Examination of Corporate Reputation Scores, Market Value and Financial Performance with the Perspective of Corporate Brand Sustainability

In theory and practice sustainability research offer important doctrines for carrying corporate brands into future. As for maintaining the sustainability of corporate brands, researchers imply the necessity of various changing parameters including corporate reputation. In addition, researchers highlight for long-term corporate reputation firms should also focus their market performance and financial performance. With this perspective, aim of this paper is to examine the relationship amongst long term sustained corporate reputation, market value and financial performance. In parallel to prior research, reputation is conceptualized by pulse scores from reputation institutes’ reports. For the perspective of sustainability data is put through some filters such as “most repeated corporate brands over 15 years”. After sampling, market values and financial performance indicators taken from online credible sources. As a result, 6 corporate brands and 15 years long data a panel has constructed. Finally, relationship amongst corporate reputation, market value and financial performance is assessed with panel data. According to panel data correlation results, corporate reputation is only significantly correlated with ROE and ROI. Relationship between market value and financial performance indicators is significantly correlated.