| | ON MAAG HOLDING AG: ICON GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD. PUBLISHES VERTICAL ANALYSIS AND LABOR UTILIZATION BENCHMARKS San Diego —-- Two of the most comprehensive vertical gap analysis and labor productivity benchmarks were released today by ICON Group International Ltd. on Maag Holding AG (ZHR: MAG). The methodologist for this unique study is Philip Parker, Eli Lilly Chair Professor of Innovation, Business and Society at INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France and Singapore). According to Professor Parker, “We created these reports in response to two inescapable trends: a return to fundamentals and globalization.” The aim of these reports is to assist consultants, financial managers, strategic planners and corporate officers in gauging indicators of Maag Holding AG’s financial and human resource structure. Professor Parker adds, “With the globalization of markets, greater foreign competition, and the reduction of barriers to entry, it becomes all the more important to benchmark a company’s financial indicators on a worldwide basis.” The report has benchmarked Maag Holding AG against competing firms in the Real Estate Agents and Managers industry worldwide—going beyond traditional methods of company benchmarking. The results are two specialized reports: (1) global financial benchmarks using common-size statement ratios (vertical analysis), and (2) labor-productivity and utilization measures collected across borders. Coverage of the Reports The vertical analysis report considers such concerns as: How does Maag Holding AG’s balance sheet structure differ from global benchmarks? Does Maag Holding AG hold more cash and short-term assets, or does it concentrate its assets in physical plant and equipment? Does it have a higher percent of payables compared to the benchmarks? Does it hold a higher concentration of long-term debt? Does Maag Holding AG have a relatively higher cost of goods sold, operating costs, income taxes, or profit margins compared to global benchmarks? Are workers at Maag Holding AG productive? While there is no absolute answer to this economic question, the labor utilization analysis considers how labor deployment and productivity indicators for Maag Holding AG differ from the global benchmarks. It looks at the amount of labor required to operate Maag Holding AG and the resulting return on human investment. What is the ratio of short-term and long-term assets to employee? What are comparative capital-labor ratios? What are the average sales and net profits per employee in Maag Holding AG compared to benchmarks in the same economic sector? Professor Parker states, "We are intrigued by the wide variations in basic financial and productivity measures between Maag Holding AG and other Real Estate Agents and Managers companies. The Earnings Before Interest And Taxes (EBIT), for instance, varied from 0.6 to 78.9 within the group. We see this type of variation in the hundreds of ratios that we estimate.” Reports for over 29 Real Estate Agents and Managers companies are available now, including the following: Able Inc. American Real Estate Partners, L.P. Amoy Properties Limited CB Richard Ellis Services Incorporated Cendant Corporation Countrywide Assured Group PLC Dia Kensetsu Co., Ltd. DTZ Holdings Plc HomeServices.Com Inc. Insignia Financial Group IVG Holding AG JM AB (publ) Keppel Land Limited Liberty International PLC Midland Realty (Holdings) Limited Mie Kotsu Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi Estate Company, Limited Ringkjobing Landbobank A/S Robinson's Land Corporation Sagami Railway Co., Ltd. Silverleaf Resorts, Inc. The Rouse Co. Towa Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. Trendwest Resorts Inc
Methodology of the Reports While most vertical analyses focus on benchmarking against domestic ratios, often published by government agencies or commercial sources, ICON Group calculates thousands of industry norms by looking at firms at the global level. Statistics are pooled on tens of thousands of companies across over 40 countries, and a seven-stage methodology is applied: (1) identification of industry classifications, (2) firm-level data collection and aggregation, (3) standardization of raw statistics, (4) filtering outliers, (5) calculation of global norms, (6) projection of deviations and gaps, and (7) projection of ranks and percentiles. For each part of the financial statement, the larger structural differences and gaps between Maag Holding AG and the global benchmarks are provided with summary tables of ranks and percentiles. Previously available only through booksellers such as Barnes and Noble , Amazon.com, and Hoovers, two studies are now available direct from the publisher at a 50% discount off the cover price. This special offer includes International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis and Labor Productivity Benchmarks and International Gap Analysis at US$ $420 ($210 each). E-mail for more information. FINANCIAL BENCHMARKS Audience: designed for financial managers, directors, CFOs, strategic planners Price: $210 Pages: 72 pp Published: Table of Contents About the Author(s) Methodology/Excerpt (free to view) Order Via Fax Order Online LABOR BENCHMARKS Audience: designed for productivity managers, HR directors, strategic planners Price: $210 Pages: 67 pp Published: Table of Contents About the Author(s) Methodology/Excerpt (free to view) Order Via Fax Order Online About ICON Group Ltd. ICON Group Ltd. assists managers with global benchmarking, gap analysis, and productivity studies. Clients can create their own benchmarks by choosing their competitors from among over 20,000 companies. CONTACT: Orders & Customer Service ICON Group International, Inc. 7404 Trade St. San Diego, CA 92121 USA Fax: 858-635-9414 E-mail: Link: http://www.icongrouponline.com/PR/Maag_Holding_AG_CH/PR.html - Additional links you may find of interest:
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