If we look at the actual inventory values, we will discover that the company's policy does not support high inventory values, which comes to explain the high turnover values.
Fixed - assets turnover (2004) = 0.97 times with 0.98 times in 2003. This is not necessarily a high value, but it does not necessarily mean the company is not using its fixed assets efficiently. In my opinion, it is more an indication of the specificity of the industry in which the company operates and of its own characteristics.
The total-assets turnover shows the same trends, with values of 0.62 (2004) and 0.61 in 2003.
In terms of profitability ratios, we are inclined to use the profit margin on sales indicator, as well as the return on total assets ratio, currently referred to as the return on investment ratio (ROI).
Again, de to company's specificity, we can evaluate the profit before tax as the changes in net assets from operations, from the consolidated statement of activities. However, we discover that this is a negative value both in 2003 and in 2004. Not necessarily a discomfort in this case, the negative values come to show that the company relies on investment in buildings, equipment etc. rather than in increasing its...
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