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The Relationship between Various Economic Indicators


ABSTRACT:

PROFITABILITY

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Profitability is the most discussed issue of the business sector. A number of factors have been suggested to increase the profits of a firm. Those factors are not always useful for all companies of a specific industry. Sometimes situations deviate from what theories say. We have discussed the same in this report that whether the profitability of our industry is consistent with the theories. We have analyzed Fertilizer industry of Pakistan, taking under consideration the statistics of four listed companies of KSE, which are as follow: 1. Fouji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFCL) 2. Engro Chemicals Pakistan Limited (Engro) 3. Fouji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited (FFBL) 4. Dawood Hercules Chemicals Limited (DHCL)

Research Topic:
Linkage of following financial and economic indicators with profitability of Fertilizer sector in Pakistan; 1. Liquidity (Current Ratio & Quick Ratio) 2. Leverage 3. Market Price Per Share 4. Year to Year Growth In Revenues 5. GDP 6. GNP

Theories about Profitability:


"Perhaps no term or concept in economic discussion is used with a more bewildering variety of well established meanings than profit." Frank Knight (1934, p, 480).

IOBM CORPORATE FINANCE In a noninflationary world of family firms using one-period capital inputs with no taxes or debt, measuring profit would be a relatively straightforward matter of deducting expenses from receipts. The accountant's books and the economist's books would coincide. But in the presence of long-lived assets of various maturities, price changes, debt financing, and taxation, the two book keeping systems diverge and researchers face some difficult questions. Should profit-type income include net interest payments? How holding gains on real assets or on net financial liabilities should be treated? Should profitability be measured on gross capital stock (including depreciation in the numerator) or net stock (excluding depreciation), and indeed are average accounting rates of profit meaningful at all? Trade-off theory of capital structure basically entails offsetting the costs of debt against the benefits of debt. MM 1963 introduced the tax benefit of debt. Later work led to an optimal capital structure which is given by the trade off theory. The first element usually considered as the cost of debt is usually the financial distress costs or bankruptcy costs of debt. It is important to note that this includes the direct and indirect bankruptcy costs. Trade-off theory can also include the agency costs from agency theory as a cost of debt to explain why companies dont have 100% debt as expected from MM 1963. 95% of empirical papers in this area of study look at the conflict between managers and shareholders. The others look at conflicts between debt holders and shareholders. Both are equally important to explain how the agency theory is related to the trade-off theory. Following is a brief description of profitability in term of several financial and economic indicators.

Leverage and profitability


Theories of capital structure indicate that profitability is an important determinant of leverage. Element of financial risk is high in highly leveraged companies as compared to low leveraged companies. Equity holders are to be rewarded with a higher financial premium in case of highly geared companies. The more the leveraged firm, more the profits are related to it according to the general perception.

Liquidity & Profitability


The firms are considered more sustainable which have good liquidity. This is backed by the phrase, one in hand is better than two in the bush. The profits are related to it theoretically. More liquid a firm is, more strongly it can face its creditors. This will ultimately increase firms strength.

Market price/share & profitability


Usually as per analysis market value of share is linked to profitability and dividends of the company which is also inherently linked with profits of the company. Companies in fertilizer sector with substantial profits have a higher market value as compared to

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Growth in Revenues & profitability


Growth in revenues determines the future outlooks and market value of the company. As revenue increases it not only helps to increase the value of shareholder but provides liquidity to finance the profitable projects which may lead to integration and diversification.

GDP & Profitability


GDP is an economic indicator showing income on domestic basis. Usually when GDP of a country increases, the firms and industries flourish. Increase in GDP, thus, have a direct impact on profitability.

GNP & Profitability


It is also an economic indicator on national and international basis. Increase in exports and decrease in imports of fertilizer products would lead to increase in GNP. Hence exporting more products may lead firms to earn more and increased profitability.

