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PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF COMPANIES IN SERBIA BASED ON THE LMAW-DNMA METHOD

Radojko Lukić orcid id orcid.org/0000-0001-6529-0297 ; Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade *

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Recently, the importance of applying multi-criteria decision-making methods in the economy has been increasing. With their help, more realistic results are achieved in the function of improvement in the future by applying relevant measures. Based on that, this paper analyzes the performance of companies in Serbia based on the LMAW-DNMA method. According to the results of the DNMA method, the top five companies in Serbia include: TELEKOM SRBIJA AD BELGRADE, DELTA HOLDING DOO BELGRADE, MK GROUP DOO BELGRADE, JP SRBIJAGAS NOVI SAD and HEMOFARM AD VRŠAC. The best performance was recorded at the company TELEKOM SRBIJA AD, BELGRADE. The company with the worst performance is YURA CORPORATION DOO RAČA. This positioning of companies in Serbia according to performance was influenced by numerous factors. These are: general economic conditions, inflation, interest rate, exchange rate, employment, living standards of the population, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the energy crisis. Likewise, the efficiency of human resource, asset, capital, sales and profit management. The application of new concepts of cost management (for example, calculation of costs by basic activities) and digitization of the entire business play a significant role in this. Effective control of these and other factors can significantly influence the achievement of the target performance of companies in Serbia.

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performance, companies, Serbia, LMAW-DNMA method

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307841

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8.9.2023.

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PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF COMPANIES IN SERBIA BASED ON THE LMAW-DNMA METHOD

ANALIZA PERFORMANSI PREDUZEĆA U SRBIJI NA BAZI LMAW-DNMA METODA

Radojko Lukić1

ABSTRACT

Recently, the importance of applying multi-criteria decision-making methods in the economy has been increasing. With their help, more realistic results are achieved in the function of improvement in the future by applying relevant measures. Based on that, this paper analyzes the performance of companies in Serbia based on the LMAW-DNMA method. According to the results of the DNMA method, the top five companies in Serbia include: TELEKOM SRBIJA AD BELGRADE, DELTA HOLDING DOO BELGRADE, MK GROUP DOO BELGRADE, JP SRBIJAGAS NOVI SAD and HEMOFARM AD VRŠAC. The best performance was recorded at the company TELEKOM SRBIJA AD, BELGRADE. The company with the worst performance is YURA CORPORATION DOO RAČA. This positioning of companies in Serbia according to performance was influenced by numerous factors. These are: general economic conditions, inflation, interest rate, exchange rate, employment, living standards of the population, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the energy crisis. Likewise, the efficiency of human resource, asset, capital, sales and profit management. The application of new concepts of cost management (for example, calculation of costs by basic activities) and digitization of the entire business play a significant role in this. Effective control of these and other factors can significantly influence the achievement of the target performance of companies in Serbia.

Key words: performance, companies, Serbia, LMAW-DNMA method

SAŽETAK

U poslednje vreme sve je veći značaj primene metoda višekriterijumskog odlučivanja u ekonomiji. Pomoću njih se dolazi do realnijih rezultata u funkciji unapređenja u budućnosti primenom relevantnih mera. Polazeći od toga, u ovom radu se analiziraju performanse preduzeća u Srbiji na bazi LMAW-DNMA metoda. Prema rezultatima DNMA metodi u top pet preduzeća u Srbiji spadaju: TELEKOM SRBIJA A.D., BEOGRAD, DELTA HOLDING DOO BEOGRAD, MK GROUP DOO BEOGRAD, JP SRBIJAGAS NOVI SAD i HEMOFARM AD VRŠAC. Njabolje performanse su zabeležene kod preduzeća TELEKOM SRBIJA A.D., BEOGRAD. Sa najlošijim performansama je preduzeće YURA CORPORATION DOO RAČA. Na ovakvo pozicioniranje preduzeća u Srbiji prema performansama uticali su brojni faktori. To su: opšti uslovi privređivanja, inflacija, kamatna stopa, devizni kurs, zaposlenost, životni standard stanovništva, pandemija korona virusa Covid-19, i energetska kriza. Isto tako, i efikasnost upravljanja ljudskim resursima, aktivom, kapitalom, prodajom i profitom. U tome značajnu ulogu ima primena novih koncepata upravljanja troškovima (na primer, obračun troškova po baznim aktivnostima) i digitalizacija celokupnog poslovanja. Efikasnom kontrolom ovih i drugih faktora može se znatno uticati na ostvarenje ciljnih performansi preduzeća u Srbiji.

