Template:Infobox company/doc

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

Usage
To use this template in an article, copy the template below, then paste the template into an article. All fields are optional - fields you do not populate with data will not show up in the infobox when the article is saved. With the exception of the genre and aum fields, which only apply to certain types of companies, do not erase fields for which you do not have data or which may not apply at the time you create the infobox. Use either location by itself OR the combination of both location_city and location_country to list the company's headquarters city, state/province and country. You must remove the comment marks if you populate data in fields below that show comment marks in order for the data to appear in the published article.

Parameters
An asterisk (*) after a field name denotes a field that is used only for a defunct company. Use either location by itself OR the combination of both location_city and location_country to list the company's headquarters city, state/province and country.. Note that the examples below are presented in wikicode and do not necessarily reflect actual statistics. Examples: Caterpillar Inc., General Electric Company, Microsoft Corporation If the company is based in a non-English speaking country, the name field should read [Name of company] [Name of company in native language]. Example: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij 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. Wordmark example: Microsoft. Logo example: Apple Inc. Combined logo and wordmark example: Altria Upload a wordmark/logo using the organization logo upload form Example: Public Example: Private (subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway) Examples: nasdaq: MSFT or nyse: CAT or fwb: VOW A list of available stock ticker symbol templates is available at Category:Ticker symbol templates If this field is filled, consider using infobox publisher instead. If the article subject is not a publishing or media company, delete this field from the article. Examples: Biographies, Science fiction, Western Examples: Acquired, Bankruptcy, Dissolved, Merged If the cause of the company's dissolution is unclear, do not populate this field. Example (as used in Berliner-Joyce Aircraft): Berliner Aircraft Company If the company exists as the result of the merger of two or more legal entities, list the predecessors alphabetically, using the wikicode to separate each entity. Example, as used in Caterpillar Inc.: C. L. Best Tractor Company Holt Manufacturing Company Example (as used in NeXT): Apple Inc. If a company is broken into parts and sold to several different entities, there may be several successors listed. List the successors alphabetically, using the wikicode to separate each entity. Example: The People's Corporation of Judea Splitter division of The Judean People's Company Example: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States (April 27, 1975) Example: Bill Gates Paul Allen Examples: 2000, June 30, 2000 Examples: Redmond, Washington; Nuremberg Example: U.S. Example: Germany Example: 815 stores (2011) Examples: Worldwide, North America, United States, New York metropolitan area to separate each name. Generally list prominent, current executives within the company holding key positions such as Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, President, Head of Design, etc. For existing companies, it may be appropriate to list past executives who played an especially prominent role in the company's history. Example: in the case of General Electric: Jack Welch (Former Chairman and CEO 1981-2001) For defunct companies, list the most prominent former executives. Use popular names rather than formal names (match the name used in a Wikipedia article title if an article exists). Example: Steve Jobs (Chairman and CEO) Tim Cook (COO and Acting CEO) Jonathan Ive Senior Vice President of Industrial Design]] . Example: Heavy equipment Engines Financial services to separate multiple entries. Example: Microsoft Windows Microsoft Office to separate multiple entries. Example: Financing Insurance Maintenance Training Example: US$512,256,128,064 (2011) Example: US$256,128,064,032 (2011) Example: US$128,064,032,016 (2011) If the article subject is not a financial services company, delete this field from the article. The company's total assets under management (AUM), with the applicable year in parenthesis. Example: US$200,000,000,000 (2011) Example: US$64,032,016,008 (2011) Example: US$32,016,008,004 (2011) to separate each entry.
 * name: The full legal name of the company. This may be different from the common name of the company used for the article title.
 * logo: The company's current, primary workmark or logo. Use the logo of the legal entity that is the subject of the article. (That logo may be different from the logo of the parent company or any subsidiary companies.)
 * caption: Descriptive information for the logo, if necessary
 * type: Type of company, Public, Private, Joint Venture or similar. (See ownership to list ownership percentages for private companies and joint ventures, if applicable.)
 * traded_as: Use this field to enter the stock symbol ticker of publicly traded companies using a stock ticker template.
 * genre: This entry is used for publishing and media companies only
 * fate*: The reason a company became defunct.
 * predecessor: The legal name(s) of the predecessor(s) of the company.
 * successor*: The legal name of the successor(s) of the company. Usually the successor is the company that acquired this company.
 * foundation: Location and date of the company's founding. Use Start date for the date.
 * founder: Person(s)/entrepreneur(s) who founded the company.
 * defunct*: Date that the company went defunct (dissolved). Use End date for the date.
 * location_city: Current city or city and state/province location of the company's headquarters. If this field is used, also populate location_country but do not use the location field.
 * location_country: Current country of the company's headquarters. Do not use flag icons, as this places an unnecessary emphasis on nationality; see MOS:FLAG for a detailed rationale. If this field is used, also populate location_city but do not use the location field.
 * location: Current location of the company's headquarters. May be in the format of City, State, Country or City, Country. If this field is used, do not populate either location_city or location_country.
 * locations: Number of locations the company has physical properties, expressed as a number, followed by the property type, then the applicable year in parentheses.
 * area_served: Geographic area(s) the company does business in. Use the largest geographic area(s) that apply. If, for example, a company does business in every province in Canada, list Canada, do not list each province.
 * key_people: Up to four key individuals closely associated with the company. This list may include the founders if the founders hold current leadership positions. Use
 * industry: Primary business market(s) and/or industry the company occupies. If the company offers goods and services in more than one industry, separate each entry with
 * products: A representative selection of the company's best known current or former products. Use
 * services: A representative selection of the company's best known current or former services offered. Use
 * revenue: Total net revenue recognized by the company in its most recent fiscal year, with the applicable year in parentheses.
 * operating_income: Total earnings before interest and taxes recognized by the company in its most recent fiscal year, with the applicable year in parentheses.
 * net_income: Net income or profit realized by the company in its most recent fiscal year, with the applicable year in parentheses.
 * aum: This entry is used for financial services companies only
 * assets: Total assets controlled by the company.
 * equity: Total equity or net worth held in the company.
 * owner: Use this field to list ownership percentages for private companies owned by a few key individuals or to list ownership percentages for joint ventures, if applicable. When listing a company as an owner, use the full legal name of the entity that holds the ownership stake in the article's subject company. Use

