（英文）行業(yè)資料 brand-finance - Qatar 10 2023 -The annual report on the most valuable and strongest Qatar brands

Qatar

10

2023

TheannualreportonthemostvaluableandstrongestQatarbrands

February2023

Contents.

BrandFinanceQatar102023/qatar2

AboutBrandFinance3

Foreword

DavidHaigh,Chairman&CEO,BrandFinance7

RankingAnalysis9

BrandValueRanking13

BrandSpotlights14

QNBGroup:15

InterviewwithHebaAliAlTamimi,SeniorExecutiveVicePresident,QNBGroupCommunications

Methodology17

OurServices24

?2023Allrightsreserved.BrandFinancePlc.

AboutBrandFinance.

BrandFinanceQatar102023/qatar3

BrandFinanceistheworld'sleadingbrand

valuationconsultancy.

Webridgethegapbetweenmarketingandfinance

BrandFinancewassetupin1996withtheaimof'bridging

thegapbetweenmarketingandfinance'.Formorethan25

years,wehavehelpedcompaniesandorganisationsofall

typestoconnecttheirbrandstothebottomline.

Wequantifythefinancialvalueofbrands

Weputthousandsoftheworld’sbiggestbrandstothe

testeveryyear.Rankingbrandsacrossallsectorsand

countries,wepublishover100reportsannually.

Weofferauniquecombinationofexpertise

Ourteamshaveexperienceacrossawiderangeof

disciplinesfrommarketingandmarketresearch,to

brandstrategyandvisualidentity,totaxandaccounting.

Weprideourselvesontechnicalcredibility

BrandFinanceisacharteredaccountancyfirmregulated

bytheInstituteofCharteredAccountantsinEnglandand

Wales,andthefirstbrandvaluationconsultancytojoin

theInternationalValuationStandardsCouncil.

Ourexpertshelpedcrafttheinternationallyrecognised

standardsonBrandValuation–ISO10668andBrand

Evaluation–ISO20671.Ourmethodologyhasbeen

certifiedbyglobalindependentauditors–Austrian

Standards–ascompliantwithboth,andreceived

theofficialapprovaloftheMarketingAccountability

StandardsBoard.

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Communication

Understanding

Benchmarking

Requestyourown

BrandValueReport

ABrandValueReportprovidesa

completebreakdownoftheassumptions,

datasources,andcalculationsused

toarriveatyourbrand’svalue.

Eachreportincludesexpert

recommendationsforgrowingbrand

Insight

valuetodriveperformanceandoffers

acost-effectivewaytogainingabetter

understandingofyourpositionagainstpeers.

Strategy

Visit/request-a-valuation

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BrandValuationSummary

Brand

StrengthTracking

Education

RoyaltyRates

Costof

CapitalAnalysis

Customer

ResearchFindings

enquiries@

Competitor

Benchmarking

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Brandirectory

istheworld’slargestdatabaseofcurrentandhistoricalbrandvalues,providingeasyaccesstoallBrandFinancerankings,reports,whitepapers,andconsumerresearchpublishedsince2007.

+Browsethousandsofpublishedbrandvalues

+Trackbrandvalue,strength,andratingacross

publicationsandovertime

+Useinteractivechartstocomparebrandvalues

acrosscountries,sectors,andglobalrankings

+Purchaseandinstantlyunlockpremiumdata,

completebrandrankings,andresearchVisit

tofindoutmore.

BrandFinanceGroup.

BrandFinanceInstitute

BrandFinanceInstituteistheeducationaldivisionofBrandFinance,whosepurposeistocreateandfosteraprofessionalenvironmentforknowledge-sharingandnetworkingamongpractitionersandexpertsinthemarket.BFIorganisesevents,in-companytraining,andcorporateeducationalinitiativesaroundtheworld.Inthequestformarketingexcellenceandwiththepurposetoequipthebrandvaluationandstrategypractitionerswiththenecessaryskillsandtools,wehavedevelopedawiderangeofprogrammesandcertificationsincollaborationwiththemostcovetedbusinessschools,universitiesandthoughtleadersinthefield.

BrandDialogue

BrandDialogueisapublicrelationsagencydevelopingcommunicationsstrategiestocreatedialoguethatdrivesbrandvalue.BrandDialoguehasover25yearsofexperienceindeliveringcampaignsdrivenbyresearch,measurement,andstrategicthinkingforavarietyofclients,withastrongbackgroundingeographicbranding,includingsupportingnationbrandsandbrandswithageographicalindication(GI).BrandDialoguemanagescommunicationsactivitiesacrossBrandFinanceGroup'scompaniesandnetwork.

