Jurnal Aplikasi Manajemen, Ekonomi dan Bisnis
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2021): Jurnal Aplikasi Manajemen, Ekonomi dan Bisnis

The Impact of Firm Size on Profitability – A Study on the Top 10 Cement Companies of Pakistan

Talha Akram (NUST Institute of Civil Engineering, Islamabad)
Muhammad Usman Farooq (Jiangsu University China)
Hamza Akram (North China Electric Power University)
Abdul Ahad (University of Sialkot)
Muhammad Numan (University of Sialkot)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Oct 2021

Abstract

The research is conducted on the “The impact of Firm Size on Profitability – A Study on the Top 10 Cement Companies of Pakistan”. The data was taken from the top 10 cement firms which are listed on the Pakistan stock exchange (PSX). The purpose of this study was to understand how firm size can have an impact on profitability in a developing country like Pakistan and to evaluate what variables play an important role in it. The secondary data was collected by different annual reports published by the companies. The research is based on panel data with multiple regression model run for return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE) which are the dependent variables in this study. The independent being the firm size determined by total assets and total sales. The findings show and conclude that when firm size is determined by total sales value it shows a positive impact with ROA and ROE. Whereas, when determined by total assets value, it show a negative impact. Overall, the relationship is of a significantly weak impact with that of firm size on the profitability which shows a blend of positive and negative impact as well.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JAMEB

Publisher

Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Social Sciences

Description

Issues of management, economics, and business have become a hot topic to be discussed and deliberated in this ever changing business world. Therefore, we need a vehicle to accommodate such issues. Based on this background, JAMEB was established to be a forum for discussion of high impact research ...