scholarly journals Does ESG Reporting Relate to Corporate Financial Performance in the Context of the Energy Sector Transformation? Evidence from Poland

Energies ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 477
Author(s):  
Michał Baran ◽  
Aneta Kuźniarska ◽  
Zbigniew J. Makieła ◽  
Anna Sławik ◽  
Magdalena M. Stuss
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
State Ownership ◽  
Corporate Financial Performance ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Free Competition ◽  
Market State ◽  
High Level ◽  
Return On Sales ◽  
The Impact

This paper aims to investigate whether the environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) score of companies operating in the energy sector is associated with their corporate financial performance (CFP). The research covered data from eight companies with a dominant position in the Polish energy sector. The research used the comparative analysis between ESG performance and accounting-based measures of profitability: return on equity (ROE), return on assets (ROA) and return on sales (ROS). Additionally, reference was also made to the DuPont model. The acquired results do not reveal repetitive dependencies that would facilitate the discovery of a pattern of the impact of the factors of ESG on the financial performance of enterprises. Despite indicating the cases of correlations between the ESG scores and CFP at a high level, indeed sometimes at a very high level, the particular case studies significantly differ from each other. This may be caused by the fact that Polish enterprises from the energy sector illustrate far-reaching specifics, among others, with regard to the key significance of the entities with a prevalent state ownership and strict administrative regulations, which are subject to the energy market, state of development and structure of the whole sector in Poland. Thus, this is also why the mechanisms or dependencies, whose existence it is possible to expect in conditions of free competition, may be weakened or even eliminated in Polish conditions.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF SELECTED DETERMINANTS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF COMPANIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-23
Author(s):  
Janka Grofcikova
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Return On Sales ◽  
The Impact

The role of corporate governance (CG) is to ensure functioning of companies in accordance with their formulated objectives to ensure growth of corporate assets and satisfaction of the owners. In addition to management of the company, there are other stakeholders whose interests need to be considered in meeting the owners' objectives. These include creditors, employees, clients, and the wider context of the business. The aim of this paper is to explore and compare the impact of selected financial and non-financial determinants representing the interests of these groups on corporate financial performance. The influence of determinants of CG on financial performance, measured by return on assets (ROA), return on equity (ROE) and return on sales (ROS) indicators, is investigated by means of correlation analysis. The sample of enterprises used consists of non-financial joint-stock companies listed on the Bratislava Stock Exchange, insurance companies, and banks based in Slovakia. The findings show that each of the investigated determinants of CG affects financial performance of companies. ROA, ROE and ROS of share issuers are significantly influenced by the total equity (EQ), average remuneration (AR) and number of the Board of Supervisor members (BSM). With banks, performance indicators are only influenced by total personal costs (PC). ROA, ROE and ROS of all companies are influenced by the dividend ratio (DR), EQ, AR and BSM.

CSR INITIATIVES: THE PREDICTOR OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN ENERGY SECTOR

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
. Haudi ◽  
Aseh Khairi ◽  
Kamal Kenny ◽  
P. Ravindran Pathmathan
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Operational Risks ◽  
Financial Metrics ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the financial performance for publicly-traded firms operating in the energy sector.  The energy sector has a unique role to play in global CSR efforts because of the size of the firms within that industry, the impact on the environment, and the operational risks that come with energy production. Previous research has been conducted on the relationship between CSR engagement and financial performancein various contexts, but this research has shown mixed outcomes– in some cases there is a positive relationship between CSR and performance while in other studies the research is non-existent or marginal. Thus, the research question for this study addresses a significant gap in the understanding of this topic by exploring the relationship between CSR and firm performance in a contextualized setting of the energy sector.    The dependent variable was a series of three financial metrics –returnon assets (ROA), return on equity (ROE), and EBITDA.  This study looked into convenience sampling method and the population in this study was employees who were currently employed in an energy sector company in Malaysia.

