What Does Matter? Liquidity or Profitability: A Case of Sugar Industry in Pakistan

Keeping in mind the Keynes of the Pakistan’s Sugar Industry in its overall economic well-being, the current work objects to examine the liquidity-profitability trade off in Sugar Industry of Pakistan. Secondary data of the non-financial companies which are listed on KSE is used for sugar industry ov...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Zulqarnain Safdar, Muhammad Zahid Awan, Zeeshan Ahmed, Muhammad Imran Qureshi, Tafakhar Hasnain
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Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2016-05-01
Series:International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijefi/issue/31983/352670?publisher=http-www-cag-edu-tr-ilhan-ozturk
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author Muhammad Zulqarnain Safdar
Muhammad Zahid Awan
Zeeshan Ahmed
Muhammad Imran Qureshi
Tafakhar Hasnain
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Muhammad Zahid Awan
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description Keeping in mind the Keynes of the Pakistan’s Sugar Industry in its overall economic well-being, the current work objects to examine the liquidity-profitability trade off in Sugar Industry of Pakistan. Secondary data of the non-financial companies which are listed on KSE is used for sugar industry over the last five years. Present study used different analytical tools like Reliability Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Multiple Regression Analysis, Correlation and tests of significance to test the causal linkage in liquidity and profitability. Results of regression analysis showed that, hypothesis one is rejected because liquidity generates positive impact on ROA and found significant at 1% level. Hypothesis two of the current study is rejected because liquidity causes positive impact on ROE and found significant at 1% level. According to regression analysis, hypothesis three is also rejected because liquidity influences ROCE positively and found significant at 1% level. Results of correlation analysis discovered that liquidity of Sugar Mills is positively and significantly correlated with all measures of profitability i.e. ROA, ROE and ROCE. Findings of current research suggest managers to come out of the dilemma with respect to liquidity and profitability tradeoff. It is further concluded that managers can increase the firm’s profitability and shareholder’s value if they invest effectively and efficiently in liquid assets. Finally this study’s results make it important for the reason that it is one of the fewer researches going in contrast to the existing knowledge base.
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spelling doaj.art-719393d184714e01be3efd0656abcea42023-02-15T16:17:39ZengEconJournalsInternational Journal of Economics and Financial Issues2146-41382016-05-01631441521032What Does Matter? Liquidity or Profitability: A Case of Sugar Industry in PakistanMuhammad Zulqarnain SafdarMuhammad Zahid AwanZeeshan AhmedMuhammad Imran QureshiTafakhar HasnainKeeping in mind the Keynes of the Pakistan’s Sugar Industry in its overall economic well-being, the current work objects to examine the liquidity-profitability trade off in Sugar Industry of Pakistan. Secondary data of the non-financial companies which are listed on KSE is used for sugar industry over the last five years. Present study used different analytical tools like Reliability Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Multiple Regression Analysis, Correlation and tests of significance to test the causal linkage in liquidity and profitability. Results of regression analysis showed that, hypothesis one is rejected because liquidity generates positive impact on ROA and found significant at 1% level. Hypothesis two of the current study is rejected because liquidity causes positive impact on ROE and found significant at 1% level. According to regression analysis, hypothesis three is also rejected because liquidity influences ROCE positively and found significant at 1% level. Results of correlation analysis discovered that liquidity of Sugar Mills is positively and significantly correlated with all measures of profitability i.e. ROA, ROE and ROCE. Findings of current research suggest managers to come out of the dilemma with respect to liquidity and profitability tradeoff. It is further concluded that managers can increase the firm’s profitability and shareholder’s value if they invest effectively and efficiently in liquid assets. Finally this study’s results make it important for the reason that it is one of the fewer researches going in contrast to the existing knowledge base.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijefi/issue/31983/352670?publisher=http-www-cag-edu-tr-ilhan-ozturkliquidity profitability trade-off sugar industry of pakistan
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What Does Matter? Liquidity or Profitability: A Case of Sugar Industry in Pakistan
International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
liquidity
profitability
trade-off
sugar industry of pakistan
title What Does Matter? Liquidity or Profitability: A Case of Sugar Industry in Pakistan
title_full What Does Matter? Liquidity or Profitability: A Case of Sugar Industry in Pakistan
title_fullStr What Does Matter? Liquidity or Profitability: A Case of Sugar Industry in Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed What Does Matter? Liquidity or Profitability: A Case of Sugar Industry in Pakistan
title_short What Does Matter? Liquidity or Profitability: A Case of Sugar Industry in Pakistan
title_sort what does matter liquidity or profitability a case of sugar industry in pakistan
topic liquidity
profitability
trade-off
sugar industry of pakistan
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