| Annual · values | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 29.90% | 29.38% | 28.66% | 27.98% | 27.68% | 27.31% | 26.42% | 26.57% | 27.61% | 28.60% | 29.15% | 29.10% |
| Operating Margin | 4.66% | 3.78% | 2.78% | 2.77% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 1.86% | 1.77% | 1.83% | 2.89% | 4.58% | 4.66% |
| EBITDA Margin | 7.05% | 6.27% | 5.31% | 5.33% | 5.49% | 5.68% | 5.06% | 5.24% | 5.67% | 6.51% | 8.00% | 7.96% |
| Net Margin | 3.49% | 2.73% | 2.04% | 1.96% | 1.95% | 1.93% | 1.04% | 1.49% | 0.90% | 1.63% | 2.59% | 2.59% |
| Current Ratio | 1.06 | 0.90 | 0.99 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.11 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.51 | 1.46 | 1.18 | 1.35 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.06 | 0.90 | 0.99 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.11 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.51 | 1.46 | 1.18 | 1.35 |
| Debt / Equity | — | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ROE | 21.87% | 19.47% | 13.61% | 13.71% | 14.42% | 11.56% | 6.00% | 8.63% | 5.15% | 9.05% | 14.03% | 13.63% |
| ROA | 6.93% | 5.18% | 3.47% | 3.22% | 3.14% | 2.93% | 2.88% | 4.12% | 2.30% | 4.06% | 6.93% | 7.13% |
| Asset Turnover | 1.98 | 1.89 | 1.70 | 1.64 | 1.61 | 1.52 | 2.76 | 2.76 | 2.56 | 2.50 | 2.67 | 2.76 |
| Book Value / Share | 9.13 | 7.55 | 7.48 | 6.83 | 6.28 | 7.67 | 6.96 | 6.55 | 5.96 | 5.63 | 5.13 | 4.40 |
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