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SKRIN: GAZPROM Company Overview

(March 2021) Gazprom remains the world leader in natural gas production. In 2019, the company accounted for about 11% of all global natural gas production and about 68% of production in Russia. The main shareholder of the Gazprom company is the Russian Federation, which holds 60% of capital. Thirty-eight percent of the company's capital belongs to Rosimushchestvo, the federal executive body that manages federal property in Russia, and the remaining 2% is held by legal entities. While 2018 was a rather successful year for Gazprom, the company's financial performance deteriorated in 2019 because of falling demand for natural gas in Europe (where overall annual consumption shrank from 193.82 to 187.99 billion cubic meters in 2019) and domestically (where natural gas consumption contracted by 2.24% as a result of the warm winter).In 2019, Gazprom revenue decreased from 517.9 to 475.8 trillion rubles, resulting in an 8.1% year-over-year drop. The company's net profit fell to 65.1 trillion rubles, a 30% drop from to 2018 levels.Gazprom's total assets reached a historic high in 2019, rising 5% over year and hitting 1,591.6 trillion rubles by the end of the year. The company's total capital also reached its record maximum of 1,133.4 trillion rubles.The company's total liabilities decreased by 1.87% compared to 2018, with a simultaneous increase in the share of short-term liabilities in the company's total liabilities from 41.9 to 45.4%.

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Forest 500's Alarm on Deforestation //ar.knoema.com/dioidkg/forest-500-s-alarm-on-deforestation 2022-09-09T08:04:30Z Misha Gusev ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1000560
Forest 500's Alarm on Deforestation

The urgent need to protect nature and end deforestation was at the centre of plans to deliver on global climate targets at the UN climate conference in Glasgow in 2021. However, according to the Forest 500 assessments far too many of the companies that are most exposed to deforestation are not doing enough. Here are key takeaways from the 2022 Forest 500 Annual Report.Nearly three out of four (72%) of the 350 companies do not have a deforestation commitment for all of the forest-risk commodities in their supply chains.210 of 350 companies have no overarching deforestation commitment.While 28 companies published a new commitment to address deforestation since last year, just 11 of these companies have a deforestation commitment for all of the commodities they are exposed to.Many companies with commitments are failing to provide evidence of how they are implementing them, particularly for soy, beef and leather supply chains.None of the companies assessed had a comprehensive approach to human rights. The Forest 500 ranking, which has been carried out annually since 2014, is based on an assessment of the 350 companies and 150 financial institutions that have the greatest influence on deforestation in commodity supply chains. The assessment measures the strength of their published deforestation commitments and policies, and the progress made on implementation. Forest 500 ranking includes companies at all stages of the deforestation economy, from retailers and manufacturers, to producers and processors, through to the banks and investors that finance these activities. It assesses efforts to address deforestation related to the six biggest drivers of commodity- related deforestation: palm oil, soy, beef, leather, timber and pulp & paper.

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KPIs for 6K+ Public Companies //ar.knoema.com/habgzk/kpis-for-6k-public-companies 2022-07-28T12:00:25Z Misha Gusev ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1000560
KPIs for 6K+ Public Companies

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KPIs for Largest CPG Companies //ar.knoema.com/cvsdkf/kpis-for-largest-cpg-companies 2022-07-28T11:52:01Z Misha Gusev ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1000560
KPIs for Largest CPG Companies

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The Global Unicorn Landscape //ar.knoema.com/apycxig/the-global-unicorn-landscape 2022-04-13T13:50:40Z Misha Gusev ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1000560
The Global Unicorn Landscape

