Tendencies and Prospects of Capitalisation of Enterprises of the Food Industry of Ukraine

The article is devoted to the study of tendencies of capitalisation of enterprises of the food industry of Ukraine in the context of assessment of the prospects of introduction of the cost-oriented approach to management of enterprises of the industry. It describes economic essence of capitalisation and justifies its importance as a key factor of creation of the market value of an enterprise. On the basis of statistical data the article conducts analysis of dynamics and structure of own capital of enterprises of the food industry of Ukraine. On the basis of the analysis the article reveals positive tendencies of growth of own capital of the industry by means of various sources, which points at growth of capitalisation in various forms. The article establishes that despite the positive dynamics, the share of own capital in the structure of sources of financing is low, which testifies to presence of significant risks of financing enterprises of the industry, but, at the same time, it creates reserves for increase of capitalisation in future. The article reveals a tendency of reduction of profitability, which negatively influences capitalisation. It justifies future prospects of capitalisation of the industry