Template:Infobox company

Infobox company

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This template is used to create an infobox in an article about a company.

Usage

name

native_name
[[File:{{{logo}}}|{{{logo_size}}}|alt={{{logo_alt}}}|upright=1]] logo_caption
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{image_alt}}}|upright=1]]
Predecessor	predecessor  or  predecessors
Successor	successor  or  successors
Founded	founded
Founder	founder  or  founders
Defunct	defunct
Type	type
Products	products
Services	services
Owner	owner  or  owners
Key people	key_people
Subsidiaries	subsid
Revenue	revenue ({Template:Revenue year)
Income	({Template:Income year)
Employees	num_employees (year)
Website	website
Formerly called	former_name
module
footnotes

To use this template in an article, copy the template below, then paste the template into an article.

All parameters are optional – those you do not populate with data will not show up in the infobox when the article is saved.

You must remove both the <!-- and --> characters that surround certain entries in order for the data you enter to appear in the published article.

Short version

<source lang="html" style="overflow: hidden; background: unset;">

Infobox company

</source>

Full version

<source lang="html" style="overflow: hidden; background: unset;">

Infobox company

</source>

Parameters

name

The full, legal name of the company, correctly reproducing punctuation and abbreviations or lack thereof. The full legal name of the company may be different from the common name used for the article title.

logo

The company's current, primary wordmark or logo. Use the logo of the entity that is the subject of the article; the logo used may be different from the logo used on consumer products, particularly if the article is about a parent company or holding company.

For companies that use both a wordmark and a logo, upload a file that shows the two in combination if the combined form serves as the company's primary identity mark.

For a wordmark example, see Google; for a logo example, see Apple Inc.; for a combined logo and wordmark example see Altria.

Upload a wordmark/logo graphic using the organization logo upload form.

Note: Uploading trademarked corporate logos by other means or uploading corporate logos to Wikimedia Commons is likely to result in deletion of the logo.

Format: logo.png

logo_size

Optional display width of logo in pixels. If not specified, the size varies by user preferences.

logo_alt

Optional verbal description of logo for text-only browsers and visually impaired users.

logo_caption

Descriptive information for the logo, if necessary.

Example:

Logo used from 1942 to 1966

trade_name

Trade name, doing business as, d/b/a or fictitious business name under which a company presents itself to the public. This parameter is used only when the company has a legally registered trade name that is different from the company's full, legal name.

Example:

"Cellco Partnership" is the full, legal name of the company that trades as "Verizon Wireless". This template's name parameter, therefore would be set as Cellco Partnership, while its trade_name parameter would be set as Verizon Wireless.

native_name

The full, legal non-English name of the company as it appears in the company's home country language, reproducing any punctuation or abbreviations. For Chinese and Korean names' syntax, see the "Embedding" section below.

Examples:

• ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
• Нефтяна́я Компа́ния Ю́КОС

romanized_name

Native name in Latin script. Use only if the company is based in a non-English speaking country and it has no official rendering of its native name in Latin script. If such a rendering exists, assign it to native_name and omit this parameter.

former_name

Former names, if a rebranding had occurred in the past.

type

Type of the company (not their type of incorporation), wikilinked where appropriate. To list percentages owned of a private company, use the ownership parameter.

Examples:

traded_as

If applicable, the primary stock exchange where the company's stock is listed, followed by its stock ticker symbol/symbols for the company (use stock ticker templates where possible; see Category:Ticker symbol templates). Information about the company's status as a component of a major index can also be added. If more than one symbol or index is involved, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format them.

Examples:

• {{NYSE|DLB}}

ISIN

International Securities Identification Number. To add a second ISIN, use |ISIN2=.

industry

The primary industry or industries in which the company operates, listed alphabetically. If the company offers goods or services in more than one industry, format the list using {{Unbulleted list}}.

Examples:

• Appliance manufacturing

genre

Used for media or publishing companies – Genres of works published by the company, listed alphabetically and wikilinked where appropriate. If publishing is the company's primary activity, consider using {{Infobox publisher}} rather than this template.

If more than one entry is required here, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the list.

Examples:

The field or subset of the industry the company occupies, e.g. Industry is restaurants, the genre is fast food

fate

Reason(s) the company became defunct, or the name of the entity that acquired or merged with it.

Examples:

• Bankrupted
• Dissolved

predecessor

(or predecessors)   The name(s) of any predecessor(s) of the company. If the company has two or more predecessors, list them alphabetically using {{Unbulleted list}}.