(13 April 2022) Covid pandemic has had a great impact on social and economic development around the world. One of the consequences of covid pandemic was the upsurge in the number and valuation of startups last year.  Data from CB Insights shed light on the latest changes in the global unicorn* landscape.As of April 06, 2022, there are 1,074 unicorns in 47 countries. More than half of all unicorns (562) are US-based, 173 unicorns reside in China, 140 in Europe and 65 in India.In 2021 number of unicorns doubled as capital inflow has increased the valuation of many startups. On average 43 unicorns were added to the CB Insights's list each month in 2021 compared to 8 new unicorns per month in 2018-2020 and to just 3 new unicorns per month in 2015-2017. From 520 unicorns that joined the list in 2021, over 450 were founded before 2019.China that closely followed the U.S. by number of new unicorns in 2014-2018 has decoupled from the U.S. starting from 2019. US-based unicorns has benefited the most from trade wars, covid and shifts ainnd global capital flows. Though the most valuable unicorn is the Chinese AI startup Bytedace valued at $140 billion.Silicon Valley and New York are the largest hubs for unicorns. Today 233 unicorns reside in Silicon Valley and 110 in New York.Number of fintech, internet software & services and e-commerce unicorns has increased significantly after the start of covid pandemic. Today these three industries account for 540 out of 1,074 unicorns world wide. *A unicorn company, or unicorn startup, is a private company with a valuation over $1 billion.

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Apple iPhone Sales Worldwide //ar.knoema.com/doonyab/apple-iphone-sales-worldwide 2021-12-10T08:10:11Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
Apple iPhone Sales Worldwide

(10 December 2021) During the first quarter of 2019 (Apple’s second fiscal quarter), sales of the Apple iPhone decreased by 17 percent compared to the same quarter last year. Since announcing its results for the second fiscal quarter, Apple's share price has also dropped six percent.   The iPhone first quarter results were neither unexpected nor the steepest decreases in iPhone revenues the company has faced. Apple reported more dramatic decreases in iPhone revenues during the second and third quarters of 2016 as well as the first quarter of 2018. Earlier this year Apple's CEO Tim Cook also warned investors that he anticipated sales would slow primarily because of the economic deceleration in China. Cook called out China’s 4Q 2018 GDP growth specifically, which was the second-lowest of the last 25 years.    While revenue growth from other Apple products and services remains strong, Apple’s net revenue was down five percent to $58 billion in the wake of slowing iPhone sales, highlighting the company’s vulnerability to this revenue stream. The iPhone makes up 54 percent of Apple’s sales value. The company's reliance on the iPhone is, however, gradually shifting toward other products, including the iPad and Apple Watch, and services, such as Apple Music and the recently unveiled TV streaming platform Apple TV+.

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The World's Biggest Public Companies, 2021 //ar.knoema.com/nhmovec/the-world-s-biggest-public-companies-2021 2021-12-09T11:17:59Z Misha Gusev ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1000560
The World's Biggest Public Companies, 2021

Published by Forbes magazine since 2003, the Forbes Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the world’s top 2000 public companies. Forbes ranks the companies according to four basic metrics: profit, sales, assets, and market value.The world's 2000 biggest public companies account for $201 trillion in total assets, $42 trillion in revenues, $3 trillion in profits, and $54 trillion in market value, according to the 2020 list.The world's largest company by market value in 2020 is Saudi Aramco, the Saudi Arabian national oil company ($1.68 trillion), followed by Microsoft ($1.35 trillion), which have overtaken Apple ($1.2 trillion) after its multi-year lead.China’s two biggest banks occupied the top two places again for all banks globally. ICBC tops the ranking for the fifth consecutive year. The Agricultural Bank of China moved to 5th place, knocked down by Berkshire Hathaway—a conglomerate owned by Warren Buffet—which moved into 3rd place, and by JPMorgan Chase, which now holds the 4th position.

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Equilar | Compensation of Apple CEO Tim Cook up 30% in 2020 //ar.knoema.com/bqxifjb/equilar-compensation-of-apple-ceo-tim-cook-up-30-in-2020 2021-06-17T14:04:56Z Nikolai Kuznetsov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/6481950
Equilar | Compensation of Apple CEO Tim Cook up 30% in 2020

(25 May 2021) Apple Inc.'s revenue was $274,515 million in 2020 up 5.51% from the previous year. For background, Apple CEO Tim Cook's total compensation increased 28% to 14.8 million US$ in 2020, which is still less than his high water mark of 15.7 million in 2018. Tim Cook's 2020 compensation consisted of $10.7 million in non-equity incentive awards, $3 million in salary (unchanged since 2018), and $1 million in other compensation, according to Equilar - the leading provider of corporate leadership data. Moreover, in 2020, Cook received $280 million for disposing of directly owned stocks. Cook got most of his stock via an equity award in 2011 when he took over as CEO from co-founder Steve Jobs. 