VI360

VI360isabrandidentitymanagementconsultancyworkingforclientsofallsizesonbrandcompliance,brandtransition,andbrandidentitymanagement.VI360providestraightforwardandpracticalbrandmanagementthatresultsintangiblebenefitsforyourbusiness.

GlobalBrand

EquityMonitor

Originalmarketresearchonover5,000brands

38countriesand31sectorscovered

Morethan150,000respondentssurveyedannually

Wearenowinour7thconsecutiveyearconductingthestudy

Visit/consumer-research

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Foreword.

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DavidHaigh

Chairman&CEO,

BrandFinance

Brandvaluationhelpscompaniesunderstandthevalueoftheirbrandandhowitcontributestotheoverallvalueofthecompany.Thisimportantunderstandingcaninformdecision-makingrelatedtomarketingandbrandingefforts,aswellasprovideabenchmarkforfutureperformance.Itcanalsobeusedtohelpattractinvestorsandsecurefinancing,asastrongbrandcanbeavaluableasset.

Additionally,brandvaluationcanbeusefulintheeventofamergeroracquisition,asitcanhelpdeterminethevalueofthebrandbeingacquired.Overall,brandvaluationhelpsorganisationsunderstandtheworthoftheirbrandandhowitfitsintotheiroverallbusinessstrategy.

Astrongbrandcanleadtoimprovedbusinessreturnsinseveralways.First,astrongbrandcanhelpacompanydifferentiateitselffromitscompetitorsandestablishauniqueidentityinthemarket,whichcanleadtoincreasedcustomerloyaltyandretention.This,inturn,canleadtohighersalesandrevenue.Astrongbrandcanalsohelpacompanycommandahigherpriceforitsproductsorservices,asconsumersarewillingtopaymoreforabrandtheyperceiveashigh-qualityandtrustworthy.Inaddition,astrongbrandcanhelpacompanyattracttoptalent,asemployeesmaybemoreattractedtoworkforawell-knownandreputablebrand.Finally,astrongbrandcanprovideacompanywithacompetitiveadvantageandhelpitweathereconomicdownturnsorindustrydisruptions.

Thisyear,BrandFinancehasinvestedmoreinresearchingandunderstandingcustomerperceptionofbrandsacrosstheworldthaneverbefore,withoriginalresearchtakingplaceindozensofjurisdictionsglobally.Thereportyouarereadingisbasedonthisextensiveoriginalresearch,withthefindingsrepresentingacatalystforfurtherconversations.

Ifyouwanttohelpbuildastrongerbrand,orifyouwanttobetterunderstandthevalueofyourbrand,pleasecontacttheBrandFinanceteamandIanytime.Ilookforwardtotheconversationandhelpingtobuildamoreprofitablefutureforyourbrand.

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World

Cupwin

forQatari

brands.

+QNBisthemostvaluableQataribrand,valuedatUS$7.7

billion

+Qatargasisfastest-growingQataribrand,up147%

+QatarAirwayscontinuestoreboundfrompandemic

restrictions

+Inadditiontobeingmostvaluable,QNBisalsothestrongestQataribrand,earningupgradetoAAArating

Ranking

Analysis.

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RankingAnalysis.

QNBisthemostvaluableQatari

brand,valuedatUS$7.7billion

QNB(brandvalueup9%toUS$7.7billion)isthemost

valuableQataribrand,accordingtoanewreportfrom

leadingbrandvaluationconsultancy,BrandFinance.

QNBhasgrownstronglythisyearandretained

itsposition(45thglobally)asamongstthemost

valuablebankingbrandsintheworld.Thisreflects

thesuccessofthebank’scontinuedeffortstoexpand

itsinternationalpresenceandofferingtoan

increasinglydiversecustomerbase.

QNB’ssponsorshipofthe2022FIFAWorldCup

inQatarprovidedthechanceforthebanktogain

considerableexposureamongthemillionsofviewers

whotunedinduringthemonth-longeventfromaround

theworld.

Thishaslikelyraiseditsawarenessandfamiliarity

amongstconsumersandmayinturnhelptoboostits

brandvaluefurtherinthefuture.

Top10MostValuableQatarBrands

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RankingAnalysis.

Qatargasisfastest-growingQataribrand,up147%

2022wasanimportantyearforQatar,inwhichithostedtheFIFAFootballWorldCup.ThisbroughthugeattentionfromacrosstheworldtoQatar.ItwasanunprecedentedopportunitytoshowcaseQataribrandstotheworld,withQatar’sthreebiggestbrands,QNB,QatargasandQatarAirwayssuccessfullyleveragingtheeventtoboosttheirbrandvalues.TheeventhasalsohelpedQatartoboostitsSoftPowerandfurthersolidifyitsstatusontheworldstage.

