Analysis of Building Sector Performance

Economic performance of a company depends on many factors. They can include factors easy to influence by the company (internal factors) or factors that are very difficult to influence (external factors). An example of an external factor is e.g. the development of the economy. Internal factors include e.g. assets structure and liabilities. Other factors which might be influenced by a company are income structure and diversification.The contribution analyses a structure of these parameters for building companies in the Czech Republic between 2012 and 2017. For the analysis, statements of the Czech Statistical Office for the companies with more than 500 employees were used. The statistical survey was conducted 4 times a year; obligatory participation of the companies in the survey resulted from the obligations related to the legislation in force. Company performance assessment is based on the Economic Value Added (EVA) considering not only the performance as such (profit) but also the risk that the company or owner takes in the market. For the analysis, especially financial analysis tools are used, when financial statements of building companies in the given economy are analysed. Furthermore, statistical methods for assessing categories of companies are used with the aim to describe clearly the significant differences between the individual categories. In total, 4 categories were determined (ranging from the best-performing companies to the companies where a collapse is very likely). The objective of the analysis is to identify an optimal structure of a building company (machines, inventory, or material), a method of its financing, and a suitable diversification of income sources from the perspective of financial statement. The results show that significant differences in these structures can be identified and that the individual structures have a great impact on the overall company performance. In practice, the results of the analysis create a benchmark for building company management in the given economy. The analyses took into account seasonality typical for the given sector.