Date of Award
Spring 5-2020
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Department
Business
Advisor/Committee Chair
Raymond K. Van Ness, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Mark E. Hughes, CPA, Ph.D
Abstract
Knowledge of the relationship between the financial performance of firms within the U.S. defense industry and the defense spending decisions by the United States Government is an important domain of research. Greater understanding can enable investors, communities, and employees to make more informed decisions about investments and/or career choices. In this work, I examined the financial statements of five major American defense contractors from 1993-1995, 2003-2005, and 2011-2013. Financial performance of these firms was then correlated with spending actions by the United States Defense Department. Although the financial sensitivity of these firms on spending decisions by the United States Defense Department is expected, the extreme sensitivity that was discovered suggests these firms could benefit by integrating diversification strategies into environments offering counter cyclical opportunities for revenue and profitability.
Recommended Citation
Carr, Ryan, "An Examination of the Financial Sensitivity of the Defense Industry to Spending Strategies of the United States Government" (2020). Business/Business Administration. 60.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/honorscollege_business/60