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H&M Locations Worldwide, 2008-2020 //ar.knoema.com/psoqqgg/h-m-locations-worldwide-2008-2020 2021-04-16T10:59:21Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
H&M Locations Worldwide, 2008-2020

(7 April 2021) With its extensive business network, the Sweden-based multinational clothing retailer H&M has become one of the world's leading fashion companies. After a decade of continuous expansion, adding around 320 stores per year on average, the company's net increase in number of stores (opens minus closures) was only 108 in 2019, and in 2020 it turned negative. H&M had a total of 5,018 stores, in 74 countries across six continents, at the end of 2020.  In the last two years, openings of new locations, primarily in new markets, have been outnumbered by closures of existing stores, especially in European countries and the US. This trend is consistent with the company's strategy of promoting online purchases through its growing network of e-commerce stores and fixing the number of its traditional brick-and-mortar locations. The first H&M store opened in 1947 in Västerås, Sweden, and was a small women’s wear shop. Now, H&M has eight different fashion brands available in its stores worldwide. Since 2008, the company has added about 57,000 employees to its roster of designers, pattern makers, and other staff, increasing the total number of H&M employees to 110,000 in 2020. The number of traditional stores almost tripled during the same period, from 1,738 units in 2008 to 5,018 at the end of 2020. Today's H&M corporate business model emphasizes sustainability, a concept enabled by the company's global footprint. The company has moved from a traditional store expansion strategy towards online shopping growth and sustainability path performance. According to the company's annual Sustainability Report 2020, H&M aims to achieve full circularity and climate positive status by 2040, and become climate neutral by 2050. The company has also stated a commitment to  gender equality in the workplace and has successfully increased the share of male workers from 20% in 2008 up to 27% in 2019. 

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Number of Starbucks Stores Globally, 1992-2021 //ar.knoema.com/kchdsge/number-of-starbucks-stores-globally-1992-2021 2021-04-16T10:14:35Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
Number of Starbucks Stores Globally, 1992-2021

(29 March 2021)  Today Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 32,938 retail locations as of the first quarter of 2021, followed distantly by coffee shop chains such as Dunkin Donuts with about 10,000 restaurants, Tim Hortons with 4,300 outlets, and Costa Coffee with nearly 1,700 stores worldwide. Starbucks was founded in 1971 in Seattle, Washington, and incorporated on November 4, 1985, to become the publicly traded Starbucks Corporation.Based on the company's positive, sustained operating results, it is ranked among Forbes' Top-500 world's biggest public companies.  Starbucks' international footprint has expanded to 24,058 stores worldwide since first expanding outside the US market in 1996, with stores located in three main markets: the Americas, which includes Canada, Latin America, and the US; China and the Asia Pacific (CAP); and the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The domestic market still represents more than half of all Starbucks stores; California, with 1,863 locations, has more stores than any other state.  Starbucks operates two types of stores: company-operated and licensed. Currently, the store count is almost equally distributed between these two types - 51 percent of stores are company-operated and the other 49 percent are licensed - even under continuous expansion. During the first quarter of 2021, Starbucks launched 278 new stores. The company's growth is bolstered by a low turnover of its stores. Only 443 Starbucks stores have closed throughout the company's history: 240 stores in 2009, the year of the global financial crisis; 42, in 2010; and 161 in 2011.

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Tamoco Store Visitation Data: McDonald's vs Starbucks //ar.knoema.com/ulaumqg/tamoco-store-visitation-data-mcdonald-s-vs-starbucks 2021-04-12T06:38:43Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
Tamoco Store Visitation Data: McDonald's vs Starbucks

