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Wawel S.A. – is a stock-joint company that was founded in XIX century in Kraków. It produces chocolate products such as chocolate bars,boxes and sweets. Wawel’s products have become known for their excellent taste and high quality.

Wawel is a Polish confectionery company, producing many varieties of chocolates, wafers, chocolate bars and snacks. Wawel is also a well-recognized brand of candy in Poland.

Originally founded in 1898 by Adam Piasecki in Kraków as a confectionery shop, in 1910 the production moved to a purspose-built factory, one of the largest in the city. After World War II the company was nationalised and merged with two other Kraków-based companies: Pischinger andSuchard. In 1992 the company was privatised and in 1998 entered the Warsaw Stock Exchange. In 2006 all three historic factories in Kraków were closed and production was moved to a new factory in Dobczyce. Since 2007 52.12% of its shares are owned by Swiss company Hosta International.

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Fields of activities:

• Production and quality-control

• Distribution

• Advertising

• Finances

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• Production

Thanks to their traditional production methods and experience gained over the years high quality of Wawel’s products is guaranteed.

Indicators:

• Quality control

• BEP (Break Even Point)

• Productivity ratio

• Workforce productivity (labor productivity)

• Material consumption indicator

The production facility was moved to Dobczyce, just outside of Kraków in 2006. This decision was heavily influenced by the dynamic growth of the confectionary market and Wawel SA.

The most used indicators in production

-BEP (Break Even Point) is the point of balance between making either a profit or a loss

-Productivity ratio - average measure of the efficiency of production. It can be expressed as the ratio of output to inputs used in the production process, i.e. output per unit of input.

-Workforce productivity (labor productivity) is the amount of goods and services that a worker produces in a given amount of time.

-Material consumption indicator – the amount of materials incurred for production identified goods

-Capital intensity - the amount of fixed or real capital present in relation to other, especially labor.

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• Distribution

Wawel’s products can be found in almost every Polish market.

Indicators:

• Daily sales,

• Number of purchase orders per month and per year

• Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales - this data set is the primary source of information on the state of business inventories and business sales. Inventory rates often provide clues about the growth or contraction of the economy.

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• Charity

„Wawel z rodziną” (Wawel with family) fundation is helping families since 2008.

Indicators:

• Annual reports

• Questionnaires

• Balance sheet

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• Finances

Wawel is financially prosperous company because their

value on stock exchange is very high, and their financial

results are excellent.

Examples of most important financial indicators:

• EBITDA indicator –calculated as the operating profit plus amortisation

• EBIT indicator – calculated as the operating profit

• Gross cash flow indicator – calculated as gross profit plus amortisation

• Net cash flow indicator – calculated as net profit plus amortisation