mishelle Doorasamy
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
South African ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Risk Index ◽  
Net Income ◽  
Climate Change Risk ◽  
Impact Performance ◽  
Johannesburg Stock Exchange ◽  
Capital Adequacy Ratio ◽  
Multiple Regression Technique

The comprehensive climate risk index (CRI) is used to proxy climate change risk in this chapter as an independent variable alongside control variables such as credit risk/nonperforming loan (CRISK), total asset (TA), leverage (LEV), net income margin (NIM), capital adequacy ratio (CAR), yield on earning assets (YEA), and gross domestic product (GDP). Return on assets (ROA) as the response variable was used as proxy for performance of the top six listed South African banks on the Johannesburg stock exchange. Using Stata in a multiple regression technique for the period 2006 to 2019, this chapter concludes that the CRI is negative but not significant enough to impact performance of banks; however, its different individual components such as drought index, rain-waterlogged, etc. could be computed and regressed with other profitability measures to investigate their impact on performance of the banks in future editions of this book.

scholarly journals Divestitures and shareholder wealth in the long-run – the South African case

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 569-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Nichols ◽  
Andrew Rosenberg ◽  
Akios Majoni ◽  
Samson Mukanjari
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Abnormal Returns ◽  
Shareholder Wealth ◽  
Johannesburg Stock Exchange ◽  
Cumulative Abnormal Returns ◽  
Announcement Date ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Impact

This study examines the impact of divestitures (spin offs and sell offs) on shareholder wealth for the parent firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the period 1995-2011. The study also makes a comparison of the wealth created by spin offs versus sells offs. We found significantly negative cumulative abnormal returns over the 250 and 500 days respectively, post-announcement date. This result persisted for the whole sample and for the two subsamples of spin offs and sell offs even after running the test excluding the data during and after the financial crisis of 2008. The results suggest that, in general, divestitures in South Africa destroy shareholder value in the long run and sell offs are a better choice of divestitures compared to spin offsю

scholarly journals The relationship between remuneration and financial performance for companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elize Kirsten ◽  
Elda Du Toit
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
South African ◽  
Executive Director ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Share Price ◽  
Executive Directors ◽  
Best Interest ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Johannesburg Stock Exchange ◽  
The Relationship

Background: The executive directors of a company are the agents of the shareholders and should manage the company in the best interest of the shareholders, not only for personal gain. It is therefore important for companies to ensure that they implement remuneration policies which will result in motivated employees who will execute decisions and actions which are in the best interest of the shareholders. However, it is widely acknowledged that the relationship between company performance and executive remuneration is weak. This implies that executives are still rewarded excessive remuneration regardless of the performance of their companies. Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine whether a relationship exists between the performance-based remuneration of executive directors and the financial performance of South African companies. Setting: The study was conducted in South Africa, specifically on companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Methods: The study design was quantitative and made use of a Pearson correlation and generalised least squares regression with bootstrapping at a 95% confidence interval to analyse the relationship between executive director remuneration and the financial performance of 42 companies in the consumer goods and services industry of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) from 2006 to 2015. Results: The study established that the remuneration policies in place for South African executive directors within the consumer goods and services industry seem to be affected by the share price of the company. Conclusion: In the South African environment, executive director remuneration is thus not directly related to profitability or company size, as was the case in some earlier studies. The link between executive director remuneration and share performance may be an indication that remuneration policies are based on the share price and are thus directly connected to the principle of shareholder wealth maximisation.

scholarly journals The Impact Of Industry Classification On The Valuation Accuracy Of Multiples In The South African Capital Market

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 79 ◽  
Author(s):  
WS Nel ◽  
BW Bruwer ◽  
NJ Le Roux
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Markets ◽  
South African ◽  
Capital Market ◽  
Group Selection ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Average Increase ◽  
Johannesburg Stock Exchange ◽  
Industry Classification ◽  
The Impact

Although multiples are used extensively in practice, empirical guidance in emerging markets is limited in this regard. In terms of valuation accuracy, the impact of peer group selection by way of industry classification in emerging markets has not yet been substantiated by research. This paper investigates the valuation performance of multiples over various industry classifications when valuing the equity of South African companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange for the period 2001 to 2010. The empirical results revealed that peer group selection based on a narrower industry classification could, on average, increase valuation accuracy by as much as 19.60%.

scholarly journals Effects of inflation accounting on the financial performance of retail stores in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Mzwandile Atkins Mbambo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Retail Stores ◽  
Johannesburg Stock Exchange ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Inflation Accounting ◽  
The Impact

This thesis has been executed in South Africa. The research conductor intended to investigate the effects of inflation accounting on the performance of retail stores in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. The study used a mixture of openended and closed-ended questions on the questionnaire, combining quantitative and qualitative approaches in research. A total of 200 questionnaires were administered to 5 respondents per store in each of the two different branches of the 20 stores in Kwa-Zulu Natal listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The investigator used primary data to collect information and the Statistical Package for Social Sciences program to code and analyse data. The Explanatory Factor Analysis and Linear regressions were also employed in this study. The empirical study showed the impact of businesses preparing their financial statements on a historical cost basis and the different issues affecting the financial performance of the retail business. The outcome of the research highlighted positive relationships between the variables used. This study’s findings corroborated prior research findings. As the inflation rate increases, the more noticeable it becomes on the financial statements. Suggestions to resolve some of these concerns are mentioned in the study. If retailers consider these recommendations, hopefully more stores will increase their financial performance and the accuracy of the results.

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