A Brief Overview of Fertilizer Sector in Pakistan:


Pakistan, an impoverished and underdeveloped country, has suffered from decades of internal political disputes, low levels of foreign investment, and a costly, ongoing confrontation with neighboring India. However, IMF-approved government policies, bolstered by generous foreign assistance and renewed access to global markets since 2001, have generated solid macroeconomic recovery the last five years. Pakistan has moved from an economy heavily dependent on agriculture to a relatively balanced economy based on services, industry and agriculture. As of FY07, agriculture contributed 20% to the overall GDP. The government policies are directed towards improvement of agricultural output through increased credit disbursements to the agricultural sector and improvement in irrigation. Fertilizer usage in Pakistan is low and the current fertilizer consumption stands at 162.5kg per hectare. This is in large part responsible for the low yield per hectare of cultivated land which stands at 1.44tn per hectare. Fertilizer consumption closely follows economic growth of the country as exhibited by the strong positive correlation (R2=0.9841) between fertilizer consumption per hectare and nominal GDP. As the economy is expected to perform well in the future with an estimated nominal GDP growth of 14%, we expect fertilizer penetration to increase to 187kg per hectare. This greater demand is expected to continue in the future as economic growth continues. The industry capacity currently stands at 5.8mntpa whereas local demand is 6.8mntpa. This excessive demand ensures sales of total production. Pakistans fertilizer manufacturers have low resource costs due to feedstock gas 3

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Types of fertilizer
Urea, which represents 65% of total fertilizer consumed and di-ammonium phosphate (DAP), which accounts for 18%, are the main types of fertilizer used in Pakistan, but there is a total of eight different fertilizer products which fall into three categories. Urea, along with calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and ammonium sulphate (AS) together make up almost three fourths of total fertilizer consumption and come under the nitrogenous category. Under the phosphatic category which makes up about 27%, is DAP, triple super phosphate (TSP), single super phosphate (SSP) and nitrophosphate (NP). And under the last category, potassic is sulphate of potash which makes up only 1%. Since the soil in Pakistan generally tends to be deficient in nitrogen, urea is the most used fertilizer. DAP is used, as most phosphatic fertilizers are to counter the effect of the acidic urea and maintain levels of fertility in the soil. Pakistans agricultural output has suffered in the recent past due to adverse weather conditions and crop spoilage. The government is omitted to improve agriculture performance through the following measures 1) Irrigation system improvement 2) Subsidy to farmers. 3) Encouraging use of fertilizer. 4) Above average credit disbursements As a result of these policies, yield per hectare of Pakistan is showing gradual improvement although it is still low as compared to other countries. Currently it stands at 1.44tn per hectare.

Statistical Analysis
HYPOTHESIS TESTING H0: Liquidity, measured by current ratio has no significant effect on profitability.

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H0: Higher degree of leverage does not lead to change in profitability in fertilizer sector firms listed on KSE. H0: MARKET PRICE PER SHARES has no significant effect on profitability. H0: GDP has no significant effect on profitability. H0: GNP has no significant effect on profitability. H0: Growth in Revenues has no significant effect on profitability.

Before going to an industry analysis, there is an individual analysis of each firm how the profitability of the firm is affected by liquidity ratio.

Testing tool: CHI SQUARE and LINEAR REGRESSION LINKAGE OF CURRENT RATIO ON PROFITABILITY
FAUJI FERTILIZERS:Fauji Fertilizer is directly affected by liquidity, as the co-efficient of determination (R=76%) indicates strong relationship between the two variables. Also looking at related graph, we find upward trend in profitability as liquidity increases. For Fouji Fertilizer, there is positive relationship between profitability and current ratio of liquidity.

Adjusted R R R Square Square .760(a) .577 .436 a Predictors: (Constant), Current Ratio Model 1

Std. Error of the Estimate 5.80487

Durbin-Watson 2.227

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b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT
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FAUJI FERTILIZERS BIN QASIM:Model of FFBL indicates that the company is not as much dependent on the liquidity as Fouji Fertilizers. Again strong correlation can be seen in the above table. But the co efficient of determination is weaker, which shows that though a positive relation exist between profitability and liquidity, but the height of strength is not as much as for others. D-W value is more than 2, which mean that there is no auto correlation in the data.
Adjusted R R R Square Square .627(a) .393 .190 a Predictors: (Constant), Current Ratio b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Model 1 Std. Error of the Estimate 62.30031

Durbin-Watson 2.805

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DAWOOD HERCULES:Dawood Hercules has less affect of liquidity, as R2 is 12.9% which mean that the relation is not significantly strong. Also adjusted R square is negative, which is also clearly indicating that the liquidity is not a big consideration in Dawood Hercules. We also ran regression and F-stats for Dawood Hercules, so that we should have better insight of the liquidity and profitability. That showed no

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any significant relation between the two variables.


