Comparative performance of publicly listed construction companies: Australian evidence

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 919-932

  Balatbat, Maria C A ^a   Lin, Cho Yi ^b   Carmichael, David G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Company performance; Financial ratios; Market performance

Indexed keywords

CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURES; COMPANY PERFORMANCE; COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT; CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; FINANCIAL RATIOS; FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS; IN-BUILDINGS; LISTED COMPANIES; MARKET PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; PUBLIC EQUITY MARKETS; SHARE PRICE;

BENCHMARKING; COMMERCE; CONSTRUCTION; PROFITABILITY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; FINANCE; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROFITABILITY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77956770913     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2010.501805     Document Type: Article

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