Examples:

• Apple Inc.

successor

(or successors)   The name(s) of any successor(s) of the company. If the company has two or more successors, list them alphabetically using {{Unbulleted list}}.

Examples:

founded

Date and location of the company's establishment/foundation. For date, use {{Start date and age}}. For the location, use a format such as [[City, State or Province]], Country or [[City]], Country (i.e. link only the location's most specific element, per MOS:OVERLINK). Per MOS:INFOBOXFLAG, do not include flag icons; a company's location, ownership and liability, for instance, may exist in or across more than one country/region/etc.

Examples:

founder

(or founders)   The founder/entrepreneur/s who founded the company, wikilinked if notable. If more than one person, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the entries.

Examples:

• Thomas Oliver

defunct

The year (or, more specifically, if known, the date) the company became defunct/legally dissolved. Use {{End date}}.

Examples:

hq_location

hq_location_city

hq_location_country : City (for the U.S. and Canada, with the state/province/territory) and country company's physical headquarters location. If using hq_location_city or hq_location_country, reserve hq_location for the building, address, or business park, if these are themselves notable. Also maintain MOS:OVERLINK and MOS:INFOBOXFLAG.

Examples:

num_locations

Number of places at or in which the company has a [visible, public?] presence. Include the type of place (e.g. "store", "outlet") if the same for most/all instances.

Examples:

• 815 stores

num_locations_year

The year associated with the data presented by num_location. Only appears (as a parenthesis appended to num_locations' label) if/when num_locations also supplied.

area_served

(or areas_served)   Geographic area or areas in which the company does business. Use the largest appropriate geographic area or areas (i.e. if, for instance, a company trades in nearly every province in Canada, use e.g. |area_served=Most of Canada rather than listing every province). If more than one entry is required, use {{Unbulleted list}} to present them alphabetically; and avoid wikilinking any area or location name already linked in previous parameters.

Examples:

• Worldwide
• North America

key_people

Up to four key individuals closely associated with the company. If there is more than one entry, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the entries. List the figures in order of organizational role importance. Give job title(s) in parentheses (round brackets); these job titles use standard English casing. If a founder is already listed in the founder parameter, do not list them again here as a founder; if the founder still holds an executive job with the company, you may however list them along with their job title (chairman, president, etc.).

Always list the ceo. Generally list prominent, current executives within the company holding key positions such as chairman, chief executive officer, president, VP of design, etc., but do not list roles below chief officer level if they are not notable. Do include top executives even not individually notable, but do not wikilink them.

Use popular names rather than formal names if the key figure has an existing Wikipedia article.

It may be appropriate to add, at the end, past executives who played an especially prominent role in the company's history.

For defunct companies, list the most prominent former executives.

Example:

products

A representative selection of the company's well known current or former products, listed alphabetically. If there is more than one entry, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the entries.

Examples:

brands

Any significant brand names/imprints/etc. used by the company that differ from its name. If more than one, list using {{Hlist}}.

Examples:

production

The number of units produced in the most recent year and the year prior, stating the year in parentheses. Indicate what is being measured, such as vehicles, units or devices. You may include an indicator icon to indicate the change compared to the previous year; to avoid confusion, place the indicator before the number. Please note that this is intended to depict the direction of change compared to the previous year, not the actual numerical change in value.

Example:

production_year

The year associated with the data presented by production. Only appears (as a parenthesis appended to production's label) if/when production also supplied.

services

A representative selection of the company's well known current or former services offered, listed alphabetically. If there is more than one entry, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the entries.

Example:

revenue

All income that the company receives from its normal business activities, usually from the sale of goods and services to customers in the most recent year and the year prior, indicating the years in parentheses. (Revenue is referred to as "turnover" in the United Kingdom.) Wikilink the currency unit and indicate country for common currency units like "dollar".

Example:

revenue_year

The year associated with the data presented by revenue. Only appears (as a parenthesis appended to revenue's label) if/when revenue also supplied.

operating_income

Total earnings before interest and taxes recognized by the company in its most recent fiscal year and the year prior, with the applicable years in parentheses.

Example:

income_year

The year associated with the data presented by operating_income. Only appears (as a parenthesis appended to operating_income's label) if/when operating_income also supplied.

net_income

(or profit)   Net income or profit (revenue minus costs) realized by the company in its most recent fiscal year and the year prior, with the applicable years in parentheses.

Example:

net_income_year

(or profit_year)   The year associated with the data presented by net_income. Only appears (as a parenthesis appended to net_income's label) if/when net_income also supplied.

aum

The company's total assets under management (AUM) in its most recent fiscal year and the year prior, with the applicable years in parentheses.

