scholarly journals Corporate Sustainable Growth Rate: The Potential Impact of COVID-19 on Malaysian Companies

2020 ◽  
pp. 25-38
Author(s):  
Fauzias Mat Nor ◽  
Nur Ainna Ramli ◽  
Ainulashikin Marzuki ◽  
Norfhadzilahwati Rahim
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Retention Rate ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Estimation Model ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Business Context ◽  
Sustainable Growth Rate ◽  
Potential Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic and the economic slowdown have negatively impacted various industries and will cause losses, defaults in debt obligations, and significantly increase the risk of insolvency. An excessive level of debt could lead to unsustainable growth, financial distress, and insolvency. Sustainable growth rate (SGR) may have a significant impact on corporate financial distress. Sustainable growth in a business context is the maximum limit for a company to increase its revenue without depleting its financial resources. Sustainable growth rate depends on the earnings retention rate (R) and the return on equity (SGR = R × ROE). The purpose of this research is to investigate the factors affecting the SGR by segregating the positive and negative profitability of Shariah-compliant companies in Malaysia. Using STATA software, we conducted a static estimation model to analyse data from 181 Shariah-compliant companies in Malaysia collected from 2007 to 2016. The research based on ROE analysis by segregating positive and negative ROE as the potential impact of COVID-19 in Malaysia. For companies of positive ROE, the decrease in the dividend payout and the company’s efficiency, and an increase in profitability will increase the sustainable growth rate. The company with negative ROE shows that the decrease in leverage and an increase in the company’s profitability and the company’s efficiency will result in the increased company’s sustainable growth rate. This research can be a guide for companies to the potential or experimental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic either for the company that gains profit or faces the financial losses. This paper also provides an understanding of the corporate sustainable growth rate facing negative and positive profitability in Malaysia.

The Anatomy of Sustainable Growth Rate of Indian Manufacturing Firms

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 1050-1071 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lalit Arora ◽  
Shailendra Kumar ◽  
Piyush Verma
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Profit Margin ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Industrial Growth ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Net Profit ◽  
Sustainable Growth Rate ◽  
Indian Manufacturing Sector

An important parameter to gauge the reasons behind success (failure) of a firm in the form of sustainable growth rate provides useful insights to managers and investors. This research analyzes the variations in calculations and suitability of method of calculating this growth rate using two different formulas. It also intends to examine the extent to which these variations in sustainable growth rate are explained by some of its important determinants. Using panel data regression by decomposing return on equity into net profit margin, asset turnover and financial leverage, results suggest that four key ratios are robust in capturing the variations in sustainable growth rate even after introducing industry-specific factors like industrial growth and inflation in the regression equations. Sustainable growth rate calculated only on the basis of percentage change in book value of equity provides an aggregate view depicting that any changes in sustainable growth rate across industries are random. Further analysis provides evidence that net profit margin drives the sustainable growth of firms in the Indian manufacturing sector.

Sustainable growth rate of firms in financial distress

1995 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harlan D. Platt ◽  
Marjorie B. Platt ◽  
Guangli Chen
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Sustainable Growth Rate

scholarly journals The Most Appropriate Sustainable Growth Rate Model For Managers And Researchers

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 481 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Fonseka ◽  
Constantino García Ramos ◽  
Gao-liang Tian
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Debt Maturity ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Sustainable Growth Rate ◽  
Financial Characteristics ◽  
Dichotomous Variables

The objectives of this paper are to analyze whether there is a significant difference among widely used Higgins model and Van Horne model and whether these two competing sustainable growth rate models (SGR) estimate divergences in ways that are systematically related to variations in common financial characteristics. We find that Higgins SGR when used as continuous and dichotomous variables is more affected by variations in financial characteristics than Van Hornes model. This study confirms that Higgins and Van Hornes models are qualitatively and approximately the same in relation to most common financial characteristics of a firm. However, if the Higgins model is used to compute SGR, it would give higher SGR for more profitable firms than Van Hornes. A firm with higher leverage is given higher SGR in Van Hornes than Higgins. Variations of liquidity, debt maturity and financial distress are trivial in economic sense. Finally, we find that the both Higgins and Van Hornes models result in approximately same (less than 4%) loss in sample size and not induce more sample-selection bias. We suggest that Higgins and Van Hornes models are equally preferable from both the managers and researchers point of view.

