Wayne Enterprises: Indepth

Wayne's Domain Wayne Enterprises prior to Bruce Wayne's return: Wayne Enterprises following Bruce Wayne's return: Billionaire and Business Rank High on Forbes' Wealthiest Lists 1985--2000 2000-Now DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS Steadily increasing... ... to a completely new direction It's no surprice that Gotham's own playboy billionaire has once again been named to Forbes Magazine's 15 richest. With an estimated net worth of $7 billion, Bruce Wayne (left) ranks eighth among some of the wealthiest men and women in the world. A significant portion of his wealth was inherited; however, as majority stockholder of Wayne Enterprises, he need not fear empty pockets any time soon. Wayne Enterprises, which recently ranked 11th on Forbes' list of the 25 largest companles, employs over Bruce Wayne left Gotham City for a period in the '90s, during which time Wayne Enterprises steadly moved on without him. During this interval, inter- nal funding to the company's primary subsidiaries rose steadily, except for a sharp decrease in funding to Wayne Aerospace. At the time, there was a pronounced, but not significant, focus on growing Wayne Chemical and Wayne Industries. Upon his return to Gotham, Bruce Wayne drastically restructured Wayne Enterprises, significantly decreasing spending within Wayne Industries and Wayne Chemical. Despite mounting concern among shareholders, he began to push Wayne Enterprises towards advanced research and devel- 70,000 Gotham residents and is estimated to be worth $31.3 billion. opment by pouring considerable resources into Wayne Tech and Wayne Aerospace. Photo by Jim Lee WAYNE TECH Numbers denote the percentage of Wayne Enterprises funding dedicated to each subsidiary. Note: Only holdings with significant alterations to funding are presented. Where are Wayne's holdings? Our Gotham City map (left) will tell you! P30% 1 Wayne Manor New Hope Pharmeceuticals O 25% 24% WAYNE 2 Wayne Aerospace: Builds luxuri- ous and exclusive corporate and private jets and produces experi- mental military jet fighters and helicopters for the United States' military Thomas and Martha Wayne Foun- dation: Affiliated, non-corporate entities AEROSPACE 20% The Wayne Institute: Affiliated, non-corporate entity, a think tank that aims at solving the next gen- eration of problems 15% Luxor Oil Refinery: A subsidiary of Wayne Chemical WAYNE INDUSTRIES 15 Wayne Electronics 011% Wayne Chemical: Controls Wayne Pharmeceuticals and Wayne Botanical, as well as Wayne Enter- prises' petroleum holdings Wayne BioTech: Focused on both medical procedures and drug development 7% WAYNE CHEMICAL O 5% | 10 Wayne Mining Headquarters |'85 |'90 |'95 "00 "05 St. Swithin's Trauma Center 18 Wayne Tower 6 Sommerset Stadium DAMAGES AND LOSES 19 Wayne Industries: Specializes in Mercy Hospital industrial machinery manufacturing Internal dishonesty ... .. to external menace 8 Thomas Wayne Memorial Clinic: As a memorial to his slain parents, the clinic is situated within crime alley, the site of their murder Wayne Shipping: Owns dozens of freighters that ship 3.5 billion tons of freight each month Wayne Enterprises internal damages and loses have also changed signifi- cantly since Bruce Wayne's return. The corporation has lessened internal embezzlement, but now faces signifi- cant threat from the outside. SCIENTIFIC EMBEZZLEMENT CORPORATE SUPERVILLIAN- Wayne Foods EMBEZZLEMENT NATURAL DISASTER | 32% RELATED LARCENY 46% 29% |43% Wayne Entertainment: Owns the Daily Planet, a newspaper in Metropolis, but no publications in Gotham City 22 Gotham General Hospital: Bruce Wayne's father, Thomas, was a resident surgeon here until his death 20 21 10 Wayne Tech: The largest division of Wayne Enterprises, it researches cybernetics, nanotech- nologies, bio-engineering systems and pharmaceuticals. Wayne Tech is an umbrella corporation with numerous subsidiaries 12% 23 Wayne Shipping ALIEN INVASIONS 24 Wayne Steel: One of Gotham's 15% oldest steel mills and refineries 12% OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS | 2% OTHER 17%| ESPIONAGE 25 Wayne Yards: Builds naval war- ships, as well as commercial and private ships 3%| ESPIONAGE 0.5 mi 11 St. Luke's Hospital Source: Wayne Enterprises Annual Reports, 1985-2010 aestheticintelligence.ca Amanda Shendruk/THE GOTHAM GAZETTE