Qatargas(brandvalueup147%toUS$3.1billion)isthefastestgrowingQatari,andMiddleEasternbrandin2023.Itisoneoftheworld’sleadinggasproducingbrandsandisownedbyQatarEnergy.ThisyearithasseensignificantgrowthduetotheincreaseinglobaldemandfortheirproductfollowingtheembargoofRussiangasbymanycountries.

ThishaseffectivelyconstrainedsupplyformanygasusersandimprovedsalesforQatargas.Thecontestedgeo-strategicsituationallowedbusiness-to-businessbrandssuchasQatargastobeatrustedenergysuppliertotheworld.

Qatargasaimstoreachaproductioncapacityof110milliontonnesperyearby2025,asignificantincreasefromitspreviousannualproductioncapacityof77milliontonnesperyear.ThisincreasedcapacityisenablingthecompanytocapitalizeonthehikeingaspricesandtheincreasingdemandforQatarLNG.

QatarAirwayscontinuestoreboundfrompandemicrestrictionsandisfastestgrowingairlinebrandintheregion

QatarAirways(brandvalueup23%toUS$2.5billion)isthefastestgrowingMiddleEasternairlinebrandandthesecondmostvaluable.Havingcompleted25yearsofoperation,theairlinehasreboundedfrompandemicrestrictionsandhasnowsurpasseditspre-pandemicbrandvaluationofUS$2.3billion.

QatarAirwaysplayedaveryhigh-profileroleintheWorldCup,withtheflagcarrierofQataranobvioustransportationoptionforvisitors,players,andofficialsfortheevent.

BrandValueChange2022-2023(%)

147%

QatarAirwayscontinuestobeheldinveryhighregardbycustomersandotherkeyindustrystakeholdersbecauseofitsrelativelyyoungaircraftfleet,highstandardsofservice,andrecognitionthatitwasoneofthefewglobalairlinestocontinueflyingthroughoutthepandemic.

MiddleEasternairlinebrands,suchasQatarAirways,havebecomehighlyimportantinboostingtheirrespectivehomenation’ssoftpoweronagloballevel.Theywillremainvitalasflagbearersfortheircountries’reputationsasMiddleEasternnationslooktotransitiontheireconomiesawayfromOil&Gas.

RankingAnalysis.

Inadditiontobeingmostvaluable,QNBisalsothestrongestQataribrand,earningupgradetoAAArating

Inadditiontocalculatingbrandvalue,BrandFinance

alsodeterminestherelativestrengthofbrandsthroughabalancedscorecardofmetricsevaluatingmarketinginvestment,stakeholderequity,andbusinessperformance.CompliantwithISO20671,BrandFinance’sassessmentofstakeholderequityincorporatesoriginalmarketresearchdatafromover150,000respondentsin38countriesandacross31sectors.

QNBearnedthehighestratingintheQatar10rankingforbrandstrength,85.2/100,withacorrespondingAAArating.Thisisareflectionthatitisheldinhighregardbyitskeystakeholders.QNB’sassociationwiththepatrioticfervourconnectedtolocalsportingeventshasstrengtheneditspositionasanationalchampionbrandofQatar.

AsthelargestfinancialinstitutionintheMiddleEastandAfrica,theQNBbrandisinapowerfulregionalleadershipposition.

QNBhasalsolookedtobealeaderinsustainability.Ithassetoutaclearsustainabilitystrategyinwhichitlookstoensuresustainablefinancialperformancewhilealsoopeningnewbusinessopportunities.ItssustainablefinanceintegratesESGcriteriaintoitsbusinessandinvestmentdecisionsforthelastingbenefitofstakeholders.QNBhasalsofocusedonmanagingitsdirectESGimpacts,ensuringitoperatesethicallyandefficiently.

Further,QNBlooksbeyondbanking,activelycontributingtowardswidersocio-economicdevelopmentthroughitsCorporateSocialResponsibilityactivitieswithanoverarchingfocusoneducationinthecommunitieswhichitoperates.Thisstrategy,andthevariousinitiativeswithinit,highlightsapositivedirectionforsustainabilityatQNBandmayhelpfurtherboostitsbrandstrengthinthefuture.

Top10StrongestQatarBrands?BrandFinancePlc2023

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BrandValueRanking(USDm).