Key words: performanse, preduzeća, Srbija, LMAW-DNMA metoda

INTRODUCTION

The issue of company performance analysis is very challenging, complex and significant. Various methodologies are used: ratio analysis, statistical analysis, DEA analysis and multi-criteria decision-making methods. When analyzing the efficiency of companies, DEA models are used to a significant extent (Park, & Kim, 2022; Zohreh Moghaddas et al., 2022; Amirteimoori et al., 2022; Alam et al., 2022; Photos Čiković & Lozić, 2022; Sala-Garrido, 2023; Andersen, & Petersen, 1993; Banker et al., 1984; Chen et al., 2021, Chang et al., 2020; Guo, & Cai, 2020; Lee et al., 2011; Lin et al., 2020; Pendharkar et al., 2021; Tone, 2002; Dobrović et al., 2021; Podinovski et al., 2021; Rostamzadeh et al., 2021; Fenyves, & Tarnóczi, 2020; Amini et al., 2019; Tsai et al., 2021; Mandić et al., 2017; Martić, & Savić, 2001; Cooper et al., 1999; Amin, & Hajjami, 2021; Chen et al., 2018, 2020, 2021a,b, Đurić et al., 2020; Lukić 2022a,b,c; Radonjić, 2020; Stević et al., 2022; Stojanović et al., 2022; Rasoulzadeh et al., 2021). This is also the case with the analysis of the efficiency of companies in Serbia (Lukic et al., 2017, 2020; Lukic, 2018, 2021, 2022a,b, 2023; Lukic & Kozarevic, 2019; Lukic & Hadrovic Zekic, 2019; Vojteški Kljenak & Lukić, 2022) . DEA models provide a realistic picture of which companies are efficient and which are not and which measures should be taken in order to increase efficiency. Likewise, in recent times, multi-criteria decision-making methods have been increasingly applied when analyzing the company's performance, for the reason that they lead to more realistic results compared to classical methods (such as ratio analysis) as a basis for improvement in the future by applying relevant measures (Ayçin & Arsu, 2021; Popović et al., 2022; Ecer & Aycin, 2022; Mishra et al., 2022; Nguyen et al., 2022; Rani et al., 2022; Toslak et al., 2022) . Having that in mind, the subject of research in this paper is the analysis of the performance of companies in Serbia based on the LMAW-DNMA method. The aim and purpose of this is to look at the performance of companies in Serbia as realistically as possible in order to improve them in the future by applying relevant measures. The primary research hypothesis in this work is reflected in the fact that knowing the real situation regarding the company's performance is a prerequisite for improvement in the future by applying relevant measures. In addition to ratio analysis, statistical analysis and DEA approach, multi-criteria decision-making methods, including the LMAW-DNMA method, play a significant role in this. Empirical data needed for the research of the treated problem in this paper were collected from the Agency for Economic Registers of the Republic of Serbia. In terms of international comparability, there are no restrictions because they are "manufactured" in accordance with the relevant international standards.

  1. METHODOLOGY

In further presentations, we will point out the theoretical and methodological characteristics of the LMAW and DNMA methods (Demir, 2022).

LMAW method

The LMAW method is the latest method used to calculate criteria weights and rank alternatives (Liao, & Wu, 2020; Demir, 2022). It takes place through the following steps : m alternatives A={A1,A2,,Am} are evaluated in comparison with n criteria C={C1,C2,,Cn} with the participation of k experts E={E1,E2,,Ek} and according to a predefined linguistic scale (Pamučar et al, 2021) .

Step 1: Determination of weight coefficients of criteria

Experts E={E1,E2,,Ek} set priorities with criteria C={C1,C2,,Cn} in relation to previously defined values of the linguistic scale. At the same time, they assign a higher value to the criterion of greater importance and a lower value to the criterion of less importance on the linguistic scale. By the way, the priority vector is obtained. The label γcne represents the value of the linguistic scale that the expert e(1ek) assigns to the criterion Ct(1tn).

Step 1.1: Defining the absolute anti-ideal pointγAIP

The absolute ideal point should be less than the smallest value in the priority vector. It is calculated according to the equation:

γAIP=γmineS

where is γmine the minimum value of the priority vector and S should be greater than the base logarithmic function. In the case of using the function Ln, the value of S can be chosen as 3.

