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The Role of Leverage to Profitability at a Time of Economic Crisis

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  • Panagiotis Papadeas
  • Kossieri Evangelia
  • Katsouleas George

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This article examines the assets, liabilities, equity, expenses, sales and profits of the Greek technology sector throughout the period 2008-2015. The author is attempting to interpret the effectiveness and profitability of corporations listed in the Athens Stock Exchange in the context of the recent economic crisis through the concepts of operating leverage and Altman z-score. Our results indicate that the above-mentioned theories can be insufficient, when additional factors, such as the degree of expenses-to-sales adjustment, or a more qualitative approach in financial statements analysis is not taken into account as well.

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  • Panagiotis Papadeas & Kossieri Evangelia & Katsouleas George, 2017. "The Role of Leverage to Profitability at a Time of Economic Crisis," International Business Research, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 10(11), pages 70-78, November.
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    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • G10 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
    • M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting

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