Application of Dematel, ANP and Topsis in portfolio prioritizing

The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive approach that can Show dependencies between financial ratios and Selecting Best Portfolio and Helping investors. This study seeks to answer these questions which are important criteria, correlation and association between preference criteria and what is the criteria for selecting the most appropriate investment portfolio? For answering to the above questions at first step we are making causality between five financial ratio with using the DEMATEL, and then making internal relationship between the set of criterion. We are using the ANP for getting the financial ratio. at the final step we are using TOPSIS for ranking the exchange companies. Required data is Include financial indicators of investment company and Holding accepted in Tehran Stock Exchange for the period 1384-1389. The results show three criteria: return on total assets, net profit margin and gross profit margin of profitability are owned by their highest degree of importance.