Which private sectors/industries have deepest pockets ?

Discussion in 'Economics' started by billpritjr, Nov 21, 2015.

  1. Hello

    Working on a research project, could anyone point me towards a link or information regarding which sectors or industries have the deepest pockets and/or most financial resources. Money that they themselves have and the ability to obtain government grants and incentives for their own programs

    For Example, which of these

    Healthcare / Hospitals
    Petroleum / Energy
    Transportation / Airlines
    Farming / Ranch
    Pharma / Drugs (related to healthcare)
    Retail / Shopping

    etc

    THank YOu
     
  2. xandman

    xandman

  3. WaxOn

    WaxOn

    I'm not going to do your research project, but sectors with the most financial flexibility would have:

    high margins
    high barriers to entry
    low cyclicality
    high value added / low commodity correlation
    conservative financial leverage (i.e. plenty of dry powder)
    strong brands
    low regulatory requirements

    there's start for you.
     
  4. Thank You
     
  5. Xela

    Xela

    Space research (e.g. funded by NASA/Bezos/Musk)
     
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