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Wolseley plc - Comparative Business Analysis Snapshot
Business Description
Wolseley plc. The Group's principal activity is distributing and supplying construction materials and services. It's operation focuses on distributing heavyside building materials and internal systems to professional contractors throughout the region. The Group also distributes timber and other building materials. It operates in 4,394 branches across 27 countries in Europe and North America. The Group operates with the brand name of plumb center,build center, pipe center, bathstore and encon. The Group's customers include building contractors, plumbing and heating engineers, industrial, end users, mechanical contractors, utilities, heating, ventilation and air conditioning and electrical contractors. On 06-May-2009, the Group sold 100 per cent of the shares of its subsidiary Stock Building Supply Holdings LLC.
Competitor Analysis
This analysis compares Wolseley plc with three other companies in closely related industry sectors.
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- Sales Analysis: Recent Sales, Sales Growth, Sales per Employee
- Recent Stock Performance
- Company Valuation Ratios: Price/Earnings, Price/Book Value
- Price/Sales and 52 Week Price change
- Dividend Analysis
- Profitability Analysis: Gross Profit Margin, EBITDA Margin
- Earnings Before Extraordinary Items
- Inventory Analysis
- Research and Development Expenses
- Financial Position: Long Term Debt/Equity, Days Accounts Receivable, Days Inventory
- R&D Expenses/Sales
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