Britain's Most Admired Companies 2011: Financial soundness

A watertight business model with a diversified portfolio and cash in the bank? Sounds like a dream but not for this lot. Here are the firms whose rivals rate them the most financially sound in the land.

by MT Staff
Published: 30 Nov 2011
Last Updated: 09 Oct 2013

Britain's Most Admired Companies 2011: Financial soundness

1 Royal Dutch Shell 9.11
2 BASF (UK) 9.1
2 Berkeley Group 9.1
4 Betfair 9
4 Diageo 9
6 Paddy Power 8.71
7 Aggreko (UK) 8.7
8 ASDA (UK) 8.64
9 InterContinental Hotels 8.5
10 Bwin.Party Digital 8.43

- Download a PDF of the top 10 companies rated by their financial soundness

- Download a PDF of all companies rated by their financial soundness

- Go to the BMAC homepage

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