This entry is used for financial services companies only. If the article subject is not a financial services company, delete this parameter from the article.

Example:

assets

Total assets controlled by the company in its most recent fiscal year and the year prior, with the applicable years in parentheses.

Example:

assets_year

The year associated with the data presented by assets. Only appears (as a parenthesis appended to assets' label) if/when assets also supplied.

equity

Total equity or net worth held in the company; shareholder equity for public companies.

Example:

equity_year

The year associated with the data presented by equity. Only appears (as a parenthesis appended to equity's label) if/when equity also supplied.

owner

(or owners)   Use this parameter to list, if applicable, ownership percentages for privately held companies. Use this field for publicly traded companies only when the owner is a long-term strategic owner such as an affiliate or founding family. Wiki-link where appropriate, and include the ownership percentage and a reference. List multiple owners in descending order of ownership percentage and use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the entries. If the company is majority-owned by a single entity and as such is a subsidiary or division, omit the owner field and use the parent field instead. Do not use the owner field to indicate top-level ownership if it differs from the direct parent.

Example:

num_employees

Total number of people employed by the company in the most recent year and the year prior, with the applicable years in parentheses. To separate thousands (e.g. 12,200; 5,200) please use a comma (,) instead of a full stop (.) per MOS:NUM.

Example:

num_employees_year

The year associated with the data presented by num_employees. Only appears (as a parenthesis appended to num_employees' label) if/when num_employees also supplied.

parent

The name(s) of the current and former parent companies and the time-span(s) in which they owned the subject. Do not add "independent" as parent company to designate times without a parent company. Do not include include any higher-level owners, like the parents' parent companies. If the company is not majority-owned by a single entity and as such does not have a clear parent company, use the owner field with the respective owners' percentages instead.

Example (for YouTube):

<source lang="moin" inline>Google</source>

divisions

The primary functional or operational business divisions of a company, listed alphabetically. These divisions align with the internal organizational structure of the company and may or may not align with the company's legally incorporated subsidiaries. If there is more than one entry, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the entries. If there are more than five divisions and the article body lists them or discusses them, consider linking to that part of the article rather than listing them in the infobox.

Example (fictional telecom corporation):

subsid

The primary legally incorporated subsidiaries owned by the company, listed alphabetically. Wikilink each subsidiary that has its own unique article. For publicly traded companies, a list of subsidiaries is disclosed in the company's annual report. If there is more than one entry, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the entries. If there are more than five subsidiaries and the article body lists them or discusses them, consider linking to that part of the article rather than listing them in the infobox.

Example (for Caterpillar Inc.):

module

For embedding other templates (see WP:IEmbed).

ratio

Basel III ratio; used for banks only.

rating

Credit rating from one or more of Moody's, Fitch or S&P; used for banks only.

website

Top-level URL of the company's website, using the {{URL}} template. Do not include the leading www. unless the URL will not resolve without it. If it needs to be hidden for some reason like it is hosting malicious activity, place the word "hide" without the quotes or the template in this field to ensure that no website shows up.

Example:

footnotes

Use to list citations that validate the data in the infobox or to note information about the terms, names and figures used.

Financial results parameters

Financial indicators available: <source lang="html" style="overflow: hidden; background: unset;"> | revenue = | revenue_year = | operating_income = | income_year = | net_income = | income_year = | aum = | assets = | assets_year = | equity = | equity_year = </source>

Wikilink the first occurrence of the currency unit. This is usually in the |revenue= parameter.

Each parameter entry should include three elements: an indicator icon, the results of the most recent fiscal year and the results of the previous fiscal year.

Example

<source lang="moin" inline>

• Increase US$128,064,032 (2011)
• US$111,586,447 (2010)

</source>

Indicator icons

You may include an indicator icon to indicate the change compared to the previous fiscal year; to avoid confusion, place the indicator before the number. Please note that this is intended to depict the direction of change compared to the previous year, not the actual numerical change in value.

Increase {{Increase}}, Steady {{Steady}}, or Decrease {{Decrease}}

Examples

<source lang="moin" inline>

• Increase US$128,064,032 (2011)
• US$111,586,447 (2010)

</source>

<source lang="moin" inline>

• Steady US$128,000,000 (2011)
• US$128,000,000 (2010)

</source>

<source lang="moin" inline>

• Decrease US$111,586,447 (2011)
• US$128,064,032 (2010)

</source>

Which display as

• Increase US$128,064,032 (2011)
• US$111,586,447 (2010)

• Steady US$128,000,000 (2011)
• US$128,000,000 (2010)

• Decrease US$111,586,447 (2011)
• US$128,064,032 (2010)

Consistent notation

There are different ways to record financial results that are in the millions or billions of dollars. Pick one and use it consistently in all parameters. If using billions, always wikilink the first occurrence as <source lang="moin" inline>billions</source>, since "billion" has more than one meaning. Use   to prevent wrapping between elements of the numbers, per MOS:NUM.