Model Summary(b) Adjusted R R R Square Square .359(a) .129 -.162 a Predictors: (Constant), Current Ratio b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Model 1 Std. Error of the Estimate 45.09484

Durbin-Watson 3.288

ANOVA(b) Sum of Squares 901.015

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Sig. .553(a)

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Residual Total 6100.633 3 2033.544 7001.648 4 a Predictors: (Constant), Current Ratio b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Coefficients(a) Unstandardized Coefficients B Std. Error (Constant) 36.348 43.596 Current -14.602 21.936 Ratio a Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Model 1 Standardized Coefficients Beta -.359 t .834 -.666 Sig. .466 .553

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ENGRO CHEMICALS:Engro Chemicals is surprisingly different from the rest of industry, while analyzing for liquidity. The company has no significant effect of current ratio on profits. Very low values of R and R2 mean that the positive relation between CR and profitability has no any significance. For certainty, we also analyzed this company by running regression and constructing ANOVA table, but it did not show any indication which can prove strong relation between liquidity and profitability.
Model Summary(b) Adjusted R R R Square Square .047(a) .002 -.497 a Predictors: (Constant), Current ratio b Dependent Variable: EBIt % age change Model 1 Std. Error of the Estimate 17.10329

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ANOVA(b) Sum of Squares Regressio n Residual Total 1.307 585.045

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586.352 3 a Predictors: (Constant), Current ratio b Dependent Variable: EBIt % age change

Coefficients(a) Unstandardized Coefficients B Std. Error (Constant) 27.257 28.322 Current -.898 13.433 ratio a Dependent Variable: EBIt % age change Model 1 Standardized Coefficients Beta -.047 t .962 -.067 Sig. .437 .953

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LINKAGE OF LEVERAGE WITH PROFITABILITY


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IOBM CORPORATE FINANCE Even debt is the most dependent variable of todays firms, but here in the fertilizer sector of Pakistan, its contradictory to that. The Fouji Fertilizer is less dependent on the debt so this is a low leveraged firm. Following model is giving clear indication that there is very low association (R2=.236) between the two variables.
Model Summary Adjusted R R R Square Square .486(a) .236 -.018 a Predictors: (Constant), Leverage% b Dependent Variable: EBIT % age change Model 1 Std. Error of the Estimate 7.79986

Durbin-Watson 2.183

Also Adjusted R square is negative, which tells that after the adjustment we dont see any strong relation between profitability and leverage. But positive value of beta (.486) tells that an upward slope exist between variables, so at least they have connection.
Coefficients Unstandardized Coefficients B Std. Error (Constant -93.998 109.682 ) Leverage 1.906 1.977 % a Dependent Variable: EBIT % age change Model 1 Standardized Coefficients Beta t -.857 .486 .964 Sig. .454 .406

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FAUJI FERTILIZERS BIN QASIM LIMITED:Model Summary

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Adjusted R R R Square Square .808(a) .653 .538 a Predictors: (Constant), EBIT %age change b Dependent Variable: Leverage % Model 1 Std. Error of the Estimate .81198 Durbin-Watson 1.708

The negative value of beta (-0.808) in the following table indicates an inverse relationship between debt and profitability. The results are surprising in this industry. There are some valid reasons for this, we will discuss them later. So even the theory is opposite to it, but there is no dependence of profitability on leverage.

Unstandardized Coefficients Model 1 B Std. Error (Constant) 69.600 .460 EBIT %age -.014 .006 change a Dependent Variable: Levergae %

Coefficients Standardized Coefficients Beta -.808 t 151.415 -2.379 Sig. .000 .098

95% Confidence Interval for B Lower Bound 68.137 -.033 Upper Bound 71.063 .005

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DAWOOD HERCULES:Model Summary Adjusted R R R Square Square .535(a) .287 .049 a Predictors: (Constant), leverage% b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Model 1 Std. Error of the Estimate 40.80494

