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Web-only Exclusives November 30, 2000 From Our Correspondent: Hirohito and the War A conversation with biographer Herbert Bix From Our Correspondent: A Rough Road Ahead Bad news for the Philippines - and some others From Our Correspondent: Making Enemies Indonesia needs friends. So why is it picking fights? |
THE ASIAWEEK
1000
The Largest Companies In Asia
751-800
Download The 1998 Asiaweek 1000
| Rank | Rank | Company name | Country | Main business | Sales | Net | Profit | Assets | Sales per | Equity | Employees | Profit per | Market | Profit | as % of | Notes | Rank | |||||||||||
| 1998 | 1997 | $ Millions | % change | $ Millions | % change | RANK | $ Millions | Rank | $1 Assets | $ Millions | Rank | Number | Rank | Employee | Cap. $m. | Sales | Assets | Equity | 1998 | |||||||||
| 751 | 707 | CITY DEVELOPMENTS | SINGAPORE | Property | 1,663.8 | -6.6 | 275.5899784 | -23.57447826 | 92 | 6,226.4 | 227 | 0.27 | 2,034.1 | 200 | 12,000 | 248 | 22,966 | 2,519.4 | 16.56421875 | 4.42614645 | 13.54827581 | 12 L | 751 | |||||
| 752 | 702 | TOKAI RIKA | JAPAN | Car parts | 1,663.5 | -1.7 | 11.7447723 | -34.78659936 | 626 | 1,178.3 | 771 | 1.41 | 459.6 | 625 | 6,063 | 401 | 1,937 | 260.1 | 0.706013286 | 0.996794265 | 2.555157967 | 3 L | 752 | |||||
| 753 | 744 | MANDO MACHINERY | SOUTH KOREA | Car parts | 1,655.7 | 11.1 | -52.50869871 | -- | 903 | 2,799.7 | 451 | 0.59 | 254.0 | 754 | 7,894 | 341 | -- | 35.5 | -- | -- | -- | 12 L | 753 | |||||
| 754 | 750 | SUMITOMO BAKELITE | JAPAN | Materials, chemicals | 1,655.3 | 5.2 | 40.46615423 | -24.25742574 | 424 | 1,985.6 | 581 | 0.83 | 781.8 | 460 | 2,254 | 722 | 17,953 | 1,529.0 | 2.444675242 | 2.037945072 | 5.175749247 | 3 L | 754 | |||||
| 755 | 708 | KODANSHA | JAPAN | Publishing | 1,653.2 | -1.5 | 51.8472601 | 16.08068098 | 370 | 1,548.3 | 684 | 1.07 | NA | -- | 1,179 | 848 | 43,976 | -- | 3.1362491 | 3.348600346 | -- | 11 U a | 755 | |||||
| 756 | -- | HAIER GROUP | CHINA | Household products | 1,645.9 | 75.5 | 56.54418683 | 50.37212883 | 347 | 881.7 | 850 | 1.87 | 344.5 | 706 | 18,901 | 167 | 2,992 | 863.6 | 3.435409623 | 6.413004962 | 16.41574124 | 12 L | 756 | |||||
| 757 | 734 | YAMATAKE CORP. | JAPAN | Industrial machinery | 1,644.2 | 2.3 | 41.48276717 | -0.495638382 | 418 | 1,623.7 | 665 | 1.01 | 917.4 | 415 | 6,770 | 371 | 6,127 | 894.8 | 2.522972674 | 2.554770534 | 4.521825307 | 3 L x | 757 | |||||
