How Swedish companies perform

Thursday, November 10, 2011

KWD Webranking has looked at how well the 100 largest listed companies in Sweden live up to target group needs. The annual survey is based on what analysts, investors and business journalists expect from a corporate website.

• 97 companies have the latest annual report on the corporate website. 96 publish interim reports.
• 2 out of 3 offer at least 3 years of archived presentation material.
• 63 companies have no information about their different markets and market shares. 2 companies present a list of company peers supported by historic performance data.
• Höganäs is the only company in Sweden during the time of ranking, to provide 3-4 reporting dates, the date for AGM 2011 and 2012, future dividend dates and capital market days.
• More or less everyone has an archive for annual and interim reports.
• 56% present neither financial goals nor a description on how to reach them.
• 93% have the latest press releases on the home page.
• 3 out of 4 companies do not describe growth drivers and do not give an indication of their future performance.
• 1 out of 5 provides both a general and personal IR-contact.
• 44 companies have some form of information about their interest bearing liabilities.
  

View the Swedish results on kw-digital.com

For more information on KWD Webranking please contact:

Staffan Lindgren, Managing Director, International
Telefon +46 8 407 22 12