美国普莱克斯实用气体有限公司1994年取得右史以来最好的销售额和收入。负债与资金比率提前两年达到51%,股本金回报率始终高于15%。到1994午末,营业毛利超过销售额的15%(近期目标是18%)。利润增长12%。在过去的五年中,研究费用有一半以上用于开发新的应用技术。普莱克斯已注意到,有25%的销售增长来自新应用和新技术。 Praxair Utility Gas Co., Ltd. achieved the best sales and revenues in the right history in 1994. The debt-to-equity ratio reached 51% two years in advance and the return on equity was always higher than 15%. By the end of 1994, operating margins exceeded 15% of sales (the immediate goal was 18%). Profit increased by 12%. Over the past five years, more than half of the research costs have been spent on developing new application technologies. Praxair has noticed that 25% of sales growth comes from new applications and new technologies.