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Nippon Paper Group, (TSE:3893) Gross-Profit-to-Asset % : 15.24% (As of Dec. 2012)


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What is Nippon Paper Group, Gross-Profit-to-Asset %?

Gross-Profit-to-Asset % is calculated as Gross Profit divided by its average Total Assets over a certain period of time. Nippon Paper Group,'s annualized Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was 円229,300 Mil. Nippon Paper Group,'s average Total Assets over the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was 円1,504,102 Mil. Therefore, Nippon Paper Group,'s annualized Gross-Profit-to-Asset % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was 15.24%.


Nippon Paper Group, Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nippon Paper Group,'s Gross-Profit-to-Asset % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Nippon Paper Group, Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Chart

Nippon Paper Group, Annual Data
Trend Mar03 Mar04 Mar05 Mar06 Mar07 Mar08 Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12
Gross-Profit-to-Asset %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.18 14.73 16.79 16.05 15.46

Nippon Paper Group, Quarterly Data
Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12
Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Get a 7-Day Free Trial 16.38 16.39 14.77 15.13 15.24

Competitive Comparison of Nippon Paper Group,'s Gross-Profit-to-Asset %

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Nippon Paper Group,'s Gross-Profit-to-Asset %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross-Profit-to-Asset % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Nippon Paper Group,'s Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Nippon Paper Group,'s Gross-Profit-to-Asset % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nippon Paper Group,'s Gross-Profit-to-Asset % falls into.



Nippon Paper Group, Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Calculation

Nippon Paper Group,'s annualized Gross-Profit-to-Asset % for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2012 is calculated as:

Gross-Profit-to-Asset %=Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2012 )/( (Total Assets (A: Mar. 2011 )+Total Assets (A: Mar. 2012 ))/ count )
=238783/( (1560592+1527635)/ 2 )
=238783/1544113.5
=15.46 %

Nippon Paper Group,'s annualized Gross-Profit-to-Asset % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as:

Gross-Profit-to-Asset %=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2012 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Sep. 2012 )+Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2012 ))/ count )
=229300/( (1506151+1502053)/ 2 )
=229300/1504102
=15.24 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Gross-Profit-to-Asset %, the Gross Profit of the last fiscal year and the average total assets over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Gross Profit data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2012) data. Gross-Profit-to-Asset % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


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