| MONARCH, INC Financial Ratio Analysis | (Fiscal Yr End December 31) | ||||||||||
| 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | |||||||
| PERFORMANCE | |||||||||||
| Gross Profits/Sales | 78.0% | 80.3% | 82.1% | 83.6% | 84.7% | ||||||
| Net Income/Sales | 3.8% | 7.9% | 14.2% | 13.5% | 12.4% | ||||||
| OPERATING | |||||||||||
| Current ratio | 1.90 | 1.95 | 2.09 | 2.08 | 1.58 | ||||||
| EFFICIENCY | |||||||||||
| Inventory/Sales | 34.4% | 31.6% | 29.8% | 28.1% | 27.9% | ||||||
| Inv Days-on-Hand | 124 | 114 | 107 | 101 | 100 | ||||||