Step 1.2 : Determining the relationship between the priority vector and the absolute anti-ideal point. The relationship between the priority vector and the absolute anti-ideal point is calculated using the following equation:

nCne=γCneγAIP(1)

so the relational vector Re=(nC1e,nC2e,,nCne) is obtained, where it nCne represents the value of the real vector derived from the previous equation.

Step 1.3: Determination of the vector of weight coefficients

The vector of weight coefficients w=(w1,w2,,wn)T is calculated by the expert e(1ek) using the following equation:

wje=logA(nCne)logA(j=1nnCne),A>1(2)

where wjeit represents the weighting coefficients obtained according to expert evaluations eth and the nCne elements of the realization vector R. The obtained values for the weighting coefficients must meet the condition that j=1nwje=1.

By applying the Bonferroni aggregator shown in the following equation, the aggregated vector of weight coefficients is determined w=(w1,w2,,wn)T :

Wj=(1k.(k1).x=1k(wj(x))p.y=1yxk(wij(y))q)1p+q(3)

The value of p and q are stabilization parameters and p,q0. The resulting weight coefficients should fulfill the condition that j=1nwj=1.

DNMA method

DNMA is a newer method for identifying alternatives (Demir, 2022). Two different normalized (linear and vector) techniques are used, as well as three different coupling functions (full compensation - CCM, non-compensation - UCM and incomplete compensation - ICM). The steps of applying this method are as follows (Liao & Wu, 2020; Ecer, 2020):

Step 1: Normalized decision matrix

The elements of the decision matrix are normalized with linear (x̂ij1N) normalization using the following equation:

x̂ij1N=1|xijrj|max{maxixij,rj}min{minixij,rj}(4)

The vector (x̂ij2N) is normalized using the following equation:

x̂ij2N=1|xijrj|i=1m(xij)2+(rj)2(5)

The value rj is the target value for cj the criterion and is considered maxixij for both utility and minixij cost criteria.

Step 2: Determining the weight of the criteria

This step consists of three phases:

Step 2.1: In this phase, the standard deviation (σj) for the criterion cj is determined with the following equation where m is the number of alternatives:

σj=i=1m(xijmaxixij1mi=1m(xijmaxixij))2m(6)

Step 2.2: Values of the standard deviation calculated for the criteria are normalized with the following equation:

wjσ=σji=1nσj(7)

Step 2.3: Finally, the weights are adjusted with the following equation:

ŵj=wjσ.wji=1nwjσ.wj(8)

Step 3: Calculating the aggregation model

Three aggregation functions (CCM, UCM and ICM) are calculated separately for each alternative.

The CCM (Complete Compensation Model) is calculated using the following equation:

u1(ai)=j=1nŵj.x̂ij1Nmaxix̂ij1N(9)

The UCM (non-compensatory model) is calculated using the following equation:

u2(ai)=maxjŵj(1x̂ij1Nmaxix̂ij1N)(10)

The ICM (Incomplete Compensation Model) is calculated using the following equation:

u3(ai)=j=1n(x̂ij2Nmaxix̂ij2N)ŵj(11)

Step 4: Integration of utility values

The calculated utility functions are integrated with the following equation using the Euclidean principle of distance:

DNi=w1φ(u1(ai)maxiu1(ai))2+(1φ)(mr1(ai)+1m)2w2φ(u2(ai)maxiu2(ai))2+(1φ)(r2(ai)m)2+w3φ(u3(ai)maxiu3(ai))2+(1φ)(mr3(ai)+1m)2(12)

In this case, the means r1(ai) and r3(ai) represent the ordinal number of the alternative ai sorted by CCM and ICM functions in descending value (higher value first). On the other hand, r2(ai) shows the sequence number in the obtained order according to the increasing value (smaller value first) for the UCM function used. The label φ is the relative importance of the child value used and is in the range [0;1]. It is considered that it can be taken as φ=0.5. The coefficients w1,w2,w3 are obtained weights of the used functions CCM, UCM and ICM, respectively. The sum should be equal w1+w2+w3=1. When determining the weights, if the decision maker attaches importance to a wider range of performance alternatives, he can set a higher value for w1. In case the decision maker is not willing to take risks, ie. to choose a poor alternative according to some criterion, he can assign a higher weight to w2. However, the decision maker may assign a greater weight to w3 if he simultaneously considers overall performance and risk. Finally, the DN values are sorted in descending order, with the higher value alternatives being the best.

