Profitability of UK Companies, Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2015

7 Jan 2016 02:54 PM

Main points

• The profitability of private non-financial corporations (PNFCs), as measured by their net rate of return, was estimated at 12.9% in Quarter 3 2015, 0.1 percentage points higher than the estimate of 12.8% in Quarter 2 2015.
• Manufacturing companies’ net rate of return was estimated at 5.5% in Quarter 3 2015, 1.7 percentage points lower than the revised estimate of 7.2% in Quarter 2 2015. This is the lowest estimated rate of return since Quarter 2 2012 when it was 5.4%.
• Service companies’ net rate of return was estimated at 23.3% in Quarter 3 2015, which is the highest recorded quarterly estimate since the series began in 1997. The rate is 1.7 percentage points higher than the revised estimate of 21.6% in Quarter 2 2015.
• UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) companies’ net rate of return was 3.2% in Quarter 3 2015. This is the lowest recorded quarterly estimate since the series began in 1997 and is 5.5 percentage points lower than the revised estimate of 8.7% in the previous quarter. This reflects falling sales and lower oil prices in the sector.
• To see the above data in more context, data for earlier periods are shown in Tables 1 and 2, and are also presented in Figures 1 to 5.

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