Financial Ratio Analysis as a Tool for Investment Decision

Financial Ratio Analysis as a Tool for Investment Decision

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRELIMINARY PAGES

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

    CHAPTER TWO

    LITERATURE REVIEW

    • 2.1 Introduction
    • 2.2 Conceptual Review
    • 2.3 Theoretical Framework
    • ⋮
    • 2.4 Empirical Studies

    CHAPTER THREE

    RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

    • 3.1 Introduction
    • 3.2 Research Design
    • 3.3 Population of Study
    • 3.4 Sampling and Sampling Technique
    • 3.5 Validation of Research Instrument
    • 3.6 Method of Data Collection
    • 3.7 Method of Data Analysis
    • 3.8 Questionnaire Administration
    • 3.9 Ethical Consideration
    • 3.10 Statistical Analysis

    CHAPTER FOUR

    DATA ANALYSIS, RESULT AND DISCUSSION

    • 4.1 Introduction
    • 4.2 Presentation and Analysis of Data
    • 4.3 Re-statement of Research Questions
    • 4.4 Test of Hypotheses
    • 4.5 Discussion of Findings

    CHAPTER FIVE

    SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

    • 5.1 Introduction
    • 5.2 Summary of Findings
    • 5.3 Conclusion
    • 5.4 Recommendation
    • 5.5 Suggestion for Further Study

    REFERENCES

    APPENDIX A - “QUESTIONNAIRE”

    Financial Ratio Analysis as a Tool for Investment Decision

    CHAPTER ONE

    1.0 Introduction

    According to Pamela Peterson Drake accounting reports contains information that would aid users of such report in their judgment or decision about economic matters. The information is expressed primarily in monetary terms. Reports in the financial statements are considered individually they are generally of limited usefulness.

    Significantly relationship may not be apparent from a view of absolute naira amount because no indication is given of whether a particular item is good or bad from the firm.

    In other to appreciate the significant changes and relationships, the naira amount reported in the financial statements are frequently converted into percentages or ratios by the statement users.

    Basically, making naira investment decision has been a major cause of business failure for quite sometimes now.

    This has become more pronounced in recent times due to the present state of the economy characterized by the following:

    1. General economic depression.
    2. Deregulation of financial institution rate and subsequent liquidity squeeze and increased costs of borrowing.
    3. Rapid rate of technological changes with particular reference to computerization and
    4. Anticipated and general instability of the government of the day.
    …

    CHAPTER TWO

    2.0 Literature Review

    2.1 Introduction

    This chapter focuses on the review of related literature. A literature review includes the current knowledge as well as theoretical and methodological contributions to a particular topic. It documents the state of the art with respect to the topic you are writing. It surveys the literature in the topic selected. In this research work the literature review includes the …

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