  • 2. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

For the purpose of analyzing the performance of companies in Serbia, the following criteria were chosen: C1 - number of employees, C2 - business assets, C3 - capital, C4 - business income and C5 - net profit/net loss. They were chosen because they are good measures of company performance. Alternatives are observed companies in Serbia. According to what criteria were the companies selected? The selection of companies was made according to the realized business income in 2021. They have different ownership structures. However, the ownership structure of the company does not affect the results of multi-criteria decision-making methods. This means, in other words, that the results obtained in this paper are valid. Criteria, alternatives and initial data are shown in Table 1 for 2021.

Table 1. Initial data

Sector (I) Number of employees (I) Business assets (I) Capital (O) Business income (O)Net gain / Net loss
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
A1JP EPS BELGRADED-supply of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning24.013959.978602.051319.834- 15.492
A2NIS AD NOVI SADB-mining11.544411.025262.836310.23820.957
A3TELEKOM SRBIJA AD, BELGRADEJ-information and communications12.333490.964185.581144.7016.709
A4JP SRBIJAGAS NOVI SADD-supply of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning2.471287.578129.753122.4895.802
A5DELHAIZE SG-wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles11.63783.29342.881118.9122.989
A6NELT CO. DOO BELGRADEG-wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles3.12137.63718.72187.126248
A7DELTA HOLDING DOO BELGRADEM-professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities3.311149.18883.71876.4242.497
A8MERCATA VT DOOG-wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles1.07812.7631.09375.391958
A9PHOENIX PHARMA DOO BELGRADEG-wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles2.74939.02410.83774.9411.772
A10COCA-COLA HBC - SERBIA DOO ZEMUNC-processing industry1.62356.83243.08464.7696.783
A11MY KIOSK GROUP DOOK-financial activities and insurance activities3.58912.2472.62264.365596
A12TARKETT DOO BACA PALANKAC-processing industry3.21538.17419.81358.5652.493
A13MK GROUP DOO BELGRADEK-financial activities and insurance activities2.15194.42946.83057.67517.461
A14KNEZ PETROL COMPANY DOO BELGRADEM-professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities1.18311.8493.41752.6523.447
A15HEMOFARM AD VRŠACC-processing industry3.92268.38047.52449.2845.091
A16MILŠED DOO BELGRADEH-transport and storage2.75827.7493.54745.5531.084
A17FCA SERBIA DOO KRAGUJEVACC-processing industry2.07249.52131.19541.512- 3.866
A18EMSAD BELGRADED-supply of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning1.656105.33669.53039.0432.362
A19KOEFIK DOO BELGRADEG-wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles2.98334.7038.50238.062152
A20YURA CORPORATION DOO RACAC-processing industry6.91327.7134.45837.188- 1.092

Note: Data are expressed in millions of dinars. The number of employees is expressed in whole numbers. I - input. O - output

Source: Annual report on the operations of economic units in the economy in 2021. Agency for Economic Registers of the Republic of Serbia

The weighting coefficients of the criteria were determined using the LMAW method. Tables 2-5 show the calculations and results of the LMAW method. (In this paper, all calculations and results are the authors).

Table 2. Prioritization scale

Prioritization Scale
Linguistic Variables Abbreviation Prioritization
Absolutely Low AL 1
Very Low VL 1.5
Low L 2
Medium M 2.5
Equal E 3
Medium High MH 3.5
High H 4
Very High VH 4.5
Absolutely High AH 5

Source: author

Table 3. Evaluation of criteria

KIND 11111
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
E1 H AH H E MH
E2 VH VH MH H H
E3 E MH VH AH AH
E4 MH E E VH AH
ϒAIP0.5
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 LN(Πη)
R1 81086710.199
R2 9978810.499
R3 679101010.540
R4 76691010.029

Source: author

Table 4. Weight coefficients of criteria and aggregated fuzzy vectors

Weight Coefficients Vector C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
W1j 0.2040.2260.2040.1760.191
W2j 0.2090.2090.1850.1980.198
W3j 0.1700.1850.2080.2180.218
W4j 0.1940.1790.1790.2190.230
Aggregated Fuzzy Vectors C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
W1j 0.0100.0110.0100.0090.010
W2j 0.0100.0100.0090.0100.011
W3j 0.0090.0090.0100.0110.011
W4j 0.0090.0090.0090.0110.012
SUM 0.0380.0400.0380.0410.044
Aggregated Weight Coefficient Vectors 0.19410.19930.19400.20260.2090

Source: author

In the specific case, therefore, the most important criterion is C5 - net gain/net loss. This means, in other words, that, among other things, more efficient profit management can achieve the target performance of companies in Serbia. Tables 5 - 11 show the calculations and results of the DNMA method.