Durbin-Watson 2.634

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IOBM CORPORATE FINANCE Following table of coefficients shows a negative beta (-0.535), which mean the debt and profitability are oppositely related. Because there is no positive relation between two variables, discussion of strength of correlation is useless.
Coefficients Unstandardized Coefficients B Std. Error (Constant 81.926 67.470 ) leverage -2.574 2.345 % a Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Model 1 Standardized Coefficients Beta t 1.214 -.535 -1.098 Sig. .312 .353

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ENGRO CHEMICALS:Model Summary(b) Adjusted R Std. Error of R R Square Square the Estimate .261(a) .068 -.398 16.52835 a Predictors: (Constant), Leverage b Dependent Variable: EBIT % age change ANOVA(b) Model 1 Sum of Squares Regressio n Residual Total 39.979 546.373

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F .146

Sig. .739(a)

586.352 3 a Predictors: (Constant), Leverage b Dependent Variable: EBIt % age change

Positive value of beta (0.261) indicates a positive relation between leverage and profitability. Engros profits are related to debt, though not strongly. There are very

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Coefficients(a) Unstandardized Coefficients Model 1 B (Constant ) Leverage 15.868 Std. Error 26.383 .261 Standardized Coefficients Beta t .601 .383 Sig. .609 .739

.321 .840 a Dependent Variable: EBIt % age change

We also constructed ANOVA table to see deeply, that either the relation is really weak. The answer is, yes. This is due to the low F-value, which is not significant for the hypothesis to be accepted.
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INDUSTRY ANALYSIS AND HYPOTHESIS TESTING H0: Liquidity, measured by current ratio has no significant effect on profitability.
TEST OF ASSOCIATION USING CHI SQUARE:Chi-Square Tests Value 304.000(a) 106.344 .046 Df 289 289 1 Asymp. Sig. (2-sided) .261 1.000 .830

Pearson Chi-Square Likelihood Ratio Linear-by-Linear Association

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N of Valid Cases 19

a 324 cells (100.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is .05.

Results: Pearson chi square test rejects the above described null hypothesis.
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REGRESSION ANALYSIS:Model Summary(b) Adjusted R R R Square Square .050(a) .003 -.056 a Predictors: (Constant), Current Ratio b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Model 1 Std. Error of the Estimate 43.03341

ANOVA(b) Sum of Squares Regressio n Residual Total 80.414 31481.866 31562.280

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a Predictors: (Constant), Current Ratio b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Results:

Running simple regression on the fertilizer industry, the hypothesis is rejected, due to insignificant value of F-stats. Thus we can interpret that the fertilizer sectors profitability is dependent upon liquidity measured by current ratio.
Coefficients(a) Unstandardized Coefficients B Std. Error (Constant) 28.480 24.197 Current -3.035 14.565 Ratio a Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Model 1 Standardized Coefficients Beta -.050 t 1.177 -.208 Sig. .255 .837

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H0: Higher degree of leverage does not lead to change in profitability in fertilizer sector firms listed on KSE.
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Coefficients(a) Unstandardized Coefficients B Std. Error (Constant) 4.153 26.130 Leverage .426 .524 % a Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Result: Model 1 Standardized Coefficients Beta .193 T .159 .813 Sig. .876 .428

We shall reject the null hypothesis. So the leverage is significant in increasing the profitability.
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Results:
The regression and chi square tests conclude that the fertilizer industry has positive association with debt in term of profitability. Thus the correlations are not strong enough, but the positive values of R and beta mean that leverage effects the industry according to the theory.

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H0: MARKET PRICE PER SHARES has no significant effect on profitability.

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FAUJI FERTILIZERS BIN QASIM DAWOOD HERCULES ENGRO CHEMICALS


The model of regression is constructed for all the companies simultaneously. Looking at the coefficients, the negative value of beta tells that the market price per share has no positive relation with profitability. The values of R and R2 are very low, so it comes out that profitability is independent of market price per share, for these four fertilizer companies.

Model Summary (b) Adjusted R Std. Error of R R Square Square the Estimate .260(a) .068 -.398 16.53155 Predictors: (Constant), Market price per share B Dependent Variable: EBIT % age change ANOVA (b) Model 1 Sum of Squares Regressio n Residual Total 39.768 546.584

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586.352 3 Predictors: (Constant), Market price per share B Dependent Variable: EBIT % age change Coefficients (a) Unstandardized Coefficients B (Constant) 36.787 Market price -.062 per share a Dependent Variable: EBIT % age change Model 1 Std. Error 30.843 .163 Standardized Coefficients Beta -.260 t 1.193 -.381 Sig. .355 .740

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Hence we concluded that there is no significant relationship between profits before taxes and interests and market price per share.

