UK Publicly Traded Firms
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- 01. Basic Information
- 02. Products/Services
- 03. Facilities
- 04. Workforce
- 05. Financial Information
- 06. Company History
- 07. Corporate Strategy
- 08. Management
- 09. Stockholders
- 10. Board of Directors
- 11. Lenders
- 12. Parent Company
- 13. Subsidiaries
- 14. Industry
- 15. Competitors
- 16. Raw Materials/ Suppliers
- 17. Transportation/ Distribution/ Dissemination
- 18. Utilities
- 19. Customers/ Clients
- 20. Safety and Health
- 21. Environmental
- 22. Other Regulatory /Legal
- 23. Community
- 24. Political
2.1 What are the company’s primary SIC codes?
2.2 Summarize the principal product or service.
2.3 Provide percentages in terms of various activities.
It is important to inventory the full range of products and services of the target firm. Your target company could be involved in much more than we may initially believe, especially with the trend towards constant mergers and acquisitions. To fully understand the nature of their operations it is important to ascertain their current areas of activity and which area is generating the most income for the firm.
The business world in the U.K. uses the Standard Industrial Code (SIC) that classifies companies in terms of specific products and services. It is available from the Office of National Statistics. Also, most products such as Yahoo Finance provide the SIC codes for firms.
Information on products and services is also provided in the Annual Report (AIF) available at Companies House WebCHeck or the company’s website.You should also consult the company web site for other documents in the investor relations section.
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Business Source Complete and Mergent Market Atlas are excellent sites for gathering basic information.