A Study on the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Financial Performance of Indian Cement Industry

Bhattacharjee B and Bhattacharjee D. (2021) A Study on the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Financial Performance of Indian Cement Companies, JIM Quest: Journal of Management and Technology, Vol. 17, No. 2, July December 2021, pp. 31 - 47

28 Pages Posted: 14 Dec 2022

Date Written: December 1, 2021

Abstract

The paper makes an attempt to compare the financial performance of different companies of cement industry using composite index based developed with the Ordered Weighted Average (OWA) method. The financial performance of the different companies is measured based on parameters like Growth, Valuation, Market Performance and Profitability at two different time periods once before the start of the pandemic and the other after the first phase of the pandemic was over. The relative positions of the companies in comparison to its compatriots before and after the pandemic discloses how the companies have handled the pandemic situation to retain or improve their relative positions in terms of financial parameters.

Keywords: Profitability, Growth, Valuation, Ordered Weighted Average

JEL Classification: G29

Suggested Citation

Bhattacharjee, Bidyut Jyoti and Bhattacharjee, Dibyojyoti, A Study on the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Financial Performance of Indian Cement Industry (December 1, 2021). Bhattacharjee B and Bhattacharjee D. (2021) A Study on the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Financial Performance of Indian Cement Companies, JIM Quest: Journal of Management and Technology, Vol. 17, No. 2, July December 2021, pp. 31 - 47, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4266745 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4266745

Bidyut Jyoti Bhattacharjee

B.H. College - Department of Commerce ( email )

Assam
India

Dibyojyoti Bhattacharjee (Contact Author)

Assam University ( email )

Dorgokona
Dt. Cachar
Silchar, Assam 788011
India

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