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Year on year
| Gross margin | 75.25% |
| Net profit margin | 21.58% |
| Operating margin | 27.27% |
| Return on assets | 13.01% |
| Return on equity | 22.57% |
| Return on investment | 16.91% |
Year on year, growth in dividends per share increased 25.00% while earnings per share excluding extraordinary items fell by 25.91%. The positive trend in dividend payments is noteworthy since very few companies in the Software & Programming industry pay a dividend. Additionally when measured on a five year annualized basis, dividend per share growth is above the industry average relative to its peers, while earnings per share growth is in-line with the industry average.
| Div yield(5 year avg) | 0.02% |
| Div growth rate (5 year) | 14.87% |
| Payout ratio (TTM) | 45.44% |
| EPS growth(5 years) | 7.01 |
| EPS (TTM) vs TTM 1 year ago | -29.3993 |
In 2012, cash reserves at
| Cash flow per share | 2.37 |
| Price/Cash flow per share | 14.62 |
| Book value per share | 9.19 |
| Tangible book value per share | 7.04 |
| Current ratio | 2.93 |
| Quick ratio | 2.86 |
| Total debt/total equity | 0.1851 |
| Total debt/total capital | 0.1562 |