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Determinants of profitability : a case study of listed manufacturing companies in Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Nishanthini, A
dc.contributor.author Nimalathasan, B
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-31T11:43:45Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-31T11:43:45Z
dc.date.issued 2013
dc.identifier.issn 1391-8230
dc.identifier.uri http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/123456789/153
dc.description 42-50 p. en_US
dc.description.abstract The main objective of the study is to determine the profitability of listed manufacturing companies in Sri Lanka. In order to meet the objectives of the study, data were collected from secondary sources mainly from financial report of the selected companies, which were published by Colombo stock exchange in Sri Lanka. The results revealed that the profitability of manufacturing companies is less satisfactory. On the basis of result and analysis, selected manufacturing companies has different ranking based on each profitability indicators such as Gross Profit Ratio (GPR), Operating Profit Ratio (OPR), Net Profit Ratio (NPR), Return on Investment (ROI), and Return on Capital Employed (ROCE). Based on the Gross Profit Ratio, Operating Profit Ratio, Net Profit Ratio, ROYAL CHERAMIC PLC is at first whereas CHEVRON LUBRICANTS PLC is at first based on ROI, ROCE. Outcome of the study is beneficial to academicians, policy makers, practitioners and so on. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Faculty of Management and Commerce, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka en_US
dc.subject Manufacturing companies en_US
dc.subject Sri Lanka en_US
dc.subject Profitability en_US
dc.title Determinants of profitability : a case study of listed manufacturing companies in Sri Lanka en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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