Inter-Relationship between Profitability, Growth and Size: A Case of Non-Financial Companies from Pakistan
The purpose of this paper is to provide an in-depth description of the inter-relationship between firm size, growth, and profitability of non-financial companies listed at Karachi stock exchange. The study is based on the sample of 70 (seventy) non-financial companies listed at Karachi Stock Exchang...
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| description | The purpose of this paper is to provide an in-depth description of the inter-relationship between firm size, growth, and profitability of non-financial companies listed at Karachi stock exchange. The study is based on the sample of 70 (seventy) non-financial companies listed at Karachi Stock Exchange of Pakistan, selected on the basis of their market capitalization. Panel data techniques were employed using 700 observations of each of the variables of study; size(log natural of total assets), growth (sustainable growth rate for firm) and profitability (return on assets). Observations are collected for ten years (2001-2010). The study concluded thatthere is study reveals that all the profitability has strong positive relationship with the growth of the firm; however size has less significant and negative impact on the profitability. Onesuggestion for further research would be to replicate the study in order to get more cases. Furthermore, it would be valuable to take a more long-term focus to examine the described relationships in the long run. The paper highlights the importance of these measures which are generally used for performance evaluation. Paper sets out the criteria that under which situations the company should focus which of the measure, so that company may derive its strategies on that way. This paper improves our preferences about the three major measures of the firm. Moreover, it contributes to the literature of financial management that how these three measures have trade-off between them. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7934d9b41b284fc29eaf01f107c974a12022-12-22T00:52:29ZengJohar Education SocietyPakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences1997-85532012-12-0162405419Inter-Relationship between Profitability, Growth and Size: A Case of Non-Financial Companies from PakistanRehana KouserTahira BanoMuhammad AzeemMasood-ul-HassanThe purpose of this paper is to provide an in-depth description of the inter-relationship between firm size, growth, and profitability of non-financial companies listed at Karachi stock exchange. The study is based on the sample of 70 (seventy) non-financial companies listed at Karachi Stock Exchange of Pakistan, selected on the basis of their market capitalization. Panel data techniques were employed using 700 observations of each of the variables of study; size(log natural of total assets), growth (sustainable growth rate for firm) and profitability (return on assets). Observations are collected for ten years (2001-2010). The study concluded thatthere is study reveals that all the profitability has strong positive relationship with the growth of the firm; however size has less significant and negative impact on the profitability. Onesuggestion for further research would be to replicate the study in order to get more cases. Furthermore, it would be valuable to take a more long-term focus to examine the described relationships in the long run. The paper highlights the importance of these measures which are generally used for performance evaluation. Paper sets out the criteria that under which situations the company should focus which of the measure, so that company may derive its strategies on that way. This paper improves our preferences about the three major measures of the firm. Moreover, it contributes to the literature of financial management that how these three measures have trade-off between them.http://www.jespk.net/publications/98.pdfProfitabilityGrowthSizePakistan |
| spellingShingle | Rehana Kouser Tahira Bano Muhammad Azeem Masood-ul-Hassan Inter-Relationship between Profitability, Growth and Size: A Case of Non-Financial Companies from Pakistan Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences Profitability Growth Size Pakistan |
| title | Inter-Relationship between Profitability, Growth and Size: A Case of Non-Financial Companies from Pakistan |
| title_full | Inter-Relationship between Profitability, Growth and Size: A Case of Non-Financial Companies from Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Inter-Relationship between Profitability, Growth and Size: A Case of Non-Financial Companies from Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inter-Relationship between Profitability, Growth and Size: A Case of Non-Financial Companies from Pakistan |
| title_short | Inter-Relationship between Profitability, Growth and Size: A Case of Non-Financial Companies from Pakistan |
| title_sort | inter relationship between profitability growth and size a case of non financial companies from pakistan |
| topic | Profitability Growth Size Pakistan |
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