Journal of Management Research and Analysis
Official Publication of Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation
Official Publication of Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation
Print ISSN: 2394-2762
Online ISSN: 2394-2770
CODEN : JMRABX
Journal of Management Research and Analysis (JMRA) open access, peer-reviewed quarterly journal publishing since 2014 and is published under auspices of the Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation (IESRF), aim to uplift researchers, scholars, academicians, and professionals in all academic and scientific disciplines. IESRF is dedicated to the transfer of technology and research by publishing scientific journals, research content, providing professional’s membership, and conducting conferences, seminars, and award programs. With more...Original Article
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Volume : 5, Issue : 4, Year : 2018
Article Page : 455-462
https://doi.org/10.18231/2394-2770.2018.0074
Abstract
The present paper is an endeavor to critically analyze the financial health of Indian steel companies during pre and post acquisition period. The study is also an endeavor to analysis the impact of acquisition on the acquirer company after such acquisition. Data are collected from audited balance sheet, profit and loss account of the concerned companies, CMIE data base, BSE and NSE and money control.com. To facilitate the study different types of ratios are selected and paired t-test is applied. The result showed that post acquisition liquidity, profitability, efficiency and cash flows of the selected companies’ decline in a significant way. Paired t-test is applied in the study at 0.05 significant levels to compare overall financial position of the selected companies during before and after acquisition. Financial ratios of whole sample show there is a significant deterioration in the mean of all selected ratios of acquirer companies. With a series of merger and acquisition taking place in Indian steel industry so far more than a half of the bidder firms demonstrated depressed financial performance in the post acquisition time as compared to pre acquisition period.
Keywords: Corporate reconstruction, Merger and acquisition, Paired t-test, Financial performance of Indian steel companies.
How to cite : Pal S, Impact of merger and acquisition on Indian steel companies- A case study approach. J Manag Res Anal 2018;5(4):455-462
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