Top10mostvaluableQatarbrands1-10

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Rating

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0QNB

Banking

$7,666

+9%

$7,056

AAA

AAA-

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0Ooredoo

Telecoms

$3,143

-8%

$3,412

AA+

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2Qatargas

Oil&Gas

$3,105

+147%

$1,259

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Airlines

$2,470

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$2,014

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Oil&Gas

$1,744

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Banking

$775

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$592

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Banking

$680

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$726

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Banking

$588

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$474

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Banking

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Brand

Spotlights.

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BrandValue

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BrandStrength

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Interviewwith

HebaAliAlTamimi.

HebaAliAlTamimi,

SeniorExecutive

VicePresident,

QNBGroup

Communications

GiventheQNBbrandisspreadacrossdifferentregions,howdoesthemeasurement,tracking,andcommunicationofthevalueoftheQNBbrandimpactvariousstakeholdersinthebusiness?

Currently,QNBisrankedasthemostvaluablebankingbrand(USD7.1Billion)intheMEAregionaccordingtotheBrandFinanceGlobalSurvey.ThisreflectstheGroup’scontinuousstrongperformance,expandinginternationalpresenceandgrowingbrandrecognition.QNBwillcontinuetoinvestinitsbrandbyfurtherexpandinginternationallyandstrivetoservetheneedsofitsgrowinganddiversecustomerbaseacrossthemarketsitoperatesin.ThisallowsQNBGrouptotrack,optimizeandpositionitselfasrelevanttocoresegmentsandmarkets.

QNBhashadaseriesofhigh-profilesportssponsorships:ParisStGermaininFranceandmorerecentlytheFIFAWorldCupinQatar.WhatmakessponsorshipactivitysosuccessfulforQNB?

AsQatar’sleadingBankwereflectthecountry’scontinuedcommitmenttosportanditsendeavors.Sportsenablesustoprojectexcellence,commitment,expertiseandambition.Qatarhasthefinancialresources,commitment,anddrivenecessarytomeettheopportunitiesandchallengespresentedbyhostingsuchanimportantandworldwideevent.ensuretheirsuccess.

QNB,asamajorsponsorofsportingevents,willcontinuetosupportthisnationaldrivetomakeQataraleadinginternationalhubforsport.AsitsroleastheofficialMiddleEastandAfricasupporteroftheFIFAWorldCup2022?theGroupwasabletodeliveraremarkableexperienceforcustomersandvisitorsfromallovertheworldaswecontinuetoactasafinancialintermediarybyprovidingtailoredfinancingsolutions.

QNB'ssustainabilitystrategyisrootedin3pillars:sustainablefinance(forclients),sustainablyoperations(forthebank)andbeyondbanking(servingthecommunity).Howimportantissustainabilityintheindustry,anddoyoubelieveitisafactorinwhichbankingbrandscandifferentiatethemselves?

Inthisregard,QNBGroupisconsideredapioneerinsustainablefinancingforbothcorporateandretailsectors.Hence,QNBGrouptooktheleadasthefirstQataribankevertoissuegreenbondsatavalueof$600million.Further,itissuedthefirstgreenprivateplacementinvestmentworthUSD50millionbetweenQNBFinansbankA.S.andEuropeanBankforReconstructionandDevelopment(EBRD).Inanotherunprecedentedstep,QNBGroupparticipatedinthefirstgreenrepurchaseagreement(REPO)inQatar.

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BrandValue

Definitions.

BrandValue

+EnterpriseValue

Thevalueoftheentireenterprise,madeupofmultiplebrandedbusinesses.

[Almarai]

Whereacompanyhasapurelymono-brandedarchitecture,the‘enterprisevalue’isthesameas‘brandedbusinessvalue’.

+BrandedBusinessValue

Thevalueofasinglebrandedbusinessoperatingunderthesubjectbrand.

[7Days]

Abrandshouldbeviewedinthecontextofthebusinessinwhichitoperates.BrandFinancealwaysconductsabrandedbusinessvaluationaspartofanybrandvaluation.Weevaluatethefullbrandvaluechaininordertounderstandthelinksbetweenmarketinginvestment,brand-trackingdata,andstakeholderbehaviour.

+BrandContribution

Theoverallupliftinshareholdervaluethatthebusinessderivesfromowning

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thebrandratherthanoperatingagenericbrand.

Thebrandvaluescontainedinourleaguetablesarethoseofthepotentiallytransferablebrandassetsonly,making‘brandcontribution’awiderconcept.Anassessmentofoverall‘brandcontribution’toabusinessprovidesadditionalinsightstohelpoptimiseperformance.

+BrandValue

ThevalueofthetrademarkandassociatedmarketingIPwithinthebrandedbusiness.