LINKAGE OF GDP WITH PROFITABILTY H0: GDP has no significant effect on profitability.

FAUJI FERTILIZERS:Positive value of beta indicates relationship of profitability and GDP. Increasing the GDP, increases the profits of fertilizer companies. Though the relationship is not very strong but it exists.
Model Summary (b) Adjusted R R R Square Square .258(a) .066 -.245 a Predictors: (Constant), GDP b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Model 1 Std. Error of the Estimate 8.62542

ANOVA table shows that the significance of relation is very weak.

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Model 1 Sum of Squares Regressio n Residual Total 15.854 223.194 df 1 3 Mean Square 15.854 74.398 F .213 Sig. .676(a)

239.048 4 a Predictors: (Constant), GDP b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Coefficients(a) Unstandardized Coefficients Model 1 B (Constant ) GDP 2.778 Std. Error 19.665 .258 Standardized Coefficients Beta t .141 .462 Sig. .897 .676

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The trend can be seen from the graph above, that GDP is an indicator of increasing profits.

FAUJI FERTILIZERS BIN QASIM:Model Summary(b) Adjusted R R R Square Square .204(a) .041 -.278 a Predictors: (Constant), GDP b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Model 1 Std. Error of the Estimate 78.27698

Fouji Fertilizer BIN Qasim also has positive relation with GDP. The positive value of beta (.204) means the profitability is dependent upon GDP. But the relation is not so significant due to negative value of adjusted R2 and low value of F in the ANOVA table.
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Model 1 Sum of Squares Regressio n Residual Total 795.240 18381.858 df 1 3 Mean Square 795.240 6127.286 F .130 Sig. .743(a)

19177.099 4 a Predictors: (Constant), GDP b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Coefficients(a) Unstandardized Coefficients Model 1 B (Constant ) GDP -14.979 Std. Error 178.466 .204 Standardized Coefficients Beta t -.084 .360 Sig. .938 .743

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Normal P-P Plot of Regression Standardized Residual

Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT


1.0

GDP AND EBIT


200 150

0.8

0.6

% of sales

100 GDP 50 0 EBIT

0.4

b o r P m u C d t c e p x E
0.2

0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0

2007 -50
Observed Cum Prob

2006

2005

2004

2003

If we see the graph, we can conclude that the relation is not as much stronger as should be.

DAWOOD HERCULES:Model Summary(b) Adjusted R R R Square Square .302(a) .091 -.212 a Predictors: (Constant), GDP b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Model 1 Std. Error of the Estimate 46.05497

Dawood Hercules has a positive and greater value of beta than that of previous. Mean there is positive slope between GDP and profitability of Dawood Hercules.
ANOVA(b) Sum of Squares Regressio n Residual Total 638.467 6363.181 7001.648

Model 1

df 1 3 4

Mean Square 638.467 2121.060

F .301

Sig. .621(a)

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a Predictors: (Constant), GDP b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT

The value of F is not so significant that we can conclude a strong relationship between the two variables.
Coefficients(a) Unstandardized Coefficients Model 1 B (Constant ) GDP -45.870 Std. Error 105.002 .302 Standardized Coefficients Beta t -.437 .549 Sig. .692 .621

8.116 14.793 a Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT

Normal P-P Plot of Regression Standardized Residual

Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT


1.0

0.8

0.6

0.4

b o r P m u C d t c e p x E
0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0

Observed Cum Prob

GDP AND EBIT


200 150 % of sales 100 GDP 50 0 2007 -50 2006 2005 2004 2003 EBIT

Looking at the graph we cannot conclude a relationship, but the positive value of R and beta cannot be ignored so easily.

ENGRO CHEMICALS:

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Model Summary (b) Adjusted R R R Square Square .869(a) .756 .634 a Predictors: (Constant), GDP b Dependent Variable: EBIT % age change Model 1 Std. Error of the Estimate 8.45896

While we constructed ANOVA table, we see that the value of F is significantly large indicating strong relationship between profitability and GDP.