Do not express results as a decimal such as <source lang="html" style="overflow: hidden; background: unset;" inline>Increase US$.963 billion (2010)</source>. Instead choose a notation that will allow you to express all results for the period in whole numbers.

In this example use <source lang="html" style="overflow: hidden; background: unset;" inline>Increase US$963 million (2010)</source> or <source lang="moin" inline>Increase US$963,000,000 (2010)</source> and apply your choice to all the financial results consistently.

Examples

Exact dollars

Example 1

Revenue	Increase US$42,588,363,000 (2011) US$31,127,556,602 (2010)

<source lang="html" style="overflow: hidden; background: unset;"> | name = Example 1

| revenue =

• Increase US$42,588,363,000 (2011)
• US$31,127,556,602 (2010)

| operating_income =

• Increase US$3,963,082,345 (2011)
• US$3,144,535,447 (2010)

| net_income =

• Increase US$2,700,376,442 (2011)
• US$2,223,224,071 (2010)

| assets =

• Increase US$64,020,364,188 (2011)
• US$59,883,175,007 (2010)

| equity =

• Increase US$10,863,945,862 (2011)
• US$10,802,835,119 (2010)

</source>

or

Rounded billions <source lang="html" style="overflow: hidden; background: unset;">

| revenue =

• Increase US$42.588 billion (2011)
• US$41.754 billion (2010)

| operating_income =

• Increase US$3.963 billion (2011)
• US$3.258 billion (2010)

| net_income =

• Increase US$2.700 billion (2011)
• US$2.615 billion (2010)

| assets =

• Increase US$64.020 billion (2011)
• US$59.878 billion (2010)

| equity =

• Increase US$10.864 billion (2011)
• US$10.111 billion (2010)

</source>

or

Rounded millions <source lang="html" style="overflow: hidden; background: unset;">

| revenue =

• Increase US$42,588 million (2011)
• US$41,754 million (2010)

| operating_income =

• Increase US$3,963 million (2011)
• US$3,258 million (2010)

| net_income =

• Increase US$2,700 million (2011
• US$2,615 million (2010)

| assets =

• Increase US$64,020 million (2011)
• US$59,878 million (2010)

| equity =

• Increase US$10,864 million (2011)
• US$10,111 million (2010)

</source>

but not

Do not use an inconsistent mix of the three styles depicted in the examples above. Below is an example of undesirable, inconsistent notation. <source lang="html" style="overflow: hidden; background: unset;">

| revenue =

• Increase US$42,588 million (2011)
• US$$41,754 million (2010)

| operating_income =

• Increase US$.963 billion (2011)
• US$3.258 billion (2010)

| net_income =

• Increase US$2,700,376,442 (2011)
• US$2,223,224,071 (2010)

| assets =

• Increase US$64,020 million (2011)
• US$59,878 million (2010)

| equity =

• Increase US$10,864,445,862 billion (2011)
• US$10,802,835,119 (2010)

</source>

Embedding

Many different templates can be embedding within this template. For example, to add a Korean name, use {{Infobox name module}} as follows

The Corporation Company

Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization
McCune–Reischauer
Type	Public

<source lang="html" style="overflow: hidden; background: unset;">

The Corporation Company

Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization
McCune–Reischauer
Type	Public

</source>

Examples

The Corporation Company

File:Bad Title Example.png
Founded	May 25, 1900 (1900-05-25) in New York City, New York, U.S.
Founders	Wikiped Wikiad William Williamson
Type	Public
Products	Books Magazines
Services	Literary archiving Literary restoration
Key people	Wikiped Wikiad (chairman) Waldo Wikiad (CEO)
Subsidiaries	Restored Book Super Archives
Revenue	Increase US$500 million (2011) US$432 million (2010)
Employees	Increase 1,500 (2011) 1,256 (2010)
Website	example.com

<source lang="html" style="overflow: hidden; background: unset;">

The Corporation Company

File:Bad Title Example.png
Founded	May 25, 1900 (1900-05-25) in New York City, New York, U.S.
Founders	Wikiped Wikiad William Williamson
Type	Public
Products	Books Magazines
Services	Literary archiving Literary restoration
Key people	Wikiped Wikiad (chairman) Waldo Wikiad (CEO)
Subsidiaries	Restored Book Super Archives
Revenue	Increase US$500 million (2011) US$432 million (2010)
Employees	Increase 1,500 (2011) 1,256 (2010)
Website	example.com

</source>

Wikiand Financial, Inc.