(1 April 2021) McDonald's and Starbucks are two of the most popular fast-food chains in the United States. California and Texas are the largest markets for both franchises in terms of the number of stores. This is not surprising, since these are the two most populous US states. But looking at the actual number of visits to these two brands — as tracked by Tamoco in August and September last year— gives slightly a different picture:California was in 12th place among all states by the number of visits to McDonald's, and in 5th place in trips to Starbucks.At the same time, Florida had the highest share of visits to McDonald's (12% of visits in all states) while Texas was the leader for Starbucks (11%).Other notable differences between the two chains in terms of the distribution of visits by states are shown in the chart below.Variations in COVID restrictions and infection rates between different states during the time period analyzed may be a factor in states' traffic levels. Note: The figures presented are not the total number of visits but only those tracked through geo-location data from cell phones. Tamoco collects visits by tracking 300 million smartphones worldwide and attributing the geo-location data to over 20 million points of interest to make better sense of how consumers behave in the offline world.

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The World's Most Valuable Brands //ar.knoema.com/qrcffp/the-world-s-most-valuable-brands 2020-11-30T10:21:51Z Alina Buzanakova ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1293450
The World's Most Valuable Brands

In the latest brand report from Forbes, Apple has ranked the world’s most valuable brand again despite the company recording the decline in its revenue during the second quarter. Apple has grabbed the top spot in the Forbes ranking every year since it began valuing the richest brands in 2010.  Number 2 Google leapfrogged Microsoft this year and closed the gap on Apple with its brand increasing in value by 24% to $207.5 billion. Apple’s brand value rose 17% from last year's assessment to $241.2 billion. Rounding out the top five are Microsoft ($162.9 billion), Amazon ($135.4 billion), and Facebook ($70.3 billion).   Forbes evaluated more than 200 global brands to determine the final list of the world’s 100 most valuable brands. The brands were required to have more than a token presence in the US, which knocked out some big names, including the multinational telecom giant Vodafone and Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba. Forbes valued the brands based on the most recent three years of earnings and allocated a percentage of those earnings based on the role brands play in each industry, e.g., high for luxury goods and beverages, low for airlines and oil companies.

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McDonald's vs Subway: Which Has the Bigger Restaurant Chain? //ar.knoema.com/yhawhcb/mcdonald-s-vs-subway-which-has-the-bigger-restaurant-chain 2020-11-27T09:19:08Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
McDonald's vs Subway: Which Has the Bigger Restaurant Chain?

McDonald's and Subway are two of the world's largest international fast food restaurant chains. Each company possesses a strong brand and is an established name in the casual eating restaurant industry. With 40,953 locations worldwide, Subway beats out McDonald's as the largest global chain. McDonald's currently has 37,855 locations globally. So, what's behind this difference in global positioning? And, are the differences meaningful beyond a number of restaurants?  Ownership Structure The most important general difference between the two companies is that McDonald's is a public company while Subway is privately owned. The common stock of McDonald's is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and it has been included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) since 1985 due to its market capitalization and its position in the industry. In contrast, Subway is owned and operated by the private company Doctors' Associates Incorporated. The McDonald's brand is much more valuable than that of Subway despite both companies ranked among the world's most valuable brands, according to Forbes, up to 2018, when Subway was dropped from the list. Regular, open publication of the company's financials improves its access to capital which, in turn, provides more opportunities to strengthen the company's brand, a key factor behind its continued strong financial results. So, it seems that brand value alone does not explain the difference between the chain size of the two companies. Investment and Capital Resources For established companies such as McDonald's and Subway, franchising is one way to expand rapidly with minimal risk to the parent company. Both companies use franchising in their business models but to different extents. All Subway stores are franchised. The company itself does not own any Subway restaurants. McDonald's owns about 20% of its restaurants, with the remaining 80% owned and operated by independent franchisees. Expertise gained from operating company-owned outlets enables parent companies to improve the operating standards of the whole franchise chain. At the same time, the existence of company-owned stores in McDonald's business structure places certain restrictions on its expansion capabilities. For example, a conventional franchise agreement supposes that the parent company owns the land and the building or secures long-term leases for its restaurants. This requires more capital, which can limit the ability for expansion at the rate of other chains, like Subway. Fee Structures We have already discussed that the business models of both companies are focused on franchising. A franchise license is an authorization granted by a company to an individual that enables the franchisee to maintain control over purchasing, employment, pricing, and marketing decisions. To secure a franchise license, the franchisee pays a set of fees to the parent company. The franchise fees to open a new McDonald's restaurant are much greater than that of a Subway restaurant. The total investment needed to open a new McDonald's restaurant ranges from $1,215,000 to $1,945,000 plus an initial fee of $45,000, while the opening costs of a new Subway range from $116,000 to $263,000 with an initial fee of $15,000. Thus, Subway is much more affordable for small entrepreneurs. Geographic Segments While the preceding factors speak to why the number of Subway locations exceeds that of McDonald's, the data reveals that McDonald's, with stores in 113 countries, has a broader geographic representation than Subway, which has stores in 107 countries. In addition, in some countries, the number of McDonald's restaurants exceeds that of Subway, particularly in China and Japan as well as Europe and South America. Subway, in turn, dominates in Australia, India, and the United Kingdom as well as North and Central America. The United States is the single largest market segment for both companies.

