The Info Tech 100
BusinessWeek ranks the top performers in the tech industry
To compile the Information Technology 100, BusinessWeek began with financial data from Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies that has computerized information on 10,000 publicly traded corporations. We trimmed this universe to information technology companies and then added non-U.S. tech companies recommended by our network of foreign bureaus. To qualify, companies had to have revenues of at least $500 million. We divided this collection of about 500 companies into eight industry categories, such as software and semiconductors. Companies whose stock price has dropped more than 75%, whose sales shrank, or where other developments raised questions about future performance, were eliminated from contention. We also dropped some phone companies whose monopoly or near-monopoly power in their countries gives them an unfair advantage over competitors. The remaining group of companies was ranked on four criteria: return on equity, shareholder return and revenue growth (which were given equal weight), and total revenues (which was weighted). Then, the top 100 companies were reranked as a group. Click on company names for more information.
NOTE: Data compiled by Standard & Poor's from sources such as statistical services, registration statements, and company reports that S&P believes to be reliable but are not guaranteed by S&P or BusinessWeek as to correctness or completeness. This material is not an offer to buy or sell any security.
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2006 Rank
Name Country Industry Revenues $Millions Rank by Revenue Revenue Growth % Rank by Revenue Growth Profits $Millions Return On Equity Rank by ROE Shareholder Return Shareholder Return Rank
1 América Móvil Mexico Telecommunications $ 16,108 21 31% 38 $ 2,798 37.38 11 82.68 13
2 Hon Hai Precision Ind. Taiwan Computers & Peripherals $ 28,440 14 68% 3 $ 1,272 22.46 47 51.52 30
3 High Tech Computer Taiwan Computers & Peripherals $ 2,243 77 102% 1 $ 368 51.25 7 313.83 1
4 Apple Computer USA Computers & Peripherals $ 17,306 20 56% 6 $ 1,725 19.86 60 50.33 32
5 Softbank Japan Internet Companies $ 9,884 33 32% 36 $ 513 23.70 39 108.88 8
6 Telefonica Moviles Spain Telecommunications $ 21,204 17 40% 23 $ 2,464 33.39 19 23.14 67
7 Telefónica Spain Telecommunications $ 48,643 6 25% 49 $ 5,709 34.91 13 1.55 88
8 China Mobile Hong Kong Telecommunications $ 30,282 13 26% 45 $ 6,672 19.62 62 45.76 38
9 Nokia Finland Communications Equipment $ 43,903 7 16% 69 $ 4,643 29.74 26 25.22 64
10 Bharti Airtel India Communications Equipment $ 2,520 69 46% 13 $ 488 24.57 37 63.33 21
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