The publication by the superintendency of companiesof the report on the performance of the thousand largest companies in Colombia in 2022 allows us to see, In addition to profits and sales, which companies present greater efficiency in their performancethrough indicators such as profitability or profit margins.
In those terms, the mining and hydrocarbons sectors stand out, as well as the construction sector and, individually, oil tankers, service companies for oil tankers and coffee exporters.
The mining and hydrocarbons sector is not only the one with the highest profit margin but it also leads in the profitability of both assets and in the profitability of its assets.
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Profit margin by sectors
The profit margin shows for every one hundred pesos finally sold how many were increased in profit. Return on assets is what percentage of money invested in assets turns into profit, and return on equity (assets minus liabilities or obligations) is the percentage of that equity that turns into profit.
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Return on assets, by sector
After the leadership of mining and hydrocarbons, The construction sector is the second with the best indicators in those three surroundings.
At the other end, Commerce is the sector with the lowest profit margin and the lowest profitability of its assets. And manufacturing has the lowest return on equity.
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Return on equity, by sector
When taking into account the thousand largest companies in the country, which understand all sectors, it is found that the profit margin is 11.3 percent. Meanwhile, the return on assets is 8.8 percent, and the return on equity is 18.1 percent.
In other words: of every one hundred pesos sold, 11.3 pesos were obtained in profits during the past year. For every one hundred pesos invested in assets, 8.8 pesos of profits were acquiredand for every one hundred pesos of assets, 18.1 pesos of profit were acquired.
The 10 most profitable against assets
The 10 least profitable against assets
And compared to these results of the total of a thousand companies, the mining and hydrocarbons sector to modify results that are double in each of those three measures.
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The 10 most profitable against equity
Regarding the companies seen individually, the profitability and margins of the companies Halliburton branch Colombia, Sucafina and Canacol stand out.
Halliburton, ranked 948th on the sales list of the nation’s largest companies, is the company with the highest return on assets. This company is engaged in support activities for the extraction of oil and natural gas.
Top 10 Profit Margins
Meanwhile, Sucafina Colombia, which sells Colombian coffee in the world and ranks 144th in sales, is the company with the highest return on equity.
And the oil company Canacol, ranked 412 in sales, is the company with the highest profit margin.
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