File:Bad Title Example.png
Predecessor	Wilson Wikiana & Company
Successor	Wikianian & Wikianian Finances
Founded	(June 22, 1930 (1930-06-22)) in Edinburgh, Scotland
Founder	William Wikiand
Defunct	October 19, 2010 (2010-10-19)
Type	Private
Products	24/7 Auto Loan Life Plus life Insurance Money Market Premier Account
Services	Banking Financing Insurance
Owner	Doha Partners (51.5%) Wikiad Trust (20.5%) Zede (28%)
Key people	William Wikiand (chairman) Robert Wikiand (CEO)
Subsidiaries	Wikiand Loans Wikiand Mortgages Wikiand Real Property
Revenue	Increase €326,810,243 (2011) €297,858,401 (2010)
Employees	Steady 1,520 (2011) 1,520 (2010)
Website	example.com

<source lang="html" style="overflow: hidden; background: unset;">

Wikiand Financial, Inc.

File:Bad Title Example.png
Predecessor	Wilson Wikiana & Company
Successor	Wikianian & Wikianian Finances
Founded	(June 22, 1930 (1930-06-22)) in Edinburgh, Scotland
Founder	William Wikiand
Defunct	October 19, 2010 (2010-10-19)
Type	Private
Products	24/7 Auto Loan Life Plus life Insurance Money Market Premier Account
Services	Banking Financing Insurance
Owner	Doha Partners (51.5%) Wikiad Trust (20.5%) Zede (28%)
Key people	William Wikiand (chairman) Robert Wikiand (CEO)
Subsidiaries	Wikiand Loans Wikiand Mortgages Wikiand Real Property
Revenue	Increase €326,810,243 (2011) €297,858,401 (2010)
Employees	Steady 1,520 (2011) 1,520 (2010)
Website	example.com

</source>

Microformat

The HTML mark-up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat that makes an organization's details readily parsable by computer programs. This aids tasks such as the cataloguing of articles and maintenance of databases. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please visit the Microformat WikiProject.

Subtemplates

• Use {{Start date and age}} for the date on which an organisation was "established", "founded", "opened" or otherwise started, unless that date is before 1583 CE.
• Use {{URL}} for an organisation's URL.

Please do not remove instances of these subtemplates.

Classes used

The HTML classes of this microformat include:

• adr
• agent
• category
• country-name
• extended-address
• fn
• geo
• label
• latitude
• locality
• longitude
• nickname
• note
• org
• region
• street-address
• url
• vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes
nor collapse nested elements which use them.

