Investigation of the effect of accounting and financial ratios on share price in BIST manufacturing sector with panel data analysis

Within the scope of this thesis, the relationship between the accounting and financial ratios and the market value is examined. With globalization, economic borders have disappeared and financial markets have also strengthened growth. Expansionary monetary policies implemented by world central banks in recent years have led to significant increases in the number of small investors. The efficiency of financial markets and the expansionary monetary policies have increased the share of small investors in financial markets. The basis of investments is determined by the value of the invested asset and the expected return. In the investment decision process, the financial data of companies is one of the factors that affect the decision-making process. In this study, the concept of value and price and the dynamics of the valuation process are mentioned. The multipliers used in company valuation methods were chosen as the factors affecting the prices of the companies and the factors were reduced by factor analysis. As a result of factor analysis, Price/Equity, Firm Value/Sales and BIST manufacturing sector return were analyzed with panel data analysis. When the relationship between the BIST manufacturing sector 2017 Q4 and 2022 Q3 period data multipliers and the stock return is analyzed with the random effects model, the model is statistically significant. The disclosure rate of the model was 17.27%; It was concluded that the Price / Equity multiplier and the industry return were significant, but the Firm Value / Sales multiplier did not have a is statistically significant effect.