Evaluation and Improvement Suggestions on the Operating Performance of Listed Retail Enterprises in China

Abstract

As the most closely connected industry with residents, retail industry has made great contributions to Chinese economic development. The research on the operating performance of listed retail enterprises in China can objectively reflect the development of Chinese retail industry and provide beneficial reference for stakeholders. We have selected four indicators that can reflect the operating performance of listed retail enterprises: profitability, operating capacity, growth capacity and solvency. And then,we take 31 listed retail enterprises as the research object, adopting the principal component analysis method to build the operating performance evaluation index system of listed retail enterprises, and calculate the operating performance of 31 retail enterprises. According to the measurement results, we put forward specific suggestions for their sustainable development.