FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND FINANCING DECISIONS ON SELECTED QUOTED COMPANIES IN NIGERIA

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The financial analysis choice has been an issue of great interest in the corporate finance literature. This is due to the fact that the mix of funds (leverage ratio) affects the cost and availability of capital and thus, firms’ investment source. Therefore, there are many theories, which discuss it in many different ways. It basically referred to how a firm mixes debt and equity in order to finance itself or in other words, it concerns about combination of funds, in the form of debt and equity. The recent competition in the market place provides opportunities for organizations/firms to engage in such a healthy decision making that will help in image creation and hence help in the growth of the bank and thereby increase profitability, hence this research seeks to examine the extent of financial analysis and performance and how it has helped in financing decisions for organizational growth of the selected quoted firms in Nigeria Stock Market. Survey method of research was used to carry out the research. Self-designed structured questionnaires were administered to the respondents. The study showed that the respondents were majorly male within age group of 21 -30, 31 – 40 and above 40 years of age. Those aged 21 - 30 were 6, making up 6.2% of the respondents, those aged 31 - 40 were 28, making 28.9%, and those above 40 years of age were 63, making 64.9%. The results indicate that majority of the respondents were above 40 years of age. Furthermore, the result of the findings also revealed that good financial analysis will lead to good financing decision which will directly influenced sales hence increase in profit, it also revealed that a good financing decision will lead to organizational growth and that through well analysed financial analysis.

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