Evaluation of the Effects of Forward Contracts on Financial Performance of Listed Multinational Companies in Kenya
Abstract
The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of forwards contracts on the financial performance of multinational companies in Kenya. The study used descriptive and cross-sectional research designs. The population consisted of nine companies listed at Nairobi securities exchange under the banking sector and one form the energy sector. The sample size of this study was three companies. Purposive sampling was applied to arrive at the sample size of three Multinational companies. Secondary data was collected from published annual financial reports for ten years from 2009-2018.