HSBC Holdings plc operates in the Federal savings institutions sector.
In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares HSBC Holdings plc with three other
Savings Institutions in Europe:
KBC Group NV
of Belgium
(2012
sales of 15.10 billion Euro [US$19.48 billion]
of which 22%
was Belgium Business Unit),
UBI Banca
of Italy
(5.72 billion Euro [US$7.39 billion]
of which 47%
was Banks Network & Special Purpose Vehicle), and
Erste Group Bank AG
which is
based in Austria
(12.27 billion Euro [US$15.83 billion]
of which 49%
was Retail and SME).
Sales Analysis.
HSBC Holdings plc reported sales of £64.53 billion (US$97.78 billion)
for the
year ending
December of 2012.
This
represents
a
decrease of 1.8%
versus 2011, when the company's sales were £65.70 billion.
The sales level in 2012 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2007, HSBC Holdings plc had sales
of £70.79 billion.
Contributing to the drop in overall sales was the 74.1% decline
in Other, from £5.68 billion to £1.47 billion.
There were also decreases in sales in
Global Private Banking (down 0.9% to £2.03 billion)
.
However, these declines were partially offset by the increase in sales of
Retail Banking and Wealth Management (up 9.2% to £29.16 billion)
and
Commercial Banking (up 7.6% to £11.58 billion)
and
Global Banking and Markets (up 8.7% to £11.54 billion)
.
Business Description