TemplateData

TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools

Click here to see a monthly parameter usage report for this template based on this TemplateData. TemplateData for Infobox company An infobox for companies Template parameters[Edit template data] This template prefers block formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Name name The full, legal name of the company, correctly reproducing punctuation and abbreviations or lack thereof. The full legal name of the company may be different from the common name used for the article title. Default (PAGENAME) String optional Logo logo The company's current, primary wordmark or logo. Use the logo of the entity that is the subject of the article; the logo used may be different from the logo used on consumer products, particularly if the article is about a parent company or holding company. Upload a wordmark/logo graphic using the organization logo upload form. Note: Uploading trademarked corporate logos by other means or uploading corporate logos to Wikimedia Commons is likely to result in deletion of the logo. Example logo.png String optional Logo size logo_size Optional display width of logo in pixels. If not specified, the size varies by user preferences. Example 100px String optional Logo alt text logo_alt alt Optional verbal description of logo for text-only browsers and visually impaired users. Example ExampleCo's logo String optional Logo caption logo_caption caption Descriptive information for the logo, if necessary. Example Logo used from 1942 to 1966 String optional Image image A secondary image of the company (not the logo) Example headquarters.jpg Unknown optional Image size image_size Optional display width of the secondary image in pixels. If not specified, the size varies by user preferences. Example 100px Unknown optional Image alt text image_alt Optional verbal description of the secondary image for text-only browsers and visually impaired users. Example ExampleCo's headquarters Unknown optional Image caption image_caption Descriptive information for the secondary image, if necessary. Example ExampleCo's headquarters in City, Country. String optional Trading name trading_name Trade name, doing business as, d/b/a or fictitious business name under which a company presents itself to the public. This parameter is used only when the company has a legally registered trade name that is different from the company's full, legal name. String optional Native name native_name The full, legal non-English name of the company as it appears in the company's home country language, reproducing any punctuation or abbreviations. For Chinese and Korean names' syntax, see the "Embedding" section below. String optional Language of native name native_name_lang Sets the lang attribute for the native name, use two letter ISO 639‑1 codes like 'fr'. String optional Romanized name romanized_name Native name in Latin script. Use only if the company is based in a non-English speaking country and it has no official rendering of native name in Latin script. If the official rendering of native name in Latin script exists, use the 'native_name' parameter instead and omit this non-Latin names entirely. String optional Formerly former_name former_names Former names, if a rebranding had occurred in the past. Unknown optional Company type type Type of the company (not their type of incorporation), wikilinked where possible. To list percentages owned of a private company, use the ownership parameter. Example [[Public company|Public]] OR [[Privately held company|Private]] Page name optional Traded as traded_as If applicable, the primary stock exchange where the company's stock is listed, followed by its stock ticker symbol/symbols for the company (use stock ticker templates where possible; see Category:Ticker symbol templates). Information about the company's status as a component of a major index can also be added. If more than one symbol or index is involved, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format them. Example {{NYSE|DLB}} OR {{Unbulleted list|{{NASDAQ|MSFT}}|[[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] component|[[NASDAQ-100]] component|[[S&P 500]] component}} String optional ISIN ISIN International Securities Identification Number. To add a second ISIN, use |ISIN2=. String optional Industry industry The primary industry or industries in which the company operates, listed alphabetically. If the company offers goods or services in more than one industry, format the list using {{Unbulleted list}}. Example Appliance manufacturing OR {{Unbulleted list|Electronics design|Electronics distribution|Entertainment}} String optional Genre genre Used for media or publishing companies – Genres of works published by the company, listed alphabetically and wikilinked where possible. If publishing is the company's primary activity, consider using {{Infobox publisher}} rather than this template. If more than one entry is required here, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the list. Example [[Fiction]] OR {{Unbulleted list|[[Biography|Biographies]]|[[Science fiction]]|[[Western fiction|Westerns]]}} String optional Fate fate Reason(s) the company became defunct, or the name of the entity that acquired or merged with it. Example Acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc. OR Bankrupted OR Dissolved OR Merged with Thompson Corporation String optional Predecessor predecessor predecessors The name(s) of any predecessor(s) of the company. If the company has two or more predecessors, list them alphabetically using {{Unbulleted list}}. Example Apple Inc. OR {{Unbulleted list|[[C. L. Best]]|[[Holt Manufacturing Company]]}} String optional Successor successor successors The name(s) of any successor(s) of the company. If the company has two or more successors, list them alphabetically using {{Unbulleted list}}. Example [[Apple Inc.]] OR {{Unbulleted list|[[The People's Corporation of Judea]]|[[Splitters, Inc.]]