The InternationalSuccess ofBritish Companies

This briefing examines the international success of British companies in the contextof the industries that they operate in. It does this by measuring international successusing global market share and international revenues and combining these in a matrixto create a visual representation of those industries in which British companies areinternationally successful or not. The briefing also investigates whether these areattractive industries in terms of profitability and growth.In terms of global share, the results show that there are certain industries in whichBritish firms are clearly global winners. Interestingly, these feature a high proportionof so-called ‘sin’ industries and other industries which might well be excluded froman ethical fund. These include mining, casinos and gaming, major oil companies,distillers and brewers, and tobacco.By combining global share with international share of revenues in a matrix, it is easyto see the industries in which British companies are global champions: aerospace;mining; major oil companies; pharmaceuticals; tobacco; and wireless communications.[...]