ANOVA (b) Sum of Squares Regressio n Residual Total 443.244 143.108

Model 1

Df 1 2

Mean Square 443.244 71.554

F 6.195

Sig. .131(a)

586.352 3 a Predictors: (Constant), GDP B Dependent Variable: EBIT % age change Coefficients (a) Unstandardized Coefficients Model 1 B (Constant ) GDP -61.659 Std. Error 35.255 .869 Standardized Coefficients Beta t -1.749 2.489 Sig. .222 .131

11.576 4.651 A Dependent Variable: EBIT % age change

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Normal P-P Plot of Regression Standardized Residual

Dependent Variable: EBIt % age change


1.0

0.8

0.6

0.4

b o r P m u C d t c e p x E
0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0

Observed Cum Prob

GDP AND EBIT


45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

% of sales

GDP

EBIT

From the graph, the results can be interpreted, that the fluctuations in profitability are connected to the GDP.

LINKAGE OF GNP WITH PROFITABILTY H0: GNP has no significant effect on profitability.
FAUJI FERTILIZERS:The relation between GNP and EBIT (profitability) is not much significant. The reason is negative value of beta (-0.070). The values of R and R2 are of no use that the relation is inverse between the two variables.
Model Summary(b) Adjusted R Square -.327 Std. Error of the Estimate 8.90487

R R Square .070(a) .005 a Predictors: (Constant), GNP

Model 1

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b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT

ANOVA table also does not give any strong relation between two variables as the F value is very low.
ANOVA(b) Sum of Squares Regressio n Residual Total 1.158 237.890

Model 1

df 1 3

Mean Square 1.158 79.297

F .015

Sig. .911(a)

239.048 4 a Predictors: (Constant), GNP b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Coefficients(a) Unstandardized Coefficients Model 1 B (Constant ) GNP 15.692 Std. Error 33.441 -.070 Standardized Coefficients Beta t .469 -.121 Sig. .671 .911

-.559 4.624 a Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT

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Normal P-P Plot of Regression Standardized Residual

Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT


15 GDP EBIT %AGE CHANGE 10
0.6 0.8 1.0

0.4

b o r P m u C d t c e p x E
0.2 0.0 0.0

0 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

Observed Cum Prob

The insignificance can be seen in the above graph between EBIT and GNP, for Fouji Fertilizer.

FAUJI FERTILIZERS BIN QASIM:The value of beta is negative again, so the relation is inverse between GNP and EBIT. Adjusted R2 is also negative, insisting to not accept the correlation between the variables.

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Model Summary(b) Adjusted R R R Square Square .226(a) .051 -.265 a Predictors: (Constant), GNP b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Model 1 Std. Error of the Estimate 77.89087

ANOVA table gives very low F-value, indicating no significant relation between two variables.
ANOVA(b) Sum of Squares Regressio n Residual Total 976.137 18200.962

Model 1

df 1 3

Mean Square 976.137 6066.987

F .161

Sig. .715(a)

19177.099 4 a Predictors: (Constant), GNP b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Coefficients(a) Unstandardized Standardized Coefficients Coefficients Model 1 B (Constant ) GNP 164.562 Std. Error 292.511 -.226 Beta t .563 -.401 Sig. .613 .715

-16.225 40.450 a Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT

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Normal P-P Plot of Regression Standardized Residual

Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT


1.0

0.8

0.6

0.4

b o r P m u C d t c e p x E
0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0

Observed Cum Prob

GNP AND EBIT


200 150 % of sales 100 GNP 50 0 2007 -50 2006 2005 2004 2003 EBIT

The graph tells the opposite fluctuations among the two variables, indicating weak relationship.

DAWOOD HERCULES:Model Summary (b) Adjusted R R R Square Square .507(a) .257 .009 a Predictors: (Constant), GNP b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Model 1 Std. Error of the Estimate 41.64856

The negative beta value (-.507) tells that the variables are again inversely related. So apparently there is no relationship between EBIT and GNP.
ANOVA(b) Sum of Squares Regressio n Residual Total 1797.841 5203.807

Model 1

df 1 3

Mean Square 1797.841 1734.602

F 1.036

Sig. .384(a)

7001.648 4 a Predictors: (Constant), GNP b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT

ANOVA is also unable to build any significant relation between two variables.

