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- Stock Valuation and Learning about Profitability
- This paper has develop a simple approach to valuing stocks in the presence of learning about average profitability. The market-to-book ratio (M/B) increases with uncertainty about average profitability, especially for firms that pay no dividends. M/B is predicted to decline over a firm's lifetime due to learning, with steeper decline...
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- The Effect Of Working Capital Management On Firm Profitability: Evidence From Turkey
- This paper analyzes the effect of working capital management on firm profitability. In accordance with this aim, to consider statistically significant relationships between firm profitability and the components of cash conversion cycle at length, a sample consisting of Istanbul Stock Exchange ISE listed manufacturing firms for the period of 1998-2007...
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Competing Models Of Firm Profitability
- In this paper, the author looks at four models of firm profitability: two taken from Industrial Organization, one from Finance, and one from the Economics of Exhaustible Resources. Only one predicts that there will be a positive relationship between firm profitability and the structure of the market in which the...
- White papers 2003-12-01
- Governance Structures, Efficiency and Firm Profitability
- Using a panel data set of 361 German corporations for the period 1991 to 1996 this article tests the hypothesis that firms with more efficient governance structures have higher profitability. To determine efficiency it compares firms with respect to ownership concentration, the identity of owners, capital structure, investment and firm...
- White papers 2004-05-21
- Consulting Magazine's Latest 3-Part Webcast Series to Provide Critical, Revenue-Enhancing Takeaways on Firm Profitability
- The editors of Consulting Magazine, the flagship publication of the consulting industry, have announced a 3-part Webcast Series for members of the consulting profession titled "Managing for Profitability: Looking Beyond Daily Performance to Create Long-Term Success." The series is free of charge and is sponsored by Deltek Systems, Inc....
- Research articles 2005-03-22
- On the Profitability of Cross-Border Mergers
- A horizontal merger is unlikely to be profitable unless it involves the large majority of firms in an industry. This paper studies the profitability of mergers in an open economy. A cross-border merger provides the acquiring firm with market access. If alternative modes of market entry are sufficiently costly, a...
- White papers 2001-10-24
- GPS company zones in on profitability.
- Linkspoint, the Norwalk-based firm that developed satellite global positioning systems used by New York City firemen in the rescue and recovery operations at Ground Zero, is seeking investors to speed the company toward profitability. "We're Linkspoint, the Norwalk-based firm that developed satellite...
- Research articles 2004-04-19
- Despite checkered past, investors bullish on biotech: the future may hold profitability, according to recent industry report
- The biotech industry, which funnels billions of dollars of investors' money each year into uncertain drug development, may finally reach profitability, according to an Ernst & Young LLP industry report. According to the report, published by the accounting firm May 12, publicly held biotech firms in the United States...
- Research articles 2004-05-24
- IBM buys software firm SPSS for USD1.2bn
- IBM is buying Chicago-based software analytics firm SPSS in an all-cash deal worth USD1.2bn. The move is designed to bolster IBM's existing information management software portfolio, in a bid to provide broader predictive data services to a range of business customers. The buyout was agreed at a price of...
- Articles 2009-07-27
- Profitability: Fuel Yours With High-Octane Customer Loyalty
- This HBR OnPoint collection attacks the customer-service challenge from three angles. These angles are: Putting oneself in customers' shoes to grasp and influence their perceptions of the firm, transforming merely satisfied customers into completely satisfied ones, and striving for zero customer defections. The primary driver of long-term profitability is customer...
- White papers 2001-06-01
- Dutch Insurance Firm FBTO Achieves 29% Increase in Campaign Profitability Using SPSS; Significantly Improves Marketing Results
- CHICAGO -- Dutch insurance firm FBTO Verzekeringen has substantially improved the results of its direct marketing campaigns using SPSS predictive analytics software. SPSS (NASDAQ:SPSS), a worldwide leader in predictive analytics software, has helped FBTO realize a 29 percent increase in campaign profitability.
- Research articles 2005-01-18
- Peru: pension funds' profitability depends on economic growth.
- Pension funds firm AFP Horizonte predicts that the profitability of the funds managed by the sector will resume by the end of 2001. It added that the sector's variable income investments, which represent 30% of the portfolio, are being made at a price-earning ratio of 10...
- Research articles 2000-12-13
- Global Engineering And Construction Firm Improves Project Profitability With Deltek Enterprise Software
- Deltek Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTK). Cleveland Bridge UK Ltd has increased profitability on its multi-million dollar engineering and construction projects after going live on a comprehensive enterprise software system from Deltek. Founded in 1983, Deltek has extensive experience and expertise in providing business software, solutions and consulting for more than...
- Research articles 1970-01-01
- Viewpoint makes hard move into second phase - Viewpoint Systems Inc. reorganizes to regain profitability - Newsfront
- Viewpoint Systems Inc., San Mateo, Calif., moved quickly to cut costs and return to profitability as it prepares to unveil a second product aimed at keeping its original Flashpoint GUI development package from becoming an interim OEM solution. Sales and Marketing VP Bill Wesemann said the cutback of 10%...
- Research articles 1991-12-01
- Is Your Firm Facing Trouble Ahead?
- The contemporary business environment is full of unpredictable and unstable situations. These situations have far-reaching effects on several areas of a law firm. External environmental conditions have the potential to dictate the future course of strategy for a law firm. In such scenario, it is but obvious that law firms...
- White papers 2002-07-01
- Google buys video compression firm On2
- Google is acquiring On2 Technologies, a firm that specialises in video-compression technology, in an all-stock deal worth USD106.5m. The agreement, which is due to close in Q4, is likely to give support to YouTube and Google's Android platform, easing bandwidth costs and boosting video playback performance. ...
- Articles 2009-08-04
- Zacks: Brokerage Firm's Stock Recommendations Still Prove Profitable
- CHICAGO -- One of the most important qualities investors consider when selecting a brokerage firm to help manage their investments is the profitability of the firm's investment advice versus that of its peers. The leading brokerage firms employ analysts who produce recommendations for hundreds of stocks, which can not all...
- Research articles 2007-03-13
- Focus IT spending on administrative expenses, ROI firm says.(Tech Cetera)(Return On Investment)(Brief Article)
- Information technology budget battles will confront another challenging year, partly because corporate profitability has declined in the last two years, according to new research by Alinean, an Orlando, Fla., consultancy. Because of tightened budg Information technology budget battles will confront another challenging...
- Research articles 2003-10-06
- Servigistics Pricing Solution Delivers Significant Results at Leading Automotive OEMs; Report from Leading Analyst Firm Highlights Revenue and Profitability Increases Achieved at Automotive OEMs Investing in Pricing Technology
- ATLANTA -- Automotive companies implementing service parts pricing solutions such as Servigistics Pricing are realizing significant benefits in the form of increased revenue and profitability.
- Research articles 2005-08-29
- Leading Companies Increase Revenue and Maximize Profitability Through Service Parts Pricing Optimization; Servigistics Provides Best-in-Class Service Parts Pricing Solution
- ATLANTA -- Companies implementing service parts pricing solutions such as Servigistics Pricing can significantly increase revenue and improve profitability, according to a recent benchmark study from research firm, Aberdeen Group.
- Research articles 2005-05-02
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