Table 5. Initial Matrix

INITIAL MATRIX KIND 11111
Weight 0.19410.19930.19400.20260.2090
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
A1 24.013959.978602.051319.834 -15.492
A2 11.544411.025262.836310.23820.957
A3 12.333490.964185.581144.7016.709
A4 2.471287.578129.753122.4895.802
A5 11.63783.29342.881118.9122.989
A6 3.12137.63718.72187.126248
A7 3.311149.18883.71876.4242.497
A8 1.07812.7631.09375.391958
A9 2.74939.02410.83774.9411.772
A10 1.62356.83243.08464.7696.783
A11 3.58912.2472.62264.365596
A12 3.21538.17419.81358.5652.493
A13 2.15194.42946.8357.67517.461
A14 1.18311.8493.41752.6523.447
A15 3.92268.3847.52449.2845.091
A16 2.75827.7493.54745.5531.084
A17 2.07249.52131.1954.512 -3.866
A18 1.656105.33669.5339.0432.362
A19 2.98334.7038.50238.062152
A20 6.91327.7134.45837.188 -1.092
MAX 24.0130959.9780602.0510319.8340958.0000
MIN 1.078011.84901.093037.1880-15.4920

Source: author

Table 6. Linear Normalization Matrix

Linear Normalization MATRIX   C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 MAX
A1 1.00001.00001.00001.00000.00001.0000
A2 0.45630.42100.43550.96600.03740.9660
A3 0.49070.50530.30700.38040.02280.5053
A4 0.06070.29080.21410.30180.02190.3018
A5 0.46040.07540.06950.28910.01900.4604
A6 0.08910.02720.02930.17670.27070.2707
A7 0.09740.14490.13750.13880.01850.1449
A8 0.00000.00100.00000.13521.00001.0000
A9 0.07290.02870.01620.13360.01770.1336
A10 0.02380.04740.06990.09760.02290.0976
A11 0.10950.00040.00250.09620.62810.6281
A12 0.09320.02780.03120.07560.01850.0932
A13 0.04680.08710.07610.07250.03390.0871
A14 0.00460.00000.00390.05470.01950.0547
A15 0.12400.05960.07730.04280.02110.1240
A16 0.07330.01680.00410.02960.01700.0733
A17 0.04330.03970.05010.01530.00000.0501
A18 0.02520.09860.11390.00660.01830.1139
A19 0.08310.02410.01230.00310.17210.1721
A20 0.25440.01670.00560.00000.00000.2544

Source: author

Table 7. Vector Normalization Matrix

Vector Normalization MATRIX   C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 MAX
A1 1.00001.00001.00001.00000.00001.0000
A2 0.70010.64590.63570.98490.37900.9849
A3 0.71900.69740.55280.72450.36950.7245
A4 0.48180.56620.49280.68960.36890.6896
A5 0.70230.43450.39960.68390.36700.7023
A6 0.49740.40500.37360.63390.52940.6339
A7 0.50200.47700.44340.61710.36670.6171
A8 0.44830.38900.35470.61551.00001.0000
A9 0.48850.40590.36510.61480.36620.6148
A10 0.46140.41740.39980.59880.36960.5988
A11 0.50870.38860.35630.59810.76010.7601
A12 0.49970.40530.37480.58900.36670.5890
A13 0.47410.44160.40380.58760.37660.5876
A14 0.45080.38840.35720.57970.36740.5797
A15 0.51670.42480.40450.57440.36840.5744
A16 0.48870.39860.35730.56850.36580.5685
A17 0.47220.41270.38700.56220.00000.5622
A18 0.46220.44870.42820.55830.36660.5583
A19 0.49410.40310.36260.55670.46580.5567
A20 0.58870.39860.35830.55540.00000.5887
Adj Wj 0.19380.19940.19270.20560.2086

