Financial modeling
Abdorreza Asadi
Abstract
One way to reduce investment risk is to form assets portfolio. In this study, a multi-criteria analysis is employed to select equities using ANP method. For this purpose, listed firms in Tehran Stock Exchange were divided into six industrial groups and their data collected between 2016 and 2017 to calculate ...
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One way to reduce investment risk is to form assets portfolio. In this study, a multi-criteria analysis is employed to select equities using ANP method. For this purpose, listed firms in Tehran Stock Exchange were divided into six industrial groups and their data collected between 2016 and 2017 to calculate financial ratios and then two ranking methods such as DEMATEL and ANP were employed. The aim of this study is to use financial ratios as key indicators to find out their interactions using DEMATEL method, and then to recognize the importance of identifying indicators, we have used ANP techniques to determine weight of the variables. Finally, after collecting data related to selected financial indices and obtained weights, number of 185 companies in six separated industries were ranked by Excel software and their priority in both total companies and related industries was identified. The results can be used by investors, investment funds and financial advisors to determine the optimal portfolio and help to identify superior companies.