| 758 | 743 | SHOWA ALUMINUM CORP. | JAPAN | Aluminum products | 1,641.9 | 3.5 | 28.0849657 | -17.14216045 | 488 | 1,785.7 | 627 | 0.92 | 388.0 | 671 | 4,402 | 501 | 6,380 | 344.9 | 1.710563409 | 1.572754959 | 7.237640844 | 3 L | 758 | |||||
| 759 | 695 | KAYABA INDUSTRY | JAPAN | Hydraulic equipment | 1,641.5 | -3.5 | 14.36482354 | -69.04168151 | 598 | 1,379.7 | 718 | 1.19 | 554.9 | 566 | 5,847 | 412 | 2,457 | 293.2 | 0.875117068 | 1.041179924 | 2.588620792 | 3 L | 759 | |||||
| 760 | 844 | PETRONAS DAGANGAN | MALAYSIA | Oil marketing | 1,637.2 | 18.2 | 61.77798315 | 9.583858764 | 329 | 752.4 | 877 | 2.18 | 336.2 | 712 | 1,605 | 799 | 38,491 | 260.6 | 3.773339123 | 8.210894317 | 18.37403531 | 3 L S | 760 | |||||
| 761 | 792 | HITACHI BUILDING SYSTEMS | JAPAN | Elevators | 1,636.4 | 9.8 | 40.91247211 | 3.88247639 | 419 | 1,680.5 | 651 | 0.97 | NA | -- | 5,245 | 445 | 7,800 | -- | 2.500214665 | 2.434609823 | -- | 3 U | 761 | |||||
| 762 | -- | HUALON | TAIWAN | Textiles | 1,634.5 | 36.2 | 26.97902098 | -32.32766181 | 493 | 2,548.4 | 478 | 0.64 | 894.4 | 421 | 6,592 | 377 | 4,093 | 740.0 | 1.650551895 | 1.058675832 | 3.016442662 | 12 L | 762 | |||||
| 763 | 755 | ASAHI NATL. BROADCAST. | JAPAN | Broadcasting | 1,632.8 | 4.4 | 39.25944293 | -27.05773956 | 429 | 1,408.4 | 710 | 1.16 | NA | -- | 1,355 | 830 | 28,974 | -- | 2.404369372 | 2.787444178 | -- | 3 U a | 763 | |||||
| 764 | 745 | PFU | JAPAN | Computers | 1,631.4 | 3.1 | 6.90139681 | -33.25339728 | 688 | 779.3 | 873 | 2.09 | 400.1 | 659 | 2,810 | 651 | 2,456 | -- | 0.423041848 | 0.88561277 | 1.724885868 | 3 U a | 764 | |||||
| 765 | 839 | FUJITSU GENERAL | JAPAN | Consumer electronics | 1,629.6 | 16.2 | 0.611620795 | -97.73284314 | 796 | 1,092.5 | 796 | 1.49 | 110.1 | 843 | 6,284 | 390 | 97 | 602.0 | 0.037531255 | 0.055985958 | 0.555638985 | 3 L | 765 | |||||
| 766 | 776 | TOYODA MACHINE WORKS | JAPAN | Car parts, machine tools | 1,625.1 | 6.6 | 43.07794033 | 26.59703668 | 412 | 1,558.5 | 681 | 1.04 | 858.2 | 434 | 6,428 | 387 | 6,702 | 1,091.4 | 2.650717606 | 2.764062939 | 5.019695467 | 3 L | 766 | |||||
| 767 | 819 | AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL IND. | AUSTRALIA | Metal products | 1,624.4 | 6.4 | 14.28677729 | -37.66233766 | 599 | 1,263.4 | 747 | 1.29 | 520.9 | 586 | 7,400 | 353 | 1,931 | 474.1 | 0.879523591 | 1.130808646 | 2.742857143 | 6 L | 767 | |||||
| 768 | 721 | UCC UESHIMA COFFEE | JAPAN | Soft drinks | 1,621.6 | -0.9 | NA | -- | -- | NA | -- | -- | NA | -- | 2,429 | 697 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 U a | 768 | |||||
