risk and performance of amtel holdings berhad

gamar, mohd nur arif (2017): risk and performance of amtel holdings berhad.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the overall performance of Amtel Holding Berhad in the electronic sector. This study will investigate the relationship between company profitability and some specific risk factors and macroeconomic factor. The data was collected from the annual report of Amtel Holdings Berhad. Starting from 2011 until 2015. The measurement of liquidity ratio and operating ratio used to see the overall performance of Amtel Holdings Berhad. For the 5 years liquidity ratio still beyond the benchmark, however the operating ratio shows the higher percentage and across the benchmark, indicates that the company is not efficient in managing their operating expenses. The additional measurement is size of asset. This variable is not significant with the liquidity risk. To see the relationship of risks factors to the profitability, this paper is utilizing liquidity (current ratio), 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: Profitability, operating ratio, macroeconomic, Liquidity ratio
• Subjects: A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics > A10 - General; A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics > A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E0 - General; G - Financial Economics > G0 - General; G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance; H - Public Economics > H0 - General; H - Public Economics > H0 - General > H00 - General

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