In this study, U.S. manufacturing firms' profitability measures including profit margins and returns on equity are … profitability ratios and the valuation multiples of U.S. manufacturing firms are insulated from the effects of monetary policy, and … contractionary policy is significantly correlated with these firms' profitability and price multiples, it has different impacts on …

This article analyzes persistence and the drivers of profitability in US and EU food processing using GMM estimations … sectors. Firm-specific drivers of profitability are size, growth and financial risk. Regarding industry characteristics the … growth rate significantly influences profitability. The findings provide insights for the management of food processing firms …

Long-run differentials in interindustrial profitability are relevant for several areas of theoretical and applied …