Factors affecting profitability of pharmaceutical company: an Indonesian evidence

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Harianto Lim ◽  
Rofikoh Rokhim
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Pharmaceutical Company ◽  
Universal Health Coverage ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Pharmaceutical Companies ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Sustainable Growth Rate ◽  
Universal Health

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the factors affecting profitability of pharmaceutical company in Indonesia. While research and development has been the main discussed issues in pharmaceutical sector development, scant attention has been paid to profitability factors determined by financial ratio specifically. The industry itself faces significant disruption with the implementation of universal health coverage in Indonesia. This study investigates the factors affecting profitability in an Indonesian pharmaceutical company after the national health insurance policy implementation.Design/methodology/approachThis research is based on five independent variables (IVs) with six measurements that were empirically examined for their relationship with profitability. These variables are firm size (as measured by total sales), company efficiency (assets turnover), liquidity (current ratio), market power (the Lerner index) and a firm's growth (as measured by sales growth and sustainable growth rate). Data of ten pharmaceutical companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange covering the period of 2014–2018 were extracted from companies' annual reports. Pooled ordinary least squares regression and fixed effects were used to analyze the data.FindingsThe findings show strong and positive relationships between liquidity and sustainable growth rate with profitability as measured by return on equity (ROE), return on assets (ROA) and earning per share (EPS), except EPS for liquidity. Further, both firm size and market power show positive significant relationships with ROA but negative significant relationships with EPS. Sales growth and company efficiency (as measured by assets turnover ratio) have no significant relationship with profitability.Research limitations/implicationsDue to data availability, the data include only listed pharmaceutical companies in the Indonesia Stock Exchange.Practical implicationsThese results benefit internal users (such as managers, shareholders and employees). They can realize the determinants of enhancing the profitability of their company after the implementation of universal health coverage from the Indonesian government (JKN – Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional) since 2014. On the other side, other external users (such as investors, creditors, newly established pharmaceutical companies and tax authorities) also may get advantages of these results. It is clear that a significant impact happened upon this new policy implementation, and how an Indonesian pharmaceutical company will be profitable in the future. The relevance of company's business strategy (product and customer portfolio, competitor intelligence, etc.) with the profitability factors from this study can be further scrutinized as further consideration for both internal and external users.Originality/valueThis study differs from previous studies in many ways; first, it focuses on pharmaceutical companies in Indonesia. Previous studies have concentrated on different countries and companies in other sectors, such as services, banking and financial institutions or on industrial organizations. Second, this study analyzes the data from pharmaceutical companies' annual reports since 2014. There was a significant event of universal health coverage (national health insurance) implementation from the Indonesian government. Third, the study used ROE, ROA and EPS as indicators of profitability. Last but not least, the results of the study provide empirical evidence that firms with significant market power, good liquidity and well-managed sustainable growth rate improve operating income and ultimately enhance profitability.

scholarly journals Sustainable Growth Rate Model in Indonesia Manufacturing Firms

The Winners ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vina Christina Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Rate Model ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Determinant Factors ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Sustainable Growth Rate ◽  
Financial Decision

Regarding the importance of Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) calculation for firms as a basic of financial decision, many previous studies had highlighted the variability of SGR calculation. The research’s first objective focused on two methods of SGR calculation and figured out the determinant factors (internal and external) that affect firm’s SGR. One method focused on different determinants of SGR when industry or firm specific aspects were considered. Whereas, SGR (II) focused on determinant of SGR when firms are reluctant to issue new equity. The second objective was to investigate the determinant factors towards SGR in both models. Sample for the research was public-listed manufacturing firms in Indonesia from 2011 to 2019. The result shows that there is significant difference between the two methods, and not to mention that Return on Equity (ROE) becomes the only factor that affect SGR (in both models). The implication is due to the limited amount of time, so the research can only compare two different method of SGR. 

Анализа одрживе стопе раста нефинансијских компанија које котирају на Бањалучкој берзи // A Sustainable Growth Rate Analysis of Non-Financial Companies Listed on the Banja Luka Stock Exchange

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (24) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Горан Радивојац ◽  
George Kester
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Financial Leverage ◽  
Rate Analysis ◽  
Sustainable Growth Rate ◽  
Banja Luka