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BrandFinancehelpedtocrafttheinternationallyrecognisedstandardonBrandValuation–ISO10668.Itdefinesbrandasamarketing-relatedintangible

assetincluding,butnotlimitedto,names,terms,signs,symbols,logos,anddesigns,intendedtoidentifygoods,servicesorentities,creatingdistinctiveimagesandassociationsinthemindsofstakeholders,therebygeneratingeconomicbenefits.

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DefinitionofBrand

BrandImpact

Wereviewwhatbrandsalreadypayinroyaltyagreements.Thisisaugmentedbyananalysisofhowbrandsimpactprofitabilityinthesectorversusgenericbrands.

Thisresultsinarangeofpossibleroyaltiesthatcouldbechargedinthesectorforbrands(for

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BrandValuationMethodology.

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Brandisdefinedasabundleoftrademarks

andassociatedIPwhichcanbeusedtotake

advantageoftheperceptionsofallstakeholdersto

provideavarietyofeconomicbenefitstotheentity.

BrandValue

examplearangeof0%to2%ofrevenue)

BrandStrength

Weadjusttheratehigherorlowerforbrandsby analysingBrandStrength.Weanalysebrand strengthbylookingatthreecorepillars:“Inputs” whichareactivitiessupportingthefuturestrength ofthebrand;“Equity”whicharerealcurrent perceptionssourcedfromourmarketresearchandotherdatapartners;“Output”whicharebrand-relatedperformancemeasuressuchasmarketshare.

EachbrandisassignedaBrandStrengthIndex(BSI)scoreoutof100,whichfeedsintothebrandvaluecalculation.Basedonthescore,eachbrand isassignedacorrespondingBrandRatinguptoAAA+inaformatsimilartoacreditrating.

Brandvaluereferstothepresentvalueof

earningsspecificallyrelatedtobrandreputation.

Organisationsownandcontroltheseearningsby

owningtrademarkrights.

Allbrandvaluationmethodologiesareessentially

tryingtoidentifythis,althoughtheapproachand

assumptionsdiffer.Asaresultpublishedbrand

valuescanbedifferent.

Thesedifferencesaresimilartothewayequity

analystsprovidebusinessvaluationsthataredifferent

tooneanother.Theonlywayyoufindoutthe“real”

valueisbylookingatwhatpeoplereallypay.

Asaresult,BrandFinancealwaysincorporates

areviewofwhatusersofbrandsactuallypayfor

theuseofbrandsintheformofbrandroyalty

agreements,whicharefoundinmoreorlessevery

sectorintheworld.

BrandImpact×BrandStrength

TheBSIscoreisappliedtotheroyaltyrangetoarriveataroyaltyrate.Forexample,iftheroyaltyrangeinasectoris0-5%andabrandhasaBSIscoreof80outof100,thenanappropriateroyaltyratefortheuseofthisbrandinthegivensectorwillbe4%.

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Thisissometimesknownasthe“RoyaltyRelief”

methodologyandisbyfarthemostwidelyused

approachforbrandvaluationssinceitisgrounded

inreality.

ForecastBrandValueCalculation4

Wedeterminebrand-specificrevenuesasaproportionofparentcompanyrevenuesattributable tothebrandinquestionandforecastthose revenuesbyanalysinghistoricrevenues,equityanalystforecasts,andeconomicgrowthrates.

Itisthebasisforapublicrankingsbutwealways

augmentitwitharealunderstandingofpeople’s

perceptionsandtheireffectsondemand–from

ourdatabaseofmarketresearchonover3000

brandsinover30markets.

Disclaimer

Wethenapplytheroyaltyratetotheforecastrevenues toderivebrandrevenuesandapplytherelevantvaluationassumptionstoarriveatadiscounted,post-taxpresentvaluewhichequalsthebrandvalue.

BrandFinancehasproducedthisstudywithanindependentandunbiasedanalysis.The

valuesderivedandopinionsproducedinthisstudyarebasedonlyonpubliclyavailable

informationandcertainassumptionsthatBrandFinanceusedwheresuchdatawasdeficient

orunclear.BrandFinanceacceptsnoresponsibilityandwillnotbeliableintheeventthatthe

publiclyavailableinformationrelieduponissubsequentlyfoundtobeinaccurate.The

opinionsandfinancialanalysisexpressedinthereportarenottobeconstruedasproviding

investmentorbusinessadvice.BrandFinancedoesnotintendthereporttoberelieduponfor

anyreasonandexcludesallliabilitytoanybody,governmentororganisation.

BrandStrengthIndex

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BrandStrength.

BrandStrengt