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Industry benchmark · SIC 26701

Manufacture of optical precision instruments

400 active companies are registered under this code; 11 publish a P&L we can benchmark.

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Median revenue
£5.7m
Median profit
−£353k
Profitable
45%
Median staff
52
Median margin
−3.5%
Top-quartile margin
11.5%
Median gross margin
45.9%
Median profit / staff
−£3.8k
Profit margin: typical vs top quartile
Median
−3.5%
Top quartile (p75)
11.5%

Median revenue growth: ▼4.8%

Ranked by profit

Top manufacture of optical precision instruments businesses

Top companies in Manufacture of optical precision instruments
#CompanyRevenueProfitMarginStaff
1Hawke Optics Limited
Woodbridge · Manufacture of optical precision instruments
£17.3m£4.5m25.8%35
2Litron Lasers Limited
Warwickshire · Manufacture of optical precision instruments
Capital-lightCash flow filed
£11.9m£2.2m18.4%79
3Laser Wire Solutions Limited
Pontypridd · Manufacture of optical precision instruments
IndependentCash flow filed
£9.6m£1.4m14.9%54
4No. 7 Contact Lens Laboratory Limited
Fareham · Manufacture of optical precision instruments
£4.9m£392k8%37
5Ulo Optics Limited
Stevenage · Manufacture of optical precision instruments
Cash flow filed
£4m£160k4%28
6LBP Optics Limited
Biggleswade · Manufacture of optical precision instruments
Cash flow filed
£1.1m−£353k−30.7%16
7Oxford Lasers Limited
Oxford · Manufacture of optical precision instruments
£5.5m−£604k−11.1%64
8Huber+suhner Polatis Limited
Cambridge · Manufacture of optical precision instruments
Doing more with less
£22.7m−£800k−3.5%211
9Powerphotonic Limited
Dalgety Bay · Manufacture of optical precision instruments
Independent
£5.7m−£2.3m−39.8%52
10Advanced Instruments Ltd.
London · Manufacture of optical precision instruments
Doing more with less
£17.8m−£3.8m−21.4%74

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