Template:Infobox Company/doc

Syntax
All fields, with the exception of name, type, foundation, location_city and location_country, are optional.

Definitions
Field names with a single asterisk (*) are required fields. Field names with two asterisks (**) are fields used for defunct companies only. Location data can be provided in either the location or location_city/location_country fields. Note that the examples below are presented in wikicode and do not necessarily reflect actual statistics.

name * :Name of the company. :Example: Microsoft Corporation :If the company is based in a country with a different language, the name field should read [Name of company] [Name of company in native language]. logo :Logo or graphic by which the company is currently and most readily identified. type * :Type of company, either Public, Private or similar. :Example: Public (Nasdaq:MSFT) :Example: Private (subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway) genre :Genre is primarily used for publishing and other media companies, and is of little value for other types. :Examples: Biographies, Science fiction, Western fate ** :The type of cause of the company to go defunct. :Examples: Acquired, Bankruptcy, Dissolved :If the cause of the company's dissolution is unclear, just use the last example above (Dissolved). predecessor :The corporate predecessor of the company. :Example (as used in Berliner-Joyce Aircraft): Berliner Aircraft Company successor ** :The corporate successor of the company. Usually the successor is the company that acquired this company. :Example (as used in NeXT): Apple Inc. foundation * :Place and date of company establishment. :Example: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States January 1, 2009 founder :Person or persons who founded the company. :Example: Bill Gates Paul Allen defunct ** :Date of the company going defunct (dissolved). location_city * Current city or city and state of the company's headquarters. If this field is used, do not use location field. :Example: Redmond, Washington :Example: Nuremberg location_country * :Current country of the company's headquarters. If this field is used, do not use location field. :Example: United States :Example: Germany location * :Current location of the company's headquarters. May be in the format of City, State, Country or City, Country. Deprecated - use location_city and/or location_country. locations :Number of locations the company has physical properties, expressed as a number, with the applicable year in parentheses. :Example: 800 stores (2004) area_served :Geographic area the company does business in. :Examples: Worldwide, North America, New York metropolitan area key_people :Individuals most closely associated with the company. Limit to at most three or four people, using popular names rather than formal names. :Example: Bill Gates, Co-founder and Executive Chairman Paul Allen, Co-founder industry :Primary business market and/or industry the company occupies. :Example: Computer software Computer hardware Video games products :Best known products produced by the company. :Example: Microsoft Windows Microsoft Office services :Services offered by the company. :Example: Computer repair Housekeeping revenue :Total revenue recognized by the company in its most recent fiscal year, with the applicable year in parentheses. :Example: US$512,256,128,064 (2004) operating_income :Total operating income recognized by the company in its most recent fiscal year, with the applicable year in parentheses. :Example: US$256,128,064,032 (2004) net_income :Net income or profit realized by the company in its most recent fiscal year, with the applicable year in parentheses. :Example: US$128,064,032,016 (2004) aum :The company's total assets under management (AUM), with the applicable year in parenthesis. (Used for financial companies only). :Example: US$200,000,000,000 (2002) assets :Total assets controlled by the company. :Example: US$64,032,016,008 (2004) equity :Total equity held in the company. :Example: US$32,016,008,004 (2004) owner :Current owner of the company, if applicable. :Example: Willie Hayes num_employees :Total number of people employed by the company, with the applicable year in parentheses. :Example: 3,493 (2004) parent :Holding company or group of the company. :Example: Google divisions :Primary divisions operated by this company. :Example: Operating system software, computer gaming, hardware subsid :Primary subsidiaries operated by the company. :Example (as a part of Hewlett-Packard): Compaq homepage :Official or primary website operated by the company. :Example: Microsoft.com footnotes Additional notes about the terms, names and figures used in the company's infobox. intl Use yes to change some labels from U.S. terminology to internationally-used terms.