EFFECT OF FINANCIAL LEVERAGE ON COMPANY PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA (A STUDY OF UAC NIG. PLC)

AKALEZI IHEANYI NWABUEZE MOUAU/CEC/BSC/2005/284/UM | 76 pages (14478 words) | Projects

ABSTRACT

Financial  management   has  acquired  importance   in   recent  times  in   the business  world  ,   due  to  its  continued   evolution   and  rapid  increase   in business activities. This research topic, "The effect of financial  leverage on company  performance.  A case study of UAC Nigeria  Pie tries to examine the  possible  -effect  of  financial   leverage   on  performance   of  UAC  Nig Pie.The study  discovered  that  the  use of debt financing  (both  short term and long term) increases the·profit   of the company,  also, that sale increase the  profit  of the  company.  While  on the  other  hand  interest  rate  has  a negative  relationship  with  the  company  profit  i.e.  the  higher  the  rate the lower  the  profit  and  vice  vise.  In  order  to  enjoy  full  benefit  of financial leverage  firm  should  keep  their  leverage  ratio  moderate  (not  more  than 50% ),  debt element should be employed gradually not abruptly

TABLE OF CONTENT

Certification

Declaration

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Abstract

Table of content

List of tables

List of figures ix

Chapter one

Introduction

1.1    Background of the study

12   ;    Statement of problem 4

1.3      Objective of the study 4

1.4 Research question 5

1.5. Research hypothesis 5

1.6 Justification  of the study 6

1.7 Limitation of the study


Chapter two

Literature Review

2.1       The Concept of financial  leverage                                                         7

2.2      Degree of financial  leverage                                                                  10

2.3    Effects of financial  leverage                                                                   11

2.3.1  Favourable  effect                                                                       11

2.3.2    Unfavourable  effect

2.4    What is performance


Chapter three

Research methodology

3.1    Research design

3.2    Scope of the study

3.3    population of the study

3.4.    sample and sampling technique

3.5      Data collection  procedure.

3.5.1  Instrument

3.5.2 Validity and reliability

3.6 .   Data analysis technique

3.e.1 Model specification


Chapter  four

4.0 Discussion  of Result                                                                                 45

4.1  Analysis  of  'the   structure  leverage   preferences   and  profit   of  the firms  over the years.                              4.2  Analysis  of the  changes  in leverage  and  profit  of the  firms.               4 7

4.3 Analysis of the  relationship between profit  and financial leverage  52

4.4 Estimation   of the  effect  of financial leverage  on the firm  profit.     55


CHAPTER FIVE

5.1              Summary                                                                                      58

5.2.                Recommendations                                                                       59

References

Appendix


LIST OF TABLES

Table 1:  Structure of the leverage preferences                                        47

Table 2: Correlation  Coefficient  result                                                      52

Table 3: Level of correlation                                                                       53

Table 4: Interpretation  of Correlation                                                         53

Table 5: Estimation of the effect of financial leverage on the firm profit 55


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APA

AKALEZI, M (2020). EFFECT OF FINANCIAL LEVERAGE ON COMPANY PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA (A STUDY OF UAC NIG. PLC). Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Sep 19, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-financial-leverage-on-company-performance-in-nigeria-a-study-of-uac-nig-plc

MLA 8th

MOUAU/CEC/BSC/2005/284/UM, AKALEZI. " EFFECT OF FINANCIAL LEVERAGE ON COMPANY PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA (A STUDY OF UAC NIG. PLC)" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 20 Mar. 2020, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-financial-leverage-on-company-performance-in-nigeria-a-study-of-uac-nig-plc. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.

MLA7

MOUAU/CEC/BSC/2005/284/UM, AKALEZI. " EFFECT OF FINANCIAL LEVERAGE ON COMPANY PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA (A STUDY OF UAC NIG. PLC)". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 20 Mar. 2020. Web. 19 Sep. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-financial-leverage-on-company-performance-in-nigeria-a-study-of-uac-nig-plc >.

Chicago

MOUAU/CEC/BSC/2005/284/UM, AKALEZI. " EFFECT OF FINANCIAL LEVERAGE ON COMPANY PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA (A STUDY OF UAC NIG. PLC)" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2020). Accessed 19 Sep. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-financial-leverage-on-company-performance-in-nigeria-a-study-of-uac-nig-plc

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