Market Research Agencies - Business Ratio Report

This Business Ratio Report compares the financial performance of the leading players in this Industry sector, offering a quick and cost-effective competitor analysis tool for senior management.

Ratios are an invaluable tool for comparing the performance of companies on a like-for-like basis. Using ratios, the relative profitability, growth or debt levels, for example, of differently sized companies can be directly measured or compared with ease. Your Business Ratio Report focuses on the performance of key players in the industry it examines. Having closely analysed the sector, our editors and analysts have compiled the largest companies, so you don't have to. A Business Ratio report is, in effect, a complete financial reference for the sector.

What can the report be used for?
A business ratio report can be used to assess trading and financial information on:
The Company:
Size
Structure
Performance

The Industry:
Structure
Major companies
Performance

What you can look for when reading your Business Ratio Report:
- Trends
The results given in a Business Ratio report generally cover at least the previous three full accounting years, therefore any fluctuations in any area can be easily pinpointed

- Benchmarks
The average results for each ratio together with the industry profile of the average company in the sector can both be used as benchmarks to compare individual company performance.

- Size
All the major companies in the sector are ranked on the basis of sales, profits, total assets and employee numbers (PERFORMANCE LEAGUE TABLES – Section 4). The largest and smallest of the key players can be easily identified, while the relative size of any company can be assessed.

- Growth
The average annual growth of each company's sales, profits, total assets and number of employees over the three-year period being analysed is calculated and ranked (Performance League Tables – Section 4). This key information highlights strong and weak performers, which companies are expanding or losing market share, increasing or decreasing asset investment, or taking on or shedding employees. The industry results are also given for comparison purposes.

This information is perfect for all kinds of planning and decision-making including:

- Competitor Analysis
The depth of financial analysis provided on each company in each report offers you a comprehensive insight into the performance of individual businesses over recent years. The performance ratios let you easily identify the financial strengths and weaknesses of competitors in terms of profitability, liquidity, gearing, efficiency and employee performance

- Simple Benchmarking
A Business Ratio Report is ideal for benchmarking your own company's performance. You can choose to benchmark your company against a major competitor, or assess the overall industry average performance. And you can focus on the criteria that are important to your business, such as profitability, employee performance or sales growth. Setting realistic performance targets becomes easier for you; with Business Ratio Reports, you will know that they are based on solid facts about your industry.

- Tracking Performance Trends
With at least three years of financial data for each company and the entire industry you can identify performance trends instantly.

- Identifying Acquisition Targets
Business Ratio Reports make it simple for you to identify potential acquisitions. You can easily find companies fitting your criteria using the Performance League Tables.

A Business Ratio Report takes the hard work out of financial performance analysis. You are left free to focus on using the vital information it imparts to drive your business forward. SHOW LESS READ MORE >

- Industry Overview
A clear, concise commentary gives you an overview of the industry's financial performance. Graphs and tables make it easy for you to spot performance trends.

- Company Profiles
This part of the report provides information on all the companies included in the analysis. To make comparison between companies easier, the information is presented in a standard format for each:

Contact Information:
Trading address
Telephone & Fax numbers
Company secretary & directors names

Company Structure:
What the company does
Who owns the company
Which are the major subsidiaries

Accounting/Financial Data:
Profit & Loss accounts for the previous 3 or 4 years
Balance sheet for the previous 3 or 4 years

Performance Analysis:
Financial ratios grouped according to profitability, efficiency, debt, employee performance and growth.

League Table Positions:
How the company performs relative to all the
others in the sector

- Performance League Tables
This section ranks companies on a full range of financial ratios. All the tables are listed in order of 'best' to 'worst' results to help you gauge which are the strongest companies on any criteria. In addition, each table brings you the ratio result for the sector as a whole, so you have a benchmark 'average' for comparison purposes.

- Industry Profile
The Industry Profile lists basic Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet data for the 'average' company in the sector. This can then be used as a benchmark for comparison with individual company profiles in the report.

This summary brings you a sample of key details from this invaluable Report. The Report itself includes many further analyses of the performance of individual companies and the industry as a whole.

The Report provides in-depth financial analysis on these companies in these 4 clear sections:

-Performance League Tables
-Individual Company Profiles
-Industry Overview
-Industry Averages

This Business Ratio Report focuses on the leading 151 companies operating as Market Research Agencies.

The Report analyses company and industry performance over the three years up to 7th August 2008. During this period, the average Report company experienced a 9.8 percent increase in turnover, with sales rising from £12.1 million in 2005/06 to £13.3 million in 2007/08. Pre-tax profits also followed a positive trend, gaining 37.8 percent from £983,000 in the first analysis year to £1.4 million in the third year of review.

