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A STUDY REGARDING THE RENTABILITY OF ROMANIAN COMPANIES
A STUDY REGARDING THE RENTABILITY OF ROMANIAN COMPANIES

Author(s): Daniel Cîrciumaru
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Editura Universitaria Craiova
Keywords: return on assets; return on equity; return on sales; downturn

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents a study regarding the rentability of Romanian companies during the period 2007-2010. The companies included in the survey are listed at Bucharest Stock Exchange and are mainly industrial enterprises. The objective of the article was to emphasize the way the downturn influenced three rates of return (return on sales, return on assets and return on equity) of these companies and how they managed to survive the crisis. The results showed various situations. Some enterprises posted a large decrease of the return, others a strong growth and others saw a slightly diminish. Overall, the rentability of these companies dropped during downturn, but the consequences were not so severe as expected.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 19
  • Page Range: 17-22
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English