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Item The Impact of Capital Structure on Firm Performance: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Sri Lankan Plantation Companies Before and During the Crisis Evidence From Selected Listed Plantation Companies in Sri Lanka(Department of Finance, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2025) Vitharamage, V. N. R.; Gunasekara, H. M. A. L.Introduction: The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of capital structure on firm performance. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the Sri Lankan plantation companies before and during the crisis as this sector remains an unexplored area which plays an important role in their economies. Methodology: This research uses positivism research philosophy and the quantitative research approach and uses the convenience sampling method. This study is primarily based on secondary data that were extracted from the annual reports of companies listed in Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) over the past eight-year period from 2016 to 2023. Balanced Panel Data (BPD) of 15 plantation companies were analyzed using STATA software, which included statistical tests such as normality, multicollinearity, heteroscedasticity, autocorrelation, cross sectional dependance, and panel regression analysis. Further this study uses a comparison test to identify the statistical difference in the periods. Findings: According to the findings of the study, the results confirm that there is a statistically significant difference in terms of ROE and ROA before and during the crisis. All the independent variables, excluding TDTE, also show a statistically significant difference between the periods. According to the regression analysis, it shows a negative and statistically significant relationship between TDTE and ROE and positive and statistically significant relationship between ICR and ROE. TDTA negatively impacts ROA, and the effect is statistically significant. As well as there is a statistically significant causal relationship between ROA and Interest Coverage Ratio. Finally, the overall models are statistically significant. Conclusion: The findings indicate that the crisis had a notable effect on plantation companies' financial performance and suggest that debt is not a primary strategy to cope with the crisis. Therefore, this study is advisable for firms to consider their funding strategies and manage their total debt wisely to sustain the overall performance by adapting to the market conditions.Item An Analysis of Capital Structure and Its Impact on Performance: with Reference to Financial Institutions in Sri Lanka(Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Balendra, V.; Madurapperuma, M.W.The capital structure of a firm is basically a combination of debt capital and equity capital. Which is deemed as appropriate to enhance its operations. A lot of investigations are being done on the implications of capital structure’s selection on organization’s value and its performance since the seminal work of Modigliani and Miller (1958). A wee little is empirically known about such implications in emerging economies such Sri Lanka. The purpose of this research is to explore empirically the impact of capital structure decisions on the financial sector organizations’ financial performance in Sri Lanka as one of emerging economies. Regression analysis is used in this research to identify the relationship between the leverage level and the performance of the financial institutions. Broad data covering the six year periods from 2009- 2015 of financial institutions in Sri Lanka are gathered and analyzed with the regression analysis. The data all are quantitative in nature and already available on Colombo stock exchange database (secondary evidence). There are sixty Financial Institutions in Sri Lanka and most of them are levered firms. Based on Return on Equity financial performance measurement and financial institutions’ leverage level the results revealed that leverage level has a weak level of negative impact and whilst controlling variable total assets has strong negative impact on organization’s financial performance.Item Accounting Based Performance Measures and Shareholder Value Creation: Evidence from Listed Companies in Colombo Stock Exchange(Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Iroshani, M.B.M.; Rajapakse, R.M.A.D.P.Rapid growth of investments in the market has led the “Shareholder Value Creation” being one of the most important and popular concept all over the world. Since the companies were highly attracted for creating shareholder value, the concept has become a critical component. Traditional Accounting Based Performance Measures were critiqued for reporting a low level correlation with shareholder value creation. Thus this study examines the relationship between Accounting Based Performance Measures and Shareholder Value Creation for selected Beverage, Food and Tobacco companies listed in Colombo Stock Exchange. Nineteen companies from the sector were selected as the sample for the study. Audited annual reports for 6 years from 2010 to 2015 were analyzed to collect data needed for the study. Market Value Added (MVA) was used as the proxy to Shareholder Value Creation Measures and Return on Equity (ROE), Earnings per Share (EPS) and Return on Assets were used as the Accounting Based Performance Measures. Simple Regression and Multiple Regressions were used to test specified four research objectives. Other than those methods Descriptive Statistics and Correlation analysis have been done. The research findings suggested that there was no strong significant relationship between Accounting Based Performance Measures and Shareholder Value Creation. In conclusion it is recommended to consider contemporary economic measures when making an investment rather than only considering the Accounting Based Performance Measures.Item The Relationship between Board Structure and Firm Performance of Listed Plantation Companies in Sri Lanka(Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Weerakkodi, W.A.S.L.; Sujeewa, G.M.M.This study investigates the relationship between board structure and firm performance in listed plantation companies in Sri Lanka. The main objective of this study is to find out the relationship between board structure and firm performance. This research discusses the role and the importance