Top 10 Companies in India
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
A subsidiary of the Indian multinational conglomerate Tata
Group, TCS is a multinational IT services company providing business and
consulting solutions to its clients. The company was established in 1968 and is
headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is not only a top Indian firm but also
Asia's largest IT services firm. TCS has its foothold in around 46 countries
across the globe. TCS provides assurance services, BI and performance
management services, business process services, consulting services, digital
enterprise services, eco-sustainability services to name a few. In January
2015, TCS overtook Reliance Industries Ltd. as the top firm in India. TCS’
market capitalisation amounted to Rs. 5,09,837.31 crore in May 2015.
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)
Reliance Industries Ltd. is an Indian multinational conglomerate
operating in various sectors in and outside India. Founded in 1966, RIL is
based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. RIL deals in miscellaneous industries such as
construction, energy, petrochemicals, communications, science and technology,
healthcare, textiles, retails, natural resources and logistics. The principal
shareholders, the Ambani family, hold close to 45.34 percent shares in the
company, while the rest of the shares are held by approximately three million
shareholders. In May 2015, the market capitalisation of RIL amounted to Rs.
2,85,051.72 crore.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
Founded on the eve of the Indian Independence Day in 1956, Oil
and Natural Gas Corporation Limited is an Indian oil and gas multinational
company. It is the Government of India's Public Sector Undertaking (PSU).
ONGC's administrative control rests with the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural
Gas of the Indian government. Of the total, 69 percent of India's crude oil and
62 percent of India's total natural gas is produced by ONGC. The market
capitalisation of ONGC was valued at around Rs. 2,78,994.53 crore in May 2015.
HDFC Bank
An Indian financial and banking services company, HDFC was
founded in 1994 and has its headquarters in Mumbai, Maharashtra. HDFC is
India's largest private sector bank. The bank provides the best of facilities
to its customers such as simplified banking and financial solutions through
various types of saving, corporate, family accounts, attractive and beneficial
range of insurance policies and easy loans for all sections of the society. It
offers special financial services to the agriculture sector as well. HDFC
Bank's market capitalisation amounted to Rs. 2,58,157.69 crore in May 2015.
ITC
An Indian multinational conglomerate, ITC was established in
August 1910 (as Imperial Tobacco Company of India Limited) and is headquartered
in Kolkata, West Bengal. It operates over five diversified segments –
Information Technology, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Agriculture, Hotels
and Paperboards and Packaging. The name of the company was changed in 1970 and
it came to be known as India Tobacco Company Ltd. The company's flagship
segment is the FMCG segment consisting of personal care products, food
processing items, branded apparel and so on. The market capitalisation of ITC
reached Rs. 2,57,658.88 crore in May 2015.
Coal India
Coal India is another entity controlled by the Government of
India. It is functional in coal mining in the country. Coal India is the
largest producer of coal in the world. Coal India was founded in 1975 and is
headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. It accounts for whopping 81 percent of
the total coal produced in India. Coal India's market capitalisation amounted
to Rs. 2,42,137.83 crore in May 2015.
Infosys
Based in Bengaluru, Karnataka and established in 1981, Infosys
is an Indian multinational IT company having its prime business in software
engineering, information technology, business consulting and outsourcing. After
TCS, Infosys is the second largest IT company in India in terms of market
value. Infosys benefits its clients in over 50 countries. In May 2015, the
market capitalisation of Infosys was valued at Rs. 2,31,600.93 crore.
Sun Pharma
Sun Pharma, officially Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Limited,
is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical enterprise. It was established in
1983 and is currently headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It operates mainly
in India and the United States, where it produces and sells a diverse range of
pharmaceutical products that help in psychiatry, neurology, cardiology,
diabetology and gastroenterology. It provides a whole range of medicines and
drugs beneficial in all kinds of illnesses and ailments. Sun Pharma is the
largest pharmaceutical company in India. Its market capitalisation amounted to
Rs. 2,29,765.30 in May 2015.
SBI
State Bank of India is a financial services and public sector
banking company. Owned by the government, SBI originated in India. SBI was
founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. SBI is India's
largest banking and financial services company in terms of assets. SBI has
spread its operations in over 40 countries with close to 200 offices. The market
capitalisation of SBI amounted to Rs. 2,10,037.93 crore in May 2014.
Hindustan Unilever
Hindustan Unilever is India's largest company
solely dedicated to the FMCG segment. It was founded in 1932 and has its head
office in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Holding 67.25 percent stake in the company, the
Anglo-Dutch company Unilever owns this Indian multinational firm. Hindustan
Unilever manufactures products in 20 different categories spanning over 35
brands comprising shampoos, soaps, skin care products, detergents, deodorants,
cosmetics, toothpastes, coffee, tea, packaged food items and the likes. The
market capitalisation of Hindustan Unilever amounted to Rs. 1,83,101.45 in May
2015.
