Company characteristic of frontrunners, lagging behind; profitability 2009-2010

This table contains business characteristics of two groups of companies within an industry according to the CBS Standard Business Classification 2008 (SBI 2008). The first group are the frontrunners within an industry in terms of profitability equity. The second group is the lagging behind within the same industry in terms of profitability equity. The table contains data on staff, salaries, turnover, result, balance sheet total, profit margin and some financial figures. It also indicates how reliable the differences found between frontrunners and laggards are. In this table, the profitability of equity is used to decide which companies are the frontrunners and which ones are left behind. Two more tables are available that choose a different angle; one bases the two groups on profit per euro turnover, the other on labour productivity. Data available for 2009 and 2010. Status of the figures: The data is final. Changes as of 1 November 2019: None, the table has been discontinued. When are new figures coming? Not applicable, this was a one-time table.