Effect of financial analysis on investment decisions in a manufacturing company :a study of Dangote Group of Companies (Dangote Cement factory)

Mezuma, Kate s. (2018) Effect of financial analysis on investment decisions in a manufacturing company :a study of Dangote Group of Companies (Dangote Cement factory). Diploma thesis, Godfrey okoye university.

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Abstract

The study is aimed at finding out the effects of financial analysis on investment decision. Using Dangote group of companies (Dangote cement factory) as a case study. The area chosen for the study was Dangote cement company at Gboko Benue state in Nigeria. Three research questions guided the study. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of ratio analysis on expansion of existing business, to analyze the effect of ratio analysis on establishment of a new business, assess the effect of ratio analysis on reducing cost of replacement and modernization. The hypothesis to be tested is the null hypothesis (H0); H01-Ratio analysis has no significant effect on expansion of existing business, H02-Ratio analysis has no significant effect on establishment of a new business, Ho3-Ratio analysis has no significant effect on reducing cost of replacement and modernization in an organization. An ex- post facto research design was adopted for the study. The instrument for data collection was gotten from secondary data, after careful analysis using [E-Views Computation], it was found out that ratio analysis contribute immensely to the business expansion, establishment of new business and cost replacement and modernization. From the findings, it was concluded that financial analysis performs a crucial role on investment decisions making and organization performance which has been shown to be major force in investment decision making. It was recommended, that every organization and manufacturing companies should ensure that all material facts as regard the assets and equality of the organization should be reflected in their yearly financial statement and experienced professionals and workers such as accountants and auditors should be involved in financial analysis.

Item Type: Thesis (Diploma)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User: Miss Kate Mezuma
Date Deposited: 08 Oct 2018 08:34
Last Modified: 08 Oct 2018 08:34
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/745

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