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Top 500 Companies in Africa //ar.knoema.com/fuacfhd/top-500-companies-in-africa 2020-02-05T11:57:17Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
Top 500 Companies in Africa

See also: America's Fortune 500 Companies | World's Top Banks | Top 200 Banks in Africa

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America's Fortune 500 Companies //ar.knoema.com/allxkxf/america-s-fortune-500-companies 2019-11-12T11:19:54Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
America's Fortune 500 Companies

Key financial indicators data of listed companies that belong to America's Fortune 500 list. It covers both Quarterly & Annual data. In total, Fortune 500 companies represent two-thirds of the U.S. GDP with $12 trillion in revenues, $840 billion in profits, $17 trillion in market value, and employ 27.9 million people worldwide. Companies are ranked by total revenues for their respective fiscal years. Included in the survey are companies that are incorporated in the U.S. and operate in the U.S. and file financial statements with a government agency. This includes private companies and cooperatives that file a 10-K or a comparable financial statement with a government agency, and mutual insurance companies that file with state regulators. It also includes companies that file with a government agency but are owned by private companies, domestic or foreign, that do not file such financial statements. Excluded are private companies not filing with a government agency; companies incorporated outside the U.S.; and U.S. companies consolidated by other companies, domestic or foreign, that file with a government agency. Also excluded are companies that failed to report full financial statements for at least three-quarters of the current fiscal year. Percent change calculations for revenue, net income, and earnings per share are based on data as originally reported. They are not restated for mergers, acquisitions, or accounting changes. The only changes to the prior years’ data are for significant restatement due to reporting errors that require a company to file an amended 10-K. See also: World's Top Banks | Top 200 Banks in Africa | Top 500 Companies in Africa | America's Fortune 500 Companies Ranking

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Top Pharmaceutical Companies, 2015 //ar.knoema.com/qrhrrvf/top-pharmaceutical-companies-2015 2019-08-02T14:35:56Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
Top Pharmaceutical Companies, 2015

As of 2014, the global pharmaceutical market was worth about $1 trillion US dollars in sales and is expected to increase by US$300 billion within next two years. The ten largest companies with annual sales over $20 billion controlled over one-third of this market. The biggest pharmaceutical companies by sales according to the 2015 edition of Financial Times Global 500 companies are Jonhson & Johnson, Pfizer, Novartis, Roche, and Merck.First ranked company, Jonhson & Johnson, is engaged in R&D, manufacture, and sale of products in the field of human health and well-being. Headquartered in New Jersey, USA, the company operates more than 250 companies with about 126,500 employees total in more than 60 countries.Although Johnson & Johnson is number one by sales, it is third by R&D expenditure among pharmaceutical companies, giving way to Novartis and Roche.While the headquarters of the top 10 are equally divided between the US and Europe, North America accounted for 45 percent of world pharmaceutical sales in 2015 compared to 25 percent for Europe. The industry is poised for rapid market expansion and R&D growth - which is of particular importance to the pharmaceutical industry - in developing countries such as Brazil, China, and India that could foreshadow a significant market shift for the industry. Today, the pharmaceutical industry, as well as information and communications technology and automobiles, is considered to be a highly R&D intensive sector with an average of 13 percent of net sales dedicated to R&D. Of the world's top 2,500 companies that invested in R&D in 2014 - spending a €607.2 billion, or about 90% of the world's total - 316 were from the pharma & biotech sector. These companies' combined R&D spending accounted for 15 percent of the global R&D investment that year. Moreover, the pharma & biotech industry achieved an R&D spending increase that was 6.8 percent above the world average in 2014. However significant R&D expenditures are relative to the global net sales of the industry, the R&D price tag is only half as much as pharma companies' expenditures on marketing and far exceeds spending on public information on health. This leads to a conflict of interest between the business goals of manufacturers and social needs to select drugs based on best information available. Pharmaceutical companies have a role to play across several aspects of public health promotion and education, particularly in relation to shifting demographics and deficits in public health care. Developed country populations are rapidly aging. The elderly consume nearly seven times the health care resources as younger populations, putting a burden on the access and affordability of complex combinations of pharmaceuticals. Demographic challenges take a slightly different form in developing economies, where local economies are not growing fast enough to meet the health care demands of expanding middle classes, thus requiring external support.Three out of eight Millennium Development Goals are related to healthcare - reduce child mortality, improve maternal health and combat HIV, AIDS, malaria and other diseases - further underscoring the need for diverse policy tools and a collaborative global response that includes participation from the information and resource rich pharmaceutical sector.

