INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF CONSUMER GOODS LISTED FIRMS IN NIGERIA.

This study examines the impact of intellectual capital on financial performance of listed firms in
the consumer goods industry for the period spanning 2008 through 2019. Specifically, the study
attempts to explore the individual effects of intellectual capital sub-components on the
performance indicators employed in the study. The data obtained from the audited annual
reports of the firm was analyzed using the Driscoll-Kraay panel regression estimator, the study
finds that value-added intellectual capital unconditionally improves firms’ financial performance
in the industry. Subsequently, human and capital employed efficiency exerts a consistent and
strong implication on all financial performance measures. Whereas, structural capital efficiency
only has significant impact contributions on the returns on equity. The results robustness is
confirmed with the use of an alternative estimation technique. Arising from the findings, various
policy options are proposed in this study. This study appears to be amongst the few empirical
research that considers the consumer goods industry in the intellectual capital-performance
nexus. Also, thestudy had made modest contribution to the literature by employing
Driscoll-Kraay panel regression model and in consumer goods industry.