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Sensitivity Analysis in Business Risk Assessment in Practice of Polish Companies
Sensitivity Analysis in Business Risk Assessment in Practice of Polish Companies

Author(s): Marlena Ciechan-Kujawa, Michał Buszko, Karolina Taranowska
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: sensitivity analysis; risk assessment; competitiveness; managerial accounting

Summary/Abstract: Sensitivity analysis is used to help companies obtain the information necessary to assess the level of risk of their operations. The aim of the article is to present the results of research carried out by the authors within the scope of assessment of sensitivity in the sample of more than 50 Polish companies. The paper presents the relationships between key factors affecting competitiveness in the industry, their impact on the financial results and the type of profit sensitivity analysis used in companies. The research indicates the high usefulness of the basic tools of profit sensitivity analysis in the assessment of business risk, in particular the analysis of break-even point and the operational safety margin. In addition, the average usefulness is attributed to complementary methods such as leverages, limit values and profit multipliers

  • Issue Year: 133/2018
  • Issue No: 4/2
  • Page Range: 39-50
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English
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