چكيده به لاتين
The purpose of this study is to identify and prioritize the major indicators affecting the profitability of Iran's lead and zinc industry in general and Calcimin in particular. Profitability in for-profit firms is the main and the most important reason for the emergence and sustainability of companies. Identifying and prioritizing indicators that affect corporate profitability can be effective in choosing the methods of activity. Adopting appropriate strategies by managers and decision makers requires a coherent and precise set of parameters that affect the profitability of the organization. This research was carried out in Calcimin Company and in order to answer the research questions the opinions of 11 industry experts and companies were collected in a questionnaire and identified key indicators and sub-indices affecting the profitability of Calcimin Company. These indices and sub-indices were then prioritized using multi-criteria decision-making techniques, the best-worst method, and Gamz software. The results show that both internal and external factors affect profitability. In internal factors, the main index of "cost" includes the sub-indices "Mineral Price, Productivity, Chemical material Price, Energy, Payroll, Production Overhead, Taxes and Depreciation". In external factors, the main index of "economic factors" includes the sub-indices of "global lead and zinc rate, exchange rate, and inflation rate", and the main index of "political factors" includes the sub-indices of "laws and regulations, sanctions and political tensions". "They are effective. The results of this study can be helpful in choosing the strategies of Calcimin for the medium and long term, helping and guiding the company's managers and decision makers. What distinguishes this research is the use of a set of internal and external indicators to measure profitability and its results for adopting appropriate strategies, and the use of the best-worst-case method for prioritizing indicators that enhances decision making accuracy.