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Coefficients(a) Unstandardized Coefficients Model 1 B (Constant ) GNP 168.719 Std. Error 156.407 -.507 Standardized Coefficients Beta t 1.079 -1.018 Sig. .360 .384

-22.019 21.629 a Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT

GNP AND EBIT


200 150 % of sales 100 GNP 50 0 2007 -50 2006 2005 2004 2003 EBIT

The graph is again oppositely sketched, so no direct relationship of profitability on GNP.

ENGRO CHEMICALS:Model Summary(b) Adjusted R R R Square Square .656(a) .431 .146 a Predictors: (Constant), GNP B Dependent Variable: EBIT % age change Model 1 Std. Error of the Estimate 12.91730

Engro is positively correlated with GNP, like in GDP, in term of profitability. The significance is strengthened by large and significant value of F in ANOVA table.
ANOVA (b) Sum of Squares Regressio n Residual Total 252.638 333.713

Model 1

df 1 2

Mean Square 252.638 166.857

F 1.514

Sig. .344(a)

586.352 3 a Predictors: (Constant), GNP B Dependent Variable: EBIT % age change

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Unstandardized Coefficients Model 1 B (Constant ) GNP -34.191

Coefficients (a) Standardized Coefficients Beta t -.699 .656 1.230 Sig. .557 .344

Std. Error 48.900

8.401 6.827 a Dependent Variable: EBIT % age change

Normal P-P Plot of Regression Standardized Residual

Dependent Variable: EBIt % age change


1.0

0.8

0.6

0.4

b o r P m u C d t c e p x E
0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0

Observed Cum Prob

GNP AND EBIT


45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

% of sales

GNP

EBIT

The fluctuations in the graph can be noticed. They are along the same proportion, giving strong relationship between GNP and EBIT.

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LINKAGE OF GROWTH IN REVENUE WITH PROFITABILITY: H0: Growth in Revenues has no significant effect on profitability.
FAUJI FERTILIZERS:There is very strong relation between growth in revenues and profitability. The large values of R and adjusted R2 are clear indications that the profits are dependent upon change in revenues.
Model Summary (b) Adjusted R R R Square Square .682(a) .465 .286 a Predictors: (Constant), MKT PRICE b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Model 1 Std. Error of the Estimate 6.53108

ANOVA (b) Sum of Squares Regressio n Residual Total 111.083 127.965

Model 1

df 1 3

Mean Square 111.083 42.655

F 2.604

Sig. .205(a)

239.048 4 a Predictors: (Constant), MKT PRICE b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT

The value of F-stats is also significantly high that we can easily conclude the strong relationship between the two variables.
Coefficients(a) Unstandardized Coefficients B Std. Error (Constant -20.823 20.352 ) MKT .273 .169 PRICE a Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Model 1 Standardized Coefficients Beta T -1.023 .682 1.614 Sig. .382 .205

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Normal P-P Plot of Regression Standardized Residual

Histogram

Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT


1.0

Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT


0.8
2.0

0.6
1.5

0.4
1.0

y c n u q e r F

b o r P m u C d t c e p x E
0.5

0.2

0.0 -1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

Mean = 6.66E-16 Std. Dev. = 0.866 N=5

0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0

Regression Standardized Residual

Observed Cum Prob

FAUJI FERTILIZERS BIN QASIM:Model Summary(b) Adjusted R Std. Error of R R Square Square the Estimate .981(a) .963 .950 15.44412 a Predictors: (Constant), GROWTH IN REVENUES b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Model 1 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim is also strongly correlated with Revenues in term of profitability, due to very strong R values (98.1%). ANOVA (b) Sum of Squares Regressio n Residual Total 18461.536 715.563

Model 1

df 1 3

Mean Square 18461.536 238.521

F 77.400

Sig. .003(a)

19177.099 4 a Predictors: (Constant), GROWTH IN REVENUES b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Coefficients(a) Unstandardized Coefficients B (Constant) 6.433 GROWTH IN 1.283 REVENUES a Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Model 1 Std. Error 8.373 .146 Standardized Coefficients Beta .981 t .768 8.798 Sig. .498 .003

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Normal P-P Plot of Regression Standardized Residual

Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT


1.0

0.8

0.6

0.4

b o r P m u C d t c e p x E
0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0

Observed Cum Prob

Growth in ReVenue AND EBIT


200 150 % of sales 100 50 0 2007 -50 2006 2005 2004 2003 GROWTH IN REVENUES % EBIT

Looking at the graph, we can see the strong relation between two variables.

