Unlike in China where 12 of its largest 15 Companies are in the financial industry, with 10 of them being banks, and in Russia where 6 of its largest 10 Companies are in the oil & gas industry, India is blessed with a very desirable, highly diversified economy. To illustrate, here is a breakdown of these 19 largest India Companies by industry:
- 5 Financial
- 4 Information Technology
- 3 Very Diversified Conglomerates
- 2 Auto Manufacturers
- 1 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
- 1 Consumer Goods
- 1 Telecom
- 1 Oil & Gas
- 1 Coal Mining
Of these 19 largest Indian Companies, 16 of them reported in accordance with India GAAP and 5 were under either US GAAP or IFRS GAAP. Infosys and HCL Technologies Ltd reported their financial statements in both India Rupees under India GAAP and in US$s under US GAAP.
Ten of these 19 Indian Companies engaged one of the very prestigious Big 4 CPA firms as their external auditors.
Below here are the reported Earnings (Losses) for each of these 19 largest India Companies for all years from 2007 to 2014:
2014 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | ||
Most | Audited | Audited | Audited | Audited | Audited | Audited | Audited | Audited | ||
Recent | Net | Net | Net | Net | Net | Net | Net | Net | ||
India Largest Companies | FYE | Profit | Profit | Profit | Profit | Profit | Profit | Profit | Profit | |
Rs Mils | Rs Mils | Rs Mils | Rs Mils | Rs Mils | Rs Mils | Rs Mils | Rs Mils | |||
Reliance Industries Ltd | Mumbai | Mar15 | 227,190 | 219,840 | 210,030 | 200,400 | 202,860 | 162,360 | 153,090 | 194,580 |
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd | Mumbai | Mar15 | 198,522 | 191,639 | 139,173 | 104,135 | 90,680 | 70,006 | 52,564 | 50,260 |
Oil & Natural Das Corp Ltd | Dehradun | Mar15 | 177,330 | 220,948 | 209,257 | 251,229 | 189,240 | 167,676 | 161,263 | 167,016 |
State Bank of India | Mumbai | Mar15 | 169,943 | 141,738 | 179,162 | 153,431 | 106,850 | 117,338 | 109,553 | 89,606 |
Coal India Ltd | Kolkata | Mar15 | 137,266 | 151,116 | 173,560 | 147,880 | 108,670 | 96,220 | 20,790 | 52,430 |
ICICI Bank Ltd | Mumbai | Mar15 | 129,423 | 116,771 | 101,299 | 79,376 | 63,182 | 48,434 | 33,794 | 31,152 |
Tata Motors Ltd | Mumbai | Mar15 | 129,082 | 131,179 | 89,557 | 114,817 | 70,930 | 37,581 | (60,774) | 23,203 |
Infosys Ltd | Bangalore | Mar15 | 123,290 | 106,480 | 94,210 | 83,160 | 68,230 | 62,190 | 58,190 | 44,700 |
HDFC Bank Ltd | Mumbai | Mar15 | 99,505 | 79,446 | 62,135 | 50,008 | 41,527 | 24,888 | 15,198 | 13,245 |
ITC Ltd | Kolkata | Mar15 | 96,077 | 87,852 | 74,180 | 61,620 | 49,880 | 40,610 | 32,640 | 31,200 |
Wipro Ltd | Bangalore | Mar15 | 87,059 | 78,405 | 61,684 | 52,568 | 50,270 | 46,116 | 38,860 | 32,265 |
Axis Bank Ltd | Mumbai | Mar15 | 73,578 | 62,177 | 51,794 | 42,422 | 33,885 | 25,145 | 18,154 | 10,710 |
HCL Technologies Ltd | Noida | Jun15 | 72,540 | 65,090 | 40,400 | 24,230 | 16,470 | 12,590 | 13,196 | 10,514 |
Bharti Airtel Ltd | New Delhi | Mar15 | 51,835 | 27,727 | 22,757 | 42,594 | 60,467 | 89,768 | 78,590 | 63,954 |
Larsen & Toubro Ltd | Mumbai | Mar15 | 47,648 | 49,020 | 52,060 | 46,940 | 44,560 | 54,510 | 37,890 | 23,250 |
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd | Mumbai | Mar15 | 45,410 | 31,414 | 29,831 | 26,567 | 18,161 | 13,470 | 18,780 | 15,509 |
Hindustan Unilever Ltd | Mumbai | Mar15 | 38,429 | 35,553 | 33,144 | 25,992 | 21,533 | 21,027 | 25,007 | 17,431 |
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd | New Delhi | Mar15 | 37,112 | 27,830 | 23,921 | 16,352 | 22,886 | 24,976 | 12,187 | 17,308 |
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd | Mumbai | Mar15 | 30,450 | 24,650 | 21,880 | 18,320 | 15,670 | 13,070 | 6,520 | 9,910 |
Total all 19 | 1,971,689 | 1,848,875 | 1,670,034 | 1,542,041 | 1,275,951 | 1,127,975 | 825,492 | 898,243 | ||
Earnings % Increase: | ||||||||||
….. 2014 Over 2013 | 7% | |||||||||
….. 2014 Over 2012 | 18% | |||||||||
….. 2014 Over 2011 | 28% | |||||||||
….. 2014 Over 2010 | 55% | |||||||||
….. 2014 Over 2009 | 75% | |||||||||
….. 2014 Over 2008 | 139% | |||||||||
….. 2014 Over 2007 | 120% |