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Practical Use Of Economic Profit To Assess The Effectiveness Of Activities

Table 5: The main characteristics of the methodology for analyzing the effectiveness of conducting business on the basis of economic and normal profit

Purpose of the analysis Improving the reliability of the assessment of the effectiveness of the organization's activities
Analysis issues Assessment of the normal and economic profit of the organization
Objects of analysis Organizations that generate accounting financial statements
Indicator system A set of indicators for analyzing financial results
Research stages Determination of the average rate of return on invested capital in the industry;Calculation of the normal profit according to the accounting financial statements and the average rate of return on invested capital;Calculation of absolute and relative indicators based on economic profit;Registration of the results of the analysis and making management decisions based on the results of the analysis.
Frequency of analysis As needed, at least annually.
Methods for studying the objects of analysis Analysis of absolute indicators; horizontal reporting analysis; coefficient analysis; comparison method
Data sources Balance sheet, statement of financial results
Subjects of analysis Internal analysts – the management of the organization and external analysts represented by investors
Description of the analysis results Tabular form of presentation of results
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