The Performance and Risk of Apollo Food Holdings Berhad

Wong, Hwee Yin (2017): The Performance and Risk of Apollo Food Holdings Berhad.

Abstract

The aim of the study is to examine the overall performance of Apollo Food Holdings Berhad with specific risk factors and macroeconomic factor on profitability performance. The study uses Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) to develop the ordinary least square relationship between profit and risk. The data is obtained from the annual report of Apollo Food Holdings Berhad from 2011 to 2015. The liquidity ratio and operating ratio are used to measure the overall performance of Apollo Food Holdings Berhad in 5 years. To see the relationship of risks factors to the profitability, this paper is utilizing liquidity, GDP and operating ratio. Data was analysed by utilizing regression and bivariate correlation. The regression analysis and bivariate correlation shows only one factor of profitability is significant to operating ratio which is ROA with the highest impact to the profitability. However, the liquidity and GDP is not significant to profitability with low impact to the profitability.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Liquidity Risk, Operational Risk, Profitability, GDP
• Subjects: G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance

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