| Median values of the financial ratios | |||||||
Distance to the sentence year: | ||||||||
Financial ratio | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Correlation§ | p-value | |
Growth of net sales (%) | 1.85 | 1.30 | 1.45 | 3.90 | 0.25 | 0.300 | 0.624 | |
Growth of gross profit (%) | 1.45 | 0.00 | −0.10 | 4.00 | 4.55 | −0.600 | 0.285 | |
EBIT margin (%) | 5.30 | 4.60 | 3.20 | 6.70 | 4.35 | 0.200 | 0.747 | |
Quick ratio | 0.90 | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.90 | 0.90 | −0.224 | 0.718 | |
Current ratio | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0.000 | 1.000 | |
Return on investment (%) | 5.40 | 7.20 | 4.65 | 5.10 | 4.60 | 0.800 | 0.104 | |
Equity ratio (%) | 25.15 | 28.10 | 28.30 | 34.25 | 39.60 | −1.000 | . | |
Net gearing | 0.00 | −0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.05 | 0.112 | 0.858 | |
Debt to net sales ratio (%) | 34.40 | 30.20 | 33.50 | 34.95 | 35.60 | −0.700 | 0.188 | |
Working capital ratio (%) | 1.75 | 0.30 | 2.50 | 3.40 | 3.20 | −0.800 | 0.104 |