FACTORS AFFECTING PROFITS RELATING TO PURCHASE AND SALES: A STUDY ON TITAS GAS TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED

Abstract

The present study is an attempt to find out the factors affecting profits relating to purchase and sales of Titas Gas Transmission & Distribution Company Limited. The objectives of the study are to overview the affecting factors on profits, to determine the important factors that affect on profit relating to purchase and sales and to provide some suggestions and recommendations to enhance the profits. Correlation and regression have been applied to analyze the data. It is estimated that commercial, fertilizer and CNG are the most important factors to drive the profit both for the cases of purchase and sales. These three factors collectively explained the total variance of gross profit by 96.6 percent and 96.8 percent for the situation of purchase and sales respectively. The suggestions and recommendations are given to emphasize the purchase and sales on the identified factors to enhance the benefits of the company.