Comparing Tamarack’s 2025 EBIT margin of 15.00 % with its 2024 EBIT margin of 12.50 % is an example of:

Answer

Longitudinal benchmarking

Options - A. Cross-sectional benchmarking - B. Longitudinal benchmarking - C. Vertical analysis - D. Industry benchmarking Why - A. Cross-sectional compares with OTHER companies at the same time. - B. Correct — the company against its own history. - C. Vertical analysis produced each margin; comparing them across years is a benchmark. - D. No industry figure is involved in the comparison.

Bigel §5.4, §7.10–7.11; Lyryx IFA Vol 2 §20.6