FPT ranked among ‘Asia 300’ companies of Nikkei Asian Review

Nikkei Asian Review recently selected the 300 largest companies in Asia (Asia 300) including FPT and 4 other Vietnamese companies.

Asia 300 is a list of notable companies in Asia, based on market capitalization and value growth potential.

In this list, FPT is Vietnam's sole representative in the field of information technology with a market capitalization of USD 864.5 million (as of 27 November 2015); revenues of over USD 1.5 billion (in 2014); net profit of USD 76.98 million (in 2014) and return on equity (ROE) of 21.58% and total assets of USD 1059.41 million (by the end of 2014).

Currently, FPT has more than 25,000 employees and presents in 19 countries worldwide. In Asia, FPT appears in 12 countries, including Vietnam, Japan, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Kuwait, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Philippines.

FPT, the report wrote, is the largest information technology company in Vietnam, engaged in a wide array of activities including software development, telecommunications and the marketing of IT products. In the field of software development, FPT provides services to many foreign partners.

Besides FPT, Vietcombank, PetroVietnam Gas (PVGas), Vinamilk, and Vingroup appeared on the Asia300 report, which was released recently by Nikkei Asian Review. 

In the list of top 300 Asian companies of Nikkei Asian Review, China (including Hong Kong) led with 83 enterprises, followed by India, South Korea and Taiwan with 44, 42 and 40 now. In Southeast Asia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia are 25 now, Malaysia has 22 enterprises, 20 enterprises Phillipines and Vietnam have 5 now included in the list.

Among the Asia300, China and Hong Kong recorded 83, Iindia 44, Korea 42 and Taiwwan 40. In Southeast Asia, Singapore, Thailand, and Indonesia had 25, Malaysia 22, the Philippines 20.

In 2014, FPT is Vietnam's sole representative in the list of the Nikkei ASEAN 100 companies.

After the first 10 months of 2015, FPT reached VND 32,440 billion, an increase of 19% year –on-year, completing 104% of year-to-date plan.

Revenue from overseas markets increased by 34% yoy, reaching VND 3,833 billion, equivalent to USD 175 million.