Top 500 Indian companies list announced
The total income of Top 500 companies for the 3Q period has grown by 5%, a slowing down compared to the 9% growth recorded in similar period prior year.
May 15, 2015 08:05 IST India Infoline News Service
The ceremony was hosted in august company of the Honourable Chief Guest, Yashwant Sinha, country’s Former Finance Minister, along with Mr. Bob Carrigan, President, CEO & Director (Global), Dun & Bradstreet. Others present at the event were Guest of Honour, Mr. Bibek Debroy, Permanent Member NITI Aayog, Mr. Manish Prakash, Director Airtel Business, Bharti Airtel Limited, Mr. Arun Khanna, Executive Vice-President, Dun and Bradstreet, Asia and Mr. Kaushal Sampat, President & Managing Director – India, Dun & Bradstreet. In addition, the eminent dignitaries also included the representatives from the companies featured in the Top 500 Companies list.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Bob Carrigan, President, CEO & Director, Dun & Bradstreet said “India’s Top 500 Companies” is in its 15th edition – and has catalogued the changing landscape of Corporate India over this period. In fact, since its inception in 1841, Dun & Bradstreet has a proud heritage of providing such indispensable content to the business and financial community globally.”
“Dun & Bradstreet is privileged to be felicitating the best among India’s companies. I would like to congratulate all the companies featured in India’s Top 500 Companies 2015, and the award winners tonight – I wish all of you the very best for the future.”
Highlighting the key insights from the publication, Mr. Kaushal Sampat, President & MD - India, Dun & Bradstreet said, “We have seen a remarkable increase in optimism about India and its economic prospects over the last 12-18 months. But, I must admit that the situation through the 3Q results (Apr 2014-Dec 2014) for the Top 500 Companies shows that while the recovery is underway, the pace remains a concern.
The total income of Top 500 companies for the 3Q period has grown by 5%, a slowing down compared to the 9% growth recorded in similar period prior year. While, the slowing down in topline growth is mainly attributed to de-growth in sectors such as Oil Refining & Marketing, Oil & Gas Exploration, Petrochemicals and Polymers, we have also seen 51 new entrants compared to 45 companies that made their debut in the previous edition. Interestingly, the new entrants are joining this exclusive club with some momentum, with their total income registering 17% growth in FY14 compared to ~8% average growth recorded by other companies in the Top 500. Looking ahead, given that global demand conditions remain subdued, companies would need to accelerate their efforts to maximize productivity and to find smarter ways to deliver growth and customer service.”, he further added.
The India’s Top 500 Companies 2015 report underlines sectoral demands to aid the corporate to address business challenges and align with the growth; addition of sectors like Packaging & Allied Activities, Shipbuilding & Allied Activities, Wood and Wood Products has perceived demand of the sector. The current edition also indicates companies investing in R&D, CSR and Technology Adoption.
Key Highlights of Top 500 companies 2015
- 51 new entrants made their debut in 2015 edition as compared to 45 new companies in the last edition. These new entrants recorded 17% growth in total income in FY14 compared to FY13
- Due to tightened demand and continued macroeconomic pressure, top-line growth for the Top 500 Companies slowed down to 8.7% in FY14, compared to 11.7% in FY13 highlighting moderation from previous year
- Macroeconomic pressures resulting from elevated inflation, high cost of borrowing, low business confidence and delays in project approvals had a negative impact on the profit of Top 500 Companies. The Profit after Tax (PAT) of the Top 500 companies decelerated from 8.6% in FY13 to 2.4% in FY14
- Slow income and profit growth led to the aggregate dividend paid by the Top 500 Companies slowing down from 18.2% in FY13 to 13.7% in FY14
- In terms of y-o-y growth, total income of large-cap companies grew at a rate of 9.6% in FY14 as compared to the growth of 6.8% and 6.3% witnessed by mid-cap and small-cap companies, during the same period
- The critical role of PSUs in driving the Indian economy is underscored by the fact that even though PSUs account for less than 14% of Top 500 companies in terms of absolute numbers, they contribute to around 40% of the aggregate total income and aggregate net profit of Top 500 Companies
Winners of Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Awards, 2015
| Sector | Award Winners 2015 | |
| 1 | Agro Chemicals | UPL Limited |
| 2 | Auto Components | Bosch Limited |
| 3 | Automobile - Two/Three Wheelers | Hero MotoCorp Limited |
| 4 | Automobiles | Maruti Suzuki India Limited |
| 5 | Banks | HDFC Bank Limited |
| 6 | Batteries | Exide Industries Limited |
| 7 | Bearings | SKF India Limited |
| 8 | Cement | UltraTech Cement Limited |
| 9 | Chemicals | Pidilite Industries Limited |
| 10 | Cigarettes | ITC Limited |
| 11 | Coal & Coal Products | Coal India Limited |
| 12 | Construction - Infrastructure Development | Larsen & Toubro Limited |
| 13 | Consumer Durables & Appliances | Voltas Limited |
| 14 | Electrical & Electronics | Havells India Limited |
| 15 | Engineering Projects/ Capital Goods | Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited |
| 16 | Fertilizers | Tata Chemicals Limited |
| 17 | FIs/NBFCs/Financial Services | Power Finance Corporation Limited |
| 18 | FMCG | Hindustan Unilever Limited |
| 19 | Food Products | Nestle India Limited |
| 20 | Footwear | Bata India Limited |
| 21 | Gas - Processing, Transmission and Marketing | GAIL (India) Limited |
| 22 | Gems and Jewellery | Titan Company Limited |
| 23 | Glass and Ceramics | Kajaria Ceramics Limited |
| 24 | Graphite & Electrodes | Graphite India Limited |
| 25 | Hotels | EIH Limited |
| 26 | Iron and Steel | Tata Steel Limited |
| 27 | Liquor | United Breweries Limited |
| 28 | Media & Entertainment | Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited |
| 29 | Metal Products | Jindal Saw Limited |
| 30 | Mining - Metals & Minerals | NMDC Limited |
| 31 | Non-Ferrous & Precious Metals | Hindustan Zinc Limited |
| 32 | Oil - Refining & Marketing | Reliance Industries Limited |
| 33 | Oil & Gas Exploration | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited |
| 34 | Paints | Asian Paints Limited |
| 35 | Paper & Paper Products | Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited |
| 36 | Pharmaceuticals | Lupin Limited |
| 37 | Plastic & Plastic Products | Supreme Industries limited |
| 38 | Power | NTPC Limited |
| 39 | Power Equipments | Crompton Greaves Limited |
| 40 | Real Estate | Prestige Estate Projects Limited |
| 41 | Retail | Future Retail Limited |
| 42 | Shipping | The Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited |
| 43 | Software and ITeS | Tata Consultancy Services Limited |
| 44 | Speciality Oils and Lubricants | Castrol India Limited |
| 45 | Sugar | E.I.D. - Parry (India) Limited |
| 46 | Telecom Services | Bharti Airtel Limited |
| 47 | Textiles | Vardhman Textiles Limited |
| 48 | Transportation & Logistics | Container Corporation of India Limited |
| 49 | Tyres | MRF Limited |
| 50 | Wood & Wood products | Greenply Industries Limited |
