Running head:IMPACT OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE ON PROFITABILITY Impact of Capital Structure on Profitability of the Australian Petroleum Industry Name of the Student: Name of the University: Author’s Note: Course ID:
1IMPACT OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE ON PROFITABILITY Table of Contents Statement depicting field of research:.............................................................................................2 Source of secondary data:................................................................................................................2 Research questions:.........................................................................................................................2 Search terms:...................................................................................................................................2 Three peer-reviewed scholarly articles:...........................................................................................3 References:......................................................................................................................................4 Appendix:........................................................................................................................................5
2IMPACT OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE ON PROFITABILITY Statement depicting field of research: The proposed research will be aiming to analyse the effect of capital structure on profitability of the petroleum industry in Australia. The rate of return of an organisation is affected by the capital structure for the shareholders as well as survival in opposition to economic downturns. Therefore, capital structure plays a pivotal role in growth and survival of a firm, as it has impact on profitability in terms of long-term objectives. Source of secondary data: In this research, some of the leading firms in the Australian petroleum sector will be selected to know about the impact of capital structure on the organisations.The names of the organisation that will be selected are mentioned in Appendix.The industry data will be extracted from Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg and Morningstar for the past five years. In addition, the annual reports of the chosen organisations will be selected as well to enhance the quality of the research. Another link that will be useful for the research is “https://www.energy.gov.au/government- priorities/energy-data/australian-petroleum-statistics”. Therefore, quantitative data analysis will be useful to conduct the overall research. Research questions: How does capital structure affect the return on equity and return on equity of the Australian petroleum industry? What role does capital structure play in the profitability of the firms operating in the petroleum sector of Australia? Search terms: The search terms to be used in this research will include the following: Capital structure Profitability Debt Equity
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