Industry financial ratios - application of factor analysis in Malaysian industrial sector

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dc.contributor.authorZulkifli, Nor Aizura
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-21T08:32:45Z
dc.date.available2015-05-21T08:32:45Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThe industrial sector has large influence in the national economy and responsible for the growth of other industries. The financial ratios are useful indicators of company performance and financial situation. Financial ratios are extensively used by investors, creditors, suppliers and government to make better decisions. The purpose of this study is to identify the most important indicators that contribute to Malaysian industrial sector and to analyze the financial trend from year 2000 to 2008. Financial data for industrial companies are collected from Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE). This includes information from 185 industrial companies and fifteen financial ratios are selected for this study. The factor analysis is utilized to find factors among observed financial ratios. Five factors are identified as the main indicators that contribute to the Malaysian industrial sector. The indicators are identified as solvency and liabilities factor, asset and debt turnover factor, financial leverage factor, growth factor and long-term liabilities factor. Factor scores are used to analyze the financial trend of the industry from year 2000 to 2008.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/677
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.titleIndustry financial ratios - application of factor analysis in Malaysian industrial sectoren_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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