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
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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 
JAPAN
COUNTRY COMPOSITE 1904866 879 29 13 2.7 37 0.8 1947066 4392 7183157 6.9  
1 NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE 13 156775 9853 20 6 4.0 32 0.4 79970b 4948b 124170 12.6c 55
2 NTT DOCOMO 27 106142 55421 NA NA NA NA 0.0 25617b 1682b 18833 NA 55
3 TOYOTA MOTOR 32 99826 27 7 6 2.0 34 0.7 104684b 2924b 113751 6.0c 42
4 BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI 65 61805 13 29 13 3.1 87 0.5 NA 713b 755974 NEG 61
5 HONDA MOTOR 103 39842 41 20 6 3.0 16 0.4 51152b 2505b 39536 19.0c 42
6 TAKEDA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES 107 39281 44 71 50 5.7 52 0.5 6935b 753b 10642 10.9c 45
7 SONY 112 37844 92 9 4 2.5 26 0.5 55787b 1470b 52572 9.8c 41
8 MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL 115 36998 18 15 1 1.2 333 0.6 62728b 111b 70311 0.4c 41
9 SUMITOMO BANK 116 36621 12 25 10 2.7 8 0.4 NA 4671b 528507 NEG 61
10 SEVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN 118 36210 87 36 19 10.4 71 0.4 14374 501 4844 14.7c 54
11 FUJITSU 136 30984 17 44 26 3.2 278 0.5 43048b 112b 42063 NEG 33
12 TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER 150 29324 22 13 0 2.3 37 1.9 41792b 800b 117795 6.2c 12
13 SANWA BANK 158 28332 10 11 2 2.0 7 0.6 NA 3864b 450905 NEG 61
14 ITO-YOKADO 185 24982 60 21 6 3.2 46 0.5 26848b 547b 16210 7.1c 54
15 HITACHI LTD. 187 24610 7 12 2 0.9 9 0.6 65520b 2782b 83033 NEG 34
16 DAI-ICHI KANGYO BANK 203 22241 7 14 0 1.5 6 0.7 NA 3656b 473196 NEG 61
17 CANON 206 22081 25 7 6 2.3 25 0.6 23205 900 22338 9.5 33
18 EAST JAPAN RAILWAY 215 21676 5419 14 0 3.5 120 0.8 20392b 180b 60608 2.9c 57
19 BRIDGESTONE 217 21580 25 12 2 3.3 25 0.5 18364 859 15799 13.2 37
20 FUJI BANK 222 21193 6 25 10 1.0 5 0.9 NA 3465b 475660b NEG 61
21 JAPAN TOBACCO 235 20034 10017 45 27 1.8 33 0.6 31857b 613b 16903 5.5c 43
22 NOMURA SECURITIES 237 19743 10 8 19 1.6 6 0.8 NA 3264b 190401 NEG 62
23 KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER 240 19646 20 26 11 1.9 46 2.0 21323b 431b 56959 4.2c 12
24 TOSHIBA 241 19611 6 45 27 2.0 172 0.8 43516b 114b 49773 NEG 34
25 NTT DATA 255 18908 6741 68 48 10.1 141 0.1 5831b 134b 7395 7.1c 52
26 INDUSTRIAL BANK OF JAPAN 266 18508 7 14 0 1.6 12 0.8 NA 1488b 404202 NEG 61
27 FUJI PHOTO FILM 267 18465 36 6 7 1.5 31 0.5 11805b 587b 17402b 4.9 46
28 NEC 278 17901 11 8 5 2.0 52 0.8 40241 339 40838 3.9 34
29 NINTENDO 294 16866 119 27 12 3.2 25 0.9 4387 687 6968 13.2 46
30 KAO 295 16831 27 81 59 4.8 74 0.5 7449 201 6394 6.5 44
