HitHorizons Insights
Reports, articles, and market overviews based on data on 80M+ companies registered in Europe.
UK: TOP 10 Insurance Companies with Highest Sales
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In 2021, Legal and General Assurance Society Limited, Legal and General Assurance (Pensions Management), and Scottish Widows Limited had the highest sales. Legal and General Assurance Society Limited had the highest profit both before and after tax.
Germany: TOP 10 Chemical Companies with Highest Sales
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In 2021, BASF, Bayer, and Merck had the highest sales. BASF had the highest profit both before and after tax.
UK: TOP 10 Manufacturing Companies with Highest Sales
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According to our database (as of March 2023), a total of more than 7.4M businesses are registered in the UK. Only 4.1% of them, approximately 304 thousand, operate in manufacturing. These companies generate GBP 1.1T in sales per year, which is 7.4% of the total sales generated by all UK-based businesses. Manufacturing employs 4.9M people, which is 6.6% of all UK employees.
Value of orders received by European arms industry leaders increased. Growth in actual sales will follow.
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According to individual arms companies’ reports that we reviewed, during 2022 most companies had seen an increase in the value of orders received due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the increase in military spending of EU countries.
UK: TOP 10 Banks with Highest Assets
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Top 10 UK banks’ total assets were GBP 6.7T in 2021. HSBC Holding plc, which is the only bank on the top 10 list operating on both the UK and the European markets, accounts for almost one half of that. The total net profit of all banks in our ranking was just over GBP 34B, with HSBC’s share of more than 42%.
Germany: Top 10 Construction Companies with Highest Sales
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The TOP 10 construction companies in Germany generated more than EUR 42B in sales in 2020. The largest company, HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft, was responsible for 51% of the total
Germany: TOP 20 Manufacturing Companies with Highest Sales
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According to our database (as of October 2022) out of 5.3M companies registered in Germany less than 5% operate in manufacturing. Companies on the Top 20 list work in sectors ranging from automotive and construction, through medical devices and materials, to production of chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
Germany: TOP 10 Transport Companies with Highest Sales
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According to our database (as of October 2022) out of 5.3M companies registered in Germany more than 27,000 operate in the goods transportation industry. In this overview, we take a look at the 10 largest of these companies.
European Analysis: E-Commerce is Back to Its Pre-Pandemic Course
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We looked at e-commerce businesses in the EU 27, the UK, Norway, and Switzerland.
Germany: TOP 10 E-Commerce Companies with Highest Sales
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Germany is the second largest e-commerce market in Europe. Otto Group is a clear leader with five subsidiaries in the Top 10 list.
