FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS, EUROPEAN PACKAGING MACHINERY COMPANIES - OVER 5 MLN. EURO TURNOVER

This report provides a complete economic and financial analysis of main European packaging machinery producers. The re- port is based on published financial state- ment data for a sample of European com- panies chosen from the sector. The operat- ing results of each individual company were evaluated through an analysis of fi- nancial statement indices and by making a comparison with the relevant geographical or sectoral aggregates, taking into consid- eration all operational areas of the compa- nies. Specific financial statement analyses were also conducted for aggregates of Ital- ian, German, and other european compa- nies and the results were compared. This was followed by a cluster and bench- marking analysis aimed at describing and comparing homogeneous groups of compa- nies. In this case the specific financial state- ment analyses were conducted for different clusters of companies and the results com- pared with the corresponding aggregate results. Lastly, the report provides various rankings of the companies included in the sample.