HOW COVID 19 LOCKDOWN AFFECTED THE COMPANIES LISTED ON BUCHAREST STOCK EXCHANGE. AN ANALYSIS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF LEVERAGES

VASIU Diana-Elena, Lucia Blaga University of Sibiu

Abstract:
The year 2020 began under the sign of rumours related to a strange pneumonia that manifests itself in China. Although from an economic point of view things were going under the best auspices, in less than 3 months, the strongest health crisis of the last century generated by the new virus COVID 19 covered the whole planet, generating a high impact on all economies. Companies have stopped or reduced their activities for various periods, as a result of quarantine and measures to stop the spread of the virus. The decrease in production and sales had negative effects on the financial results. In order to analysis the way Romanian companies were affected by the sanitary and financial crisis generated by COVID-19, were analysed companies listed and traded at Bucharest Stock Exchange, using early data evidences from the 3rd quarter 2020 financial reports.

Keywords: Operating, Financial and Global Leverage

JEL Classification: G10, G32

Volume: 72, Issue: 4

Pages: 139 - 147

Publication date: December, 2020

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