| | Yamamoto Chemicals, Inc. AND THE TWO: Global Gap Analysis And Labor Productivity Benchmarks Published SAN DIEGO, CA -- – ICON Group International Ltd. today released two of the most comprehensive studies to date on vertical gap analysis and labor productivity benchmarks for Yamamoto Chemicals, Inc. (OSA: 4123). 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 goal of these reports is to assist consultants, financial managers, strategic planners, and corporate officers in gauging indicators of Yamamoto Chemicals, Inc.’s financial and human resource structure. The Report has benchmarked Yamamoto Chemicals, Inc. against competing firms in the Industrial Organic Chemicals Manufacturing 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. Parker notes, “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.” Professor Parker states, "We are intrigued by the wide variations in basic financial and productivity measures between Yamamoto Chemicals, Inc. and other Industrial Organic Chemicals Manufacturingcompanies. The Earnings Before Interest And Taxes (EBIT), for example, varied from -3.1 to 44.57. We see this type of variation in the hundreds of ratios that we estimate.” What? : The Coverage of the Reports Two reports, financial ratios and labor productivity ratios, are available for Yamamoto Chemicals, Inc.. Each report reveals productivity and industry ranks for companies in the Industrial Organic Chemicals Manufacturingindustry. Reports for 33 of Yamamoto Chemicals, Inc.’s competitors in Industrial Organic Chemicals Manufacturingare also available including: Asahi Denka Kogyo K.K. Asia Chemical Corp Biocel a.s. Blagden plc Boryszew S.A. Chemical and Plastic Works Capro Corp. Christian Hansen Holding Aktieselskab Clariant AG Companhia Petroquimica do Sul Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Dong-A Pharmaceutical Company Limited DSM NV Everlight Chemical Industrial Henkel KGaA Hercules Inc. Herdillia Chemicals Limited International Flavors & Fragrances Incorporated Lubrizol Corporation Nippon Shokubai Company Limited Nova Chemicals Corpn OM Group, Inc. Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited Toagosei Co., Ltd. UBE Industries Ltd The reports answer such questions as: How has Yamamoto Chemicals, Inc.’s asset structure varied compared to global benchmarks for the Industrial Organic Chemicals Manufacturingindustry? Does it generally hold more cash and other short-term assets, or does it tend to concentrate its assets in physical plant and equipment? On the liability side, does Yamamoto Chemicals, Inc. typically have a higher percent of payables compared to the benchmarks, or does it hold a higher concentration of long-term debt? Does Yamamoto Chemicals, Inc. have a relatively higher cost of goods sold, operating costs, or income taxes compared to global benchmarks? Have Yamamoto Chemicals, Inc.’s returns on equity been higher or its profit margins greater? What has been the ratio of short-term and long-term assets to employee? What are typical capital-labor ratios? What are the average sales and net profits per employee compared to global benchmarks? How? : The Methodology Most vertical analyses merely focus on benchmarking against domestic ratios, often published by government agencies or commercial sources. In contrast, the report calculates thousands of industry norms by looking at firms at the global level, pooling statistics on tens of thousands of companies across over 40 countries, and applying a seven-stage methodology: (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 Yamamoto Chemicals, Inc. and the global benchmarks are provided with summary tables of ranks and percentiles. Previously available only through booksellers such as Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, 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). Fax, 858-635-9414 or write , for more information. FINANCIAL BENCHMARKS Audience: designed for financial managers, directors, CFOs, strategic planners Price: $210 Pages: 80 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: 69 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/Yamamoto_Chemicals,_Inc_JP/PR.html - Additional links you may find of interest:
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