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World's Top Banks //ar.knoema.com/pxuhdhe/world-s-top-banks 2019-08-02T14:24:29Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
World's Top Banks

See also: America's Fortune 500 Companies | Top 200 Banks in Africa | Top 500 Companies in Africa Source: World's Top Banks, 2013

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Retail Apparel Industry | In Focus //ar.knoema.com/fuofcqc/retail-apparel-industry-in-focus 2019-07-11T07:59:25Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
Retail Apparel Industry | In Focus

How do fashion designers bring the latest trends on display at the likes of the Paris Fashion Week to the masses? This work belongs to the world of apparel manufacturers and retailers who, with an eye to the cat walks, refashion the latest colors, cuts, and fabrics to deliver the designs at a variety of price points.The famous luxury brand Christian Dior, which has been the top accessories retailer in the Forbes World’s Biggest Public Companies list since 2011, is also the leading apparel retailer of 2017 based on current revenue.Nike has held the second position by operating revenue over the same time period while edging out all others based on profit. Nike is the most valuable brand among apparel companies worldwide.Inditex, better known by its subsidiaries Zara, Zara Home, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Oysho, Pull and Bear, Stradivarius and Uterqüe, is the world's 4th largest apparel retailer after 3rd ranked TJX Cos, the US-based off-price apparel and home fashion retailer.  Not all well-known luxury brands make the top cut by revenue. Kering is a global luxury group, which includes well-known labels such as Gucci, Saint Laurent, and Alexander McQueen, among others, but its sales lag behind more mainstream apparel retailers such as Adidas. While you may not typically consider apparel retailers along with pharmaceutical companies, software developers or automobile manufacturers when it comes to innovation, Forbes World’s Most Innovative Companies includes several apparel designers. Forbes ranks companies based on their innovation premium, that is the share of a company's stock price above the value of its existing business based on expectations of future innovative results.In 2016, the highest innovation premium belonged to Fast Retailing, which was followed by Inditex and H&M, a major apparel retailer with 4,531 stores worldwide as of 2016.Fast Retailing is also well known because its founder, Tadashi Yanai, is the richest man in the retail apparel industry, with a net worth of $15.9 billion in 2017. Forbes ranks Yanai 60th in its list of the World’s Billionaires.

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The World's Biggest Steel Companies //ar.knoema.com/dxozlp/the-world-s-biggest-steel-companies 2019-05-28T08:31:19Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
The World's Biggest Steel Companies

The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the world’s top 2000 public companies published by Forbes magazine since 2003. The companies are ranked according to four basic metrics: profit, sales, assets and market value - and are broken down by industries, including 28 companies from Iron and Steel Industry.In total, the world's 28 biggest public companies from Iron and Steel industry account for $1.62 trillion in assets, $513 billion in revenues, and $300 billion in market value, according to the 2016 list. The world's largest steel company by market value is Citic Pacific, Hong Cong based company.

