Analysis of the Impact of Operating Profit on GDP (the Case of Listed Companies on the Stock Exchange)

Economists always seek to know which factors may affect gross domestic product (GDP) to evaluate the economic growth through the change of GDP growth. Literature shows that operating income and market value of company may affect on GDP. These are two criteria of evaluating of firm performance which are very important for managers, accountants, shareholders, investors and other stakeholders. So, this research conducted to investigate the effects of operating income and firm market value on GDP. Target sample includes of 130 of listed companies in Tehran Stock Exchange during 1386-1393 (Iranian calendar). Collected data were analyzed using Logit regression and least squares regressions through Eviews 8 software. The results show that the growth of operating income and firm market value growth has positive significantly on GDP. It could be concluded that increasing of operating income and firm market value increases GDP.