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.
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Icon Group publishes a number of other benchmarks for firms in related product areas, including: -- A/S KALKVAERKSGRUNDENE -- AB HAVSFRUN -- AFRICA ISRAEL INVESTMENTS LTD. -- AGROB AG -- ALLIED LONDON PROPERTIES PLC -- AMERICAN REAL ESTATE PARTNERS, L.P. -- AMOY PROPERTIES LTD. -- ANA REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. -- ANDERS DIOS AB -- ANGLO AMERICAN PROPERTIES LTD. -- ARDEN REALTY, INC. -- AREAL IMMOBILIEN UND BETEILIGUNGS-AG -- ASDA PROPERTY HOLDINGS PLC -- ASTICUS AB -- ATLAS PROPERTIES LTD -- AYALA CORP. -- AYALA LAND, INC. -- BARPROP LTD. -- BASTFASERKONTOR -- BAU-VEREIN ZU HAMBURG AG -- BERLINER AG FUER INDUSTRIEBETEILIGUNGEN -- BRAUEREI CLUSS AG -- CADILLAC FAIRVIEW CORP. -- CAPCOUNT PROPERTY TRUST -- CAROLINA CO., LTD. -- CASTELLUM AB -- CEBU PROPERTY VENTURES & DEV. CORP. -- CENTRAL PATTANA PUBLIC CO LTD -- CENTREFUND REALTY CORP -- CENTREPOINT PROPERTIES LTD. -- CESAR CO. -- CHESTERTON INTERNATIONAL PLC -- CHEUNG KONG (HOLDINGS) LTD. -- CHUANG'S CONSORTIUM INTERNATIONAL LTD -- CITADEL HOLDINGS PLC -- CITY NORTH GROUP PLC -- COLUMNA FASTIGHETER AB -- COMLAND COMMERCIAL PLC -- COMPANIA DE TRANSPORTES E INVERSIONES SA -- CONCORDIA BAU UND BODEN AG -- COUNTRYWIDE ASSURED GROUP PLC -- CVI INTERNATIONAL -- DEBENHAM TEWSON & CHINNOCKS HOLDINGS PLC -- DEWOLFE COMPANIES, INC. (THE) -- DIA KENSETSU CO., LTD. -- DIE ERSTE IMMOBILIEN AG -- DILIGENTIA AB -- DORTMUNDER STIFTS-BRAUEREI AG -- DROTT AB -- DUNLOE EWART PLC -- DUTA ANGGADA REALTY PT. -- EJENDOMSSELSKABET NORDEN A/S -- ESKMUIR PROPERTIES PLC -- FABEGE AB -- FAIRFIELD COMMUNITIES, INC. -- FASTIGHETS AB CELTICA -- FASTIGHETS AB TORNET -- FASTIGHETSAKTIEBOLAGET NORRPORTEN -- FASTIGHETSPARTNER NF AB -- FIRST CAPITAL CORP. LTD -- FIRST MALAYSIA PROPERTY TRUST -- FLETCHER KING PLC -- FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES, INC. -- FORTRESS GROUP, INC. (THE) -- FR. HESSER AG -- GBWAG BAYERISCHE WOHNUNGS AG -- GENECAN FINANCIAL CORP. -- GENERAL PARTNERS IMMOBILIENBESITZ AG -- GERMANIA EPE AG -- GIVAG AG -- GL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT -- GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY -- HAMPTON TRUST PLC -- HEBA FASTIGHETS AB -- HERCULES PROPERTY SERVICES PLC -- HIRABO CORP. -- HISPANA HOLDINGS, S.A. -- HONG FOK CORP. LTD. -- HUEY TAI INTERNATIONAL LTD. -- HUFVUDSTADEN AB -- HUMLEGARDEN FASTIGHETER AB -- INDONESIA PRIMA PROPERTY TBK PT. -- INMOBILIARIA URBIS, S.A. -- INMOBILIARIA ZABALBURU S.A. -- INMOLEVANTE, S.A. -- INTERGROUP CORP. (THE) -- INTERSHOP HOLDING AG -- JAKARTA INTL. HOTEL & DEVELOPMENT PT. -- JAPAN LIVING SERVICE CO., LTD. (THE) -- JIGSAW HOLDINGS LTD -- JONES LANG LASALLE, INC. -- JULDIS DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC CO., LTD. -- KAUFHALLE AG -- KIAN GWAN (THAILAND) PUBLIC CO. LTD. -- KLOVERN FASTIGHETER AB -- KOELNER BUERGERGESELLSCHAFT AG -- KOMERCNI BANKA, A.S. -- KON. NED. SPRINGSTOFFENFABRIEKEN