}} String optional Date founded founded foundation Date and location of the company's establishment/foundation. For date, use {{Start date and age}}. For the location, use a format such as [[City, State or Province]], Country or [[City]], Country (i.e. link only the location's most specific element, per MOS:OVERLINK). Per MOS:INFOBOXFLAG, do not include flag icons; a company's location, ownership and liability, for instance, may exist in or across more than one country/region/etc. Example {{Start date and age|1925|12|02}} in [[Malmö]], Sweden String optional Founder founder founders The founder/entrepreneur/s who founded the company, wikilinked if notable. If more than one person, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the entries. Example Thomas Oliver String optional Date defunct defunct dissolved The year (or, more specifically, if known, the date) the company became defunct/legally dissolved. Use {{End date}}. Example {{End date|2000}} or {{End date|2000|06|30}} String optional HQ location hq_location location City (for the U.S. and Canada, with the state/province/territory) and country company's physical headquarters location. If using hq_location_city or hq_location_country, reserve hq_location for the building, address, or business park, if these are themselves are notable. Also maintain MOS:OVERLINK and MOS:INFOBOXFLAG. String optional HQ location's city hq_location_city location_city City (for the U.S. and Canada, with the state/province/territory) and country company's physical headquarters location. If using hq_location_city or hq_location_country, reserve hq_location for the building, address, or business park, if these are themselves are notable. Also maintain MOS:OVERLINK and MOS:INFOBOXFLAG. Example [[Redmond, Washington]] OR [[Nuremberg]] String optional HQ location's country hq_location_country City (for the U.S. and Canada, with the state/province/territory) and country company's physical headquarters location. If using hq_location_city or hq_location_country, reserve hq_location for the building, address, or business park, if these are themselves are notable. Also maintain MOS:OVERLINK and MOS:INFOBOXFLAG. Example Germany String optional Number of locations num_locations locations Number of places at or in which the company has a [visible, public?] presence. Include the type of place (e.g. "store", "outlet") if the same for most/all instances. Example 815 stores (2011) String optional Number of locations year num_locations_year The year associated with the data presented by num_location. Only appears (as a parenthesis appended to num_locations' label) if/when num_locations also supplied. Unknown optional Area served area_served areas_served Geographic area or areas in which the company does business. Use the largest appropriate geographic area or areas (i.e. if, for instance, a company trades in nearly every province in Canada, use e.g. |area_served=Most of Canada rather than listing every province). If more than one entry is required, use {{Unbulleted list}} to present them alphabetically; and avoid wikilinking any area or location name already linked in previous parameters. Example Worldwide OR North America OR [[New York metropolitan area]] OR {{Unbulleted list|[[Contiguous United States]]|[[Puerto Rico]]|[[United States Virgin Islands]]}} String optional Key people key_people Up to four key individuals closely associated with the company. If there is more than one entry, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the entries. List the figures in order of organizational role importance. Give job title(s) in parentheses (round brackets); these job titles use standard English casing. If a founder is already listed in the founder parameter, do not list them again here as a founder; if the founder still holds an executive job with the company, you may however list them along with their job title (chairman, president, etc.). Generally list prominent, current executives within the company holding key positions such as chairman, chief executive officer, president, VP of design, etc., but do not list roles below chief officer level if they are not notable. Do include top executives even not individually notable, but do not wikilink them. Use popular names rather than formal names if the key figure has an existing Wikipedia article. It may be appropriate to add, at the end, past executives who played an especially prominent role in the company's history. For defunct companies, list the most prominent former executives. Example {{Unbulleted list|[[Tim Cook]] ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])|[[Arthur D. Levinson]] ([[chairman]])|[[Jonathan Ive]] ([[Senior vice-president|SVP]] of [[industrial design]])|[[Steve Jobs]] (chairman, 1976–1985, 2011; CEO, 1997–2011)}} String optional Products products A representative selection of the company's well known current or former products, listed alphabetically. If there is more than one entry, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the entries. Example {{Unbulleted list|[[Microsoft Office]]|[[Microsoft Windows]]}} OR {{Unbulleted list|[[Bentley Continental Flying Spur|Continental Flying Spur]]|[[Bentley Continental GT|Continental GT]]|[[Bentley Mulsanne (2010)|Mulsanne]]}} String optional Brands brands Any significant brand names/imprints/etc. used by the company that differ from its name. If more than one, list using {{Hlist}}. String optional Production production The number of units produced in the most recent year and the year prior, stating the year in parentheses. Indicate what is being measured, such as vehicles, units or devices. You may include an indicator icon to indicate the change compared to the previous year; to avoid confusion, place the indicator before the number. Please note that this is intended to depict the direction of change compared to the previous year, not the actual numerical change in value. Example {{Unbulleted list|{{Increase}} 2,856 vehicles (2011)|2,177 vehicles (2010)}} String optional Production year production_year The year associated with the data presented by production. Only appears (as a parenthesis appended to production's label) if/when production also supplied. String optional Services services A representative selection of the company's well known current or former services offered, listed alphabetically. If there is more than one entry, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the entries. Example {{Unbulleted list|[[Financial services|Financing]]|[[Insurance]]|[[Maintenance, repair and operations|Maintenance]]|[[Training]]}} String optional Revenue revenue All income that the company receives from its normal business activities, usually from the sale of goods and services to customers in the most recent year and the year prior, indicating the years in parentheses. (Revenue is referred to as "turnover" in the United Kingdom.) Wikilink the currency unit and indicate country for