The Forbes List of the world?s largest companies
In the table below, publishes the names of each of the firms that made it onto the Forbes 2000 list ? along with the ranking given each firm as well as the sales, profits, assets and market values that earned each company its spot on the list.
Market capitalisation were said to be as of February 13, 2004. Although many company?s report their fiscal year end on 31 December, some have other financial years.
1. Tyco International ranked at number 76 in the line up of the 2000 companies ? sales of $35.75 billion, profits levels $1.19 billion, assets totalling $62.8 billion and market capitalisation of $58.41 billion.
2. ACE ranked 194 ? sales of $10.67 billion, profits of $1.4 billion, assets totalling $49.52 billion and market capitalisation of $12.6 billion.
3. XL Capital ranked 327 ? sales of $8.02 billion, profits of $410 million, assets totalling $62.8 billion and market capitalisation of $58.41 billion.
4. Ingersoll-Rand ranked 370 ? sales of $9.88 billion, profits of $640 million, assets totalling $10.66 billion and market capitalisation of $11.56 billion.
5. Accenture ranked 378 ? sales of $13.64 billion, profits of $550 million, assets totalling $6.7 billion and market capitalisation of $22.04 billion.
6. Bunge (a food, drink and tobacco company) ranked 565 ? sales of $22.17 billion, profits of $140 million, assets totalling $9.88 billion and market capitalisation of $3.69 billion.
7. Jardine Matheson ranked 620 ? sales of $7.4 billion, profits of $350 million, assets totalling $8.24 billion and market capitalisation of $5.91 billion.
8. Everest Re Group ranked 680 ? sales of $4.11 billion, profits of $430 millionassets totalling $12.68 billion and market capitalisation of $4.82 billion.
9. White Mountains Insurance ranked 724 ? sales of $3.81 billion, profits of $300 million, assets totalling $14.97 billion and market capitalisation of $4.24 billion.
10. PartnerRe ranked 794 es ? sales of $3.87 billion, profits of $470 million, assets totalling $10.9 billion and market capitalisation of $3.03 billion.
11. Cooper Industries ranked 902 ? sales of $4.06 billion, profits of $270 million, assets totalling $4.9 billion and market capitalisation of $5.24 billion.
12. Axis Capital Holdings ranked 1,074 ? sales of $1.37 billion, profits of $480 millionassets totalling $5.25 billion and market capitalisation of $4.72 billion.
13. Nabors Industries ranked 1,153 ? sales of $1.88 billion, profits of $190 millionassets totalling $5.59 billion and market capitalisation of $6.89 billion.
14. RenaissanceRe Holding ranked 1,161 ? sales of $1.37 billion, profits of $620 millionassets totalling $4.71 billion and market capitalisation of $3.58 billion.
15. Weatherford Intl. ranked 1,217 ? sales of $2.45 billion, profits of $130 million, assets totalling $4.93 billion and market capitalisation of $5.73 billion.
16. Arch Capital Group ranked 1,578 ? sales of $1.93 billion, profits of $240 million, assets totalling $5.2 billion and market capitalisation of $1.19 billion.
17. Montpelier Re Holdings ranked 1,648 ? with sales of $680 million, profits of $380 million, assets totalling $2.61 billion and market capitalisation of $2.36 billion.
18. Bank of Bermuda ranked 1,744 ? sales of $0.56 billion, profits of $90 millionassets totalling $12.85 billion and market capitalisation of $1.31 billion.
19. Endurance Specialty ranked 1,801 ? sales of $1.26 billion, profits of $260 millionassets totalling $3.46 billion and market capitalisation of $2.24 billion.
20. Central European Media ranked 1,871 ? sales of $0.11 billion, profits of $310 million, assets totalling $300 million and market capitalisation of $530 million.