| 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 (%) | 0.00 | 0.40 | 1.60 | 1.30 | 0.00 | −0.103 | 0.870 |
| Growth of gross profit (%) | 0.80 | 0.00 | 1.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.447 | 0.450 |
| EBIT margin (%) | 4.25 | 4.15 | 4.90 | 4.95 | 4.95 | −0.872 | 0.054 |
| Quick ratio | 1.40 | 1.30 | 1.35 | 1.40 | 1.60 | −0.564 | 0.322 |
| Current ratio | 1.70 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.70 | 1.90 | −0.527 | 0.361 |
| Return on investment (%) | 6.60 | 5.00 | 5.90 | 6.30 | 4.50 | 0.600 | 0.285 |
| Equity ratio (%) | 54.95 | 54.40 | 58.25 | 62.50 | 62.90 | −0.900 | 0.037 |
| Net gearing | −0.10 | −0.10 | −0.15 | −0.20 | −0.20 | 0.949 | 0.014 |
| Debt to net sales ratio (%) | 27.50 | 28.00 | 29.50 | 27.25 | 25.80 | 0.600 | 0.285 |
| Working capital ratio (%) | 5.90 | 5.15 | 5.60 | 5.00 | 4.65 | 0.900 | 0.037 |