Analyzing Operational Efficiency in Real Estate Companies: An Application of GM (1,1) and DEA Malmquist Model

• Main Authors: Chia-Nan Wang, Thi-Ly Nguyen, Thanh-Tuan Dang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
• Series: Mathematics
• Subjects: GM (1,1); DEA; MPI; catch-up; frontier; real estate
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/9/3/202

Real estate management and its operation play a crucial role in supporting company operation. Going hand-in-hand with the rapid growth of companies, the real estate portfolio has expanded dramatically, attracting large numbers of domestic and foreign investors. This paper studied the top 12 real estate companies listed on Vietnam’s stock market to develop a method that combines the Grey methodology and the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Malmquist model, intending to predict and evaluate their performances in two periods: 2015–2018 and 2019–2022. The proposed model considered three input factors, namely total assets, cost of sales, and cost of goods sold, and two output factors, namely total revenue and gross profit. Findings revealed that drastic efficiency changes in some companies should be observed at the beginning of the process, even if the technological efficiency in the period is stable. In the future period, most companies achieved relatively stable productivity. This study serves as a reference for policymakers and strategy makers by analyzing insights for the operational status of real estate businesses and providing an overview in the future toward sustainable development.