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Year on year
| Gross margin | 16.38% |
| Net profit margin | 2.20% |
| Operating margin | 3.94% |
| Return on assets | 1.79% |
| Return on equity | 5.35% |
| Return on investment | 2.24% |
Year on year, growth in dividends per share increased 34.44% while earnings per share excluding extraordinary items fell by 65.59%. The positive trend in dividend payments is noteworthy since only some companies in the Chemicals - Plastics & Rubber industry pay a dividend. Additionally when measured on a five year annualized basis, dividend per share growth is in-line with the industry average relative to its peers, while earnings per share growth is below the industry average.
| Div yield(5 year avg) | 4.50% |
| Div growth rate (5 year) | -5.84% |
| Payout ratio (TTM) | 159.68% |
| EPS growth(5 years) | -24.9822 |
| EPS (TTM) vs TTM 1 year ago | -56.2829 |
In 2012, cash reserves at
| Cash flow per share | 2.97 |
| Price/Cash flow per share | 11.78 |
| Book value per share | 17.36 |
| Tangible book value per share | 3.08 |
| Current ratio | 1.95 |
| Quick ratio | 1.20 |
| Total debt/total equity | 0.9566 |
| Total debt/total capital | 0.4756 |