THE PERFORMANCE OF COMPANIES LISTED ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE

Abstract

Companies that think and tend towards sustainability and sustainable development must register and present certain levels of performance, so as to ensure the sustained support of all the company's stakeholders. The objective of the work is the synthetic presentation of the aspects related to the theories of the performance of companies listed on the stock exchange, the utility of stock indices, it proposes indicators to be taken into account by investors and other stakeholders. Also, specific stock market performance indicators are calculated for two Romanian pharmaceutical companies, emphasizing their role for stakeholders (like Earnings per Share, Dividend per Share, Equity per share or net asset per share, Stock market capitalization, Marketability, etc), starting from the information published in the annual financial statements (submitted to the competent ministry), as well as the stock market quotations. Unfortunately for stakeholders, companies present and publish information favourable to their image, which is sometimes considered unrealistic and superficial. The conclusions of the paper summarize the importance of standardizing the presentation of the performance indicators of the companies, in order to ensure a faithful image of the company, as well as the success of an existing or potential investment.