N.V. -- KOWLOON DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD. -- LAND & LEISURE A/S -- LANDS IMPROVEMENT HOLDINGS PLC -- LENNART WALLENSTAM BYGGNADS AB -- LEXFORD RESIDENTIAL TRUST -- LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS PLC -- LINSTOW ASA -- LIPPO LAND DEVELOPMENT (PT) -- LJUNGBERGGRUPPEN AB -- LNR PROPERTY CORP. -- LONDON & METROPOLITAN PLC -- LP HOLDING S.A. -- M.D.X. PUBLIC COMPANY LTD. -- MAAG HOLDING AG -- MABUHAY HOLDINGS CORP. -- MACERICH COMPANY, (THE) -- MASCHINENFABRIK FAHR AG -- MAWENZI RESOURCES LTD -- MCKAY SECURITIES PLC -- MEGO FINANCIAL CORP. -- MEIWA ESTATE COMPANY LTD. -- MELBOURNE ENTERPRISES LTD. -- MENANG CORP. (M) BERHAD -- MEPC PLC -- MIDLAND REALTY (HOLDINGS) LTD. -- MIE KOTSU CO., LTD. -- MILESTONE PROPERTIES, INC. -- MIRAMAR HOTEL & INVESTMENT CO., LTD. -- MITSUBISHI ESTATE COMPANY, LTD. -- MITSUI REAL ESTATE SALES CO., LTD. -- MOUNTVIEW ESTATES PLC -- MUCKLOW (A & J) GROUP PLC -- MUI PROPERTIES BERHAD -- NACKEBRO AB -- NATURAL PARK PUBLIC CO LTD -- NORDAG IMMOBILIEN AG -- NYMPHENBURG IMMOBILIEN AG, MUENCHEN -- O S CO., LTD. -- OASIS RESIDENTIAL, INC. -- OLAV THON EIENDOMSSELSKAP ASA -- PACIFIC GATEWAY PROPERTIES, INC. -- PANCA WIRATAMA SAKTI PT. -- PANDOX HOTELLFASTIGHETER AB -- PIONEER INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL HOLDING -- POMMERSCHE PROVINZIAL ZUCKERSIEDEREI AG -- PRIFAST AB -- PUTCO PROPERTIES LTD. -- REALIA FASTIGHETS AB -- REVENUE PROPERTIES COMPANY LTD. -- ROBINSONS LAND CORP. -- ROUSE COMPANY (THE) -- ROYAL LEPAGE LTD. -- SABLE HOLDINGS LTD. -- SAGAMI RAILWAY CO., LTD. -- SAHA PATHANA INTER-HOLDING PUBLIC CO LTD -- SAVILLS PLC -- SCHRODERS PROPERTY FUND -- SCOTTISH METROPOLITAN PROPERTY PLC -- SEA HOLDINGS LTD. -- SHAFTESBURY PLC -- SHANGHAI AJ CORP. -- SHANGHAI SHENHUA INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LTD -- SHORTLAND PROPERTIES LTD. -- SILVER GRANT INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES -- SILVERLEAF RESORTS, INC. -- SINGAPORE HONGKONG PROPERTIES INVESTMENT -- SINNER AG -- SM PRIME HOLDINGS INC -- SONAGI-SOC. NACIONAL GESTAO DE INVEST. -- SOTOGRANDE S.A. -- STELUX HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL LTD. -- SUMITOMO REAL ESTATE SALES CO., LTD. -- TAI SANG LAND DEVELOPMENT LTD. -- TBI PLC -- TERN PROPERTIES COMPANY LTD. -- TERRAIN GESELLSCHAFT AM TELTOW-CANAL RUD -- TOKYU LAND CORP. -- TOWA REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. -- TRENDWEST RESORTS, INC. -- TRIZECHAHN CORP. -- U.S. ENERGY CORP. -- UNIT TRUST A/S -- UNIWIDE HOLDINGS -- URBAN LIFE CO., LTD. -- URBANIZACIONES Y TRANSPORTES 'URBAS' -- VALUE PROPERTY TRUST -- VISTANA, INC. -- WAN HWA ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. -- WIHLBORG FASTIGHETER AB -- WILSHIRE OIL COMPANY OF TEXAS -- WINSOR PROPERTIES HOLDINGS LTD. -- WKM TERRAIN UND BETEILIGUNGS - AG -- WOOD (JOHN D) & CO PLC -- YURAKU REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. -- ZUCKER & CO VERMOEGENSVERWALTUNG AG