This study analyzed company fundamentals on how it relates and predict stock price movements and the extent of the role of oil prices in moderating the influence of these company fundamentals in stock price movements. The study covered the period of 2014 to 2018. The study is a panel study. A total of 132 companies were sampled from 196 companies listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as of December 2018. Data were collected from a secondary source. Multiple linear regression models were used to analyze the data. The study found that a relationship exists between selected companies' fundamentals and stock prices, and oil prices moderate the relationship. But EPS and Working Capital have high predictive power on stock price movements but moderating with oil prices the influence reduces significantly. The study recommends among others that Managers of companies in Nigeria should formulate policies and exert effort geared towards improving company fundamentals in the event of oil prices increases.
The rapid growth of fast moving consumer goods market in Nigeria has brought competition, making firms to focus on the performance of distributors or loose to competitors. In order for fast moving consumer goods companies such as Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC to grow and ensure profitability, product distribution become critical. The objective of this study is to assess the effect of brand equity on the performance of distributors in Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC focusing on the north central region of Nigeria. The study is a survey research, data were collected using self-administered questionnaire, and the formulated hypotheses tested using multiple regressions with the help of SPSS IBM 23. The findings of the study revealed that the level of performance of distributors in Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC is greatly influenced by factors such as Product's brand acceptance and product perceive quality which increases market share of the company. The study concluded that the positive effect of brand equity on performance of distributors in Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC is very high. And therefore recommended that creating intensive awareness about the Company activities will improve the Performance of distributors, requisite quality measures such as date of manufacture, expiry date, basic instruction on how to use the product and the production ingredients or contents that make up the product will create confidence in the mind of customers. Also, measures such as quantity and quality increase, effective distribution channels and affordability will increase customer's satisfaction.
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