India’s Top 500 Value Creators 2023

2 | India’s Top 500 Value Creators 2023 [ MESSAGE FROM MD’S DESK ] For the purpose of selecting Top 500 Value Creators, we have considered the universe of companies which are listed on BSE and NSE, for the preceding five-year period, i.e., companies that were listed as on 31 st March 2019 and are still being actively traded. These companies were measured against more than 25 parameters, which assessed both market value and intrinsic value of the company. Some of the interesting insights about these Top 500 Value Creators- • These Top 500 Value Creators represent 52 distinct sectors. • In the last five years (FY19-FY23), these value creators have created total shareholder’s return (TSR) of INR 107 trillion, generating an average TSR about 227%, as compared to NSE 50 Benchmark return of 64.5% over the same period. • In the same period, the aggregate Total revenue of these Top 500 companies has grown at 59% and net profit has increased by more than 100%. • The market value of these 500 companies stands at INR 208 trillion as of March 2023, representing about 80% of the aggregate market capitalization of BSE. • These companies contribute to nearly 60% of India’s corporate tax revenues. So that’s how the Top 500 value creators identified by Dun & Bradstreet have outperformed on all the parameters of value creation –business productivity, business resiliency, and sustainability aspects. A) Efficient business processes build productivity by helping companies generate increased revenues through cost and time optimization. This not only gives you an edge in the competitive market but also builds greater shareholder value over the long run. B) Building sustainable practices by adopting the right mindset, strategy and capabilities is quintessential. A recent report by McKinsey shows that between 2016 and 2021 chemical players with low-carbon product portfolios or high exposure to end markets supporting sustainability grew their shareholder returns at more than double the rate of sustainability laggards. C) Finally, building resilience by creating value for all stakeholders over the long run, be it your suppliers, customers, or employees. As India Inc. sets its foot to achieve new milestones, Dun & Bradstreet continues to be by your side as a most-trusted business partner and as an enabler of value creation. As I mentioned earlier, our legacy in India spreads across nearly three decades, from the time when India’s revolutionary economic policies of early 1990s started to bear fruit. Even today, we stand by your side with the most valuable, comprehensive and data-driven insights to help you create value by improving business efficiency, business resilience and business sustainability. • For instance, all businesses need growth. And growth comes from targeting right markets, right customers and right channel to reach out to them.We help clients in identifying these markets, customer segments and, also enabling outreach through right channels, thereby enabling Business Productivity. • Our API based offerings help in automating and integrate supply chain and customer credit insights, thereby enabling Business Efficiency. Dun & Bradstreet