Research Article

Financial Performance Analysis of Borsa Istanbul-Listed Automotive Firms: A DEA and Benchmarking Approach

Volume: 14 Number: 3 July 10, 2025
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Financial Performance Analysis of Borsa Istanbul-Listed Automotive Firms: A DEA and Benchmarking Approach

Abstract

This study aims to comparatively analyze the financial performances of firms in the automotive sector using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), distinguishing between firms with effective debt management and those without. It seeks to propose recommendations for less efficient firms to improve their efficiency by benchmarking them with more efficient counterparts. In this context, the relative financial performance of automotive sector companies traded in Borsa Istanbul (BIST)i n 2022 was measured with a mathematical programming-based Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). As a result of the study, companies that achieved relative efficiency; While TAOSA, FROTO, TTRAK and DOAS, relatively inefficient companies were OTKAR, KARSN, ASUZU and TMSN. According to the analysis results, inefficient companies were benchmarked by efficient enterprises. In this benchmarking application, any changes to be made to input variables (Total Debt/Total Assets, Net Debt/EBITDA) and output variables (Net Profit/Sales, Net Profit/Total Assets, Net Profit/Equity) were calculated in MS Excel using financial statements obtained from the Public Disclosure Platform (PDP).

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Ethical Statement

During the writing process of the study “Financial Performance Analysis of Borsa Istanbul-Listed Automotive Firms: A DEA and Benchmarking Approach” scientific rules, ethical and citation rules were followed. No falsification was made on the collected data and this study was not sent to any other academic publication medium for evaluation.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Finance

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 10, 2025

Submission Date

February 12, 2025

Acceptance Date

June 12, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 14 Number: 3

APA
Cenger, H. (2025). Financial Performance Analysis of Borsa Istanbul-Listed Automotive Firms: A DEA and Benchmarking Approach. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, 14(3), 1309-1323. https://doi.org/10.33206/mjss.1638816
AMA
1.Cenger H. Financial Performance Analysis of Borsa Istanbul-Listed Automotive Firms: A DEA and Benchmarking Approach. MJSS. 2025;14(3):1309-1323. doi:10.33206/mjss.1638816
Chicago
Cenger, Hatice. 2025. “Financial Performance Analysis of Borsa Istanbul-Listed Automotive Firms: A DEA and Benchmarking Approach”. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 14 (3): 1309-23. https://doi.org/10.33206/mjss.1638816.
EndNote
Cenger H (July 1, 2025) Financial Performance Analysis of Borsa Istanbul-Listed Automotive Firms: A DEA and Benchmarking Approach. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 14 3 1309–1323.
IEEE
[1]H. Cenger, “Financial Performance Analysis of Borsa Istanbul-Listed Automotive Firms: A DEA and Benchmarking Approach”, MJSS, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 1309–1323, July 2025, doi: 10.33206/mjss.1638816.
ISNAD
Cenger, Hatice. “Financial Performance Analysis of Borsa Istanbul-Listed Automotive Firms: A DEA and Benchmarking Approach”. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 14/3 (July 1, 2025): 1309-1323. https://doi.org/10.33206/mjss.1638816.
JAMA
1.Cenger H. Financial Performance Analysis of Borsa Istanbul-Listed Automotive Firms: A DEA and Benchmarking Approach. MJSS. 2025;14:1309–1323.
MLA
Cenger, Hatice. “Financial Performance Analysis of Borsa Istanbul-Listed Automotive Firms: A DEA and Benchmarking Approach”. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, vol. 14, no. 3, July 2025, pp. 1309-23, doi:10.33206/mjss.1638816.
Vancouver
1.Hatice Cenger. Financial Performance Analysis of Borsa Istanbul-Listed Automotive Firms: A DEA and Benchmarking Approach. MJSS. 2025 Jul. 1;14(3):1309-23. doi:10.33206/mjss.1638816

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