Gazi Journal of Economics and Business 2548-0162 Aydın KARAPINAR 10.30855/gjeb.2022.8.3.001 Finance Finans COVID-19'un firmaların finansal performansına etkisi: Filistin örneği The Impact of COVID-19 on the Financial Performance of the Listed Firms in Palestine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1439-447X Darabee Tariq AHBVU 10 30 2022 8 3 398 407 04 29 2021 09 14 2022 Copyright © 2015, Gazi Journal of Economics and Business 2015 Gazi Journal of Economics and Business

Bu çalışma, COVID-19 pandemisinin Filistinli firmaların finansal performansı üzerindeki etkisini araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu çalışmada sanayi, yatırım ve hizmet sektörlerine ait 15 firmanın ikincil finansal verileri kullanılmıştır. Finansal performansın ölçümü birçok finansal oranın hesaplanmasından oluşur: likidite ölçüleri olarak cari oran, nakit oranı ve ortalama tahsilat süresi; kaldıraç veya ödeme gücünün bir göstergesi olarak borç / öz sermaye oranı; karlılığın bir göstergesi olarak net kar marjı. Wilcoxon Signed Rank Testini ile finansal oranları kullanan bu çalışma, 2018 ve 2019 yılları (COVID-19 salgını öncesi) ile 2020 ve 2021 yılları (COVID-19 salgını sırasında) arasındaki oranları karşılaştırmaktadır. Sonuçlar, sanayi ve yatırım sektörlerinde likiditede önemli bir düşüşe ve hizmet sektöründe likiditede iyileşmeye işaret etmektedir. Hizmet sektörlerinde de önemli bir borç artışına işaret ederken, diğer sektörlerde bu oran aynı kalmaktadır. Ancak kârlılık oranı, COVID-19 salgını öncesi ve salgını sırasında önemli bir farklılık göstermektedir. Son olarak, bu çalışma, Filistinli şirketlerde COVID-19 Pandemisi nedeniyle en çok etkilenen sektörler hakkında yöneticilere ve karar vericilere değerli kanıtlar sunmaktadır.

The study aims to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial performance of Palestinian firms. The study uses secondary financial data from 15 firms that belong to the industrial, investment, and services sectors. The measurement of financial performance consists of calculating many financial ratios: current ratio, cash ratio, and average collection period as liquidity measures; debt to equity ratio as an indicator of leverage or solvency; net profit margin as an indicator of profitability. Using Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test and financial ratio analysis, the study compares ratios between the years 2018 and 2019 (pre the outbreak of COVID-19) and the years 2020 and 2021 (during the outbreak of COVID-19). The results indicate a significant decline in liquidity in the industrial and investment sectors and an improvement in liquidity in the service sector. The results also show a significant increase in debt in service sectors, while this ratio remains the same in other sectors. However, the profitability ratio does not show any significant difference before and during the outbreak of COVID-19. Finally, this study provides valuable evidence to regulators and decision-makers about the most affected sectors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Palestinian listed firms.

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