Approaches to economic analysis of profitability of forestry enterprises

• Main Author: O.M. Dzyubenko
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Zhytomyr State Technological University 2018-03-01
• Series: Vìsnik Žitomirsʹkogo Deržavnogo Tehnologìčnogo Unìversitetu: Ekonomìčnì Nauki
• Subjects: financial potential; economic analysis; profitability
• Online Access: http://ven.ztu.edu.ua/article/view/127338/122480

The article substantiates the directions of adaptation of existing analytical procedures for assessing the profitability to specific activities of forestry enterprises, which is an integral part of evaluating financial potential of enterprises of the investigated branch. In particular, the author identifies the following analytical procedures that make it possible to assess the performance of forestry enterprises and determine its financial potential: the return on equity (assets) on net profit, the return on equity, the return on assets, the return on sales of profits from operating activities, the profitability of sold products at net profit, reinvestment factor, the economic growth sustainability ratio, the period of payback capital, the payback period of equity capital. On the basis of these indicators, the current state of profitability of forestry enterprises was substantiated and their critical points were determined.