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A
billion here, a billion there. The sums in The Asiaweek
1000 need not be so mind-boggling. Read on and figure it
all out.
1 RANK How firms stack up in total sales — on
this year's list and last year's, which has been adjusted
for late data
2 COMPANY In The Asiaweek 1000, we focus on commercial
and industrial companies. See The Asiaweek Financial
500 for banks
3 COUNTRY Where the company has its operational headquarters,
since some are legally based in tax havens like Bermuda
4 MAIN BUSINESS These are the activities that generate
the bulk of the company's revenues
5 SALES Total revenues for the fiscal year. Note
the increase or decrease from the previous year, which is
based on local-currency performance
6 NET PROFIT How much the business made after paying
the bills and taxes. Divide this figure by SALES to get
the profit margin. The higher this number, the better. The
margins of industries differ, so compare only companies
within the same industries
ASSETS, EQUITY, EMPLOYEES, MARKET CAPITALIZATION, PROFIT
RATIOS are all included in the full list of 1000 companies,
plus many other performance tables. All included in the
November 10, 2000 issue of Asiaweek. [ Go
to Customer Services]
TABLE
NOTES
Company
rankings by sales; 1999 rank adjusted for companies with
late data. Key to Notes: All data are for fiscal years that
ended between July 1999 and June 2000, except for companies
with an asterisk (*) in the Notes column, which denotes
data from the previous accounting period. The numbers refer
to the month the fiscal year ended: 1 for January; 2 February;
3 March; 4 April; 5 May; 6 June; 7 July; 8 August; 9 September;
10 October; 11 November; 12 December. The letters denote
publicly listed (L), unlisted (U) and state-controlled (S)
companies. Financial results incorporate those of subsidiaries.
Sales also refers to turnover, gross income or revenue.
Net Profit is computed after deducting tax and minority
interests while excluding extraordinary items. % Change
is from the previous year¹s result in local currency. Sales
per $1 Assets is equivalent to sales-to-assets ratio. Equity
is the sum of paid-up capital, reserves and retained earnings.
Market Capitalization is the total value of all shares of
listed firms as of Oct. 16. Profit as % of Sales is usually
called net profit margin; Profit as % of Assets, return
on assets; Profit as % of Equity, return on equity. LP denotes
loss to profit (losses in 1998 and profits in 1999); PL,
profit to loss; LL, loss to loss. All money values are in
U.S. dollars. Currency conversion uses average 1999 rates
(except for Market Cap.): for Australia, A$1.5497 per $1;
China, RMB8.2783; Hong Kong, HK$7.80; India, Rs43.055; Indonesia,
Rp7,855.2; Japan, ¥113.91; Malaysia, RM3.80; New Zealand,
NZ$1.8886; Pakistan, Rs48.83; Philippines, 39.089 pesos;
Singapore, S$1.695; South Korea, 1,188.82 won; Taiwan, NT$32.27;
Thailand, 37.844 baht. NA not available. Values less than
$50,000 appear as $0.0; those less than 0.05% as 0.0%. Market
Capitalization from Bridge. Australian data from IBIS Business
Information, Melbourne.