31 TOKIO MARINE & FIRE 298 16541 11 13 1 3.1 65 0.7 15561 277 44315 4.7c 63
32 DENSO 299 16540 18 8 5 1.9 34 0.7 14441b 484b 14330 5.5c 37
33 ROHM 315 15412 131 26 11 4.7 36 0.1 2698b 429b 4385 13.0c 35
34 NIPPON STEEL 334 14140 2 22 8 2.0 293 1.0 25260 49 38349 0.7 25
35 SAKURA BANK 346 13410 3 11 3 0.9 3 1.8 NA 3935b 420245 NEG 61
36 TOKAI BANK 352 13126 6 5 7 1.4 6 1.0 NA 2354b 275077 NEG 61
37 MURATA MFG. 353 13096 55 88 65 3.1 55 0.3 3014b 237b 5611 5.5c 35
38 ASAHI BANK 361 12789 5 22 7 1.4 12 1.1 NA 870 239555 NEG 61
39 SHARP 367 12625 11 49 31 1.6 332 0.9 14332b 38b 17112 0.5c 41
40 MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES 369 12601 4 7 6 1.1 25 2.2 25421 498 38851 4.4 38
41 CHUBU ELECTRIC POWER 372 12514 17 14 0 1.6 37 2.4 17857b 338b 51444 4.4c 12
42 MITSUBISHI ESTATE 374 12491 10 9 4 3.4 48 0.7 4505 261 17269 7.0 64
43 SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL 376 12489 30 64 44 2.9 35 0.2 5278b 356b 8898 8.4c 22
44 YAMANOUCHI PHARMACEUTICAL 380 12161 35 59 40 2.9 31 0.5 3475b 394b 6623 9.2c 45
45 MATSUSHITA COMMUNICATION INDUSTRIAL 383 12034 64 127 100 5.5 55 0.2 7316b 220b 4196 10.1c 34
46 KIRIN BREWERY 387 11913 12 24 9 2.0 54 0.9 12129 222 11849 3.7 43
47 CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY 393 11734 5238 43 26 3.0 131 0.8 10134b 89b 49987 2.3c 57
48 MITSUBISHI TRUST & BANKING 397 11655 9 1 11 1.8 9 0.7 NA 1337b 155715 NEG 61
49 ACOM 407 11437 78 76 55 4.8 25 0.5 NA 464b* 11792* 19.3c 62
50 DAI NIPPON PRINTING 413 11231 15 10 21 1.5 45 1.0 10509b 250b 11911 3.4c 52
51 TDK 417 11187 84 7 6 2.6 30 0.6 5552b 378b 5935 8.8c 35
52 TAISHO PHARMACEUTICAL 425 11063 32 66 46 3.6 46 0.5 1904b 243b 3683* NA 45
53 NISSAN MOTOR 432 10853 4 42 25 1.0 48 0.0 54025b 228b 64730 NEG 42
54 SECOM 438 10665 92 61 42 4.6 68 0.6 2600 156 3940 6.7 52
55 SANKYO 443 10529 23 5 16 2.6 20 0.9 5065 521 6894 12.6 45
56 DDI 444 10512 4623 61 41 5.6 75 0.3 10235b 140b 10647 7.5c 55
57 FANUC 459 10206 43 16 2 2.2 29 0.5 1856b 354b 4878b 7.7 35
58 MITSUI & CO. 462 10142 6 25 10 1.8 41 1.0 114783b 245b 60296 4.2c 59
59 KYOCERA 467 10079 53 9 5 1.6 43 0.9 5955b 232b 8413 3.7c 35
60 TOKYO ELECTRON 486 9678 55 75 53 4.5 627 0.2 2577b 15b 4053 0.7c 35
61 SEIBU RAILWAY 497 9446 22 28 36 26.4 65 0.2 3981 145 9254 40.7 57
62 MITSUBISHI CORP. 502 9367 6 1 13 1.1 35 1.1 129937 391 78183 3.2 59
63 SHIZUOKA BANK 553 8385 11 2 14 2.2 62 0.5 NA 136b 63119* NA 61
64 OSAKA GAS 562 8212 3 52 34 2.7 46 1.3 6826b 177b 9700 5.7c 12
65 WEST JAPAN RAILWAY 565 8161 4081 9 4 3.0 110 1.0 9935b 74b 21613 NEG 57
66 TOPPAN PRINTING 574 8074 12 6 7 1.5 37 1.1 10017b 219b 10679 4.0c 52
