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Is there profit from bonus share announcements in Nairobi Securities Exchange?
The question of whether the announcement of issuance of bonus shares by quoted companies is news to stock market participants or it is anticipated by the market has been the subject of research. If the announcement is ...
An Assessment of the holiday anomaly in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Strathmore University, 2017)
The presence of security market anomalies provide an opportunity that market participants can exploit. Studies done in Kenya have identified the presence of holiday anomaly. Based on these studies, the first objective of ...
The Use of financial ratios in detecting fraudulent financial reporting: the case of companies listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Strathmore University, 2018)
This study sought to investigate the use of financial ratios in detecting fraudulent financial reporting (FFR) among companies listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. This was done by determining whether selected financial ...
Voluntary disclosure after the adoption of international financial reporting standards : a study of companies in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Strathmore University, 2013)
Disclosed reports are usually out of audited accounts and may therefore lack credibility and verifiability. For this reason, they are usually ignored by investors due to their flimsy nature. On the contrary, high quality ...
An Examination of the determinants of Key Audit Matters reported by companies listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Strathmore University, 2019-06)
The financial crisis of 2008 and other monetary embarrassments like Enron and WorldCom elevated worldwide enthusiasm for improving the chronicled two passage pass/fail institutionalized audit report, necessitating development ...
Impact of mergers and acquisitions in the financial sector of the Nairobi Securities Exchange - an event study approach
(Strathmore University, 2015-11-30)
This paper examines the impact of mergers and acquisitions in the financial services firms listed on the NSE on shareholder wealth in Kenya during the period 2000-20015. With the use of event study methodology, we reject ...
Capital structure and stock returns - evidence from the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Strathmore University, 2014-03-24)
Capital structure and stock return are important aspects in financial management. This study examines how debt ratios move in relation with movement in stock prices for listed firms in Kenya. The Fama-Macbeth regression ...
Underpricing of initial public offerings at the Nairobi Securities Exchange between 1994 and 2014
(Strathmore University, 2015-11)
Under pricing of initial Public Offerings is characterized by the closing price being higher than the offer price on the first day of trading. Research carried out in different financial markets has generated varied results ...
Dividend yield strategy in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Strathmore University, 2015-11)
This study aims to test the viability of dividend yield investing as an alternative investment strategy to exploit observed overreactions in the• market. The study adopts the Dogs of the Dow investment strategy that entails ...
Signaling as a determinant of rights issue performance in Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Strathmore University, 2019-06)
The study sought to establish signaling as a determinant of rights issue performance in the NSE. To achieve this, the study used specific objectives. The object one was to establish debt-servicing capability of the rights ...