Ocena efektywności finansowej przedsiębiorstw turystycznych notowanych na GPW w Warszawie w latach 2007–2011

Tourism plays a significant role on national economies of many countries all over the world. It affects on the GDP of individual countries, their balance of payments, budget, inflation, etc. On the other hand tourism activities the regions and tourist resorts and improves the economic situations of households. However, the global tourism market is characterized by great variability and low predictability. The main purpose of this article is to present a summary of the financial analysis of tourism companies listed on the Stock Exchange in Warsaw. For this purpose, author uses selected operating ratios (with particular emphasis on profitability ratios).