-2CV Ltd
-Acacia Avenue Ltd
-Accent Marketing & Research Ltd
-Access Matrix Ltd
-Adaptos Ltd
-Added Value Ltd
-Adelphi International Research Ltd
-Aegis Group PLC
-Albemarle Marketing Research Ltd
-All Global Ltd
-Andrew Irving Associates Ltd
-Andrew Lester & Associates Ltd
-BMRB Ltd
-Bostock Marketing Group Ltd
-Brainjuicer Ltd
-Brand Health International Ltd
-The Brattle Group Ltd
-Budapest Events Ltd
-The Business Advantage Grp. PLC
-Bsnss Dvlpmnt Rsrch Cnsltnts Ltd
-CCB Fastmap Ltd
-Cello Group PLC
-Cello Mruk Research Ltd
-CLES Eur. Research Network Ltd
-Clownfish Marketing Ltd
-CML Research Ltd
-Cragg Ross Dawson Ltd
-Cram International Ltd
-Creston PLC
-C S W Research Ltd
-Datamonitor Ltd
-Defaqto Ltd
-Devonshire Investors UK Ltd
-Direct Dialogue Ltd
-Directions (Rsrch & Mrktng) Ltd
-Discovery Research Ltd
-Dynamiclogic (Europe) Ltd
-Ebiquity PLC
-Eurasia FM Consulting Ltd
-Euromonitor International PLC
-European Digital Capital Ltd
-Exista UK Ltd
-Facts International Ltd
-Fieldsmart Ltd
-Fieldworkuk.Com Ltd
-First Research International Ltd
-Flamingo Research Ltd
-Frost & Sullivan, Ltd
-Gaea Pharma Ltd
-The Gallup Organization Ltd
-George Street Research Ltd
-GFK NOP Ltd
-GFK NOP Field Mrktng Srvcs Ltd
-GFK Retail & Technology UK Ltd
-The Gores Group Ltd
-Grylls & Reade Ltd
-Hakluyt & Co. Ltd
-Hallett Arendt Mrktng & Rsrch Ltd
-Hall & Partners Europe Ltd
-Harriman Chemsult Ltd
-Harris Interactive UK Ltd
-Henley Centre Headlight Vision Ltd
-ICM Research Ltd
-IDC UK Ltd
-I.F.F Research Ltd
-Illuminas Ltd
-IMS Hospital Group Ltd
-IMS Inqry Mngmnt Systm (UK) Ltd
-Infinite Group Ltd
-Insight Medical Research Ltd
-IPSOS UK Ltd
-IRI Infoscan Ltd
-IX Group PLC
-Japaninvest Group PLC
-Kae:Marketing Intelligence Ltd
-The Leading Edge Market Research
-Consultants Ltd
-Leapfrog Research & Planning Ltd
-Ledbury Research Ltd
-Lightspeed Research Ltd
-Lorien Customer Focus Ltd
-Mapi Values Ltd
-Maritz Research Ltd
-Market Analysis (Nunwood) Ltd
-Market Evolution Ltd
-Mrktng & Rsrch Data Cnsltnts Ltd
-Market & Opinion Rsrch Intrntnl Ltd
-Market Probe Europe Ltd
-Markettools UK Ltd
-Masmi UK Ltd
-The Mastermind Team Ltd
-Maven Management Ltd
-Mdcl Mrktng Rsrch Intrntnl Ltd
-Metro Research Ltd
-Millward Brown UK Ltd
-Millward Brown Ulster Ltd
-Mintel International Group Ltd
-Mobile Sensory Testng Srvcs Ltd
-Morpace International Ltd
-Morris Hargreaves McIntyre Ltd
-Munro Global Ltd
-Netratings UK Ltd
-Network Research & Marketing Ltd
-NFPSynergy Ltd
-A.C. Nielsen Co. Ltd
-Nielsen Media Research Ltd
-Norkom Technologies (UK) Ltd
-Northstar Research Prtnrs (UK) Ltd
-Novalys (UK) Ltd
-Nunwood Consulting Ltd
-Oddschecker Services Ltd
-Online Interactive Research Ltd
-Opinion Leader Research Ltd
-O.R.C. International Ltd.
-OTX Europe Ltd
-Outlook Research Ltd
-The Oxford Mrkt Rsrch Agncy Ltd
-Partnership Marketing Agency Ltd
-PatientDynamics Ltd
-Pickersgill Cnsltncy & Plnnng Ltd
-Platinum Guild International UK Ltd
-Polk Europe Holdings Ltd
-Populus Ltd
-Promodus Ltd
-Pureprofile Media PLC
-Putnam Investments Ltd
-Qimtek Ltd
-QIQ International Ltd
-Research International Ltd
-Research Now PLC
-The Research Partnership Ltd
-Resource (Marktng Rsrch) Ltd
-Retail Banking Research Ltd
-Rosenblatt Ltd
-Roy Morgan International Ltd
-RS Consulting Ltd
-Sense Consultants Ltd
-Source Informatics Ltd
-SP Market Research Ltd
-Strtgc Mrktng & Rsrch Cnsltnts Ltd
-Superbrands (UK) Ltd
-Synovate Ltd
-Systm Three Cmmnctns (Lndn) Ltd
-T. A. P. E. (Consltncy) Ltd
-Taylor Nelson Sofres PLC
-TNS Field Ltd
-TNS Magasin Ltd
-Tranton UK Ltd
-Vanson Bourne Ltd
-WDG Ltd
-Worldone Research Ltd
-Yougov PLC