| 769 | 795 | SUZUYO SHOJI | JAPAN | Oil-products trading | 1,621.6 | 9.2 | 0.727332837 | -30.70866142 | 794 | NA | -- | -- | NA | -- | 554 | 925 | 1,313 | -- | 0.044854021 | -- | -- | 8 U a | 769 | |||||
| 770 | 784 | CLARION | JAPAN | Consumer electronics | 1,620.0 | 7.5 | 30.90338044 | 147.2883598 | 475 | 1,470.1 | 700 | 1.10 | 313.4 | 721 | 12,793 | 236 | 2,416 | 402.9 | 1.907594665 | 2.102132492 | 9.861012211 | 3 L | 770 | |||||
| 771 | 978 | YULON MOTOR | TAIWAN | Cars | 1,619.2 | 30.3 | 180.2708392 | 234.6129209 | 139 | 1,560.8 | 680 | 1.04 | 907.5 | 417 | 2,684 | 670 | 67,165 | 2,052.0 | 11.13307004 | 11.54953234 | 19.86492802 | 12 L | 771 | |||||
| 772 | 786 | EVERGREEN MARINE | TAIWAN | Shipping | 1,617.4 | 0.9 | 38.3122028 | -65.95652729 | 433 | 2,759.6 | 460 | 0.59 | 1,098.2 | 364 | 1,438 | 820 | 26,643 | 1,618.5 | 2.368766471 | 1.388346819 | 3.488673525 | 12 L | 772 | |||||
| 773 | 674 | ODAKYU DEPT. STORE | JAPAN | Department stores | 1,614.8 | -8.1 | -32.6060005 | -- | 882 | NA | -- | -- | NA | -- | 2,156 | 737 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 U a | 773 | |||||
| 774 | 671 | FUJISASH | JAPAN | Building materials | 1,614.2 | -8.5 | -65.03843293 | -- | 912 | 1,784.9 | 629 | 0.90 | 297.5 | 732 | 3,699 | 559 | -- | 57.9 | -- | -- | -- | 3 L | 774 | |||||
| 775 | 808 | KATOKICHI | JAPAN | Frozen foods | 1,609.1 | 10.1 | 8.207289859 | -58.93300248 | 674 | 1,788.9 | 626 | 0.90 | 706.9 | 491 | 3,325 | 590 | 2,468 | 753.7 | 0.510044224 | 0.458783415 | 1.160996142 | 3 L y | 775 | |||||
| 776 | 684 | DAI-DAN | JAPAN | Engineering | 1,607.8 | -6.7 | 16.7534507 | -30.65343825 | 570 | 1,366.7 | 722 | 1.18 | 435.2 | 640 | 1,569 | 808 | 10,678 | 276.1 | 1.042009377 | 1.225840006 | 3.849879395 | 3 L a | 776 | |||||
| 777 | 767 | UNI-CHARM CORP. | JAPAN | Sanitary-care products | 1,603.3 | 4.3 | 76.08893297 | 6.231248558 | 288 | 1,348.7 | 727 | 1.19 | 758.0 | 473 | 1,482 | 818 | 51,342 | 3,248.3 | 4.745899019 | 5.641588175 | 10.03849215 | 3 L | 777 | |||||
| 778 | 828 | TONEN CHEMICAL | JAPAN | Petrochemicals | 1,602.6 | 12.3 | 12.94321845 | 25.68218299 | 615 | 1,209.3 | 765 | 1.33 | 427.0 | 648 | 1,292 | 834 | 10,018 | -- | 0.807653627 | 1.070330121 | 3.031124187 | 12 U a | 778 | |||||
| 779 | 736 | TOKYU AGENCY | JAPAN | Advertising | 1,600.8 | 0.1 | 2.091081908 | -47.83505155 | 770 | 692.7 | 889 | 2.31 | NA | -- | 1,121 | 856 | 1,865 | -- | 0.130627165 | 0.301891295 | -- | 3 U a | 779 | |||||
