Comparing Ferrari’s Profit Per Unit to Other Auto Makers

Italian luxury auto maker Ferrari NV (RACE) is the most profitable automaker in the world. In 2023, the company shipped out just 13,663 vehicles. Total revenue in that year was 5.97 billion Euros with a profit of 1.257 billion Euros. According to industry analyst Felipe Munoz, the operating profit for each car was an astonishing …

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Italian Real GDP Growth Since 1999

Italy used to be called “The Sick Man of Europe”. More recently a few years ago during the European Sovereign Debt Crisis Italy was part of the PIIGS countries which represented Portugal, Ireland, Italy , Greece and Spain. Over the long term also, Real Italian GDP Growth has been the slowest among the developed world …

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The Complete List of Italian ADRs Subject to Financial Transactional Tax

Italy is one of the few countries that imposes a transaction tax for all financial transactions (FTT). This includes Italian ADRs trading on the US markets. The current FTT rate is 0.20% with a lower rate for certain transactions. This 20% rate will impact the overall return an investor earns on Italian ADRs. This tax is …

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FTSE Italy Index – Revenue by Geographic Region

Many of the large-cap Italian firms in some sectors generate a large portion of their revenues from markets abroad. This is similar to the UK market where the FTSE 100 firms are dependent on foreign countries than the local market. So Italian multi-nationals may offer opportunities for investors when politics and other issues lead to …

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