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This 5 page paper analyses the financial performance of the Belgian company CSM between 2003 and 2005 comparing it to the industry using both he mean and the median as comparators. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
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as profitability, efficiency and liquidity. These measures may also be compared with the rest of the industry as a benchmark to assess performance. For this paper we will look at
the Belgian company CSM. The first measure is that of the gross profit margin. This is calculated by taken the cost of goods sold from the total revenue which gives
the gross profit, this is then divided by the revenue and expressed as a percentage. In 2003 this was 0.02%, in 2004 it dropped further to -0.21% but in 2005
this showed an improvement to 2.5%. If we compare this with the average and media results the media used to indicate if there is a skew, the average was
8.12% in 2003 and the median 6.29%, for 2004 they were 7.65% and 5.13% respectively, so in the industry as a whole there was a decline and as such the
company was in line with industry trends, and 2005 was 8.86% and 5.5% respectively, this time there is a greater skew but it shows that there is an improvement in
the industry. The next measure is the net profit before tax. This is the gross profit with the remaining costs deducted such as sales and administration, research and development
as well as interest and any other costs, but before tax is deducted. In 2003 this was -1.64%, in 2004 it dropped further to -2.62% but in 2005 this showed
also showed an improvement 1.09%. If we compare this with the average and media results the media used to indicate if there is a skew, the average was 3.68%
in 2003 and the median 2.96%, for 2004 they were 2.91% and 2.31% respectively, the industry trend follows that of the gross profit and a recovery is seen in and
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