52. A Study on the Return on Investment of Saigon Fishing Net Joint Stock Company

Abstract

This study analyzes the return on investment (ROI) ratio of Saigon Fishing Net Joint Stock Company in order to find an alternative method to measure the efficiency of using fixed assets at the enterprise level. The study’s methodology is based on the approaches of investment theories which evaluate the financial performance of investment projects in order to find the key differences in the return on investment over a project lifecycle and that of a business. The study uses the data about the company’s investment project in 2021 and the company’s financial statements over the period from 2007 to 2022 to compare the ROI ratio. The study finds out that the ROI of project (ROIp) is 20.64 percent. It is greater than the ROI of the company at the corporate level with ROIp of 20.64 percent. This study’s results contribute to the investment theory with an alternative measure of return on investment.
Keywords
cash flow net present value retained earnings return on investment

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