Source: author

Table 8. CCM (Complete Compensatory Model)

CCM (Complete Compensatory Model) u1(ai) C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 SUM
A1 0.19380.19940.19270.20560.00000.7914
A2 0.09150.08690.08690.20560.00810.4789
A3 0.18820.19940.11710.15470.00940.6687
A4 0.03900.19210.13670.20560.01510.5885
A5 0.19380.03260.02910.12910.00860.3932
A6 0.06380.02000.02090.13420.20860.4475
A7 0.13020.19940.18290.19700.02660.7361
A8 0.00000.00020.00000.02780.20860.2366
A9 0.10570.04280.02340.20560.02770.4051
A10 0.04720.09690.13800.20560.04890.5366
A11 0.03380.00010.00080.03150.20860.2748
A12 0.19380.05940.06440.16690.04140.5258
A13 0.10410.19940.16840.17110.08110.7240
A14 0.01620.00000.01360.20560.07420.3096
A15 0.19380.09590.12000.07090.03560.5162
A16 0.19380.04560.01070.08310.04850.3817
A17 0.16770.15810.19270.06280.00000.5812
A18 0.04290.17260.19270.01180.03360.4536
A19 0.09350.02790.01380.00370.20860.3476
A20 0.19380.01310.00420.00000.00000.2111

Source: author

Table 9. UCM (Uncompensatory Model)

UCM (Uncompensatory Model) u2(ai) C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 MAX
A1 0.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.0000
A2 0.10220.11250.10580.00000.20060.2006
A3 0.00560.00000.07560.05080.19920.1992
A4 0.15480.00730.05600.00000.19350.1935
A5 0.00000.16670.16360.07650.20000.2000
A6 0.13000.17930.17180.07140.00000.1793
A7 0.06350.00000.00980.00860.18200.1820
A8 0.19380.19920.19270.17780.00000.1992
A9 0.08810.15660.16930.00000.18090.1809
A10 0.14660.10240.05470.00000.15970.1597
A11 0.16000.19920.19190.17410.00000.1992
A12 0.00000.13990.12830.03870.16730.1673
A13 0.08970.00000.02430.03450.12760.1276
A14 0.17750.19940.17910.00000.13450.1994
A15 0.00000.10350.07260.13460.17310.1731
A16 0.00000.15370.18190.12250.16010.1819
A17 0.02610.04120.00000.14280.00000.1428
A18 0.15090.02670.00000.19370.17500.1937
A19 0.10020.17140.17890.20190.00000.2019
A20 0.00000.18620.18840.20560.00000.2056

Source: author

Table 10. ICM (Incomplete Compensatory Model)

ICM (Incomplete Compensatory Model) u3(ai) C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 MAX
A1 1.00001.00001.00001.00000.00000.0000
A2 0.93600.91930.91911.00000.81930.6480
A3 0.99850.99240.94921.00000.86890.8174
A4 0.93290.96150.93731.00000.87760.7379
A5 1.00000.90870.89700.99460.87340.7080
A6 0.95410.91460.90311.00000.96310.7590
A7 0.96080.94990.93831.00000.89710.7683
A8 0.85600.82840.81900.90501.00000.5256
A9 0.95640.92060.90451.00000.89760.7148
A10 0.95080.93060.92511.00000.90420.7401
A11 0.92510.87480.86420.95191.00000.6658
A12 0.96860.92820.91661.00000.90590.7465
A13 0.95930.94470.93031.00000.91140.7683
A14 0.95240.92330.91091.00000.90920.7283
A15 0.97970.94160.93471.00000.91150.7860
A16 0.97110.93170.91441.00000.91210.7546
A17 0.96680.94020.93061.00000.00000.0000
A18 0.96410.95740.95021.00000.91600.8033
A19 0.97710.93770.92071.00000.96350.8128
A20 1.00000.92520.90880.98810.00000.0000