| 780 | 737 | HOYA | JAPAN | Optical glass | 1,599.1 | 0.0 | 102.0580213 | -19.29411765 | 224 | 1,976.9 | 585 | 0.81 | 1,260.2 | 320 | 9,320 | 302 | 10,950 | 4,902.2 | 6.3822859 | 5.162531095 | 8.098854827 | 3 L | 780 | |||||
| 781 | 718 | YAKULT HONSHA | JAPAN | Dairy products | 1,599.0 | -2.7 | -826.9278453 | -- | 972 | 1,859.4 | 609 | 0.86 | 771.8 | 468 | 2,769 | 659 | -- | 1,086.4 | -- | -- | -- | 3 L | 781 | |||||
| 782 | 797 | STANLEY ELECTRIC | JAPAN | Car parts | 1,598.0 | 7.9 | 5.190511613 | -72.08888889 | 717 | 1,497.2 | 694 | 1.07 | 813.5 | 445 | 8,202 | 327 | 633 | 760.0 | 0.324809666 | 0.34668551 | 0.638029829 | 3 L | 782 | |||||
| 783 | 732 | CENTRAL GLASS | JAPAN | Glass, chemicals | 1,593.1 | -1.1 | 21.93569717 | -15.072 | 527 | 1,857.1 | 611 | 0.86 | 490.4 | 607 | 1,939 | 767 | 11,313 | 375.5 | 1.37689167 | 1.181167193 | 4.473435814 | 3 L | 783 | |||||
| 784 | 766 | MAKITA | JAPAN | Power tools | 1,590.7 | 3.3 | 71.52657244 | 6.786771964 | 300 | 2,893.5 | 439 | 0.55 | 1,768.9 | 231 | 7,631 | 345 | 9,373 | 1,928.7 | 4.496658942 | 2.471971093 | 4.043622907 | 3 L | 784 | |||||
| 785 | 772 | TAIKISHA | JAPAN | Engineering | 1,586.6 | 4.0 | 23.96892305 | -18.65357644 | 511 | 1,246.4 | 754 | 1.27 | 420.8 | 651 | 1,996 | 763 | 12,008 | 246.5 | 1.510668445 | 1.923013163 | 5.696326851 | 3 L | 785 | |||||
| 786 | 713 | GUNZE | JAPAN | Undergarments | 1,585.0 | -4.3 | 13.45565749 | -54.58856346 | 612 | 1,767.4 | 633 | 0.90 | 1,123.4 | 357 | 3,384 | 587 | 3,976 | 610.0 | 0.848929192 | 0.761341795 | 1.197781015 | 3 L | 786 | |||||
| 787 | 787 | HITACHI MAXELL | JAPAN | Magnetic tape, disks | 1,582.6 | 5.8 | 47.648566 | 1.42505278 | 387 | 2,252.4 | 530 | 0.70 | 1,610.4 | 251 | 2,228 | 726 | 21,386 | 1,574.0 | 3.010774027 | 2.115503171 | 2.958792464 | 3 L | 787 | |||||
| 788 | -- | TRI PETCH ISUZU SALES | THAILAND | Car dealership | 1,581.4 | NA | 21.43540365 | NA | 534 | 1,177.3 | 772 | 1.34 | 71.5 | 867 | 900 | 883 | 23,817 | -- | 1.355476342 | 1.820801499 | 29.98528166 | 9 U | 788 | |||||
| 789 | 759 | NIPPON FLOUR MILLS | JAPAN | Flour milling | 1,580.2 | 2.0 | 14.49706587 | -5.546580506 | 597 | 1,061.2 | 804 | 1.49 | 512.5 | 588 | 1,422 | 824 | 10,195 | 557.1 | 0.917421595 | 1.366054253 | 2.828621652 | 3 L | 789 | |||||
| 790 | 730 | TAKARA SHUZO | JAPAN | Liquor | 1,577.1 | -2.3 | 36.61459625 | 6.978990582 | 444 | 1,233.0 | 757 | 1.28 | 524.3 | 582 | 2,750 | 661 | 13,314 | 1,176.4 | 2.321681254 | 2.969487344 | 6.983636536 | 3 L | 790 | |||||
