Study on stock portfolios' profitability with gearing ratio.

46 p.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Loh, Jessie Soo Eng.
Other Authors: Charlie Charoenwong
Format: Thesis
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/35908
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spelling ntu-10356/359082024-01-12T10:22:54Z Study on stock portfolios' profitability with gearing ratio. Loh, Jessie Soo Eng. Charlie Charoenwong Nanyang Business School DRNTU::Business::Finance::Equity 46 p. This study investigates the effect of gearing on the profitability of stock portfolios. The main objective is to find the level of gearing which would yield the best risk-return trade-off. The study uses the Sharpe Ratio as the performance measure of risk-return trade-off. The results show a significant difference in the calculated Sharpe Ratio between portfolios of gearing stocks and the market. The outcome of the analysis by industry is that portfolios of stocks in industries with low gearing returns good performance. Additional analysis by company size reveals that stocks of small size companies with high gearing outperformed the market. This provides evidence that the best risk-return trade-off in excess of market returns is attainable based on gearing adjustments. It therefore highlights the possibility of using gearing ratios as predictors of the profitability of stocks. Investors may pinpoint potential growth stocks via the companies' gearing level. Master of Science (Applied Finance) 2010-04-23T02:07:53Z 2010-04-23T02:07:53Z 2006 2006 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/35908 application/pdf
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Loh, Jessie Soo Eng.
Study on stock portfolios' profitability with gearing ratio.
title Study on stock portfolios' profitability with gearing ratio.
title_full Study on stock portfolios' profitability with gearing ratio.
title_fullStr Study on stock portfolios' profitability with gearing ratio.
title_full_unstemmed Study on stock portfolios' profitability with gearing ratio.
title_short Study on stock portfolios' profitability with gearing ratio.
title_sort study on stock portfolios profitability with gearing ratio
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url http://hdl.handle.net/10356/35908
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