67 KINKI NIPPON RAILWAY 587 7983 5 2 10 4.5 310 0.8 7519 26 13198 1.4 57
68 SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES 588 7946 11 4 8 1.8 48 0.8 10518b 167b 11733 3.8c 37
69 SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT 591 7932 73 82 60 3.7 30 0.4 1861b 262b 2686 12.0c 46
70 RICOH 592 7870 11 5 7 2.0 31 0.8 11741b 252b 13634 6.5c 33
71 TOHOKU ELECTRIC POWER 594 7804 16 15 1 1.5 27 2.7 12480b 292b 32702 5.5c 12
72 SEKISUI HOUSE 600 7723 11 46 28 1.2 58 1.4 10794b 188b 13426 2.0c 32
73 ADVANTEST 601 7716 78 26 11 5.1 50 0.4 1164b 155b 2454 10.1c 35
74 ASAHI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY 604 7687 5 54 35 2.1 54 0.9 9621b 143b 9909 3.8c 22
75 ASAHI GLASS 614 7526 6 19 4 1.5 180 1.2 10518b 42b 14866 0.8c 26
76 SUMITOMO CORP. 616 7473 7 33 17 1.6 40 0.9 93561b 185b 46933 NEG 59
77 DAIWA SECURITIES GROUP 622 7381 6 46 28 1.2 7 0.7 NA 1050b 83193 NEG 62
78 MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS 631 7263 10 20 5 1.7 54 1.0 9299 135 9706 3.2 21
79 KYUSHU ELECTRIC POWER 632 7261 15 4 9 1.3 34 2.7 11742b 212b 34198 3.9c 12
80 TOKYO GAS 637 7175 3 23 8 2.1 51 1.6 8286 142 14128 4.1 12
81 YAMATO TRANSPORT 644 7071 16 42 25 3.0 49 0.7 6303b 142b 4754 6.1c 57
82 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC 647 7052 3 39 22 1.4 8 0.0 31211 870 34796 NEG 34
83 NIKKO SECURITIES 651 6987 4 37 20 1.3 5 0.6 NA 1457b 75179 NEG 62
84 AJINOMOTO 652 6905 11 27 11 2.2 64 0.8 6688b 109b 6803 3.4c 44
85 SUZUKI MOTOR 653 6905 14 75 54 2.1 35 0.4 11953b 200b 8517 6.0c 42
86 MITSUI FUDOSAN 664 6738 8 3 10 1.6 26 0.5 9514 259 25508 NEG 64
87 TORAY INDUSTRIES 673 6674 5 4 16 1.7 100 1.2 8211b 67b 11719 1.6c 22
88 SUMITOMO CHEMICAL 684 6538 4 50 32 2.7 40 1.0 7617b 165b 11297 6.8c 22
89 ASAHI BREWERIES 692 6448 13 3 9 2.0 NM 0.7 11143 5 12472 0.2 43
90 SANYO ELECTRIC 706 6254 3 15 1 1.0 29 1.3 14928b 213b 21691 NEG 41
91 JAPAN TELECOM 712 6170 13794 32 16 2.8 125 0.4 3515b 50b 4602 2.3c 55
92 PROMISE 717 6128 51 22 7 2.5 18 1.0 NA 334b 9861 13.7c 62
93 KAWASAKI STEEL 719 6114 2 17 3 2.0 7 1.3 8986b 935b 16190b NEG 25
94 SHISEIDO 724 6039 14 25 10 1.8 71 0.8 4962b 85b 5143 2.5c 45
95 JUSCO 726 6029 19 7 6 2.3 41 1.0 20280b 149b 13166 5.6c 54
96 NIPPON EXPRESS 732 5998 6 2 11 2.3 29 1.2 13465b 206b 9166 7.8c 57
97 SMC 739 5910 89 10 3 3.5 46 0.4 1355 128 3156 7.6c 38
98 KOMATSU 745 5815 6 43 26 1.4 76 1.1 9065 158 12822 1.8 38
99 SUMITOMO TRUST & BANKING 753 5734 4 20 30 1.0 5 1.4 NA 1123b 126157 NEG 61
100 MAZDA MOTOR 757 5711 5 40 23 2.1 18 0.7 16914b 318b 11958 11.4c 42
101 NIPPON MITSUBISHI OIL 758 5706 4 25 10 0.9 51 1.5 21562 94 23431 1.8 11
