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Table 26-3
Computer and electronic product manufacturing — Selected ratios

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Selected ratios
  2004  2005 2006 2007  2008
Selected ratios  
Debt to equity (ratio) 0.272 0.255 0.598 0.714 0.660
Profit margin (percent) 4.9 7.5 8.9 9.2 12.0
Return on equity (percent) 1.8 3.0 10.4 8.0 9.0
Return on capital employed (percent) 2.0 3.0 8.1 5.7 6.5
Working capital (ratio) 1.636 1.404 1.906 1.690 1.497
Quick ratio (ratio) 1.327 1.114 1.442 1.331 1.199
Inventory turnover (ratio) 9.896 9.947 8.652 10.077 10.456
Receivables turnover (ratio) 5.350 5.552 6.128 5.928 5.437
Taxes to positive adjusted profit (percent) 22.5 12.5 18.8 14.9 23.3
Income taxes to taxable income (percent) 21.7 19.6 17.8 22.2 26.0
        percentage change
Selected items  
Operating revenue, year-over-year change 1.6 8.8 -17.0 14.7 7.1
Operating expenses, year-over-year change -0.3 5.8 -18.3 14.3 3.8
Operating profit, year-over-year change 58.8 67.5 -1.8 19.1 39.0
Taxable income (tax base), year-over-year change 57.5 -27.3 99.4 1.9 35.1
Taxes, year-over-year change 54.8 -32.1 63.6 26.8 57.6