V100

Moving on Up

It was a successful year for most of the companies on the Venture 100 and Next 100, but some stood out above the rest. Meet this year’s overachievers >

V-100 Cover Story | Growth is on the Horizon

With balance sheets written in red last year, companies are betting on a better year ahead >

Founding Date: How Old or New are the Companies in the V100?

One of the pieces of data we collect for the V100 is the year when the company was founded. We wondered, how old (or young) are Alberta’s top businesses? First off we wanted to look at the companies with roots. Below are all the companies that were founded before 1960. Behold the grey eminences of the V100. >

V100 Average Revenue – Alberta companies’ average revenue slides, slightly

In the midst of Alberta’s difficult 2009 fiscal year, the revenue posted overall in the Venture 100 can be overlooked by revenue declines in individual companies. The prevalence of revenue declines across the V100 charts casts a particularly bearish picture of Alberta’s 100 largest companies. >

V100 Net Income – Difficult Year to Post Profits

Truncating the Venture 100 list into thirds would group net income figures together in similar-sized packages. In the top third, data collected from the past three editions of the V100 shows that 2009 was a net income anomaly for an otherwise highly profitable class of Alberta’s top 30 companies. >

Revenue by City – How does the rest of Alberta stack up to Calgary?

The Venture 100 charts are dominated by large companies with massive revenues. Their contributions to the gross domestic product of the cities they’re headquartered in are important, but at first blush it’s difficult to see how vital a major corporate headquarters can be to a smaller centre. >

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V100 Year Over Year Revenue Growth Comparison

If you’re looking for a metric to determine the year-over-year health of a company, revenue growth can be very useful. This ratio measures the percentage increase or decrease in the measured year’s revenue in relation to the prior year’s revenue. It provides a highly functional relative measurement of growth. >

Next 100 Year Over Year Revenue Growth Comparison

Revenue growth measures the percentage increase or decrease in the measured year’s revenue in relation to the prior year’s revenue. It provides a highly functional relative measurement of growth.

The smaller, more focused companies in the Next 100 took quite a shot in 2009. Revenue growth was way down as you can see in the graph below. Be sure to click on the individual bars to discover the company’s name and stats.

Next 100 Revenue Growth in 2009 as a %

The Next 100 saw seven separate companies that dipped below negative 50% revenue growth in 2009. The V100 had four companies that hit the negative 50% revenue growth number in the same time frame.

So while the down times were magnified in the Next 100 in 2009, the good times in 2008 were magnified in turn. Check out the graph below and compare it to the corresponding V100 graph. Fairly stunning positive revenue growth numbers all around.

Next 100 Revenue Growth in 2008 as a %

When we apply these numbers to the 2007 Next 100 data we get more of the same.

Next 100 Revenue Growth in 2007 as a %

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