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Industry benchmark · SIC 46720

Wholesale of metals and metal ores

2,209 active companies are registered under this code; 66 publish a P&L we can benchmark.

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Median revenue
£20.8m
Median profit
£241k
Profitable
70%
Median staff
34
Median margin
0.9%
Top-quartile margin
2.7%
Median gross margin
14.9%
Median profit / staff
£8.8k
Profit margin: typical vs top quartile
Median
0.9%
Top quartile (p75)
2.7%

Median revenue growth: ▼6.5%

Ranked by profit

Top wholesale of metals and metal ores businesses

Top companies in Wholesale of metals and metal ores
#CompanyRevenueProfitMarginStaff
1F.P. Herting & Son PLC
London · Wholesale of metals and metal ores
Operating leverageDoing more with less+1
£45.5m£5.4m11.9%140
2MSS Products Limited
Manchester · Wholesale of metals and metal ores
Capital-lightOperating leverage+1
£93.5m£4.8m5.1%31
3Mtalx Limited
Manchester · Wholesale of metals and metal ores
Capital-lightCash flow filed
£297m£2.7m0.9%33
4Precon Products Ltd
Ipswich · Wholesale of metals and metal ores
Capital-lightOperating leverage
£81.1m£2.3m2.9%113
5Metalor Technologies (UK) Ltd
Birmingham · Wholesale of metals and metal ores
Capital-lightOperating leverage
£251m£2.2m0.9%30
6Rainham Steel Company Limited
Romford · Wholesale of metals and metal ores
£190m£2.1m1.1%241
7Amodil Supplies Limited
Kidderminster · Wholesale of metals and metal ores
Capital-light
£46.5m£1.8m3.9%45
8Blyth Metals Limited
Sheffield · Wholesale of metals and metal ores
Cash flow filed
£8.7m£1.4m16.7%15
9Asmet (UK) Limited
Dronfield · Wholesale of metals and metal ores
Small team
£9m£1.4m15.5%6
10C.J. Upton & Sons Limited
Belfast · Wholesale of metals and metal ores
£94.7m£1.4m1.5%125

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