Browsing Symposia & Conferences by Author "Abeywardhana, D.K.Y."

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Board Financial Expertise and Dividend Paying Behavior of Sri Lankan Firms

Karunarathna, W.D.N.K.; Abeywardhana, D.K.Y. (Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2021)

Dividend behavior is most debatable and inconclusive issue in the corporate finance. Various theories and studies have been developed based on the dividend behavior issues but still the dividend is an unresolved corporate ...
Comparison between Economic Value Added (EVA) and Accounting Measurements in Predicting Stock Return in Listed Manufacturing Companies in Sri Lanka

Nishadi, W.W.D.M.; Abeywardhana, D.K.Y. (Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

The objective of this research is identifying the best measurement and provides suggestions to predict the stock return in Sri Lanka considering the listed manufacturing companies of Colombo stock exchange. Economic ...
Debt Capital and Financial Performance: A Study of South African Companies

Magoro, K.M.R.; Abeywardhana, D.K.Y. (Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

The purpose of this study is to examine how debt capitals of the listed companies operating in the wholesale and retail sector of South Africa affect their financial performance. The study used a panel data sample of 25 ...
Detecting Financial Statement Frauds Using Beneish Mscore Model Evidence from Sri Lanka

Nimhan, K.A.R.; Abeywardhana, D.K.Y. (Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2021)

Financial statement manipulation refers to the practice of using creative accounting treatments to make a company’s financial statements reflect what the company wants its performance to look like rather than its actual ...
The Effect of Dividend Payment and Retained Earnings on Market Price of Equity Shares: A Study of Manufacturing Companies in Sri Lanka

Girihagama, T.D.K.; Abeywardhana, D.K.Y. (4th International Conference for Accounting Researchers and Educators, Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

Price of publicly trading share is determined by supply and demand in the share market. If there is a high demand for a share due to favorable factors, the price would increase. It is important to identify that factors ...
The Effect of Firm Size on Financial Leverage: Evidence from Sri Lanka

Siriwardana, D.B.; Abeywardhana, D.K.Y. (Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2021)

Leverage is simply the amount of debt used to finance assets by a company. Firm size, profitability, tangibility, and firm age are some factors that influence financial leverage. Among these, one of the most important ...
Effect of Leverage on Firm Growth: With Special Reference to Food, Beverage and Tobacco Companies Listed in Colombo Stock Exchange

Aberathna, H.P.D.C.N.; Abeywardhana, D.K.Y. (Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2020)

This study investigates the effect of leverage on firm growth with special reference to the food, beverage and tobacco companies listed in Colombo Stock Exchange. The relationship between leverage and firm growth in food, ...
Firm Growth, Access to Capital Markets and Financial Structure: Evidence from Listed Firms in Sri Lanka

Madushanka, E.R.N.R.; Abeywardhana, D.K.Y. (Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2021)

This study investigates the financial structure of listed firms with an emphasis on growth and access to capital markets. Focus of this study is on how the company's growth and capital market access affects the company's ...
The Impact of Capital Structure on Firm Survival during the Covid – 19 Pandemic in Sri Lanka

Sewwandi, H.Y.R.; Abeywardhana, D.K.Y. (Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2021)

The Covid – 19 has redefined the world operation. Specially Covid – 19 pandemic shows a significant impact on the business field. Accordingly, this study aims to investigate the impact of capital structure on firm survival ...
Impact of Credit Rating on Capital structure: with Special Reference of Banking Sector in Sri Lanka

Gamage, N.D.; Abeywardhana, D.K.Y. (Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2021)

Credit Rating is used to determine credit worthiness. Capital structure plays the most significant role in the firm’s financial decision making. The main purpose of this research is to measure the impact of credit Rating ...
The impact of credit risk on bank profitability: with special reference to Sri Lankan commercial Banks

Wickramasingha, M.P.; Abeywardhana, D.K.Y. (Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022)

Credit granting is one of the main incomes generating activity in commercial banks. The risk related to credit affects the profitability of the banks. A number of researches have also revealed that there is a powerful ...
The Impact of Debt Maturity on the Relationship between Financial Leverage and Future Financing Constraints

Sandeepa, H.J.M.; Abeywardhana, D.K.Y. (Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2021)

The prior literature pay less attention to the effect of debt maturity on the relation between leverage and financing. To fill this gap, this study aims to investigate the impact of debt maturity on the relationship between ...
The Impact of Dividend Policy on Shareholders’ Wealth and Business Performance of Listed Manufacturing Companies in Sri Lanka

Dilshani, L.D.C.; Abeywardhana, D.K.Y. (4th International Conference for Accounting Researchers and Educators, Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

The dividend policy plays a major role in current business as most important financial policy not only from the viewpoint of the company, but also from that of the shareholders, the consumers, employees, regulatory bodies ...
The Impact of Dividend Policy on Shareholders’ Wealth and Business Performance of Listed Manufacturing Companies in Sri Lanka

Dilshani, L.D.C.; Abeywardhana, D.K.Y. (4th International Conference for Accounting Researchers and Educators, Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

The Dividend policy play a major role in current business as most important financial policy not only from the viewpoint of the company, but also from that of the shareholders, the consumers, employees, regulatory bodies ...
The Impact of Dynamic Trade-Off Theory on Capital Structure Decisions of Listed Companies in Sri Lanka

Madhushan, H.A.S.; Abeywardhana, D.K.Y. (Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2021)

Dynamic trade-off theory proposes that firms may deviate from their target capital structure but they will exhibit an adjustment behavior towards that target. The Objective of this study is to adjust Listed Company’s ...
The Impact of Exchange Rate Movements on Stock Price Volatility: Evidence from Sri Lanka

Fernando, W.M.A.; Abeywardhana, D.K.Y. (Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2021)

Exchange rates, earnings reports and dividend announcements and its impact on stock prices is a phenomenon studied vastly by many researchers. The focus of this study is to identify the impacts of exchange rates, earnings ...
The Impact of IFRS 9 on SME Credit Facilitation of Banking Sector in Sri Lanka

Mahendrarajah, L.; Ariyarathna, J.M.D.; Abeywardhana, D.K.Y. (International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI – 2019), [Doctoral Colloquium], Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

The purpose of study is to explore the impact from the latest impairment model developed under the new financial reporting standard and to develop a researchable model to study the impacts of same on the performance of ...
The Impact of Income Diversification on Risk and Return of Financial Sector in Sri Lanka

Piyumika, B.A.; Abeywardhana, D.K.Y. (Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2020)

Financial sector in developing countries have not had diversification opportunities as financial sector in developed economies. Income source diversification is an important phenomenon which shifts financial sectors from ...
The impact of sustainability reporting on firms’ financial performance in pre covid-19 and post covid-19 period: evidence from hotel industry in sri lanka

Amalika, O.; Abeywardhana, D.K.Y. (Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022)

The purpose of this study is to review the literature on the impact of business sustainability on financial performance of 30 listed hotels in Sri Lanka. The prior research findings indicate a positive relationship between ...
Impact of Working Capital Management on Firm Performance: Comparative Analysis between Listed Manufacturing & Plantation Companies in Sri Lanka

Shanka, G.K.C.N.; Abeywardhana, D.K.Y. (Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

This study examines the relationship between the Working Capital Management (WCM) and the firms’ performance. This research uses data from 2010 to 2016 and examine two sectors (manufacturing and plantations) listed in ...

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