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ASSETS AND RETURN ON ASSETS
Table VI-9 presents data on the U.S. producers’ total assets and their operating return
on assets. 25 Total assets for both integrated operations and independent fabricators increased
from 2015 to 2017. The return on assets for both integrated operations and independent
fabricators decreased from 2015 to 2017. ***. 26 ***. 27 ***. 28
25
With respect to a company’s overall operations, staff notes that a total asset value (i.e., the bottom
line number on the asset side of a company’s balance sheet) reflects an aggregation of a number of
assets which are generally not product specific. Accordingly, high-level allocation factors were required
in order to report a total asset value for quartz surface products
26
U.S. producers’ questionnaire response of ***, question III-12a.
27
Email from ***, April 9, 2019. ***. Email from ***, April 18, 2019.
28
U.S. producers’ questionnaire response of ***, question III-12a.
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