BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JULY 12, 1999 ISSUE: GLOBAL 1000
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THE BUSINESS WEEK GLOBAL 1000

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF COMPANIES
RANKED LIST OF 1000 COMPANIES
GLOSSARY
TOP 200 IN EMERGING MARKETS

GLOBAL 1000 BY COUNTRY
Australia   Austria   Belgium   Britain   Canada   Denmark   Finland   France   Germany   Hong Kong   Ireland   Italy   Japan  Netherlands   New Zealand   Norway   Portugal   Singapore   Spain   Sweden   Switzerland   United States   Emerging Markets


Country Rank Global 1000 Rank Market Value U.S. $ Mil. Price Per Share U.S. $ % Chg. From 1998
(U.S. $) (Local)		 Price/Book Value Ratio P/E Ratio Yield % Sales U.S. $ Mil. Profits U.S. $ Mil. Assets U.S. $ Mil. Return On Equity % Industry Code
GLOBAL COMPOSITE 19699334 176 6 9 4.8 26 2.1 9634530 602377 39425356 19.1 
CANADA
COUNTRY COMPOSITE 284351 34 1 2 2.8 27 1.9 139773 12771 1026738 12.6 nbsp;
1 NORTEL NETWORKS 84 49852 75 17 18 4.5 39 0.4 17575 1065 19732 11.6 34
2 BCE (BELL CANADA ENTERPRISES) 147 29536 46 -1 1 3.6 26 2.4 18591 1084 21719 13.8 55
3 SEAGRAM 221 21211 53 21 23 1.7 41 1.2 14668 498 35545 4.2 43
4 THOMSON 268 18433 30 6 8 2.7 37 2.2 6269 511 12447 7.5 51
5 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 307 16046 54 20 22 3.1 22 1.7 NA 759 123133 14.2 61
6 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 324 14580 46 -24 -23 2.2 13 2.7 NA 1235 185819 16.9 61
7 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 433 10816 22 -18 -17 1.8 12 2.6 NA 944 158182 15.1 61
8 BOMBARDIER 439 10608 16 21 23 4.9 28 1.0 7788b 375b 9665b 17.4 31
9 BANK OF MONTREAL 456 10231 39 -32 -31 1.7 12 3.3 NA 914 150735 14.1 61
10 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 463 10115 25 -28 -27 1.6 16 3.3 NA 715 183135 10.1 61
11 IMASCO 478 9899 23 22 24 3.9 20 2.4 5813 502 34890 20.0 71
12 IMPERIAL OIL 568 8152 19 2 4 2.9 22 2.7 6096 375 6812a 12.9c 11
13 CANADIAN PACIFIC 606 7666 23 -21 -19 1.4 15 1.7 6874 543 13320 9.4 71
14 LOBLAW 634 7230 26 20 22 6.4 35 0.5 8463 177 2718a 18.3c 54
15 BARRICK GOLD 674 6674 17 -12 -11 1.8 21 1.2 1287 301 4655 8.6 81
16 TRANSCANADA PIPELINES 696 6410 14 -27 -26 1.8 17 5.5 11667 437 17310 10.6 12
17 ALCAN ALUMINIUM 703 6292 29 0 2 1.2 21 0.5 7789 399 9901 5.8 24
18 CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY 713 6170 64 9 10 2.1 15 1.3 2791 385 7357 14.1 57
19 BCT.TELUS COMMUNICATIONS 762 5668 24 NA NA 2.0 14 3.9 3909 408 5365 13.7 55
20 SHELL CANADA 783 5522 19 11 12 2.4 21 2.6 3013 293 3936 11.7 11
21 GEORGE WESTON 801 5411 41 14 16 3.3 12 0.7 9972 454 6119 27.9 54
22 NEWBRIDGE NETWORKS 839 5019 28 -1 1 5.9 34 0.0 1097 116 1332 17.2 34
23 MAGNA INTERNATIONAL 894 4648 60 -15 -13 1.4 16 1.7 3396f 137f 6165 8.6 37
24 SUNCOR ENERGY 981 4105 37 5 7 4.0 40 1.2 1422 127 2779 9.9 11
25 ALBERTA ENERGY 988 4056 29 31 33 2.1 130 0.0 1293 17 3968 1.6 11
DENMARK
COUNTRY COMPOSITE 42275 4112 -12 -7 12.4 52 1.3 7298 1603 85435 20.1 nbsp;
1 TELE DANMARK 426 11034 102 9 14 3.9 20 2.6 4779 564 6443 19.9 55
2 DAMPSKIBSSELSKABET SVENBORG 527 9012 12093 -8 -3 24.6 103 0.4 NA 74a 567a 23.7 58
3 DAMPSKIBSSELSKABET AF 1912 537 8808 8156 -11 -6 28.9 101 0.3 NA 71a 509a 28.5 58
4 NOVO-NORDISK 603 7691 102 -35 -32 3.3 24 1.1 2519 339 3845 14.0 45
5 DEN DANSKE BANK 756 5730 108 -13 -9 1.5 10 2.3 NA 556 74071a 14.4c 61
FINLAND
COUNTRY COMPOSITE 125788 24 25 32 5.8 30 2.4 44109 4247 153219 17.5  
1 NOKIA 38 87202 72 118 130 18.5 44 0.7 13897 1753 10464 42.3 34
2 SONERA GROUP 332 14193 20 NA NA 10.0 52 0.5 1692 262 2934 19.1 55
