Updated 19/1/2012: Did I say £18bn? Make that £800bn! Thanks to Ciaran for pointing out the omission of CSR (!) and there is also e2v and BAE Systems to add to the mix. They make a big difference! Hopefully we have now reached a good set working set for the future. Is the UK electronics sector an
Playing around with Google Docs spreadsheets, dipping my toe into data journalism as it were, I've put together something that may prove useful over the coming months or years. We live in interesting times and I thought it would be worthwhile to try and create a sort of Electroincs Weekly Index based on the share value of publicly quoted UK electronics companies...
That may happen in the coming months but, first things first, it is interesting to see the market capitalisation of the various companies.
As you would expect, ARM Holdings is leading the way, as an £8bn company (13.5M shares priced at £5.89 at today's opening).
Take a look at the details >> (view the Companies tab for the figures)
Thoughts? Any surprises? Have I missed any obvious contenders from the list? (They have to be publicly quoted companies to be able to automate access to Google Finance via the spreadsheet...) I have made the doc publicly viewable.
Leave a comment below.
As you would expect, ARM Holdings is leading the way, as an £8bn company (13.5M shares priced at £5.89 at today's opening).
Take a look at the details >> (view the Companies tab for the figures)
Thoughts? Any surprises? Have I missed any obvious contenders from the list? (They have to be publicly quoted companies to be able to automate access to Google Finance via the spreadsheet...) I have made the doc publicly viewable.
Leave a comment below.
Comments (3)
This is a great idea for two main reasons.
Firstly it reminds us that the industry sector we work in IS a very important constituent of the UK GDP.
Secondly it says yes we make things in the country and we are VERY good at it too!
Posted by Nick Locke | January 15, 2012 8:25 PM
Posted on January 15, 2012 20:25
You forgot CSR (~£440M) - see http://www.csr.com/ir/share-price-information/detailed-share-information
Posted by Ciaran McAleer | January 17, 2012 11:36 AM
Posted on January 17, 2012 11:36
Thank you, Ciaran! That's a big ommission - I'll add them.
I also missed e2V Tech, and BAE Systems (!). Okay, the latter is defence, but it is electronics, too, so should be in there...
Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com
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January 19, 2012 2:13 PM
Posted on January 19, 2012 14:13