The Effect of The Quality of Audit on The Financial Performance of Companies: An Application in Borsa Istanbul

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze whether the independent audit quality has an effect on the financial performance of the firms. The financial tables between the years 2013-2018 of 148 firms traded in the BIST manufacturing sector were examined within the scope of the research. Whether the audit firm is one of the four major audit firms and the audit opinion variables were used as independent variables to measure the quality of the audit. The Return on Equity (ROE), the Return on Assets (ROA), and TobinQ ratios were used as dependent variables for financial performance measures. The data were analyzed by means of multiple linear regression analysis with EViews and SPSS programs. According to analyses, it was concluded that the quality of the audit affects the ROA, ROE and TOBIN Q variables in different rates.

Keywords

• Quality of Audit
• Financial Performance
• ROA

Bağımsız Denetim Kalitesinin Şirketlerin Finansal Performansı Üzerine Etkisi:Borsa İstanbul'da Bir Uygulama

Öz

Bağımsız denetim, firmaların hazırlamış olduğu finansal tabloların firma dışı üçüncü kişiler tarafından denetlenmesi ve elde edilen sonuçların raporlanmasıdır. Bağımsız denetimin daha kaliteli olduğu piyasalarda sağlanacak güven ortamı, beraberinde yatırımcılar, kreditörler ve potansiyel ortaklar gibi farklı finansal tablo kullanıcılarının daha sağlıklı kararlar vererek sağlam adımlar atmasını sağlayacaktır. Bu çalışmanın amacı bağımsız denetim kalitesinin firmaların finansal performansı üzerinde etkili olup olmadığının araştırılmasıdır. Araştırma kapsamında, BİST imalat sektöründe işlem gören 148 firmanın 2013-2018 yılları arası finansal tabloları incelenmiştir. Denetim kalitesini ölçmek için bağımsız değişken olarak, denetim firmasının dört büyük denetim firmalarından biri olup olmadığı ve denetim görüşü değişkenleri kullanılmıştır. Finansal performans ölçütleri için ise bağımlı değişkenler olarak Aktif Karlılık Oranı (ROA), Özsermaye Karlılığı Oranı (ROE) ve TobinQ oranları kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizi yöntemi ile EViews ve SPSS programları yardımıyla incelenmiştir. Yapılan analizler sonrasında, denetim kalitesinin ROA, ROE ve TobinQ değişkenlerini farklı oranlarda etkilediği sonucuna varılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Bağımsız Denetim Kalitesi
• Finansal Performans
• ROA
• ROE
• TobinQ

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