| 791 | 729 | MIZUNO | JAPAN | Sports equipment | 1,576.4 | -2.6 | 8.141168692 | -30.43785311 | 675 | 1,992.2 | 578 | 0.79 | 802.5 | 451 | 3,526 | 572 | 2,309 | 395.7 | 0.516455802 | 0.408649259 | 1.014522608 | 3 L | 791 | |||||
| 792 | 857 | FORMOSA CHEM. & FIBRE | TAIWAN | Textiles | 1,575.7 | 8.0 | 93.54482517 | -22.5412456 | 246 | 3,129.6 | 413 | 0.50 | 1,526.6 | 266 | 7,917 | 339 | 11,816 | 2,193.5 | 5.936611106 | 2.98905986 | 6.127852546 | 12 L | 792 | |||||
| 793 | 705 | MATSUSHITA REFRIGN. | JAPAN | Refrigerators | 1,575.7 | -6.8 | 5.07479957 | -79.66213978 | 721 | 1,248.7 | 752 | 1.26 | 689.0 | 504 | 9,520 | 298 | 533 | 614.0 | 0.322061192 | 0.406415272 | 0.736581972 | 3 L | 793 | |||||
| 794 | 751 | OKAMURA CORP. | JAPAN | Office furniture | 1,574.4 | 0.1 | 7.463426729 | -22.22222222 | 681 | 1,581.6 | 673 | 1.00 | 507.1 | 592 | 3,048 | 617 | 2,449 | 317.8 | 0.474060541 | 0.471897782 | 1.471906633 | 3 L | 794 | |||||
| 795 | 725 | NGK SPARK PLUG | JAPAN | Car parts | 1,573.1 | -3.2 | 55.12025787 | -26.92307692 | 354 | 2,578.8 | 476 | 0.61 | 1,207.9 | 330 | 5,361 | 436 | 10,282 | 2,151.8 | 3.503877435 | 2.137431493 | 4.563463552 | 3 L | 795 | |||||
| 796 | 775 | HOUSE FOODS | JAPAN | Spices | 1,572.9 | 3.2 | 50.56616249 | -22.76227749 | 373 | 1,840.4 | 614 | 0.85 | 1,284.4 | 313 | 3,053 | 614 | 16,563 | 1,749.5 | 3.214873123 | 2.74755132 | 3.936886269 | 3 L | 796 | |||||
| 797 | -- | MAXTOR PERIPHERALS (S) | SINGAPORE | Disk drives | 1,564.9 | 41.5 | 216.9989224 | 115.0867824 | 117 | 624.0 | 902 | 2.51 | 294.8 | 735 | 4,500 | 492 | 48,222 | -- | 13.86701097 | 34.77603886 | 73.61206306 | 12 U z | 797 | |||||
| 798 | -- | CHINA MOTOR | TAIWAN | Cars | 1,563.9 | 44.0 | 120.7132867 | 96.83010262 | 197 | 1,062.2 | 803 | 1.47 | 637.1 | 531 | 3,137 | 605 | 38,480 | 1,771.3 | 7.718827554 | 11.36416752 | 18.9475764 | 12 L | 798 | |||||
| 799 | 726 | SHIN-IDEMITSU | JAPAN | Oil-products trading | 1,558.2 | -4.0 | 3.917679147 | 51.43769968 | 740 | 716.4 | 883 | 2.18 | NA | -- | 1,388 | 828 | 2,823 | -- | 0.251417539 | 0.546883112 | -- | 3 U | 799 | |||||
| 800 | 835 | MOTOROLA ELECTRONICS | SINGAPORE | Communications | 1,557.2 | 4.5 | 494.3837554 | 107.8880443 | 54 | 2,030.5 | 574 | 0.77 | 1,812.1 | 222 | 4,500 | 493 | 109,863 | -- | 31.74742052 | 24.34816037 | 27.28196128 | 12 U | 800 |
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