common currency units like "dollar". Example {{Unbulleted list|{{Increase}} US$512,256,128,064 (2011)|US$412,552,687,117 (2010)}} String optional Revenue year revenue_year The year associated with the data presented by revenue. Only appears (as a parenthesis appended to revenue's label) if/when revenue also supplied. String optional Operating income operating_income Total earnings before interest and taxes recognized by the company in its most recent fiscal year and the year prior, with the applicable years in parentheses. Example {{Unbulleted list|{{Decrease}} US$256,128,064,032 (2011)|US$382,456,778,010 (2010)}} String optional Operating income year income_year The year associated with the data presented by operating_income. Only appears (as a parenthesis appended to operating_income's label) if/when operating_income also supplied. Unknown optional Net income net_income profit Net income or profit (revenue minus costs) realized by the company in its most recent fiscal year and the year prior, with the applicable years in parentheses. Example {{Unbulleted list|{{Steady}} US$128 million (2011)|US$128 million (2010)}} String optional Net income year net_income_year profit_year The year associated with the data presented by net_income. Only appears (as a parenthesis appended to net_income's label) if/when net_income also supplied. Unknown optional Assets under management aum The company's total assets under management (AUM) in its most recent fiscal year and the year prior, with the applicable years in parentheses. This entry is used for financial services companies only. If the article subject is not a financial services company, delete this parameter from the article. Example {{Unbulleted list|{{Increase}} US$213.5 million (2011)|US$175.8 million (2010)}} String optional Assets assets Total assets controlled by the company in its most recent fiscal year and the year prior, with the applicable years in parentheses. Example {{Unbulleted list|{{Decrease}} US$64,032,016 (2011)|US$82,456,375 (2010)}} String optional Assets year assets_year The year associated with the data presented by assets. Only appears (as a parenthesis appended to assets' label) if/when assets also supplied. Unknown optional Equity equity Total equity or net worth held in the company; shareholder equity for public companies. Example {{Unbulleted list|{{Increase}} US$32,016,008,004 (2011)|US$29,752,528,004 (2010)}} String optional Equity year equity_year The year associated with the data presented by equity. Only appears (as a parenthesis appended to equity's label) if/when equity also supplied. Unknown optional Owner owner owners Use this parameter to list, if applicable, ownership percentages for privately held companies. Use this field for publicly traded companies only when the owner is a long-term strategic owner such as an affiliate or founding family. Wiki-link if possible, and include the ownership percentage and a reference. List multiple owners in descending order of ownership percentage and use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the entries. If the company is majority-owned by a single entity and as such is a subsidiary or division, omit the owner field and use the parent field instead. Do not use the owner field to indicate top-level ownership if it differs from the direct parent. Example {{Unbulleted list|[[Richemont]] (50%)|[[Polo Ralph Lauren]] (50%)}} String optional Members members Number of members Unknown optional Members year members_year The year associated with the data presented by 'members'. Unknown optional Number of employees num_employees Total number of people employed by the company in the most recent year and the year prior, with the applicable years in parentheses. To separate thousands (e.g. 12,200; 5,200) please use a comma (,) instead of a full stop (.) per MOS:NUM. Example {{Unbulleted list|{{Steady}} 127 (2011)|127 (2010)}} String optional Number of employees year num_employees_year The year associated with the data presented by num_employees. Only appears (as a parenthesis appended to num_employees) if/when num_employees also supplied. Unknown optional Parent/holding company parent The name(s) of the current and former parent companies and the time-span(s) in which they owned the subject. Do not add "independent" as parent company to designate times without a parent company. Do not include include any higher-level owners, like the parents' parent companies. If the company is not majority-owned by a single entity and as such does not have a clear parent company, use the owner field with the respective owners' percentages instead. Example in the case of Solar Turbines Incorporated: [[Caterpillar Inc.]] String optional Divisions divisions The primary functional or operational business divisions of a company, listed alphabetically. These divisions align with the internal organizational structure of the company and may or may not align with the company's legally incorporated subsidiaries. If there is more than one entry, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the entries. If there are more than five divisions and the article body lists them or discusses them, consider linking to that part of the article rather than listing them in the infobox. String optional Subsidiaries subsid The primary legally incorporated subsidiaries owned by the company, listed alphabetically. Wikilink each subsidiary that has its own unique article. For publicly traded companies, a list of subsidiaries is disclosed in the company's annual report. If there is more than one entry, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the entries. If there are more than five subsidiaries and the article body lists them or discusses them, consider linking to that part of the article rather than listing them in the infobox. String optional Module module For embedding other templates (see WP:IEmbed). String optional Basel III ratio ratio Basel III ratio; used for banks only. Unknown optional Credit rating rating Credit rating from one or more of Moody's, Fitch or S&P; used for banks only. Unknown optional website website Top-level URL of the company's website, using the {{URL}} template. Do not include the leading www. unless the URL will not resolve without it. String optional Footnotes footnotes Use to list citations that validate the data in the infobox or to note information about the terms, names and figures used. 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