2018 top 500 Chinese enterprises list released
4hw.com.cn: every year, the famous Fortune magazine of the United States publishes the latest top 500 in the world. Every year, the top 500 in the world will make a final judgment based on their comprehensive strength. In the latest list of the top 500 in 2018, there are as many as 120 companies listed in China. Let's see which companies are listed in the top 500 in the world.
The number of Listed Companies in China continues to grow, reaching 120 this year, five more than last year. Chinese mainland and Hongkong are 111 enterprises among the 120 China enterprises.
The number of Listed Companies in China is very close to that in the United States (126), far exceeding that in Japan (52), the third place, according to fortune chinese.com. No other country has seen such a rapid growth in the number of enterprises since the Fortune 500 list in 1995 covered both industrial enterprises and service enterprises.
Chinese enterprises continue to improve their position in the world top 500
It is reported that there are 13 Chinese companies on the list for the first time this year: China Merchants Group, cedar holdings, Xiangyu Group, Yankuang Group, Angang Group, Shougang Group, Weichuang group, Taiwan Zhongyou, China Taiping Insurance Group, Fubang Financial Holdings, Taikang Insurance Group, Hanan energy and chemical group, Qingdao Haier. The industry with the largest number of new listed companies is insurance (3). Qingdao Haier is the only new listed company in the electronics and electronic equipment industry in China.
Among them, China Merchants Group, which was founded in 1872 during the Westernization Movement in the late Qing Dynasty and was also the pioneer of China's reform and opening up, was listed for the first time, ranking 280;
Yankuang Group, a new listed company with distinct characteristics, is one of the mining and crude oil production industries. The company is the only coal enterprise in China with four listing platforms at home and abroad. Last year, Yanzhou Coal Australia's total production capacity reached 80 million tons, becoming Australia's largest coal listed company.
Source: according to the historical data of Fortune magazine. Chinese mainland enterprises (including Hongkong, excluding Taiwan) are listed in Fortune 500 list.
The operation status of the world's largest enterprises has improved significantly, and the industry, construction and agriculture are still in the top ten of the profit list
Overall, compared with last year, the total operating revenue of the 500 companies on the list this year is nearly $30 trillion, an increase of 8.3% year-on-year; the total profit reaches a record $1.88 trillion, an increase of 23% year-on-year; the sales return rate reaches 6.3%, and the return on net assets reaches 10.9%, both exceeding last year. The operating conditions of the world's largest companies are improving significantly.
Wal Mart has become the world's largest company for the fifth consecutive year. It continues to rank in the top four with three Chinese companies, State Grid, Sinopec and PetroChina, but its ranking remains unchanged. The four Chinese companies in the top 10 of the profit list are still the four largest banks in China Construction and agriculture Corporation.
Top 10 of Fortune Global 500 in 2018
Apple remains at the top of the profit list, followed by British American Tobacco Group, which has rejoined the world's top 500 this year, with a profit margin of 185%. The four Chinese companies in the top 10 of the profit list are still the four largest banks in China Construction and agriculture Corporation.
Boeing ranks first on the return on equity list. Among Chinese companies, Tencent, country garden, Huawei, Midea and TSMC rank first. The highest profit margin among Chinese mainland companies is Tencent Holdings Ltd, which exceeds 30%.
The industrial structure adjustment of Chinese enterprises is facing challenges
In particular, fortune mentioned that it is worth noting that, comparing the data in recent years vertically, the two indicators of sales return rate and return on net assets of listed Chinese enterprises are on the downward channel. For example, Wang Zhile, a special contributor of Fortune magazine, analyzed that in 2015, the sales return rate of Chinese companies on the list was 5.6%, only 5.1% in 2017; in 2015, the return rate of net assets of Chinese companies on the list was 10.7%, only 8.9% in 2017. He called on Chinese company managers and relevant government departments to pay attention to this phenomenon.
In terms of ranking changes, China's national energy investment group has risen the fastest this year, jumping 175 places.
Eight of the top ten companies that ranked fastest jumped from Chinese mainland, except for the national energy investment group, the remaining seven are: Alibaba (162), Tencent (up 147), Shandong energy group (138), China World Trade Center, Xiamen (up 134), the United States (127 increase), Xiamen construction (126) and Biguiyuan (up 114).
In terms of industry, the rankings of all Internet service companies have increased significantly. They are JD, Alibaba, Tencent, Amazon, Google parent company alphabet and social media giant Facebook from China and the United States.
The London School of economics and economics recently pointed out that the spillover effect of innovation in the information and communication technology industry is the most obvious, twice that of other technological innovations. Among Chinese companies, HUAWEI has risen from 83 to 72 in this industry.
In this year's auto manufacturing sector, China has seven companies on the list, while the United States has only two companies, general motors and Ford. Geely is the only private car company on the list in mainland China. In the past year, the company has crossed the threshold of one million sales volume, ranking first in the domestic industry in terms of sales growth and the leaping range of the top 500.
In addition, it should be noted that all listed real estate enterprises are from China.