102 MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL 763 5648 3 51 33 1.5 25 0.6 12562b 226b 16937 NEG 22
103 CHUGOKU ELECTRIC POWER 764 5636 15 8 5 1.4 23 2.7 8531b 241b 25185 6.2c 12
104 HOYA 765 5635 49 54 35 4.5 38 0.5 1653b 146b 1964 11.7c 35
105 KEYENCE 767 5623 149 24 9 4.8 52 0.1 535b 108b 1308 9.2c 35
106 DAIWA HOUSE INDUSTRY 770 5613 11 38 21 1.2 34 1.3 8784 167 8318 3.4 32
107 MARUI 781 5539 15 2 14 1.6 41 1.2 4501 136 6169 4.0 54
108 OJI PAPER 786 5515 5 26 11 1.5 54 1.2 9935b 102b 14742 NEG 23
109 EISAI 791 5476 18 39 22 2.2 42 1.0 2339b 130b 3805b 5.1 45
110 JAPAN AIRLINES 793 5463 3 20 5 3.6 11 0.8 12985 517 16772 NEG 56
111 ORIX 806 5374 83 27 12 2.1 28 0.2 NA 210b 45768 7.3c 62
112 FUJISAWA PHARMACEUTICAL 835 5080 16 69 48 2.6 70 0.5 2277b 73b 4184 3.8c 45
113 YASUDA FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE 840 5010 6 31 15 2.3 43 1.0 7785 117 30799 5.4 63
114 TOYODA AUTOMATIC LOOM WORKS 846 4966 18 1 11 2.0 59 0.8 4589b 85b 4869 3.4c 38
115 NICHIEI 852 4940 75 11 2 2.9 18 0.8 NA 272b 4604 15.7c 62
116 TERUMO 853 4934 23 55 36 4.6 41 0.3 1319b 122b 1799 11.3c 45
117 NIPPON YUSEN 867 4802 4 14 0 2.3 47 0.8 8867b 102b 11947 5.0c 58
118 NIKON 868 4793 13 79 57 3.4 70 0.2 3056 68 4165 4.9 35
119 BENESSE 893 4650 87 147 117 4.3 35 0.5 2134b 132b 2277 12.2c 52
120 SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES 904 4623 1 18 28 0.9 8 0.0 11060b 570b 20472 NEG 25
121 NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES 907 4595 5 12 1 1.6 30 1.4 8523 151 10065 5.3 23
122 BANYU PHARMACEUTICAL 916 4530 17 43 25 2.8 42 0.6 1259b* 108b* 2006* 6.6c 45
123 ONO PHARMACEUTICAL 924 4481 36 63 44 2.4 22 0.6 996* 201* 2498* 10.9 45
124 TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA 928 4445 20 69 49 1.2 37 0.3 5849 121 5942 3.3 26
125 SUMITOMO MARINE & FIRE INSURANCE 931 4434 7 18 4 2.0 48 0.9 4434b* 93b* 23524* 4.2c 63
126 ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS 932 4418 3 17 27 4.6 100 0.0 8867 44 11350 NEG 56
127 NIPPON TELEVISION NETWORK 936 4373 345 15 1 2.9 22 0.3 2660 199 2782 13.1 51
128 MITSUBISHI MOTORS 952 4291 5 80 58 1.5 5 0.0 30707 836 27674 NEG 42
129 DAIICHI PHARMACEUTICAL 958 4259 15 15 1 1.6 25 1.0 2359b 168b 3877b 6.4 45
130 KDD 966 4181 55 55 36 1.4 264 0.8 3331b 16b 7593b NEG 55
131 KUBOTA 971 4155 3 22 7 1.4 34 1.7 8019b 124b 10767 4.3c 38
132 TOSTEM 972 4153 19 48 30 1.5 78 0.6 4889 53 5727 NEG 21
133 SHIKOKU ELECTRIC POWER 975 4142 15 6 7 1.4 30 2.8 4675b 138b 12232 4.8c 12
134 FAMILYMART 984 4076 42 13 1 5.0 32 0.7 1217b 127b 1714 15.5c 54
135 MITSUI CHEMICALS 997 3989 5 97 74 1.5 41 1.0 5593 96 10659 3.7 22