Digital Supply Chain Finance and Corporate Finance Performance Coupling Coordination Degree Analysis in China

Digital supply chain finance (DSCF) has become an important component of enterprise digital transformation. In order to accurately understand the development of digital supply chain finance in China, as well as its relationship with corporate financial performance, this study uses panel data of 598 Chinese listed companies to construct indicators of DSCF and corporate financial performance index by entropy weight method. The coupling coordination degree of the two indices is calculated. The results show that the DSCF of enterprises has shown an upward trend in recent 10 years. However, most of the coupling coordination degrees with corporate finance performance are in a state of mild maladjustment or the verge of maladjustment. The heterogeneity of provinces and industries is also analyzed. This study provides some insights into the development prospects of digital supply chain finance and its relationship with the financial performance of Chinese enterprises. It also offers actionable recommendations for research in finance, supply chain management, enterprise digital transformation, and related policy formulation.