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Appendix 2<br />

Characteristics of successful gazelles 39<br />

Table A2 Scor<strong>in</strong>g table of SI<br />

Classification po<strong>in</strong>ts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10<br />

ROI (%) –1.9 0 1.8 2.7 5.8 8.9 13 16.4 21.9 27.4<br />

EBIT (%) –6.3 –4.7 –3.1 –1.8 –0.5 0.5 2 3.6 5.2 6.7<br />

Current ratio 0.7 0.9 1 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.7 2 2.2 2.5<br />

Equity ratio 0 7 11 15 22 30 38 45 51 57<br />

Debt ratio 785 536 411 287 191 94 58 21 0 –12<br />

Repayment period 100 60 40 20 12 5 3 1 0.5 0<br />

Success <strong>in</strong>dex<br />

This study exploits SI developed by Balanced Consult<strong>in</strong>g Ltd. SI measures f<strong>in</strong>ancial<br />

success of firm. The reason to use this <strong>in</strong>dex is the fit of the <strong>in</strong>dex with the database that<br />

Balanced Consult<strong>in</strong>g Ltd. has also provided, too. In order to f<strong>in</strong>d out the holistic f<strong>in</strong>ancial<br />

success not only profitability, but also other aspects such as capital structure and liquidity<br />

of the firm should be taken <strong>in</strong>to account.<br />

The content and construction of the success <strong>in</strong>dex<br />

In SI def<strong>in</strong>ition the firms are classified <strong>in</strong> ten different classification po<strong>in</strong>t categories<br />

accord<strong>in</strong>g to their f<strong>in</strong>ancial data. Before us<strong>in</strong>g different f<strong>in</strong>ancial parameters, the f<strong>in</strong>ancial<br />

statements of the firm have been adjusted by us<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>in</strong>structions of <strong>in</strong>ternational<br />

account<strong>in</strong>g standards of f<strong>in</strong>ancial statements (IAS) and the <strong>in</strong>structions of F<strong>in</strong>nish<br />

Advisory Board of Corporate analysis (YTN).<br />

IAS have been used:<br />

a to prevent the effect of random capital ga<strong>in</strong>s on annual growth and success<br />

classification<br />

b to <strong>in</strong>crease the reliability of comparisons <strong>in</strong> different branches of <strong>in</strong>dustry<br />

c to create more holistic view of the f<strong>in</strong>ancial success at the firm level.<br />

The follow<strong>in</strong>g variables are used <strong>in</strong> construct<strong>in</strong>g SI: return on <strong>in</strong>vestment, earn<strong>in</strong>gs before<br />

taxes, current ratio, equity ratio, net gear<strong>in</strong>g, repayment period of liabilities and bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />

growth. The selected f<strong>in</strong>ancial key figures are not dependent on the branch of <strong>in</strong>dustry.<br />

F<strong>in</strong>ancial parameters produce classification po<strong>in</strong>ts which fluctuate from 0 to 10 po<strong>in</strong>ts.<br />

The overall success classification of the firm is received by summaris<strong>in</strong>g<br />

classification po<strong>in</strong>ts of the firm (max. 60 po<strong>in</strong>ts). SI is the relative figure where the<br />

m<strong>in</strong>imum is 0 and maximum 100.<br />

The key parameters have been calculated by us<strong>in</strong>g the follow<strong>in</strong>g formulas:<br />

Inventories + Short term receivables + Liquid assets<br />

Current ratio (CR) <br />

Short term debts

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