The Analysis of the Financial Efficiency of Enterprises from the Fuel Sector in the Era of Energy Transformations

Abstract

The aim of this article is to examine the basic financial figures for companies in the sectors producing electricity from the following sources: fossil fuels, nuclear, hydro, solar, wind, geothermal and biomass. The financial values examined are: net profit, the level of assets and equity. On the basis of these figures, the basic profitability ratios were calculated, ie: ROA and ROE. The research results clearly show that companies from the sector based on the production of energy from fossil fuels achieve the worst results, both in terms of profitability and the nominal net result. At the same time, they are companies that have the largest level of assets. On the other hand, companies from the wind energy sector turned out to be the most effective in terms of both return on equity and assets with the lowest level of assets.