scholarly journals The Role of Financial Analysis in Assessing the Prices of Shares of Jordanian Industrial Joint Stock Companies Listed on the Amman Stock Exchange

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Bahaa Sobhi AbdeLatif Awwad ◽  
Ammar Zakaria Abdallh Salem

This study aimed to highlight the role of financial ratios in evaluating the prices of shares of Jordanian industrial joint stock companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange; it also aimed to show which of these ratios has a more influential impact on these prices. The researcher conducted a test study survey to analyze the published data of (73) Jordanian industrial joint stock companies. The study sample (n= 18) formed about (25%) of the total population of the companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange during the period 2010-2017. The researcher used the multiple regression method to identify the correlations between the financial ratios and the market share prices of the Jordanian industrial joint-stock companies. The results of the study showed a statistically significant effect for the Ratio of Circulation (CR), the Quick Ratio (QR), the Profit Per Share (EPS), the Return on Equity (ROE), the Debt Ratio (DR), the Total Assets Turnover (TAT), the Price- to- Earnings Ratio (PER), and the Price- to- Book Value Ratio (PBVR) on the market share price of the Jordanian industrial joint stock companies. However, the study showed no statistically significant effect of the Degree of Financial Leverage (DOL) and the rate of Working Capital Turnover (WCT) on the prices of these companies. In light of the study findings, the researcher recommended that all investors in the Amman Stock Exchange must have the know-how of the financial analysis, and to benefit from the expertise and knowledge of specialists in the financial analysis in order to rationalize their investment decisions and eventually take the best, decisive investment decisions. Companies should also consider the importance of financial leverage ratios and working capital turnover that may be reflected on the value/prices of their shares.

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Mohammad Hamdan ◽  
Marie Bany Khaled ◽  
Sakhr Bany Khaled

This study aims to examine the impact of employee benefitsaccounting (direct and indirect compensation) on (market price, volume of credit facilities and volume of deposits). The study community is represented by commercialbanks listed on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE), all the continuous banks whose financial data were available during the study period (2007-2015) were selected represented in (13) banks. In order to realize the objectives of the study, the study was based on qualitative data and analytical descriptive method (Panel Data), (E-Views) economic statistics software was used to test hypotheses. The results of the study showed that there is a statisticallysignificant impact on both typesof employees compensations as a whole (direct and indirect) on the market share price, the volume of credit facilities and the volume of deposits. While the results of the study confirmed that the indirect compensation has not got an impact on the volume of customer deposits when it is measured separately. Finally, the study recommended the need to apply good systems that take into account the interest of both the employers and employees for the positive impact on the market share price, the volume of credit facilities and the volume of deposits.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 284
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ahmad Alqam ◽  
Haitham Yousef Ali ◽  
Yaser Mohd Hamshari

This study has aimed to demonstrate the relative importance of financial analysis using ratios for each of lenders and investors in Jordan when making decision.Also; this study, included the financial ratios that could be adopted by decision makers in the industry (area) of lending or investment. The study included two categories; first is the category of financial intermediaries; to express the category of investors in Amman stock exchange (ASE), while the second category included employees of credit departments -in Jordanian banks- for the category of lenders.The collection of study data was based on a review of the subject's scientific literature, previous studies and by preparing a questionnaire that was designed on the basis of the theoretical framework of the study and its hypotheses.The objectives of financial analysis are to judge the efficiency of management and to use the information available to make various administrative decisions. The study found that financial ratios are used by data users when making decisions related to investment and lending. The results of the study also revealed the interest of lenders in debt and liquidity ratios, while investors' attention is focused on profitability and market ratios.


Author(s):  
Mustafa Mohammed Zain, Asim Hassan Mohammed

This research aimed primarily to clarify the extent of the significance of financial analysis tools in the rationalization of investors’ decisions in the Khartoum Stock Exchange. This is, however, will be effected by identifying the role of financial analysis using financial ratios to provide information to make a sound decision. To achieve this objective, the research used the analytical descriptive approach, since the same conforms to such types of researches. To affect this, the research relied basically on the annual financial data of the case study. Based on said account, the research has reached a number of findings, the most significant of which, are the following: The utilization of trend analysis reporting in the Khartoum Stock Exchange has a great significance in the performance evaluation of the stock market. The liquidity ratios as a tool for financial statements analysis deemed as a perfect indicator in the process of decision making in the stock market. The debt ratios are the most significant tools in the financial analysis of the published financial statements, which help investors to take sound investment decisions.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
H. Banikhalid ◽  
S. Al-oshaibat

