Profitability of UK Companies, Q4 2014

9 Apr 2015 12:46 PM

Main Points

• Private non-financial corporations’ profitability, as measured by their net rate of return, was estimated at 11.9% in Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2014, down from the revised estimate of 12.3% in Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2014
• Manufacturing \companies’ net rate of return was estimated at 12.0% in Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2014, 1.7 percentage points higher than the revised estimate of 10.3% in Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2014, but 1.4 percentage points lower than the estimate for Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2014 (13.4%)
• Service companies’ net rate of return was estimated at 16.9% in Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2014, down from the highest recorded quarterly estimate of 18.4% in Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2014
• UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) companies’ net rate of return was 10.4% in Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2014. This was the lowest estimated rate since the series began in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 1997
• UK non-CS companies’ net rate of return was 12.0% in Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2014. This was down from the revised estimate of 12.3% in Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2014. The highest estimated net rate of return for this series was recorded in Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 1997 (13.5%)
• In 2014, the net rate of return of private non-financial corporations was estimated at 11.9%, the highest recorded annual estimate since 1998 (12.4%)
• To see the above data in more context, data for earlier periods are shown at Tables 1 and 2, they are also presented in the graphs at Figures 1 to 4

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