We develop a firm valuation model with repeated expansion and contraction options to show operating profitability is a … as profitability falls, lowering the firm beta. Consistent with the predictions, operating profitability relates … losers with diverging operating profitability. Corroborating a risk-based explanation, the momentum results remain …

This study aims to test and analyze the effect of capital structure, profitability, investment opportunity set, firm … on stock return. Profitability with indicators return on equity and investment opportunity set with indicators price … price to book value indicators, profitability from the investor's point of view represented by earning per share indicators …

This paper analyses the stochastic behaviour of Private Equity returns (a measure of profitability) applying fractional …. Differences are also found in the results by asset class. The implications of these findings for private equity management, profit …