Title: Private military industry analysis
Description: Since the end of the Cold War, the Private Military Industry has skyrocketed. This study gathers, compiles and  examines demographic and financial information on 585  private and public companies that operate in the Private  Military Industry.  The demographic analysis reveals that an overwhelming  majority of firms are privately held and offered no  financial information. Firm inception dates are closely  correlated with past and current world events. Majority of  the private firms founders have military or government  backgrounds and are located in the United States and United  Kingdom. Using Singer's and Avant's classification of the  Private Military Industry, the study determines that most  firms are not restricted to one classification as they  operate in more then one arena. The analysis of public  firms reveals that revenues and profits have been increasing  steadily since 2003 as well as operating expenses, shrinking  profit margins. The public firm analysis presents the  financial relationships between the Initial Public Offerings, locations, and employee numbers to the success of  the companies.  Overall this study and the analysis of the Private  Military Firms offer insight into the prevalence of the Private Military Industry in the business world and how  financially rewarding it can be.
Subjects: Defense industries