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J Sainsbury Plc Analysis

Horizontal and vertical analysis of the analysis of J Sainsbury Plc is presented in the following exhibitions.

J Sainsbury

Vertical Analysis of Income Statement

 

  Year 2009 2008 2007
Revenue 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Cost of Sales -94.52% -94.38% -93.17%
 
Gross Profit 5.48% 5.62% 6.83%
Administrative Expenses -2.22% -2.81% -3.90%
Other income 0.30% 0.17% 0.10%
 
Operating Profit 3.56% 2.97% 3.03%
Finance income 0.27% 0.47% 0.37%
Finance costs -0.78% -0.74% -0.92%
Share of post-tax loss from joint ventures -0.59% -0.01% 0.00%
Profit tax expense -0.94% -0.84% -0.89%
 
Profit for the financial year 1.53% 1.84% 1.89%

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