The Impact of Firm Characteristics on Corporate Financial Performance in Emerging Markets

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 70-89
Author(s):  
Salah A. Ali ◽  
Mohamed Yassin ◽  
Rania AbuRaya
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Corporate Financial Performance ◽  
Tobin’S Q ◽  
Firm Characteristics ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Tobin's Q ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
The Impact

This study investigates the impact of firm characteristics on the financial performance of companies listed on the Egyptian stock market. Regression model was performed to regress six firm characteristics variables, namely firm size, foreign listing, age, leverage, liquidity, and assets tangibility. The study controlled for five more variables related to corporate governance including board size, board independence, CEO role duality, audit committee, and the quality of external auditor to avert their effect on financial performance. The study used both accounting measures such as return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE) and market-based Tobin's Q Ratio for measuring financial performance. The findings generally indicate that firm characteristics have an impact on both accounting financial performance as measured by ROA or ROE and market-based financial performance as measured by Tobin's Q, with little difference in the level of such impact. These findings revealed that firm characteristics affect corporate financial performance as evaluated by the company or the market.

scholarly journals ESG Versus Corporate Financial Performance: Evidence from East Asian Firms in the Industrials Sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviane Naimy ◽  
Rim El Khoury ◽  
Sahar Iskandar
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Stock Return ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Corporate Financial Performance ◽  
Transportation Industry ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Financial Outcomes ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
The Impact

Given the unsettled ESG-CFP (Environmental, Social, Governance-Corporate Financial Performance) relationship and the scarcity of research covering emerging markets firms and the impact of each of the ESG pillars on CFP while considering the industry sector categories, this paper is pioneer in investigating this relationship for 108 East Asian listed firms operating in the Industrials sector for the period extending from 2011 to 2017. The overall ESG scores together with their components are used to study their impact on CFP while considering accounting (Return on Assets (ROA) and Return on Equity (ROE)), and market measures (Stock Return (RET) and Price-to-Book ratio (PB)). We used panel corrected standard errors to address contemporaneous cross-correlations related to the panel cross-sections. Our findings showed that the ESG-CFP relationship depends on the ESG pillars, the type of CFP measures, and the industry nature. No relationship was detected between ESG and CFP when proxied by accounting measures while a concave relationship with Stock Return and a convex relationship with Price-to-Book ratio were revealed. When ESG pillars were considered separately, a convex relationship was obtained between Environmental and accounting performances and between Governance and Price-to-Book ratio while a concave relationship was depicted between Social and accounting performances. At the industry level, ESG negatively impacted the market performance in the Transportation industry compared to no impact in the Capital Goods industry. Consequently, ESG investment decisions in East Asian firms must be well calibrated and planned out to avoid undesired financial outcomes, while a shift in the mindset of managers toward a better ESG development is necessary to attain short-term gains and sustainable fiscal and social advantages.

scholarly journals Determinants of financial performance of listed firms manufacturing food products in Vietnam: regression analysis and Blinder–Oaxaca decomposition analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nhung Le Thi Kim ◽  
Huyen Le Thanh
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Market Economy ◽  
Food Processing ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
State Ownership ◽  
Oaxaca Decomposition ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Analytical Technique ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis article studies the impact of micro and macro factors on firm performance in the context of an emerging economy just changed from a subsidized economy to a market economy.Design/methodology/approachThe authors carried out an investigation into 30 listed food processing companies in Vietnam from 2014 to 2019. The data are analyzed by using STATA software. In this study, beside the regression analytical technique, the Blinder–Oaxaca decomposition analysis is used to study more deeply the effect of variables on financial performance of food processing companies, so its results are reliable base to give suggestions.FindingsThe results of empirical research help us to have some following conclusion. First, two variables consisting of total assets turnover ratio (ATR) and growth in sales significantly influence financial performance, when it is measured by return on equity (ROE) or return on sales (ROS). Second, leverage significantly negatively impacts return on sale. Third, there are difference in financial performance and the effect of predictors on dependent variable “ROS” between state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and non SOEs, and the causes come from the component effect.Originality/valueIn fact, although a range of previous researches on that topic have been carried out, none of them dig deeper reasons resulting to the differences in financial performance between SOEs and non SOEs, whereas Vietnamese economy has just changed to a market economy since 1986, making impacts of State ownership totally different from other countries. In this study, the authors use the t-test and analysis to have more accurate conclusions about that problem.

scholarly journals Impact of Corporate Governance on Financial Performance: Karachi Stock Exchange, Pakistan

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aon Waqas Awan ◽  
Javed Ahmed Jamali
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Profit Margin ◽  
Audit Committees ◽  
Board Size ◽  
Good Decision ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
The Impact

