124 UK rail companies selling at a loss to win market share
Research and Markets: March 23, 2007
DUBLIN, Ireland -- A new business report into the UK rail market has found that 15% of 825 companies analysed in the rail sector are trading at a loss.
The Portfolio Analysis - Rail Transport updated 2007 edition analyses the financial performance of the companies using the most up to date information available. The Analysis lays bare the performance of each company highlighting their strengths and weaknesses.
The report is divided into Sector Analysis (sales growth, market share and profitability are all analysed over a 10 year period) and Individual Company Analysis (each company's financial performance over the last five years is evaluated).
Over the past 12 months out of 825 companies in the UK rail industry:
* 22% of companies are now in financial danger.
* 124 companies are blatantly selling at a loss to capture market share.
* Average pre-tax profit was 4.7%
* Average sales growth was 3.4%