Industry comparison
Manufacture of basic metals by regions.
Compare the eligible Manufacture of basic metals cohort across regions. Each row keeps company scale alongside health, profitability, growth and risk context.
Cohort comparison
Manufacture of basic metals by regions
Ranked by company count. Profitability is a derived 0–100 score; lower insolvency-risk score is safer.
| # | UK region | Companies | Health score | Profitability score | Gross margin | Growth | Risk lower is safer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 616 | 65 | 40 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 29 |
| 2 | West Midlands | 584 | 70 | 41 | 23.9% | -14.1% | 23 |
| 3 | South East | 373 | 68 | 40 | 39.1% | 0.0% | 23 |
| 4 | North West | 316 | 66 | 41 | 20.6% | 0.0% | 27 |
| 5 | Yorkshire and The Humber | 310 | 68 | 42 | 28.7% | 5.2% | 24 |
| 6 | East of England | 279 | 68 | 41 | 44.0% | 0.0% | 26 |
| 7 | East Midlands | 226 | 67 | 41 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 27 |
| 8 | Wales | 161 | 65 | 41 | 17.2% | 0.0% | 28 |
| 9 | South West | 138 | 68 | 41 | 19.3% | 0.0% | 25 |
| 10 | North East | 104 | 65 | 41 | 17.2% | 26.0% | 27 |
| 11 | Northern Ireland | 71 | 66 | 42 | 21.1% | 1000.0% | 30 |