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Industry benchmark · SIC 50200

Sea and coastal freight water transport

3,453 active companies are registered under this code; 37 publish a P&L we can benchmark.

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Median revenue
£12.4m
Median profit
£179k
Profitable
78%
Median staff
35
Median margin
3.7%
Top-quartile margin
7.7%
Median gross margin
18.4%
Median profit / staff
£10.6k
Profit margin: typical vs top quartile
Median
3.7%
Top quartile (p75)
7.7%

Median revenue growth: ▲1.6%

Ranked by profit

Top sea and coastal freight water transport businesses

Top companies in Sea and coastal freight water transport
#CompanyRevenueProfitMarginStaff
1Uniserve Limited
Upminster · Sea and coastal freight water transport
Capital-lightDoing more with less
£244m£22.8m9.3%635
2Metro Shipping Limited
Birmingham · Sea and coastal freight water transport
Capital-lightDoing more with less
£170m£15.6m9.2%189
3Osprey Shipping Limited
Bristol · Sea and coastal freight water transport
Operating leverage
£40.6m£8.1m20%88
4John H.whitaker (Tankers) Limited
Hull · Sea and coastal freight water transport
Operating leverage
£26.9m£5.9m21.8%67
5Holyhead Towing Company Limited
Bangor · Sea and coastal freight water transport
Operating leverageCash flow filed
£21.9m£4.2m18.9%27
6Portland Port Limited
Portland · Sea and coastal freight water transport
£11.3m£2.6m22.9%35
7Pritchard-Gordon Tankers Limited
Haywards Heath · Sea and coastal freight water transport
£40.5m£1.7m4.2%103
8Seven Seas Logistics Limited
Chichester · Sea and coastal freight water transport
Capital-lightOperating leverage+2
£25.4m£1.7m6.7%15
9Osprey Maritime Limited
Bristol · Sea and coastal freight water transport
IndependentCash flow filed
£40.6m£1.7m4.2%88
10NRS Ocean Logistics Ltd.
London · Sea and coastal freight water transport
IndependentCash flow filed
£68.5m£1.4m2.1%49

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