EMPLOYEES
Number of employees for each of the past five years as reported in government
filings.
SIC SHARE
This company's share of the total employees and share of inflation adjusted net sales
among all firms in the same industry as defined by its 4-digit SIC (Standard Industrial
Classification.) Share of total employment is a measure of human capital and a determinant
of market share. Share of sales measures the company's relative strength within its
industry.
SALES M
Net sales in thousands of dollars, adjusted for inflation by the CPI. Net sales is defined
in each company's annual report and is sales after discounts and allowances.
AVG CHG
Mean average annual percentage change in number of employees, share of workforce,
inflation adjusted sales and share of sales over five years. An important measure of real
growth.
RELATIVE EMP EFFECTIVENESS
This company's sales per employee divided by sales per employee of all companies combined
in the same SIC. If a company has fewer employees and gets a greater share of sales, the
effectiveness ratio is greater than one. If it has more employees yet gets a smaller share
of sales, its ratio is less than one.
WHAT IF SCENARIOS
Shows what sales and share of sales would be if the company (1) cuts its workforce, (2)
makes no workforce change, or (3) increases its workforce assuming no change in spending
trends or effectiveness of competitors in the same industry.
MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVE
Shows what a company's workforce should be to produce a 5%, 10%, and 15% increase
in sales given trends within the SIC and the company's employee effectiveness.
EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY
This company's growth in gross margin (sales minus cost of goods) divided by the
growth in workforce over the past five years. A ratio greater than one indicates that a
company’s gross margins are growing faster than its workforce. A ratio less than one
indicates that the workforce is growing more rapidly than gross margins. A negative ratio
indicates an unprofitable firm. |
