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Inside the top 10
Key data from the FinanceAsia 100's 10 most profitable members
The 10 most profitable companies in the FinanceAsia 100 are either household names or are fast becoming so. Here, at a glance, we offer an easy to digest summary of their date of founding, their senior executives, employee numbers stock price performance, and key financials.
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PetroChina |
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Sector: |
Natural Resources |
Net Profit ($) |
16,892,812,809 |
| Core Businesses: |
Exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas; |
Total Assets ($) |
79,363,317,594 |
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Refining, transportation, storage and marketing, including import and export, of crude oil and petroleum products; |
ROE: |
28.28% |
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Production and sale of chemical products; and |
PE: |
11.93x |
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Transmission, marketing and sale of natural gas. |
Share Price: |
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| Founded: |
1999 |
52 Week High |
HK$9.6 |
| Group Chairman: |
Chen Geng |
52 Week Low |
HK$5.7 |
| Group President: |
Jiang Jiemin |
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| Number of employees: |
439,220 |
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| 2 |
HSBC Holdings |
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Sector: |
Financial |
Net Profit:$ |
15,081,000,000 |
| Core Businesses: |
Banking, Asset Management, Insurance |
Total Assets:$ |
1,501,970,000,000 |
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ROE: |
16.80% |
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PE: |
14.23x |
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Share Price: |
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| Founded: |
1865 |
52 Week High |
HK$151.5 |
| Group Chairman: |
Stephen Green |
52 Week Low |
HK$122.2 |
| Group CEO: |
Michael Geoghegan |
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| Number of employees: |
265,285 |
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| 3 |
Samsung Electronics |
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Sector: |
Technology |
Net Profit:$ |
8,065,547,991 |
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Digital Appliances, Home Appliances, |
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Telecommunications, Semiconductors, LCD, Digital |
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| Core Businesses: |
Media |
Total Assets ($) |
233,800,000,000 |
| Founded: |
1969 |
ROE: |
20.36% |
| Group Chairman: |
Kun-Hee Lee |
PE: |
12.37x |
| Group CEO: |
Yun Jong-Yong |
Share Price: |
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| Number of employees: |
82,306 |
52 Week High |
W743,000 |
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52 Week Low |
W541,000 |
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| 4 |
China Mobile (HK) |
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Sector: |
Telecommunications |
Net Profit ($) |
6,782,990,905 |
| Core Businesses: |
Mobile Telecommunications |
Total Assets ($) |
53,528,592,098 |
| Founded: |
2000 |
ROE: |
21.17% |
| Group Chairman: |
Wang Jianzhou |
PE: |
24.58x |
| Group CEO: |
Wang Jianzhou |
Share Price: |
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| Number of employees: |
99,104 |
52 Week High |
HK$69.70 |
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52 Week Low |
HK$34.00 |
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China Construction Bank |
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Sector: |
Financials |
Net Profit ($) |
5,841,288,186 |
| Core Businesses: |
Banking |
Total Assets ($) |
581,614,813,875 |
| Founded: |
1954 |
ROE: |
0.20% |
| Group Chairman: |
Guo Shuqing |
PE: |
15.12x |
| Group CEO: |
Chang Zhenming |
Share Price: |
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| Number of employees: |
300,288 |
52 Week High |
HK$3.85 |
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52 Week Low |
HK$2.325 |
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China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) |
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Sector: |
Natural Resources |
Net Profit ($) |
5,014,566,919 |
| Core Businesses: |
Petroleum and Petrochemicals |
Total Assets ($) |
66,184,558,818 |
| Founded: |
2000 |
ROE: |
19.64% |
| Group Chairman: |
Chen Tonghai |
PE: |
12.19x |
| Group CEO: |
Wang Tianpu |
Share Price: |
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| Number of employees: |
365,528 |
52 Week High |
HK$5.75 |
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52 Week Low |
HK$3.35 |
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| 7 |
POSCO |
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Sector: |
Natural resources |
Net Profit ($) |
4,228,870,270 |
| Core Businesses: |
Steel |
Total Assets ($) |
29831679091 |
| Founded: |
1968 |
ROE: |
22.50% |
| Group Chairman: |
Lee Ku-Taek |
PE: |
5.46x |
| Group CEO: |
Lee Ku-Taek |
Share Price: |
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| Number of employees: |
19,000 |
52 Week High |
W290,000 |
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52 Week Low |
W190,500 |
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Oil & Natural Gas Corporation |
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Sector: |
Natural Resources |
Net Profit ($) |
3,400,869,387 |
| Core Businesses: |
Petroleum and Exploration |
Total Assets ($) |
20,997,013,221 |
| Founded: |
1993 |
ROE: |
28.41% |
| Group Chairman: |
R S Sharma |
PE: |
12.11x |
| Group Manging Director: |
R S Sharma |
Share Price: |
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| Number of employees: |
34,722 |
52 Week High |
Rs1,009.3 |
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52 Week Low |
Rs600.73 |
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| 9 |
CNOOC |
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Sector: |
Natural Resources |
Net Profit ($) |
3208552084 |
| Core Businesses: |
Exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas |
Total Assets ($) |
14,718,160,158 |
| Founded: |
1999 |
ROE: |
39.21% |
| Group Chairman: |
Fu Chengyu |
PE: |
10.53x |
| Group Manging Director |
Fu Chengyu |
Share Price: |
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| Number of employees: |
2,696 |
52 Week High |
HK$7.18 |
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52 Week Low |
HK$4.875 |
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TSMC |
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Sector: |
Technology |
Net Profit ($) |
2,818,448,747 |
| Core Businesses: |
Semiconductor |
Total Assets ($) |
15,471,529,589 |
| Founded: |
1987 |
ROE: |
22.16% |
| Group Chairman: |
Morris Chang |
PE: |
16.41x |
| Group CEO: |
Rick Tsai |
Share Price: |
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| Number of employees: |
21,950 |
52 Week High |
NT$67.97 |
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52 Week Low |
NT$52.3 |
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