Relationship between financial ratios on operating efficiency and profitability of listed companies on the stock exchange of thailand

Abstract

This research aimed to study the relationship between financial ratios of operating efficiency and profitability of listed companies on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Data was collected from the financial statements of the real estate and construction groups from 2015 to 2019. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The inferential statistics were Pearson's Correlation Coefficient and Multiple Regression Analysis. The results of the study found that 1. operating cash flow activities positively correlated with the return on asset 2. the debt to asset ratio was negatively correlated with the gross profit margin, net profit margin, return on asset and return on equity 3. average collection period was negatively correlated with the gross profit margin and net profit margin 4. inventory turnover had a negative correlation with the return on asset 5. the total asset turnover was positively correlated with the net profit margin, return on asset and return on equity with the statistical significance at a level of 0.05.