Predictors of Return on Assets and Return on Equity for Banking and Insurance Companies on Vietnam Stock Exchange

Objective: The objective of the article is to empirically examine the predictors of ROA and ROE for banks and insurance firms listed on the Vietnamese stock market. Research Design & Methods: The authors applied a quantitative approach. A basic OLS regression model is used to...

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Main Authors: Lucille V. Pointer, Phan Dinh Khoi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cracow University of Economics 2019-12-01
Series:Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review
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Online Access:https://eber.uek.krakow.pl/eber/article/view/664
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description Objective: The objective of the article is to empirically examine the predictors of ROA and ROE for banks and insurance firms listed on the Vietnamese stock market. Research Design & Methods: The authors applied a quantitative approach. A basic OLS regression model is used to investigate key proposed predicators of ROA and ROE. Findings: Internal variables are statistically significant predictors for both ROA and ROE in the study, including firm size, book value, return on equity, years in business, and earnings per share. The direction of causality is not consistent across the ratios. Capital structure was significant and negative for ROE. Banks earned lower return on their assets and higher return on their equity than insurance companies. Implications & Recommendations: Given the significance of internal variables such as firm size, return on equity, book value, years in business and earnings per share as predictors of ROA and ROE, management must focus on improving its internal organizational structure which affects these variables. Years in business is significant for both ROA and ROE which may reflect managers’ tacit knowledge. Firms should cultivate stability within its managerial staff. To aid future growth, management must secure the proper combination of debt to equity funding. Contribution & Value Added: This article confirms past findings of internal predictors of ROA and ROE in banking. It is one of the first studies to examine predictors of ROA and ROE for firms in the insurance industry.
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spelling doaj-art-b81a69e4bf1e44a4a71b49f6fe48a9022025-08-20T01:57:35ZengCracow University of EconomicsEntrepreneurial Business and Economics Review2353-88212019-12-017410.15678/EBER.2019.070411Predictors of Return on Assets and Return on Equity for Banking and Insurance Companies on Vietnam Stock ExchangeLucille V. Pointer0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2896-3189Phan Dinh KhoiUniversity of Houston-Downtown Objective: The objective of the article is to empirically examine the predictors of ROA and ROE for banks and insurance firms listed on the Vietnamese stock market. Research Design & Methods: The authors applied a quantitative approach. A basic OLS regression model is used to investigate key proposed predicators of ROA and ROE. Findings: Internal variables are statistically significant predictors for both ROA and ROE in the study, including firm size, book value, return on equity, years in business, and earnings per share. The direction of causality is not consistent across the ratios. Capital structure was significant and negative for ROE. Banks earned lower return on their assets and higher return on their equity than insurance companies. Implications & Recommendations: Given the significance of internal variables such as firm size, return on equity, book value, years in business and earnings per share as predictors of ROA and ROE, management must focus on improving its internal organizational structure which affects these variables. Years in business is significant for both ROA and ROE which may reflect managers’ tacit knowledge. Firms should cultivate stability within its managerial staff. To aid future growth, management must secure the proper combination of debt to equity funding. Contribution & Value Added: This article confirms past findings of internal predictors of ROA and ROE in banking. It is one of the first studies to examine predictors of ROA and ROE for firms in the insurance industry. https://eber.uek.krakow.pl/eber/article/view/664return on assetsreturn on equitybankinginsuranceGLMVietnam
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title Predictors of Return on Assets and Return on Equity for Banking and Insurance Companies on Vietnam Stock Exchange
title_full Predictors of Return on Assets and Return on Equity for Banking and Insurance Companies on Vietnam Stock Exchange
title_fullStr Predictors of Return on Assets and Return on Equity for Banking and Insurance Companies on Vietnam Stock Exchange
title_full_unstemmed Predictors of Return on Assets and Return on Equity for Banking and Insurance Companies on Vietnam Stock Exchange
title_short Predictors of Return on Assets and Return on Equity for Banking and Insurance Companies on Vietnam Stock Exchange
title_sort predictors of return on assets and return on equity for banking and insurance companies on vietnam stock exchange
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