scholarly journals The value of financial information to make investment decisions in the Spanish stock market

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-113
Author(s):  
R. Barberá Beltrán
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Financial Economic ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Economic Variables ◽  
Spanish Stock Market

This article studies the correlation between companies listed on the Spanish continuous market and a set of ratios and financial economic variables used to measure business performance. The goal is to explain the behavior of the prices of the shares of the Spanish continuous market and design a model that optimizes long-term investments. The returns are compared with those of the Ibex 35 and the Ibex Total Return and it is concluded that some ratios have more influence than others in the evolution of the price and that it is not possible to beat the market significantly.

Stock Market Anomalies

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Fan ◽  
Linda Yu
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Stock Returns ◽  
Financial Economic ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
Market Anomalies ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Additional Risk ◽  
Asset Pricing Models ◽  
Stock Market Anomalies

Stock market anomalies representing the predictability of cross-sectional stock returns are one of most controversial topics in financial economic research. This chapter reviews several well-documented and pervasive anomalies in the literature, including investment-related anomalies, value anomalies, momentum and long-term reversal, size, and accruals. Although anomalies are widely accepted, much disagreement exists on the underlying reasons for their predictability. This chapter surveys two competing theories that attempt to explain the presence of stock market anomalies: rational and behavioral. The rational explanation focuses on the improvement of the existing asset pricing models and/or searching for additional risk factors to explain the existence of anomalies. By contrast, the behavioral explanation attributes the predictability to human behavioral biases in collecting and processing financial information, as well as in making investment decisions.

The Effect of Capital Structure, Size and Revenue Growth on the Effectiveness of Garment Businesses Listed on Vietnam’s Stock Market

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Do Huy Thuong ◽  
Tran Luu Ngoc ◽  
Nguyen Thi Phuong Hong
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Capital Structure ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Revenue Growth ◽  
The Impact

Considering the impact of the capital structure on the effectiveness of businesses is extremely important. Therefore, this study is conducted in order to find the influences of capital structure, firm size and revenue growth on the performance of the garment businesses listed on Vietnam stock market in the period of 2013-2018 with the representation of return on equity (ROE). The research with the use of panel data has shown that the ratio of short-term debt on total assets, the firm size and the revenue growth all have positive impacts on business performance. Meanwhile, the ratio of long-term debt on total assets has a negative impact on the performance of garment businesses at the statistically significant level of 5%.

The impact of heuristic biases on investors’ investment decision in Pakistan stock market: moderating role of long term orientation

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Imran Khan ◽  
Mustafa Afeef ◽  
Shahid Jan ◽  
Anjum Ihsan
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Individual Investors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Availability Bias ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of heuristic biases, namely, availability bias and representativeness bias on investors’ investment decisions in the Pakistan stock exchange, as well as the moderating role of long-term orientation. Design/methodology/approach Using a structured questionnaire, a total of 374 responses have been collected from individual investors trading in PSX. The relationship was tested by applying the partial least square structural equation model using SmartPLS 3.2.2. Further, Henseler and Chin’s (2010) product indicator approach for moderation analysis was applied to the data set. Findings The results revealed that availability bias and representativeness bias have a significant and positive influence on the investment decisions of investors. Furthermore, a significant moderating effect of long term orientation on the effect of representativeness bias on investment decision is observed. This suggests that investors’ long term orientation weaken the effect of representativeness bias on investment decision. However, no significant moderating effect was observed for availability bias. Originality/value The paper provides novel insights on the role of heuristic-driven biases on the investment decisions of individual investors in the stock market. Particularly, it enhanced the understanding of behavioral aspects of investment decision-making in an emerging market.

The Financial Information Content of Perceived Quality

1994 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Aaker ◽  
Robert Jacobson
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Stock Price ◽  
Stock Return ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Quality Perceptions ◽  
Current Term

The authors investigate whether movement in a firm's stock price, that is, a measure of firm value, is associated with information contained in perceived quality measures. In a model that also allows for the effect of economywide factors and a firm's return on investment, they find a positive relationship between stock return and changes in quality perceptions. These results imply that the quality measure contains information, incremental to that reflected by current-term accounting measures, about future-term business performance. They suggest that managers should convey information to the stock market, such as the brand's quality image, useful in depicting the long-term prospects of the business. By doing so, the stock market will rely less on short-term measures of business performance, and managers will be freer to undertake strategies necessary for ensuring the long-term viability of their firms.

Macroeconomic Factors and Pakistani Equity Market”

2004 ◽  
Vol 43 (4II) ◽  
pp. 619-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Nishat ◽  
Rozina Shaheen
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Industrial Production ◽  
Stock Prices ◽  
Stock Price ◽  
Consumer Price Index ◽  
Reverse Causality ◽  
Macroeconomic Factors ◽  
Macroeconomic Variables ◽  
Equilibrium Relationships

This paper analyzes long-term equilibrium relationships between a group of macroeconomic variables and the Karachi Stock Exchange Index. The macroeconomic variables are represented by the industrial production index, the consumer price index, M1, and the value of an investment earning the money market rate. We employ a vector error correction model to explore such relationships during 1973:1 to 2004:4. We found that these five variables are cointegrated and two long-term equilibrium relationships exist among these variables. Our results indicated a "causal" relationship between the stock market and the economy. Analysis of our results indicates that industrial production is the largest positive determinant of Pakistani stock prices, while inflation is the largest negative determinant of stock prices in Pakistan. We found that while macroeconomic variables Granger-caused stock price movements, the reverse causality was observed in case of industrial production and stock prices. Furthermore, we found that statistically significant lag lengths between fluctuations in the stock market and changes in the real economy are relatively short.

Macroeconomic Determinants of Stock Market Prices in Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-65
Author(s):  
Bhim Prasad Panta
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Interest Rate ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Money Supply ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Economic Variables ◽  
Market Prices ◽  
Ardl Model ◽  
Long Run

Background: Stock market plays a crucial role in the financial system of a country. It can be viewed as a channel through which resources are properly channelized. It enables the governments and industry to raise long-term capital for financing new projects. The stock markets of developing economies are likely to be sensitive to various macro-economic factors such as GDP, imports, exports, exchange rates etc., when there is high demand on financial products, as a constituent of financial market, ultimately stock market needs to develop. Many factors can be a signal to stock market participants to expect a higher or lower return when investing in stock and one of these factors are macroeconomic variables and thus, macro-economic variables tend to effect on stock market development. Objective: This study examines the linkage between stock market prices (NEPSE index) and five macro-economic variables, namely; real GDP, broad money supply, interest rate, inflation, and exchange rate using ARDL model and to explain the behavior of the Nepal Stock Exchange Index. Methods: The ECM which is delivered from ARDL model through simple linear transformation to integrate short run adjustments with long run equilibrium without losing long run information. The analysis has been done by using 25 years' annual data from 1994 to 2019. Findings: The result suggests that the fluctuation of Nepse Index in long run is strongly associated with broad money supply, interest rate, inflation, and exchange rate. Conclusion: Though Nepalese stock market is in primitive stage, broad money supply, interest rate, inflation and exchange rate are major factors affecting stock market price of Nepal. So, policies and strategies should be made and directed taking these in to consideration. Implication: The findings of research can be helpful to understand the behavior of Nepalese stock market and develop policies for market stabilization.

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