This study aims to derive the function that can be used to predict the growth rate in the added value of industrial production in Jordan, depending on the financial ratios of industrial companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange. To achieve the objectives of the study, the descriptive and analytical approach and multiple regression analysis were used using the SPSS program. The study population was represented by the public joint-stock companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange in the industrial sector from 1994 to 2018. Results show that the financial ratios influencing the growth rate in industrial production value added the most (Industry t + 1) are earnings per share (EPS), net profit margin (NPM), and return on equity (ROE). Moreover, the effect is non-linear expressed by a function that can be used to predict the industrial production in Jordan. The study recommends paying attention to the partial input to predict macroeconomic variables, especially with the development of systems for storing and processing big data, as this method provides appropriate and sufficient data to make accurate decisions and enhances the right track.


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sallama Ibrahim Ali ◽  
Hakeem Hammood Flayyih

In the first decade of the third millennium, shareholding companies faced several crises, with four major crises affecting financial markets, beginning with the collapses of a group of large companies following the Enron Energy company and similar companies in various countries, followed by the financial crisis and the collapse of global oil prices, which quickly ended until the sta As a result, the purpose of this study is to shed light on the role of external audit in assessing bank continuity, as Iraqi banks are among the first institutions and companies to move toward the application of international standards as well as being committed to accounting principles and assumptions, and they face a wide range of risks, the most dangerous of which is financial instability. Furthermore, the Kida model has been adopted in assessing the stability of banks and their ability to meet their obligations and perform their duties through a set of financial ratios that distinguish successful banks from those whose ability is suspect and vulnerable to financial failure, as well as trying to identify the nature of their activities at an early stage. However, using financial ratios, Kida's model was applied to a sample of three Iraqi banks, and the research concluded that the external auditor should use financial analysis models to know and evaluate the banks' continuity in terms of anticipating financial collapse.


Author(s):  
Waleed Alsayed Almahdi Ahmed Waleed Alsayed Almahdi Ahmed

This research aimed at the followings: Identifying the important role of financial analysis depending on information cited on financial statements and reports in making the right investment decision in Khartoum Stock Exchange. Adopting a reliable financial analysis that can assist to analyze and evaluate the financial and non-financial information to make decisions of buying، selling or reserving stocks with rational investment decisions at Khartoum Stock Exchange. In order to discuss the research problem، the researcher tests the hypotheses: The rational financial analysis is considered an effective tool in making a good investment decision, the accounting information helps investors in stock markets in making the right investment decision. The research adopts the deductive methodology to formulate the research problem and hypotheses; the inductive method to collect data from primary and secondary sources; the historical method to tackle the previous studies; whereas the analytical-descriptive method to test the validity of the hypotheses. The important results of the research could be summarized as Adopting modern financial analysis techniques provide information that help in making the right investment decisions Failure to make the rational investment decision is related to inefficiency of the information and financial reports depended upon in each stage of making investment decision and Whereas the most important recommendations are to adopt modern techniques in analyzing financial statements by using SPSS. Provide sufficient information about stock exchange rates and dealings regularly on the internet websites and workshop papers.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Ade Rahma ◽  
Lisa Nabawi ◽  
Ronni Andri Wijaya

The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of institutional leadership, tax planning and foreign board of commissioners on firm value. The population in this study were 615 companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2015-2017. The sample was chosen using purposive sampling to get a total sample of 325 companies with a total of 975 observations of company data. The results of this study indicate that institutional leadership and tax planning have no role in increasing company value. While the foreign board of commissioners showed a significant influence on the value of the company. This proves that there is a need for diversity in the structure of the board that can trigger an increase in the value of the company. In addition, the presence of a foreign board is needed for the progress of the companyKeywords: Investment decisions; funding decisions; dividend policy; company value


2012 ◽  
pp. 61-98
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Bonazzi ◽  
Mattia Iotti ◽  
Fabio Paduano

Parma Pdo Ham sector is characterized by the great presence of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and by high absorption of capital to finance investments in fixed assets and working capital. The aging of pork leg causes in fact a high capital requirements for a period of at least 12 months and even 18/24 months. In that case, economic analysis and financial analysis may show different results, since situations of non-financial sustainability even in case of positive profitability. The paper covers the methodology for the analysis of the profitability and sustainability of firm management and suggests specific indices to analyze the firms of the sector. The analysis show that there is a statistically significant difference between economic and financial results in the sector and the application of financial ratios proposed in the paper can better assess the sustainability of management. These ratios can find applications even in other sectors characterized by high capital absorption, particularly net working capital.


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