Profitability patterns in the Hungarian pálinka industry

The performance of the commercial distilleries

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pálinka industry, commercial distilleries, contract distilleries, profitability

Abstract

The paper analyses the profitability of the Hungarian pálinka sector. First, all the distilleries with legal entity are identified in order to gain comprehensive economic data of the industry. Based on the M&A Research Catalyst database (2018), altogether 461 distilleries were identified. After descriptive statistics, a panel regression model was calculated in order to identify profitability patterns, measuring the net revenues, EBIT and the profit level of the companies. Economic data of business years 2009-2017 were analysed. Special attention was given to the type of the distilleries (commercial vs. contract). Initial results suggest that significant differences exist among the distilleries. Commercial distilleries are significantly bigger in all terms of each economic indicator. However, panel regressions do not always prove the importance of the distillery’s type (commercial vs. contract) on all profitability levels. On the contrary, the size and the age of the company highly affects the level of profitability. The bigger (in terms of total assets) and the older is the distillery, the higher level of profitability is expected.

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2020-11-06