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Table 11. Ranking of alternatives according to the DNMA method

w1 w2 w3
0.6 0.1 0.3
  CCM φ UCM φ ICM φ Utility Values Rank Order
u1(ai) Rank 0.5 u2(ai) Rank 0.5 u3(ai) Rank 0.5
JP EPS BELGRADE A1 0.791411.00000.000010.03540.0000180.10610.63540.6354 9
NIS AD NOVI SAD A2 0.4789100.57830.2006180.93860.6480160.58780.61710.6171 11
TELEKOM SRBIJA AD, BELGRADE A3 0.668740.84750.1992150.86660.817411.00000.89520.8952 1
JP SRBIJAGAS NOVI SAD A4 0.588550.77230.1935110.77100.7379110.72970.75940.7594 4
DELHAIZE S A5 0.3932140.42980.2000170.91370.7080140.66060.54740.5474 15
NELT CO. DOO BELGRADE A6 0.4475120.51100.179370.66460.759070.82230.61980.6198 10
DELTA HOLDING DOO BELGRADE A7 0.736120.94010.1820100.71910.768360.85030.89110.8911 2
MERCATA VT DOO A8 0.2366190.22290.1992130.82500.5256170.47620.35910.3591 19
PHOENIX PHARMA DOO BELGRADE A9 0.4051130.45940.180980.68370.7148130.68000.54800.5480 14
COCA-COLA HBC - SERBIA DOO ZEMUN A10 0.536670.68910.159740.56730.7401100.74910.69490.6949 6
MY KIOSK GROUP DOO A11 0.2748180.26750.1992140.84540.6658150.61380.42920.4292 18
TARKETT DOO BACA PALANKA A12 0.525880.65730.167350.60200.746590.77270.68640.6864 7
MK GROUP DOO BELGRADE A13 0.724030.90740.127620.44450.768350.87280.85070.8507 3
KNEZ PETROL COMPANY DOO BELGRADE A14 0.3096170.31070.1994160.88900.7283120.70580.48710.4871 17
HEMOFARM AD VRŠAC A15 0.516290.62670.173160.63200.786040.90750.71150.7115 5
MILŠED DOO BELGRADE A16 0.3817150.40170.181990.70210.754680.79840.55070.5507 13
FCA SERBIA DOO KRAGUJEVAC A17 0.581260.74230.142830.50250.0000180.10610.52740.5274 16
EMSAD BELGRADE A18 0.4536110.53790.1937120.79000.803330.94230.68440.6844 8
KOEFIK DOO BELGRADE A19 0.3476160.35740.2019190.96610.812820.97240.60280.6028 12
YURA CORPORATION DOO RACA A20 0.2111200.19190.2056201.00000.0000180.10610.24700.2470 20
MAX 0.79140.20560.8174

Source: author

Therefore, according to the results of the DNMA method, the top five companies in Serbia in terms of performance are: TELEKOM SRBIJA AD, BELGRADE, DELTA HOLDING DOO BELGRADE, MK GROUP DOO BELGRADE, JP SRBIJAGAS NOVI SAD and HEMOFARM AD VRŠAC. The best performance was recorded at the company TELEKOM SRBIJA AD, BELGRADE. The company with the worst performance is YURA CORPORATION DOO RAČA. Factors for positioning companies in Serbia according to performance are numerous factors: general economic conditions, inflation, interest rate, exchange rate, employment, standard of living of the population, the Covid-19 pandemic, the energy crisis, and the efficiency of managing human resources, assets, capital, sales and profit. The application of new cost management concepts (calculation of costs by basic activities, target costs and profit, kaizen concept, etc.) and digitization of the entire business play a significant role in this. Effective control of these and other factors can significantly influence the achievement of the target performance of companies in Serbia.

CONCLUSION

Based on the results of empirical research on the performance of companies in Serbia, the following can be concluded: according to the results of the DNMA method, the top five companies in Serbia include: TELEKOM SRBIJA AD, BELGRADE, DELTA HOLDING DOO BELGRADE, MK GROUP DOO BELGRADE, JP SRBIJAGAS NOVI SAD and HEMOFARM AD VRŠAC. The best performance was recorded at the company TELEKOM SRBIJA AD, BELGRADE. The company with the worst performance is YURA CORPORATION DOO RAČA. There are numerous determinants of the performance of companies in Serbia. These are: general economic conditions, inflation, interest rate, exchange rate, employment, living standards of the population, the Covid-19 pandemic, the energy crisis, the efficiency of managing human resources, assets, capital, sales and profits, and the digitization of the entire business. The application of new concepts of cost management (for example, calculation of costs by basic activities) plays a significant role in this. Effective control of these and other factors can significantly influence the achievement of the target performance of companies in Serbia.

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Notes

[1] * Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade, e-mail: radojko.lukic@ekof.bg.ac.rs

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