The Impact Of The Change In The Sales Value On The Market Value Of Shares: An Analytical Study In A Sample Of Companies Included In The Dow Jones Index

Abstract

The market value is one of the most important indicators of the success of the financial management as it is the strategic goal of that department. Therefore, studying the factors affecting that value, the most important of which is sales, gives a clear picture to the investor about the quality of his investments. Here lies the importance of research. US companies included in the Dow Jones Index for the period (2001-2016). The research is based on two main hypotheses, the most important of which are: "There is no significant effect of the sales value on the market value of shares," and the research reached a set of conclusions and recommendations, the most important of which is "There is a significant, statistically significant effect of the sales value on the market value of shares."