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The Largest Smartphone Vendors in the World //ar.knoema.com/mhcgpvb/the-largest-smartphone-vendors-in-the-world 2016-06-24T09:10:43Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
The Largest Smartphone Vendors in the World

During the first quarter of 2016, 349 million smartphones were sold worldwide, representing moderate growth of 3.9 percent over the same period in 2015, according to the Gartner, Inc. Demand for low-cost smartphone devices in emerging markets contributed the most to sales growth during the quarter. Nowadays, the smartphone market is undergoing significant changes. Existing brands are experiencing growth saturation while emerging ones are becoming top global brands.Samsung lost 1 percent of its global market share in the first quarter compared to one year ago despite continuing to extend its lead over Apple's iPhone.Apple experienced its first ever two-digit year-on-year decline of iPhone sales, shrinking its global smartphone market share to 14.8 percent in the first quarter from 17.9 percent in the first quarter of 2015. Apple does, however, remain the world's most valuable brand according to the latest Forbes' report.Chinese brand Oppo saw strong unit sales growth of 145 percent in the first quarter, suddenly emerging among the top 5 worldwide smartphone vendors. Together with the two other Chinese brands - Huawei and Xiaomi - these new brands represent 17 percent of the global smartphone market at the cost of established brands such Samsung and Lenovo. Regarding smartphone operating systems, Android dominates the market with 84 percent market share as of the first quarter of 2016. Android regained 5.2 percent share over iOS and Windows, which now account for 14.8 and 0.7 percent of the market, respectively. By the number of available apps, Android again surpassed iOS: 2.127 million applications were available in the Google Play Market as of May 2016. iOS remains the more favorable operating system for developers and vendors of smartphones, however, in terms of profitability.

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Airline Industry | Airline Companies //ar.knoema.com/ddajdig/airline-industry-airline-companies 2016-04-01T14:47:54Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
Airline Industry | Airline Companies

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Oil Majors Key Statistics //ar.knoema.com/awtmuwe/oil-majors-key-statistics 2015-12-24T18:33:45Z Mikhail Zhukovskii ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1293430
Oil Majors Key Statistics

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Most Valuable Global Brands, 2014 //ar.knoema.com/ylwwafb/most-valuable-global-brands-2014 2015-12-14T02:18:01Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
Most Valuable Global Brands, 2014

According to Millward Brown's latest BrandZ™ report, the combined value of the world's top-100 most valuable brands in 2014 increased by 12 percent to $2.9 trillion. The top 10 brands represented almost one third of the total for the top 100, led by the technology sector.Google Inc claimed the number one spot with a total brand value of $159 billion.Number two was Apple ($148 billion), followed by IBM ($108 billion) and Microsoft ($90 billion). Twitter and LinkedIn entered the Top 100 for the first time in 2014, ranked 71 and 78, respectively.Amazon moved its way into the 10th spot, the first retailer to achieve a top-10 ranking. North America dominated the Top 100, buoyed in part by slower emerging market economies that reduced the number of brands from this countries from 17 in the 2013 ranking to 14 in 2014.Half the brands in the BrandZ™ Top 100 and two-thirds of the Top 100 total brand value originate in North America.All of the Top 10 brands are based in the US.  Source: BrandZ Top 100, 2014

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Corporate Score Card of Fortune 500 Companies, Quarterly //ar.knoema.com/miisepc/corporate-score-card-of-fortune-500-companies-quarterly 2015-11-07T06:23:36Z Balaji S ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1000220
Corporate Score Card of Fortune 500 Companies, Quarterly

Note: Grey background in each chart represents US Recession period. Source: America's Fortune 500 Company Financials

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Forbes: The World's Most Innovative Companies, 2015 //ar.knoema.com/fnglsw/forbes-the-world-s-most-innovative-companies-2015 2015-09-18T06:43:41Z Mikhail Zhukovskii ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1293430
Forbes: The World's Most Innovative Companies, 2015