The aim of the research is to understand the impact of corporate governance on financial performance of listed companies on Karachi Stock Exchange Pakistan. Data was collected from forty two companies from different sectors like, insurance, banking, investment banking, and sugar industries. Study includes variables like profit margin & return on equity as a dependent (profitability) and board size, audit committee, annual general meetings & chief executive office (corporate governance). Using Pooled OLS, the result of the study proved those board size and audit committees have positive relationship with Profit margin and Return on Equity, if any independent variable changes it also stimulus the positively changing impact on Return on Equity (ROE) and Audit Committee (AC). This research offers imminent guidelines to the policy and decision makers in any type of firms to take good decision to set their firms hierarchy system.

scholarly journals State ownership and efficiency characteristics

2017 ◽  
pp. 5-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Abramov ◽  
A. Radygin ◽  
M. Chernova ◽  
R. Entov
Keyword(s):  
State Ownership ◽  
Government Ownership ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Debt Burden ◽  
Lower Productivity ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Direct Government ◽  
The Impact

The paper examines the influence of state participation in the ownership structure of companies on their financial efficiency using a sample of 114 largest companies in Russia. As an indirect indicator of efficiency we used a variety of financial indicators: revenue per employee (gross margin), return on equity, profit margin and debt burden. The authors have tried to discriminate the influence of direct and indirect state ownership. Using econometric analysis we conclude that the size of the block of shares owned by the state has negative effect on the performance characteristics, and its increase is associated with an increase in the debt burden of companies. According to our criteria, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) on average perform worse than private companies. The study shows that a change in the profitability of private companies is characterized by a significant dependence on the movement of indirect productivity characteristics. At the same time, for SOEs the similar correlation between return on equity and efficiency characteristics was not revealed. The study shows that the increase of the size of direct government ownership leads to lower productivity and profitability; the impact of indirect state ownership is, seemingly, more complicated.

scholarly journals PROFITABILITAS TERHADAP RETURN SAHAM

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Happy Sista Devy
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Stock Returns ◽  
Return On Investment ◽  
Stock Return ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Control Variable ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Ratio Size ◽  
Return On Sales

The development of the capital market is currently followed by the development of the stock market is increasingly in demand by investors as well, seen from data on Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) which shows that the stocks included in the sharia has increased. An investor will do the analysis to make an investment decision. The analysis is technical and fundamental. One of the fundamental analysis is profitability ratio analysis issued by the company. Good financial performance will be the information used as a positive signal by investors, because companies that have good financial performance will provide more benefits for investors. The purpose of this research is to examine and analyze profitability variables on stock returns in Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) period 2012-2016. Population of this research is a company included in the Jakarta Islamic Index (JII). This research using sample criteria, we obtained a sample of 21 companies included in the Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) for the period of 2012-2016 and published annual financial report data on Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) required during the study. The variables used in this research are earning per share (EPS), return on equity (ROE), return on asset (ROA), return on sales (ROS), return on investment (ROI), size as control variable, and stock return as the dependent variable. Result of this research show that investor on Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) see simultaneously the profitability ratio as a signal for investment decision making. Variable size can be used as control variable in that used in this research. Profitability ratios that are taken by investors are return on assets (ROA), earnings per share (EPS), and return on investment (ROI). So that should be a special attention for companies incorporated in the Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) to increase investor interest to invest in the company. Keywords : stock return, profitability ratio, size.

Revisiting the impact of organized labor on corporate bottom lines

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmytro Osiichuk ◽  
Paweł Mielcarz ◽  
Julia Kavalenka
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Organized Labor ◽  
Corporate Financial Performance ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type ◽  
International Panel ◽  
Transmission Mechanisms ◽  
Credible Threat ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Relying on an international panel data set, the purpose of this paper is to quantify the economic impact of labor unionization on corporate financial performance. Design/methodology/approach Static panel regression analysis is performed for a firm-level multinational data set to elucidate the postulated empirical relationships between employee unionization and corporate performance. The transmission mechanisms intermediating the studied effects are discussed and operationalized. Findings The empirical evidence demonstrates that firms with a higher level of employee unionization spend more on wages and labor-related expenses. The concomitant downside of higher resource extraction by unions is a lower rate of net employment creation and a higher possibility of redundancy layoffs. Originality/value Overall, the authors demonstrate that by creating a credible threat of employee disobedience manifested through strikes and internal wage disputes, labor unions remain an effective mechanism of increasing employees’ bargaining power. Despite the discovered weak negative associative link between the degree of unionization and corporate financial performance, the authors perceive the overall evidence to be inconclusive on this matter.

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