In 2013, the cash-flow-to-sales ratio of the Austrian manufacturing sector reached an estimated 9.0 percent, a value significantly below the long-run average of 9.6 percent. The persistently muted performance of the manufacturing sector has affected the cash-flow-to-sales ratio, which declined...

The cash earnings of Austrian manufacturing, estimated by WIFO at 10.3 percent of the turnover in 2008, were close to their long-term average. During the last years, i.a., due to rising cash flows, the equity ratio rose to 38.5 percent in 2007, exceeding for the first time the European average...

Based on a small panel of NACE 2-digit industries, econometric estimates indicate a cash flow to sales ratio of Austrian manufacturing firms of approximately 10.3 percent in 2008. This marks a significant drop from the extraordinarily high 13.7 percent in 2007, and can be explained by the...