Most innovation rankings are popularity contests based on past performance or editorial whims. We set out to create something very different with the World’s Most Innovative Companies list, using the wisdom of the crowd. Our method relies on investors’ ability to identify firms they expect to be innovative now and in the future.  Companies are ranked by their innovation premium: the difference between their market capitalization and a net present value of cash flows from existing businesses (based on a proprietary formula from Credit Suisse HOLT). The difference between them is the bonus given by equity investors on the educated hunch that the company will continue to come up with profitable new growth. To be included, firms need seven years of public financial data and $10 billion in market cap. (Facebook FB +1.28%, for example, would be in the top ten if we used only 2012 data.) We include only industries that are known to invest in innovation., excluding industries that have no measurable investment in R&D, so banks don’t make the list. Nor do energy and mining firms, whose market value is tied more to commodity prices than it is to innovation. Big caveat: Our picks do not correlate with subsequent investor returns. To the extent that today’s share price embeds high-growth expectations, one might even anticipate returns to investors to be low, as these expectations may be difficult to meet. -- Forbes In today's Viz of the Day, we provide a special snapshot of the performance of US companies on Forbes' Innovative Companies list; these companies make up nearly have of the top 100 for 2015.   Source of description: How We Rank The World's Most Innovative Companies, 2015 Source of data: Forbes - The World's Most Innovative Companies, 2015

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Face Value, Book Value & Earnings Per Share Ranks in Indian Listed Companies //ar.knoema.com/yobhtdg/face-value-book-value-earnings-per-share-ranks-in-indian-listed-companies 2014-12-24T07:53:47Z Balaji S ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1000220
Face Value, Book Value & Earnings Per Share Ranks in Indian Listed Companies

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Obesity & Undernutrition, 2013 //ar.knoema.com/drkdvqe/obesity-undernutrition-2013 2014-12-15T12:57:55Z shakthi krishnan ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1265210
Obesity & Undernutrition, 2013

The Access to Nutrition Index (ATNI) is founded on the premise that Food & Beverage manufacturers can make a strong contribution to addressing poor nutrition and related diseases. By assessing and ranking the world’s largest manufacturers on their nutrition-related commitments, practices and performance globally. Source : Global Nutrition Index (GNI), 2013

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Global Nutrition Index 2013 //ar.knoema.com/quopejc/global-nutrition-index-2013 2014-12-12T12:58:21Z shakthi krishnan ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1265210
Global Nutrition Index 2013

The Access to Nutrition Index (ATNI) is founded on the premise that Food & Beverage manufacturers can make a strong contribution to addressing poor nutrition and related diseases. By assessing and ranking the world’s largest manufacturers on their nutrition-related commitments, practices and performance globally. The Overall Ranking of companies and their performances are displayed below. Select the indicator to view the companies participation in all types of Nutritional activities. Source : Global Nutrition Index (GNI), 2013

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Biggest TNCs //ar.knoema.com/sodrugc/biggest-tncs 2014-04-11T11:43:00Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
Biggest TNCs

Nestlé SA - Switzerland based company - is the company with the highest level of transnationality in the world as of 2012 with in average 97% of its assets, sales and employment being foreign. At the same time, American energy giant General Electric Co has the biggest amount of foreign assets in absolute terms. This statistics is provided by UNCTAD (United Nation Conference on Trade and Development) who ranks the largest non-financial TNCs by their foreign assets and presents data on assets, sales and employment. In the top-100 companies by foreign assets, 22 companies are US based and account for 23% of all foreign assets of top-100 companies. Concerning industries, 11 petroleum companies account for 20% of all foreign assets, making Petroleum industry the most transnational. TNI, the Transnationality Index, is calculated as the average of the following three ratios: foreign assets to total assets, foreign sales to total sales and foreign employment to total employment. Industry classification for companies follows the United States Standard Industrial Classification as used by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Acronyms of industry names are presented on the bottom of the page. Source: The world's top 100 non-financial TNCs, ranked by foreign assets, 2012

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Top 200 Banks In Africa //ar.knoema.com/ifxveve/top-200-banks-in-africa 2014-01-16T07:04:59Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
Top 200 Banks In Africa

See also: America's Fortune 500 Companies | World's Top Banks | Top 500 Companies in Africa Source: TOP 200 Banks In Africa, 2013

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