3 STORA ENSO 602 7698 10 9 4 1.5 42 3.7 10939 199 16074 3.5 23
4 UPM-KYMMENE 605 7680 29 0 5 1.6 8 3.9 8723 1073 11940 20.2 23
5 MERITA (8) NR 4833 6 8 3 2.5 18 3.2 NA 733 100151 14.1 61
6 FORTUM 965 4182 5 NA NA 1.0 18 2.5 8858 227 11656 5.8 12
FRANCE
COUNTRY COMPOSITE 756399 154 7 13 4.1 29 2.1 543206 26498 2612023 12.4  
1 FRANCE TELECOM 43 79925 78 39 47 4.5 33 2.0 25704 2398 48136 13.5 55
2 AXA 99 41359 117 3 8 3.1 26 2.3 NA 1596 401324 11.8 63
3 L'OREAL 100 41244 610 23 29 8.3 55 0.7 11991 749 10991 15.1 45
4 VIVENDI 104 39699 74 12 18 3.8 31 2.0 33097 1169 51081 12.2 52
5 ELF AQUITAINE 106 39340 143 3 8 3.3 31 2.5 33633 1274 38343 10.5 11
6 CARREFOUR 137 30868 132 30 37 7.6 48 1.0 28583 642 18128 15.8 54
7 SANOFI-SYNTHELABO 138 30529 42 43 50 8.4 57 NA 6105 541 6757 14.8 45
8 TOTAL 141 30199 123 1 4 3.0 33 2.5 25376 924 24158 9.2 11
9 SUEZ LYONNAISE DES EAUX 182 25247 168 2 3 2.8 24 2.5 32704 1048 75594 11.8 52
10 LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON 186 24968 281 34 41 4.0 46 1.9 7233 548 16694 8.8 46
11 ALCATEL 191 23831 120 44 41 2.2 33 2.6 22174 731 30911 6.8 34
12 GROUPE DANONE 218 21503 278 3 8 3.1 33 1.7 13489 624 15687 9.5 44
13 PINAULT-PRINTEMPS-REDOUTE 224 20844 177 8 13 6.9 39 1.3 17222 530 13152 17.4 54
14 SOCIETE GENERALE 261 18734 183 7 3 1.9 14 3.2 NA 1119 399967 13.2 61
15 BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS 264 18582 85 0 5 1.7 13 2.8 NA 1162 338751 13.2 61
16 PARIBAS 279 17879 111 8 14 2.0 15 3.5 NA 1045 259188 13.7 61
17 RHONE-POULENC 281 17476 47 15 11 2.7 26 2.0 13799 672 25360 10.1 45
18 STMICROELECTRONICS 296 16602 117 45 52 4.7 39 0.6 4248 411 5446a 12.1c 35
19 COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN 326 14510 161 19 14 1.6 13 3.1 18585 1144 23133 12.6 21
20 L'AIR LIQUIDE 359 12894 155 11 7 3.1 24 2.4 6348 538 8868a 12.9c 22
21 PROMODES GROUP 370 12597 658 35 42 7.3 41 0.7 20459 305 10933 17.7 54
22 CAP GEMINI 450 10324 148 1 4 4.9 52 0.9 4124 197 3847 9.4 52
23 CREDIT LYONNAIS 475 9933 36 9 14 0.9 32 0.0 NA 172 217828 2.6 61
24 LAFARGE 490 9642 94 8 3 2.1 20 3.1 10222 486 16643 10.4 21
25 GROUPE CASTORAMA 503 9346 245 39 46 8.6 108 1.2 3216 86 2895 8.0 54
26 SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 507 9307 59 30 26 2.4 21 3.0 7952 426 8622 11.2 34
27 RENAULT 520 9128 38 27 24 1.1 6 3.1 38781 1407 39759 17.6 42
28 AGF 523 9067 49 20 16 1.7 17 3.6 13964 525 78755a 9.9c 63
29 CANAL PLUS 526 9017 287 58 66 6.0 97 1.7 2581 93 5474 NEG 51
30 ACCOR 533 8857 245 11 6 3.0 29 2.6 5863 310 9827 10.3 53
31 CREDIT COMMERCIAL DE FRANCE 569 8138 112 47 54 2.7 25 2.0 NA 333 65461 11.1 61
32 CASINO, GUICHARD-PERRACHON 579 8012 93 31 38 4.4 38 2.1 14762 225 8043 11.5 54
33 PEUGEOT 615 7516 150 23 19 0.9 15 1.6 35204 505 37440 5.7 42
34 BOUYGUES 649 7003 266 47 55 5.5 83 1.5 15422 84 13429 6.6 32
35 VALEO 677 6628 80 15 10 3.2 24 2.0 6277 271 6015 12.9 37
36 ALSTOM 683 6574 31 NA NA NA 21 2.5 14672b 316b NA NA 34
37 CHRISTIAN DIOR 700 6375 141 2 7 1.6 19 2.8 7436 345 22340 8.9 46
38 MICHELIN 734 5946 43 30 27 1.5 11 2.3 13021 559 13385 14.0 37
39 LEGRAND 747 5797 207 25 21 4.8 29 1.2 2270 202 3224 16.9 34
40 DEXIA FRANCE (9) NR 5629 140 3 9 2.1 16 3.4 NA 647 207881 12.9 61
41 THOMSON-CSF 787 5510 33 19 15 2.4 23 2.6 6439 242 10407 NEG 31
42 SODEXHO ALLIANCE 798 5444 163 12 7 4.6 62 1.3 6530 87 5628 7.4 52
43 TF1 856 4892 233 65 74 12.0 43 2.3 1734 114 1552 27.9 51
44 LAGARDERE 869 4791 40 9 5 2.5 16 3.1 11151 292 10276 15.1 71
45 GROUPE SIDEL 885 4690 139 71 80 16.8 62 1.0 835 75 692 27.0 38