A SECTORAL ASSESSMENT OF INFLATION-HEDGING CAPACITY OF COMMON STOCKS: THE CASE OF CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL/DOMESTIC PRODUCTS SECTOR EQUITY STOCKS

E. Chuke Nwude, E. Chuke Nwude and Agbo, Elias Igwebuike (2013) A SECTORAL ASSESSMENT OF INFLATION-HEDGING CAPACITY OF COMMON STOCKS: THE CASE OF CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL/DOMESTIC PRODUCTS SECTOR EQUITY STOCKS. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 4 (15). pp. 169-183. ISSN 2222-2855

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Abstract

This paper investigates the extent to which stocks of Construction and Industrial Domestic Products firms listed in Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) are a hedge against the actual inflation in Nigeria over the period 2000–2011. Actual inflation is computed as the estimates of the consumer price index. The study used real rate of return on equity and regression analysis to find the stocks that provide positive real return and offer inflation-hedging potentials respectively. The findings revealed that in terms of real return based on shareholders’ funds and total return to equity, all the firms were not susceptible to adverse effect of inflation but when based on dividend yield all the firms offered no significant hedge against inflation.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User: mrs chioma hannah
Date Deposited: 26 Apr 2019 12:43
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2019 12:43
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/1339

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