of boards and how boards affect firm performance and internal corporate governance mechanisms such as board size, board gender diversity, CEO Duality and proportion of independent non-executive directors. Eighteen listed plantation firms were selected as the sample size in the Colombo Stock Exchange for the periods 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Multiple regression analysis has been employed to analyze the relationship between board structure and firm performance. It indicates that the board size is positively associated with Return on Assets and Return on Equity. However, the results reveal that the separation of the two posts of CEO and chairman has a positive relationship with the firm performance. It means when separate CEO Duality is existed firm performance will increase. The obtained results report that the board gender diversity has no significant relationship with firm performance and proportion of independent non-executive directors show a positive relationship with firm performanceItem The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Firm Performance: A study of Manufacturing Industry in Sri Lanka(Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Manamperi, N.W.; Arruppala, W.D.N.In Sri Lanka, the Manufacturing sector has a glorious history of getting engaged themselves in different kinds of social activities which is formally known as CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility). There has been an increased and continued expenditure by listed manufacturing Industries on CSR activities over the years globally. It is now expected that a profit-making organization must engage in socially responsive activities. The study sought to examine the influence of expenditure on CSR on financial performance of manufacturing sector in Sri Lanka. The specific objective was to find out the influence of CSR on industries’ profitability, to determine effects of CSR on a firm’s using Return on Assets (ROA), Return on Equity (ROE), and return on Investment (ROI). The study used annual reports of randomly selected company for the period of 2010 to 2015.Correlationanalysis and regression ware analyzed using E-views. To assess the impact as well as test the hypothesis of the study whether there is a relationship and the extent of the relationship between the independent variable (corporate social responsibility expenditure) and the dependent variables. (ROA, ROE, ROI).The hypothesis that was formulated was tested and the result shows that there is significant negative relationship between CSR and ROA, that there is significant negative relationship between CSR and ROE and. There is significant Positive relationship between CSR and ROI in manufacturing industry in Sri Lanka. The study concluded that expenditure on Corporate Social Responsibility had a significant negative influence on the ROA and ROE of an industry as well as that expenditure on Corporate Social Responsibility had a significant negative influence on the ROI in manufacturing industry in Sri Lanka.Item Determinants of Firm Performance; With Special Reference to Commercial Banks in Sri Lanka(Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Senanayaka, S.M.D.J.; Karunarathne, W.V.A.D.Study was to discover the determinants, which affect to the profitability of Commercial banks in Sri Lanka. In the economy that the financial system is, important criteria and commercial banks are playing a key role under the financial system in the economy. The purpose of this study is to identify the determinants of the firms’ performance of commercial banks in Sri Lanka. There are many factors, which affects to the performance of commercial banks. In this study, it pays attention on the internal factors, which affects to commercial banks’ performance. The study has used Return on asset (ROA) and Return on Equity (ROE) alternatively to identify the banks’ performance. Capital Adequacy, Financial Leverage, Number of Branch and Liquidity ratio were considered as independent variables of the study. Secondary data of eight (08) listed commercial banks over 10 years were selected to the sample of the study. Correlation and Regression analysis were performed to analyzed data of the study. Constructed two models were used as alternative models. According to first model, that Capital Adequacy ratio, Debt to Equity ratio, Number of branches and the Liquidity assets ratio significantly affected the Return on Assets (ROA). According to the second model, that Capital Adequacy ratio and the Liquidity Assets ratio were significantly affected on Return on Equity (ROE) and the Debt to Equity ratio and the Number of branches were not affected on ROE significantly.Item The Impact of Credit Risk Management on the Performance of Banking Sector(Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Abewardhana, N.A.K.M.A.; Thilakarathne, P.M.C.The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of credit risk management on the performance of banking sector in Sri Lanka and to establish if there exists any relationship between the credit risk management and performance of commercial banks in Sri Lanka. A causal research design was undertaken in this study and this was facilitated by the use of secondary data which was obtained from the Bank’s Annual reports. The study used regression analysis to analysis the data and findings have been presented in the form of tables and regression equations. The study found that there is a significant relationship between the credit risk management and performance of the banking sector. Further the study investigated that non-performing loans have positive relationship with financial performance (ROA). The analysis found that NPL and ROE have negative relationship through regression analysis that mean a unit increase in NPL, decrease ROE by 1.4. CAR and ROE have negative relationship, it can be described coefficient value is -.526. This study concludes that the credit risk management and financial performance (ROA, ROE) have significant negative relationship. The study recommends that commercial banks should try to keep their nonperforming loan at optimal level because nonperforming loan has negative relationship with profitability. Managers get higher evaluation regarding customer have ability to pay back when borrowing. This analysis suggests these banks to establish credit risk management unit for implementing best risk management practices.