COVID-19 EFFECTS ON INDIAN COMPANIES

Yıl 2022, Cilt: 3 Sayı: 4, 95 - 110, 30.12.2022

Sohail Ahmad Recep Ali Küçükçolak

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7496739

Öz

At the beginning of 2020, the novel covid-19 starts hitting the economies of various countries and terrifying the lives of humans. On 30th January 2020, the first case of the coronavirus appeared in India. Covid-19 has impaired the economy of India and the financial performance of companies belonging to different sectors has been affected badly. The main objective of the research is to assess the effect of a pandemic on the fiscal accomplishment of companies registered on the Indian Stock Market. It was a matter of deep consideration for the Indian government as the covid-19 spread was becoming uncontrollable. No choice was left for the government but to enforce a nationwide lockdown. The selected companies for this research are HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance Ltd, Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Maruti Suzuki Ltd and Tata Motors. These companies belong to different sectors including financial, banking, IT, automobile and consumer goods sectors. The overall impact on MSMEs Micro, small and medium enterprises and on the economy is also examined in this study. A qualitative research approach is utilised for this study and a secondary data collection method was used. The findings of this study revealed that a significant decline in net profit, total income, sales, expenses and operating profit was recorded in Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki and Bajaj Finance Ltd during the covid-19 period while Infosys, TCS and Hindustan Unilever Ltd faced more decline during lockdown period and these companies start coming towards recovery after lockdown period. The most affected sectors include the automobile and financial and banking sectors while the less affected sectors include micro, small and medium enterprises, IT and consumer goods sector. The overall economy also faced a decline and stock exchanges faced drop in their closing indexes during lockdown period.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Covid-19 Pandemic, Indian Government, Sales, Financial Problems

COVİD-19 PANDEMİSİNİN HİNTLİ ŞİRKETLER ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ

Öz

2020'nin başında yeni tip covid-19, çeşitli ülkelerin ekonomilerini vurmaya ve insanların hayatını korkutmaktadır. 30 Ocak 2020'de Hindistan'da ilk koronavirüs vakası ortaya çıkmıştır. Covid-19, Hindistan ekonomisini olumsuz etkilemiştir. Araştırmanın temel amacı, bir pandeminin Hindistan Menkul Kıymetler Borsası'na kayıtlı şirketlerin mali başarıları üzerindeki etkisini değerlendirmektir. Bu araştırma için seçilen şirketler HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance Ltd, Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Infosys, Tata Danışmanlık Hizmetleri, Maruti Suzuki Ltd ve Tata Motors'tur. Bu çalışmada, MSME'ler Mikro, küçük ve orta ölçekli işletmeler ve ekonomi üzerindeki genel etki de incelenmektedir. Bu çalışma için nitel araştırma yaklaşımı kullanılmış ve ikincil veri toplama yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın bulguları, Covid-19 döneminde Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki ve Bajaj’da net kar, toplam gelir, satışlar, giderler ve işletme karında önemli bir düşüş kaydedilirken Infosys, TCS ve Hindustan Unilever Ltd. karantina döneminde daha fazla düşüş olmuştur ve bu şirketler karantina döneminden sonra toparlanmaya başlamaktadır. En çok etkilenen sektörler otomobil ve finans ve bankacılık sektörlerini içerirken, daha az etkilenen sektörler arasında mikro, küçük ve orta ölçekli işletmeler, BT ve tüketim malları sektörü yer almaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Covid_19 Pandemisi, Hindistan Hükümeti, Satış, Finansal Problemler

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