Ratos

Article summary

Ratos AB (portmanteau for Ragnar and Torsten Söderberg) is a Swedish listed investment company founded in 1934. Ratos is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Ratos is a long-term investment company owning both majority and minority holdings in Nordic companies. Ratos has net sales of SEK 19 billion and an adjusted EBITA of SEK 1.9 billion (2025), and with approximately 9,100 employees and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1933 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1934 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. employees: 9,100 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1933". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1934". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the employees is "9,100 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364460161