Example: 13,493 (2011) Example, in the case of Solar Turbines Incorporated: Caterpillar Inc. . Examples: Divisions may be aligned by functional area (Manufacturing, Repair, Training), geography (North America, Asia Pacific, Europe) or by customer segment (Retail, Wholesale) . Example (as a part of Caterpillar Inc.): Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation Caterpillar Marine Power Systems Perkins Engines Co. Limited Progress Rail Services Corporation Example: www.caterpillar.com
 * num_employees: Total number of people employed by the company, with the applicable year in parentheses.
 * parent: If the article's subject company is a division or subsidiary of another company (commonly referred to as a holding company or a parent company), list the full legal name of the holding company or parent company in this field.
 * divisions: This field records the primary functional divisions of a company. These divisions may or may not be aligned with the company's structure of legally incorporated subsidiaries. Separate each entry with
 * subsid: Primary legally incorporated subsidiaries owned by the company. List the full legal name of each subsidiary. For publicly traded companies, a list of subsidiaries is disclosed in the company's annual report. Separate each entry with
 * homepage: Top level URL of the company's website, using the URL template.
 * footnotes: Use to list references used to validate the data in the infobox and to note information about the terms, names and figures used in the infobox.
 * intl: Enter yes in the data area to change some labels from U.S. terminology to international terminology.

Instructions for the financial results fields
Six fields (revenue, operating_income, net_income, aum, assets and equity) are used to record a company's financial results. Each field entry should include three elements: an indicator icon comparing current result to the result of the immediately preceding period, the result expressed in the currency reported by the company and the financial year the result represents, in parentheses.


 * Example: US$128,064,032 (2011)

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. If no citable information is available for previous fiscal year data, please do not use an icon.
 * increase, steady or  decrease


 * Example: US$128,064,032 (2011)

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 fields. Do not express results as a decimal such as US$.963 billion (2010). Instead choose a notation that will allow you to express all results for the period in whole numbers. In this example use US$963 million (2010) or  US$963,000,000 (2010) and apply your choice to all the financial results consistently.

Examples:

Exact dollars
 * revenue         =  US$42,588,363,000 (2010)
 * operating_income = US$3,963,082,345 (2010)
 * net_income      =  US$2,700,376,442 (2010)
 * assets          =  US$64,020,364,188 (2010)
 * equity          =  US$10,863,945,862 (2010)

OR

Rounded billions
 * revenue         =  US$42.588 billion (2010)
 * operating_income = US$3.963 billion (2010)
 * net_income      =  US$2.700 billion (2010)
 * assets          =  US$64.020 billion (2010)
 * equity          =  US$10.864 billion (2010)

OR

Rounded millions
 * revenue         =  US$42,588 million (2010)
 * operating_income = US$3,963 million (2010)
 * net_income      =  US$2,700 million (2010)
 * assets          =  US$64,020 million (2010)
 * equity          =  US$10,864 million (2010)

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.
 * revenue         =  US$42,588 million (2010)
 * operating_income = US$.963 billion (2010)
 * net_income      =  US$2,700,376,442 (2010)
 * assets          =  US$64,020 million (2010)
 * equity          =  US$10,864,445,862 billion (2010)

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