From the Publisher
For over 20,000 companies, Icon Group uses a proprietary methodology to generate international benchmarks and measure gaps that might be revealed from such an exercise. First, for a given company Icon Group searches across over 26,000 firms for others producing similar products, offering similar services, or are in the same stage of the value chain for a particular industrial classification. We then collect the financials for each of these firms and standardize these into comparable categories (assets, liabilities, income and ratios). From there, we eliminate all currency effects by standardizing within each category and country. All benchmarks are updated quarterly.
From the Author
Icon Group publishes a number of other benchmarks for firms in related product areas, including: -- ACCESS WORLDWIDE COMMUNICATIONS -- AEGIS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC. -- AMERICAN BANK NOTE HOLOGRAPHICS -- AP CONSULTANTS -- APAC CUSTOMER SERVICES, INC. -- BELLSYSTEM24 INC. -- BID BOERSENINFORMATIONSDIENST AG -- BIRCHIN INTERNATIONAL PLC -- BLOM ASA -- BRNENSKE VELETRHY A VYSTAVY A.S. -- BROADCAST.COM INC. -- CALTON, INC. -- CARD CLEAR PLC -- CARIBINER INTERNATIONAL, INC. -- CASH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. -- CATALINA MARKETING CORP. -- CHECKFREE HOLDINGS CORP. -- CHRISTIE GROUP PLC -- CHRISTIES INTERNATIONAL PLC -- COFIDUR SA -- COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. -- CONVERGYS CORP. -- CRA MANAGED CARE, INC. -- CREATIFS EXPOSITIONS -- DET NORSKE VERITAS -- ELITE INFORMATION GROUP, INC. -- ENTERPRISE PLC -- EURONET SERVICES INC. -- F.Y.I. INC. -- FAIRPLACE CONSULTING PLC -- GENESYS SA -- GETTY IMAGES, INC. -- GIBRALTAR PACKAGING GROUP, INC. -- HIKARI TSUSHIN, INC. -- HOSPITALITY WORLDWIDE SERVICES, INC. -- ICT GROUP, INC. -- INTERIOR SERVICES GROUP PLC -- INTERSTATE NATIONAL DEALER SERVICES, INC -- KATZ DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. -- KUMAZAWA SEIYU SANGYO CO., LTD. -- LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON PLC -- LERNOUT & HAUSPIE SPEECH PRODUCTS NV -- MAILBOXES ETC. -- MARLTON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. -- MECKLERMEDIA CORP. -- MEDION AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT -- MEMBERWORKS INC. -- METRO ONE TELECOMMUNICATIONS,INC. -- MOOREPAY GROUP PLC -- MPSI SYSTEMS INC. -- M-R GROUP PLC -- NATIONAL MEDICAL FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP -- NATIONAL PROCESSING, INC. -- NEWGEN RESULTS CORP. -- NOMURA CO., LTD. -- OCTROI GROUP PLC -- PAYMENTECH, INC. -- PEGASUS SYSTEMS, INC. -- PIA MERCHANDISING SERVICES, INC. -- PICO FAR EAST HOLDINGS LTD. -- PIERCE LEAHY CORP. -- PMT SERVICES, INC. -- PROFESSIONAL DETAILING, INC. -- PROPERTY & CAPITAL GROUP PLC -- RCO HOLDINGS PLC -- RMH TELESERVICES, INC. -- SAFETY-KLEEN(R) CORP. -- SILVER SHIELD GROUP PLC -- SITEL CORP. -- SOC. GENERALE DE SURVEILLANCE HOLDING SA -- SOTHEBY'S HOLDINGS, INC. -- SOURCE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT COMPANY -- SPS TRANSACTION SERVICES, INC. -- SUTTON HARBOUR HOLDINGS PLC -- TELECOMASIA CORP. PUBLIC CO. LTD. -- TELESPECTRUM WORLDWIDE INC. -- TELETECH HOLDINGS, INC. -- UNIVERSAL SALVAGE PLC -- WARRANTECH CORP. -- WESTERN ATLAS INC.