Método Combinado Análisis de Conglomerado y Análisis Discriminante Multivariado para Identificar y Evaluar Perfiles de Eficiencia Financiera en Empresas Exportadoras.

A method to define and evaluate financial efficiency profiles is presented. The multivariate calculus and its tools of Conglomerate Analysis and Multivariate Discriminant Analysis ADM were used as a theoretical basis. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) with output optimization was also used. For this, a rational and empirical approach research was done, considering 58 medium-sized companies of the export sector of the city of Barranquilla in Colombia. As a result, a method was provided to establish and evaluate financial efficiency profiles in medium-sized export companies of the area. The financial efficiency profiles of the export sector are also determined. The efficiency levels of the financial profiles of the clusters were 41.17%, 53.82% and 54.01% respectively. It is concluded that the cluster analysis showed favorable conditions to classify business groups with profiles of differentiated financial efficiency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]