Corporate Governance and Its Determinants : A study on Apex Healthcare Berhad Malaysia

Yap, Chia Ying (2023): Corporate Governance and Its Determinants : A study on Apex Healthcare Berhad Malaysia.

Abstract

The performance of a company is influenced by the internal and external factors and these factors will cause inefficient management. This research investigates the relationship or the impact of the internal factors on the performance of the company by using return on asset (ROA) as the dependent variable as well as the relationship of the ROA with the external factors in Apex Healthcare Berhad (Malaysia). The method of this study is using statistical and regression techniques in determining the significance of ROA with these variables. In conducting the regression progress, the data of the Apex Healthcare Berhad (Malaysia) from 2018 to 2022 in the annual report will be extracted and key in excel to calculate the relevant ratios and to run the regression models. According to the findings and analysis, it found that the return on equity (performance) has the most significant influence on Apex Healthcare Berhad’s (Malaysia) annual profit and financial performance and the current ratio of Apex Healthcare Berhad (Malaysia) is not stable as the ratio has fluctuated over the 5 years.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Apex Healthcare Berhad (Malaysia), profitability, performance, ROA, corporate governance
• Subjects: G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance

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