RANKINGS

Asian BusinessWeek 50 Scoreboard

This year's edition of BusinessWeek's ranking of Asia's best-performing companies attests to the continuing dynamism of India and Greater China. Among sectors, consumer products make one of the strongest showings

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Rank
Company Name
Country
Overall grade
Profitability %
Profitability Grade
Sales Growth Rate %
Sales Growth Grade
Stock Market Value
($mil)
2006 Sales
($mil)
2006 Net Income
($mil)
Total Return
Past 12 Months
Total Return
Past 36 Months
Economic Sector
47ASTRA INTERNATIONAL(Indonesia)A   25.2 B+ 22.4 B+ 7,994.5 6,098.7 407.8 99.9 260.4 Consumer Discretionary
44BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS (India)A   24.8 A   30.1 A- 20,549.7 4,006.6 561.3 69.7 541.5 Industrials
21CHINA INTERNATIONAL MARINE CONTAINERS(China)A   27.9 A   32.1 A- 8,503.6 4,280.0 357.7 203.4 359.6 Industrials
12CHIYODA(Japan)A   36.2 A   34.1 A   3,994.8 4,069.6 197.5 8.2 222.5 Industrials
10CIPLA(India)A   28.0 A   24.1 A- 3,607.5 799.2 155.3 -18.2 96.4 Health Care
18COMPAL COMMUNICATIONS(Taiwan)A   38.5 A   83.6 A   1,446.8 2,172.8 158.7 -28.3 131.0 Information Technology
38COSCO (SINGAPORE)(Singapore)A   21.2 A- 165.4 A   7,450.4 790.2 133.5 239.2 1,114.0 Industrials
43DAIRY FARM INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS(Hong Kong)A   39.4 A- 14.9 B+ 5,782.6 5,175.0 210.8 33.2 126.6 Consumer Staples
31DIGI.COM(Malaysia)A   33.0 A   28.7 A- 4,647.6 1,038.3 229.0 91.9 403.3 Telecommunication Services
14ESPRIT HOLDINGS(Hong Kong)A   56.4 A   24.4 A- 16,550.1 2,991.8 478.9 83.6 222.6 Consumer Discretionary
50FAYSAL BANK(Pakistan)A   25.9 A- 34.9 A- 538.7 204.1 46.0 35.1 258.6 Financials
49FOXCONN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS(China)A   30.0 A- 77.1 A   20,389.4 10,381.2 718.0 26.2 -99.0 Information Technology
19HERO HONDA MOTORS(India)A   61.4 A   19.1 B+ 3,269.8 2,301.1 199.4 0.7 70.4 Consumer Discretionary
2HIGH TECH COMPUTER (Taiwan)A   48.9 A   73.2 A   7,918.8 3,165.6 765.4 -17.4 794.6 Information Technology
46HONG KONG & CHINA GAS(Hong Kong)A   25.6 A   21.9 B+ 14,171.6 1,725.4 751.2 16.5 55.7 Utilities
27HONG KONG EXCHANGES AND CLEARING(Hong Kong)A   41.0 A   24.8 B+ 17,733.9 591.6 322.7 161.8 733.9 Financials
20HONGKONG LAND HOLDINGS(Hong Kong)A   33.0 A   32.2 A- 9,777.6 2,582.2 1,900.9 11.8 147.8 Financials
45HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FINANCE(India)A   30.8 A- 27.7 B+ 12,397.7 1,481.6 404.9 73.2 261.0 Financials
39HYUNDAI MOBIS(Korea)A   29.2 A- 24.6 A- 9,140.2 11,466.7 730.5 27.5 111.9 Consumer Discretionary
30INPEX HOLDINGS(Japan)A   47.1 A- 62.5 A   24,845.9 8,138.6 1,385.6 11.8 -99.0 Energy
17INTERNATIONAL NICKEL INDONESIA(Indonesia)A   35.8 A   35.1 A- 5,986.0 1,337.7 513.4 210.6 641.3 Materials
24ITC(India)A   35.8 B+ 23.7 A   15,628.6 2,992.3 640.4 4.0 159.3 Consumer Staples
7JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS(Hong Kong)A   38.8 A   35.6 A- 14,883.0 16,281.0 1,348.0 30.0 109.4 Financials
22JARDINE STRATEGIC HOLDINGS(Hong Kong)A   30.7 A- 42.0 A   14,043.2 12,845.0 1,412.0 15.4 146.9 Financials
9KOT ADDU POWER (KAPCO)(Pakistan)A   26.6 A   22.6 B+ 896.3 540.9 87.6 58.5 -99.0 Utilities
26LARGAN PRECISION(Taiwan)A   31.7 A   41.4 A- 1,506.8 222.6 117.9 -36.4 128.5 Consumer Discretionary
34LI & FUNG(Hong Kong)A   34.8 A   17.0 B   12,061.2 8,714.6 282.1 73.2 198.4 Consumer Discretionary
3LION DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS(Malaysia)A   33.4 A   87.0 A   1,795.1 957.2 133.9 121.4 791.5 Consumer Discretionary
33MATSUI SECURITIES(Japan)A   42.6 A   22.7 B   2,354.9 372.0 112.8 11.1 6.3 Financials
13MOTECH INDUSTRIES(Taiwan)A   38.6 A   92.2 A   1,784.5 248.7 68.5 -4.2 1,503.1 Information Technology
42NHN(Korea)A   35.2 A- 57.2 A- 8,465.7 689.3 160.8 60.0 426.0 Information Technology
37NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS(Taiwan)A   43.3 A   42.9 B+ 2,437.2 953.1 190.3 1.4 186.1 Information Technology
5PAKISTAN PETROLEUM(Pakistan)A   64.3 A   37.0 A- 3,018.9 523.1 220.8 5.7 -99.0 Energy
36SBI HOLDINGS(Japan)A   25.8 A- 53.4 A   3,619.9 1,563.9 389.8 -16.2 -8.0 Financials
15SHIMAO PROPERTY HOLDINGS(Hong Kong)A   30.8 A- 49.9 A   8,234.4 892.1 294.1 229.2 -99.0 Financials
4SIEMENS (INDIA)(India)A   44.5 A   50.9 A   5,253.3 1,390.3 92.4 45.2 609.4 Industrials
41SINGAPORE EXCHANGE(Singapore)A   42.9 A   19.3 B   6,862.6 453.1 274.2 172.4 503.3 Financials
11SPARX GROUP(Japan)A   27.5 A- 75.3 A   1,351.5 238.5 31.7 -30.4 -33.4 Financials
6STERLITE INDUSTRIES (INDIA)(India)A   34.1 A- 63.5 A   22,398.0 5,607.4 1,100.5 77.4 635.5 Materials
25SUI NORTHERN GAS PIPELINES(Pakistan)A   22.1 A- 35.0 A   642.9 1,743.7 61.3 -15.5 42.1 Utilities
48SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES(India)A   17.7 B   25.7 A   4,203.6 495.6 182.3 15.6 168.3 Health Care
16SUZLON ENERGY(India)A   23.8 A- 109.1 A   8,885.5 1,856.1 200.8 17.8 -99.0 Industrials
23TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES(India)A   59.4 A   40.3 B+ 27,489.1 4,331.0 960.3 24.9 -99.0 Information Technology
28TATA MOTORS(India)A   25.8 A   32.3 A- 6,547.7 7,537.0 504.4 -3.7 74.8 Industrials
40TATA STEEL(India)A   36.6 A   30.8 B+ 9,254.0 5,860.4 970.9 35.4 167.0 Materials
8TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA(Indonesia)A   39.5 A   23.6 B+ 23,640.8 5,635.7 1,209.2 54.4 210.3 Telecommunication Services
1UNILEVER INDONESIA(Indonesia)A   96.4 A   11.7 B   6,067.1 1,245.4 189.2 83.6 115.8 Consumer Staples
35UNITED TRACTORS(Indonesia)A   27.3 A   28.1 A- 2,582.9 1,507.4 102.2 55.9 626.1 Industrials
32YAHOO! JAPAN(Japan)A   53.5 A   41.7 B+ 19,735.6 1,783.9 486.5 -23.2 -32.1 Information Technology
29ZIJIN MINING GROUP(China)A   30.7 A- 115.0 A   3,125.9 1,378.0 220.0 87.4 1,183.9 Materials