期刊名称：International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
电子版ISSN：2146-4138
出版年度：2014
卷号：4
期号：4
页码：946-955
语种：English
出版社：EconJournals
摘要：This study aims to compare the regional differences by the financial ratios of 157 companies listed on Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE), Turkey. In this respect, data of 157 companies are researched on the city indexes of Istanbul, Izmir, Kocaeli and Bursa. 16 ratios showing liquidity, financial structure, turnover, profitability and stock market performance of the companies is calculated in the analysis for 2011 annually. Independent Sample t test and Mann-Whitney U Test are employed to reveal any significant difference in the companies operating in different regions. The result of the study varies on the compared regions. The differences also figure out that financial management differs among regions. Keywords: financial ratio; regional difference; independent sample t test;mann-whitney u test JEL Classifications: B26; L25; M41
