For the 16th year FinanceAsia has asked investors for their views on which listed companies around Asia they consider to be the best managed, with the best senior executives and the best policies around dividend payments and other matters.
FinanceAsia received responses from 129 portfolio managers and buy-side analysts from around the world, running mandates that included, or were dedicated to, Asian listed companies. We thank participants for their votes.
Today we release the results for Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. More country results will be dsplayed throughout the week and we will also publish the list of best companies by sector.
For the first batch of results, covering China, Taiwan and the Philippines, click here. For the second, featuring Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore, click here. For last year's winners, see here, here and here.
Thailand
| Best managed companies | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Thai Union Group
|
21 | ||||||
2 |
Advanced Info Service | 17 | ||||||
3 |
True Corporation | 16 | ||||||
4 |
Airports of Thailand | 15 | ||||||
5 |
Central Pattana | 14 | ||||||
6 |
Intouch Holdings | 13 | ||||||
7 |
Minor International | 10 | ||||||
8= |
Home Product Center | 9 | ||||||
8= |
Siam Cement | 9 | ||||||
| Most committed to corporate governance | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Thai Union
|
19 | ||||||
2 |
Intouch Holdings | 17 | ||||||
3 |
Land & Houses | 16 | ||||||
4 |
Home Product Center | 13 | ||||||
5 |
Central Pattana | 9 | ||||||
6 |
Total Access Communication |
8 | ||||||
7 |
Minor International | 7 | ||||||
| Best at investor relations | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Thai Union Group
|
23 | ||||||
2 |
Minor International | 19 | ||||||
3 |
Advanced Info Service | 17 | ||||||
4 |
Central Pattana | 13 | ||||||
5 |
Intouch Holdings | 12 | ||||||
6= |
Major Cineplex | 10 | ||||||
6= |
Indorama Ventures | 10 | ||||||
| Best at corporate social responsibility | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Thai Union Group
|
19 | ||||||
2 |
Advanced Info Service | 17 | ||||||
3 |
PTT | 15 | ||||||
4 |
Thaicom | 10 | ||||||
5 |
Home Product Center | 9 | ||||||
6= |
Minor International | 8 | ||||||
6= |
PTT Exploration and production |
8 | ||||||
For more Thailand stories from FinanceAsia, click here.
| Best mid-cap | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1= |
Carabao Group
|
11 | ||||||
1= |
MK Restaurant Group | 11 | ||||||
3 |
Thaicom | 10 | ||||||
| Best small-cap | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Big Camera
|
12 | ||||||
2 |
Workpoint Entertainment | 9 | ||||||
| Best CEO | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Thiraphong Chansiri,
Thai Union Group |
25 | ||||||
2 |
William Heinecke, Minor Corporation |
14 | ||||||
3= |
Philip Tan, Intouch Holdings |
11 | ||||||
3= |
Somchai Lertsuthiwong, Advanced Info Service |
11 | ||||||
| Best CFO | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Noppadol Dej-udom,
True Corporation |
18 | ||||||
2 |
Chaovalit Ekabut, Siam Cement |
16 | ||||||
3 |
Wannee Juntamongkol, Home Product Center |
12 | ||||||
India
| Best managed companies | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
HDFC Bank
|
24 | ||||||
2 |
Infosys | 16 | ||||||
3 |
Tata Consultancy Services | 15 | ||||||
4 |
Maruti Suzuki India | 13 | ||||||
5 |
Asian Paints | 11 | ||||||
6 |
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries | 9 | ||||||
7 |
NTPC | 7 | ||||||
| Most committed to corporate governance | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
HDFC Bank
|
19 | ||||||
2 |
Infosys | 16 | ||||||
3 |
Tata Steel | 14 | ||||||
4= |
Great Eastern Shipping | 11 | ||||||
4= |
ITC | 11 | ||||||
6= |
ICICI Bank | 8 | ||||||
6= |
Tata Consultancy Services | 8 | ||||||
| Best at investor relations | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Infosys
|
18 | ||||||
2 |
Mahindra & Mahindra | 17 | ||||||
3 |
HDFC Bank | 14 | ||||||
4 |
Larsen & Toubro | 10 | ||||||
5 |
Lupin | 8 | ||||||
For more India stories from FinanceAsia, click here.
| Best at corporate social responsibility | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Wipro
|
17 | ||||||
2 |
Dr Reddy's Laboratories | 14 | ||||||
3 |
Infosys | 12 | ||||||
4 |
Mahindra & Mahindra | 11 | ||||||
5 |
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals | 9 | ||||||
6 |
Prestige Estates Projects |
6 | ||||||
| Best mid-cap | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Atul
|
13 | ||||||
| Best small-cap | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Jamna Auto Industries
|
15 | ||||||
| Best CEO | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Aditjya Puri,
HDFC Bank |
15 | ||||||
2 |
Vishal Sikka, Infosys |
11 | ||||||
| Best CFO | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Ramesh Swaminathan,
Lupin |
13 | ||||||
2 |
Sashidhar Jagdishan, HDFC Bank |
10 | ||||||
Korea
| Best managed companies | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Samsung Electronic
|
27 | ||||||
2 |
KT Corporation | 19 | ||||||
3 |
Lotte Chemical | 17 | ||||||
4 |
Naver | 14 | ||||||
5= |
Shinhan Financial Group | 10 | ||||||
5= |
SK Telekom | 10 | ||||||
7 |
DuzonBizon | 9 | ||||||
| Most committed to corporate governance | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
KT Corporation
|
19 | ||||||
2 |
KT&G | 17 | ||||||
3 |
KEPCO | 14 | ||||||
4= |
Hyundai Department Store | 11 | ||||||
4= |
POSCO | 11 | ||||||
6 |
LG Chem | 7 | ||||||
| Best at investor relations | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
CJ Korea Express
|
17 | ||||||
2 |
KT Corporation | 15 | ||||||
3 |
Samsung Electronics | 14 | ||||||
4 |
NCSOFT | 14 | ||||||
5 |
S-1 Corporation | 10 | ||||||
6 |
CJ CheilJedang | 9 | ||||||
For more Korea stories from FinanceAsia, click here.
| Best mid-cap | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1= |
DuzonBizon
|
16 | ||||||
1= |
Dongwon Industries | 16 | ||||||
3 |
Value Added Technologies | 13 | ||||||
| Best small-cap | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
CrucialTec
|
13 | ||||||
2= |
Cosmax | 7 | ||||||
2= |
Korea Telecom-Hitel
|
7 | ||||||
| Best CEO | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Jang Dong-Hyun,
SK Telecom |
16 | ||||||
| Best CFO | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Score | ||||||
1 |
Shin Kwang-Suk,
KT Corporation |
14 | ||||||
Best managed companies in Asia by sector
Conglomerate |
CK Hutchison |
Consumer (inc healthcare) |
Anta Sports Products |
Financials |
Fubon Financial Holding |
Industrials (inc automobiles) |
Tata Motors |
Natural resources (inc oil & gas) |
PTT Exploration and Production |
Real Estate |
Ayala Land |
Power |
Aboitiz Power |
Technology, media & telecom |
China Unicom |
Transport |
MTR Corporation |
Utilities |
Cheung Kong Infrastructure |
For more FinanceAsia polls, click here.
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