DAWOOD HERCULES:The profitability of Dawood Hercules is strongly dependent upon the change in revenues. The R value is high which shows strong correlation.
Model Summary (b) Adjusted R Std. Error of R R Square Square the Estimate 1.000(a) 1.000 1.000 .00000 a Predictors: (Constant), GROWTH IN REVENUES % b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Model 1

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ANOVA(b) Sum of Squares Regressio n Residual Total 7001.648 .000

Model 1

df 1 3

Mean Square 7001.648 .000

F .

Sig. .(a)

7001.648 4 a Predictors: (Constant), GROWTH IN REVENUES % b Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Coefficients(a) Unstandardized Coefficients B Std. Error (Constant) .000 .000 GROWTH IN 1.000 .000 REVENUE S% a Dependent Variable: %age change in EBIT Model 1 Standardized Coefficients Beta T . . Sig. . .

1.000

Growth in revenues AND EBIT


200 150 % of sales 100 50 0 2007 -50 2006 2005 2004 2003 Growth in Rev enues EBIT

The graph also tells strong association between profitability and growth in revenues.

ENGRO CHEMICALS:Model Summary (b) Adjusted R R R Square Square .278(a) .077 -.384 a Predictors: (Constant), Growth in revenues B Dependent Variable: EBIT % age change Model 1 Std. Error of the Estimate 16.44862

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ANOVA(b) Sum of Squares Regressio n Residual Total 45.237 541.114

Model 1

df 1 2

Mean Square 45.237 270.557

F .167

Sig. .722(a)

586.352 3 a Predictors: (Constant), Growth in revenues b Dependent Variable: EBIT % age change

The F-value is not as highly significant as in the case of other companies.


Coefficients(a) Unstandardized Coefficients B (Constant) 24.120 Growth in .120 revenues a Dependent Variable: EBIT % age change Model 1 Std. Error 8.846 .294 Standardized Coefficients Beta .278 t 2.727 .409 Sig. .112 .722

Histogram

Dependent Variable: EBIt % age change

2.0

1.5

1.0

y c n u q e r F
0.5

0.0 -1.5 -1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

Mean = 2.78E-17 Std. Dev. = 0.816 N=4

Regression Standardized Residual

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CONCLUSION
The four firms are analyzed in our study of fertilizer sector of Pakistan. We came with following results. 1. Liquidity has statistically significant positive effect on the profitability of fertilizer industry. 2. In fertilizer sector, leverage does not significantly affect the profitability of firm.
3. Average market Price per Share has no significant effect on profitability

of fertilizer industry. 4. Year to year Growth in Revenues has significant effect on the profitability of firms in Fertilizer Industry of Pakistan
5. GNP of country has significantly positive effect on the profitability of

firms.
6. GDP of Pakistan has statistically significant effect on the profitability of

the firms in Fertilizer Industry of Pakistan.

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KEY FINDINGS
1. After having deep insight of the fertilizer sector, we see that the sector

keeps high level of liquidity. Because this is a chemical industry, and all chemical industries keep high liquidity. Because the chemicals used in the production cannot be acquired once in a year due to their vulnerability to expire. So they have to buy on regular basis. So their liquidity is high.
2. We came with another finding, that the current ratio and quick ratios are

almost same. Which simply mean that they dont have high inventory piled up? That is why; we didnt use the quick ratio along with current ratio.
3. All over the world, the corporations and financial institutes are moving

toward debt financing to be saved against government taxes. But contrary to this all, the fertilizer sector in Pakistan is mostly not depending upon it, as per statistical analysis.
4. The reason for above said implications is simple. The fertilizer sector is a

selling sector like automobile industry. Whatever they produce is must be sold because of higher demand. So they dont have high level of receivables, instead they take money in advance. So they dont have any risk in the business, and the profits are not highly related to the leverage.

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REFERENCES:
http://wiki.answers.com www.levy.org/pubs www.engro.com www.ffc.com.pk www.ffbl.com www.dawoodhercules.com www.sbp.org.pk www.fertilizer.org www.pakistaneconomist.com www.allbusiness.com www.goliath.ecnext.com

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