Резиме: У свом истраживачком пројекту чије резултате објављујемо у овом чланку, прикупили смо одговарајуће податке, извршили њихову анализу и процијенили одрживост стопе раста нефинансијских компанија које котирају на службеном тржишту акција Бањалучке берзе. Одрживост раста сваке компаније можемо анализирати на неколико начина, али најједноставнији приступ подразумијева анализу максималне брзине раста прихода од продаје у контексту међусловљености и утицаја на профитабилност компаније, политику дивиденди, управљање имовином и финансијски левериџ. Приходи од продаје било које компаније не могу да расту по стопи већој од „одрживе” стопе раста, изузев ако је у кратком року раст подстакнут позитивним утицајем једног или више поменутих параметара повећања перформанси, или је раст стимулисан прибављањем додатног капитала. Summary: In this research project and paper, we propose to assess the sustainable growth rates of non-financial companies listed on the Banja Luka Stock Exchange. A company’s sustainable growth rate is the maximum rate its sales can grow, given the company’s profitability, earnings retention, asset management, and financial leverage. A company’s sales cannot grow at a rate higher than its sustainable growth rate unless one or more of these levers of performance increases or the company issues additional equity. Companies that grow at rates higher than their sustainable growth rates and finance the their asset growth with debt financing experience higher financial leverage that can lead to financial distress and ultimately bankruptcy.

The effect of intangible assets on sustainable growth and firm value – Evidence on intellectual capital investment in companies listed on Bucharest Stock Exchange

Kybernetes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Catalin Ionita ◽  
Elena Dinu
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Intangible Assets ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustainable Growth Rate ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe present study investigates the connection between company investments in intellectual capital (IC) and how they translate into financial value. The aim is to test the impact of intangible assets on the firm value and its sustainable growth.Design/methodology/approachThe research employs computation models to determine the sustainable growth rate (SGR) and the firm value (FV), and by using the ordinary least squares (OLS) model through a linear regression assesses the relationship between the dependent variables and expenditures on intangibles like R&D, IT programs and patents. A sample of 42 companies has been selected out of the 78 listed at Bucharest Stock Exchange (BSE), based on the appropriateness of the information disclosed in the financial reports for the period 2016–2019.FindingsThe results show that intangibles classified as innovative competences (R&D and Patents) do not have a positive impact on SGR and FV in listed companies from Romania. Moreover, R&D has a negative and significant effect on FV, while IT Programs have a positive and significant impact on FV, but not on the SGR. Variables categorised as economic competencies (Brands, Shares held in associates and jointly controlled entities) and firm structure-specific variables (Leverage, Firm Performance) seem to have a significant effect on SGR and FV. Shares held in associates and jointly controlled entities is the variable that can have the biggest impact when it comes to FV for companies listed at BSE.Research limitations/implicationsDue to non-disclosure of specific information by some companies, or lack of investments in intangibles the sample had to be reduced and does not cover all listed companies.Practical implicationsCompanies listed on the Regulated Market from the Bucharest Stock Exchange should maintain their scale of liabilities at a reasonable level when financing intangible assets in order to ensure corporate long-term and sustainable development. Also, these companies should maintain awareness about the importance of intangible assets and invest more in specific sub-components, in order to sustain competitive advantage. Recognizing the roles of intangibles, managers need to develop strategies to invest in profitable intangibles by reasonably allocating their limited resources, in order to achieve sustainable growth and increase company success.Originality/valueStudies concerning the relation between investments in intangibles and sustainable growth rate and firm value of listed Romanian companies are very scarce. This paper reveals new research, never before undertaken, concerning expenditures on intangibles by Romanian companies and the valuation of such investments on Bucharest Stock Exchange.

scholarly journals Conservative Working Capital Policy: Can it Increase Profitability and Sustainable Growth Rate?

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 5630-5637
Author(s):  
Sunardi Sunardi Et. al.
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Financing Policy ◽  
Panel Data Regression ◽  
Data Regression ◽  
Sustainable Growth Rate ◽  
Investment And Financing ◽  
Positive Effect

The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of conservative working capital policy on profitability and examine the effect of conservative working capital policy on sustainable growth mediated by profitability in the manufacturing sector in Indonesia. This study involves 133 manufacturing firms in Indonesia during the 2013-2018 period. Data are analyzed using panel data regression with random effects estimation models. The result of this study showed that conservative working capital policy, both investment and financing policy, has proven to have a positive effect on sustainable growth rate. Besides, this study also proved that profitability has a positive effect on SGR. Furthermore, there was the effect of conservative working capital policies on the level of sustainable growth through profitability. This study not only contributes to expanding knowledge about the relationship between working capital policies, profitability and sustainable growth rates, but also has relevant implications for firm managers to improve firm performance to be able to grow sustainably

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