This study proposes an information asymmetry hypothesis to examine why bank credit ratings vary among countries even when bank financial ratios remain constant. Countries are divided among those with low and high information asymmetry. The former include high-income countries, those in North...

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to evaluate the financial performance measures calculated and reported by the Economic Resource Service (ERS) from Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) data. The evaluation includes the calculation method and the underlying assumptions used...

This study proposes an information asymmetry hypothesis to examine why bank credit ratings vary among countries even when bank financial ratios remain constant. Countries are divided among those with low and high information asymmetry. The former include high-income countries, those in North...

This study aims to compare the regional differences by the financial ratios of 157 companies listed on Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE), Turkey. In this respect, data of 157 companies are researched on the city indexes of Istanbul, Izmir, Kocaeli and Bursa. 16 ratios showing liquidity, financial...

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the financial performance measures calculated and reported by Economic Resource Service (ERS) from ARMS data. The evaluation includes the calculation method and the underlying assumptions used in obtaining the reported values. The financial measures...

In this study, the stock return rate of the company shares was estimated by means of the adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS). For this aim, the data of financial ratios prepared for the input and output variables of the ANFIS was obtained by using the proportion parameters from the...

The current study evaluates the potential of the equity working capital in predicting corporate bankruptcy. The population subjected to the analysis included all companies form Timis County (largest Romanian County) with yearly sales of over 10000 lei. The interest for the equity working capital...

Most previous studies concerning airline performance evaluation focus merely on operational performance. Financial performance, however, which might directly influence the survival of an airline is usually ignored. The absence of financial ratios will directly lead to biased assessment. This...

This study aims to compare the regional differences by the financial ratios of 157 companies listed on Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE), Turkey. In this respect, data of 157 companies are researched on the city indexes of Istanbul, Izmir, Kocaeli and Bursa. 16 ratios showing liquidity, financial...

In the context of the current financial crisis, when more companies are facing bankruptcy or insolvency, the paper aims to find methods to identify distressed firms by using financial ratios. The study will focus on identifying a group of Romanian listed companies, for which financial data for...