Tobin's q and firm performance: MCDM and clustering-based approach for Indian companies Online publication date: Thu, 18-Apr-2024
by Roma Kumari; Tamal Datta Chaudhuri; Indranil Ghosh
International Journal of Business Information Systems (IJBIS), Vol. 45, No. 4, 2024
Abstract: Tobin's q has been interpreted as a forward looking indicator of firm performance. In this paper, we use it as a lead indicator in period t to find out its effect on firm performance in period t + 2. The conceptual framework used in the paper has Tobin's q as the indicator of expected firm performance which is manifested through asset turnover ratio, gross profit margin, enterprise value/EBITDA, incremental output capital ratio, returns on retained earnings and free cash flow. Further, we do a size class analysis for the relationships. For a sample set of Indian companies, we seek answers to whether did Tobin's q could predict business efficiency, business effectiveness, innovativeness and sustainability. After identifying the partial effects, to improve our understanding of the relationship between the realised variables and Tobin's q in one go, we apply a clustering driven multi criteria decision-making model on the realised variables.
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