The Profitability Analysis of the Logistics Industry Companies in the Balkan Countries

Vuković, Bojana; Milutinović, Sunčica; Mirović, Vera; Milićević, Nikola

doi:10.7307/ptt.v32i4.3311

Cited by 13 publications

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“…As a result, it might be assumed that LEV is one of the main elements influencing the increase in business profitability. This result has verified the findings generated by Boadi et al (2013) and Vuković et al (2020). The findings of these research have suggested that a rise in debt could result in an increase in the performance of the Malaysian courier firms' return on assets.…”

Section: Random Effects Resultssupporting

confidence: 89%

“…Leverage can best be described as a company using total assets to fund its projects or investments or as a source of financing (Vuković et al, 2020). In their research article, it has been found that a negative effect of leverage or low leverage on a company's profitability has been supported by many previous studies done.…”

Section: Leveragementioning

confidence: 98%

“…In a study done by Akinlo and Asaolu (2012) and Doğan (2013), the results have revealed that firm size has a positive effect on profitability (return on assets) among the Nigerian manufacturing companies. In addition, Vuković et al (2020) have stated that large companies that are more profitable in relation to smaller companies in certain conditions could be the outcome of highly competent management strategies and cash policies.…”

Section: Firm Sizementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nevertheless, Boadi, Antwi, and Lartey (2013) have released a result proving that leverage and profitability have a positive relationship within insurance companies and the chemical industry. It could also imply that those organisations' financial policies are frequently focused on boosting their resources' ability to finance such activities by increasing lending to an acceptable level or using both internal and external capital to finance such initiatives (Vuković et al, 2020). In addition, the higher the financial leverage increases shareholders' values.…”

Section: Leveragementioning

confidence: 99%

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Analysis of the Performance of Courier Companies in Selected Listed Counters in Malaysia

Manaf

Said²,

Adenan

2022

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Over the past few years, the logistics industry has been growing exponentially since the presence of e-commerce. The development of online sales has played a vital role in increasing the number of courier-service providers across the region. It is interesting to explore the aspects that affect the success of courier firms, which can have a greater impact on the profitability of the companies. As a result, the primary objective of this study is set to examine the elements that affect the companies’ profitability in the logistics industry over an eight-year period (2014-2020). There are six publicly traded companies in Malaysia’s logistics industry that have been included in the sample. Considering that logistics is a critical component of the companies’ competitiveness and profitability and that logistics is one of the most profitable businesses, this study has used the Random Effects Model to analyse profitability. The variables involved in this investigation are firm size, liquidity, leverage, inflation rate, and unemployment rate. The obtained results have shown that firm size, liquidity, and leverage are the positive and significant variables, while inflation is positive but not significant towards profitability. However, the unemployment factor is negative but significant towards the profitability of the selected Malaysian courier companies. Given that an efficient planning system and managing and controlling the logistics system as the significant determinants of the profitable business operations, the findings provide guidance for boosting profitability and enhancing the performance of the logistics organisations.

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Section: Random Effects Resultssupporting

confidence: 89%

Section: Leveragementioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Firm Sizementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Leveragementioning

confidence: 99%

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Analysis of the Performance of Courier Companies in Selected Listed Counters in Malaysia

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Said²,

Adenan

2022

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“…Profitability is the company's ability to generate profits, high profits indicate good company performance, thus encouraging the company to be able to complete financial performance reports on time [18]. Therefore, companies that can adapt quickly to changing circumstances are those that have a beneficial effect on profitability [19].…”

Section: Company Size Profitability Leverage and Operating Efficiencymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Effect of Coronavirus on the Sustainability of Public Company and Its Financial Performance

Widodo¹,

Fitriyani²,

Widyastuti³

2021

Proceedings of the 3rd Annual International Conference on Public and Business Administration (AICoBPA 2020)

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has a significant impact on all sectors in Indonesia. Especially for the sustainability of today's business world, because sustainability is an important issue that has the potential to affect company performance. This condition is increasingly visible in the domestic economy, especially on the corporate side. Deteriorating economic activity and business activities spread to the financial sector, due to the impact of the domestic economic and financial crisis, resulting in financial instability and economic recession. The government provides a stimulus budget for industrial support of IDR 75 trillion which is expected to support the national economic recovery program, so companies need to implement corporate sustainability to improve financial performance and provide confidence for investors because company sustainability is proof that the company has good management. The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of the coronavirus on the sustainability of the financial performance of public companies listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange. The method used in data analysis is a descriptive statistical analysis to provide a statistical description of the variables. The population in this study are all manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange, the sample selection uses purpose sampling with the criteria for companies listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange during 2019 which report audited financial reports in 2019 and which report unaudited financial reports up to Quarter III of the year. 2020. Companies that lose money are omitted in the sample. Tests are carried out using multiple linear regression models with the dependent variable being the sustainable growth rate and the independent variables being company size, profitability, leverage, and operating efficiency.

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The Impact of Digitalization on Audit

Vuković

Jakšić

Tica

2023

Contributions to Finance and Accounting

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The Profitability Analysis of the Logistics Industry Companies in the Balkan Countries

Cited by 13 publications

References 28 publications

Analysis of the Performance of Courier Companies in Selected Listed Counters in Malaysia

Analysis of the Performance of Courier Companies in Selected Listed Counters in Malaysia

The Effect of Coronavirus on the Sustainability of Public Company and Its Financial Performance

The Impact of Digitalization on Audit

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